12th meeting of the Steering Committee on Media and Information Society (CDMSI).

Under the authority of the Committee of Ministers, the CDMSI steers the Council of Europe’s work in the field of freedom of expression, media, Internet governance and other information society issues and it oversees the work on personal data protection. The CDMSI advises the Committee of Ministers on all questions within its area of expertise, including freedom, independence, pluralism and diversity of media, safety of journalists, support for professional journalism, protection and promotion of human rights in the information society, in particular freedom of expression on the Internet.

The EFJ is an observer member of CDMSI.