Hungary should be sanctioned for violating the Rule of Law, said the European Parliament
For the first time, members of the European Parliament called on the European Union to sanction one of its Member States,…
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European Parliament approves new Copyright Directive
The European Parliament today overwhelmingly approved the Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market (DSM) – a major step…
European Authors call on MEPs to maintain their strong support to authors’ rights
The European organisations representing authors have acknowledged the decision of the European Parliament to postpone the adoption of its position…
Six MEPs call for new EU directive against lawsuits targeting journalists
The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) welcomed the letter sent to Frans Timmerman, the vice-president of the European commission, initiated by six…
EFJ calls on MEPs to strengthen independence of audio-visual regulators in Europe
The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) has today expressed growing concerns over recent amendments to weaken the independence of national…
Ensuring a fair digital single market: Independence of media regulators
A debate on the revision of the Audio-Visual Media Services Directive (AVMSD) and the independence of media regulatory authorities will be hosted…
Trade Secrets: Legitimate use for journalists or not is still the question
In view of the ongoing trilogue negotiations, informal tripartite meetings attended by representatives of the European Parliament, the Council and…
EFJ and creators meet EP President Martin Schulz
The President of the European Parliament, Martin Schulz has met with a delegation of creators’ organisations including the EFJ President,…
European Parliament fails to improve the contractual position of authors
The European Parliament’s initiative report to make proposal to reform EU copyright/authors’ rights law fails to improve the contractual position…
Freedom of panoramas under threat
Plenary session of the European Parliament on 9 July 2015 We will not limit #FreedomofPanorama. People can take pictures of…
EFJ calls on MEPs to uphold public interests over trade secrets
The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) together with media organisations have called on members of the European Parliament (MEPs) to…
EU copyright reform needs to address fairness in creative sector
The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) represented by President, Mogens Blicher Bjerregård, told EU policy-makers to address the unfair contractual…
