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Joint mission to Malta

Valletta Valletta

The European Federation of Journalists and its Italian affiliate FNSI will join a group of international press freedom and freedom of expression organisations from October 15-17 on a mission to Malta. The group will support local civil society actions marking the one-year anniversary of the death of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, and conduct fact-finding into the case and broader press freedom issues in the country. The group has requested meetings with government officials, including Prime Minister Joseph Muscat, as well as a wide range of civil society stakeholders. The EFJ will be represented by Anna Del Freo (FNSI), member…

Silent Vigil to remember Daphne Caruana Galizia

Residence Palace 155 rue de la Loi, Brussels

It will be one year on 16 October since the murder of the Maltese investigative journalist, Daphne Caruana Galizia. Yet, justice has not been brought for her murder. To honour Daphne and to remind the responsible authorities their duty to bring justice for her, the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) will organise a silent vigil at 12am noon, on 16th October 2018, at the Residence Palace. (See detailed address below) The EFJ would like to invite you to this event and share our solidarity with the Daphne’s family. Please bring along a candle for the vigil.

Fighting precarious work in the EU: Challenges for labour law and possible ways forward

Permanent Representation of Austria to the EU Avenue de Cortenbergh 30, Bruxelles

The rise of precarious employment relationships poses profound challenges for the scope of protection offered by labour law. In particular, various new forms of employment are characterized by blurring boundaries between the concepts of 'worker' and ‘self-employed’. Defining the concept of ‘worker’ is thus of growing importance. A new study by Martin Risak and Thomas Dullinger, which will be presented in the course of the event, develops a European concept of ‘worker’ based on the jurisprudence of the CJEU and explores the possibilities of further adapting it to new forms of employment. Moreover, the Directive on Transparent and Predictable Working…