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Trade Secrets: Changes in favour of journalists’ sources and whistleblowers in Germany
The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) together with its affiliates in Germany, German Union of Journalists (dju) in ver.di and …
Trade secrets: the Danish union secured protection for journalists and whistleblowers
The Danish Union of Journalists (DJ) welcomed the recently adopted law to protect companies from the disclosure of business secrets.…
Denmark: draft bill on trade secrets fails to protect journalists and their sources
The Danish Union of Journalists (DJ) criticised in a letter sent to the Danish Patent and Trademark Office on 3…
Adoption of the EU Directive on trade secrets: legal assessments including on whistleblowers
The Academy of European Law (ERA) based in Trier, organised in Brussels a workshop on “The adoption of the EU…
Adoption of the Trade Secrets Directive by the European Parliament: Investigative journalism must be guaranteed
Today, the European Parliament adopted the Directive on the protection of Trade Secrets. European journalists and media associations are concerned…
Parliament committee adopts draft trade secrets directive
Following months of debates and Trilogue negotiations on the Commission’s proposal for a Trade Secrets Directive, the European Parliament Committee…
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…
Trade secrets versus public interest: Open letter to European institutions
In view of the ongoing trilogue negotiations, informal tripartite meetings attended by representatives of the European Parliament, the Council and…
EFJ/IFJ delegation hold talks with Julia Reda over trade secrets and authors’ rights
An IFJ/EFJ delegation met with Pirate Party MEP Julia Reda this morning to discuss her report on the implementation of…
EU must step up efforts to protect media freedom in trade secrets law
Following today’s vote on the Trade Secrets Directive in the Legal Affairs Committee of the European Parliament, the European Federation…
65 European organisations call on MEPs to revise the Trade Secrets directive:
The draft EU directive on trade secrets will be put to the vote on June 16 by the European Parliament’s…
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…
Unfair contracts are destroying journalists’ authors rights
In a meeting with Petra Kammerevert (MEP and SPD coordinator for media and cultural issues), Renate Schroeder (EFJ Director) and Michael Klehm…
Draft EU trade secrets law threatens press freedom
The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) has joined a group of civil society organisations – Corporate Europe Observatory – across…