European Federation of Journalists

Kick-off Meeting of Project “Advancing Gender Equality in Media Industries (AGEMI)”

Newcastle University Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Project “Advancing Gender Equality in Media Industries (EURO-AGEMI)” Coordinator: University of Newcastle upon Tyne, King’s Gate, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, United Kingdom represented by David Hill. Partners: University of Padova, Via del Santo 28, 35123 Padova, Italy represented by Professor Elena Pariotti University of Gothenburg, PO Box 100, 40530 Gothenburg, Sweden represented by Dr Ludde Edgren European Federation of Journalists, 155 rue de la Loi, 1040 Brussels, Brussels represented by Mr Ricardo Gutiérrez Permanent Conference of the Mediterranean Audio-visual Operators (COPEAM), Via A Cadlolo 90, 00136 Rome, Italy represented by Mr Claudio Cappon.

The Future of News in a Hyperconnected World

European Parliament - P5B001 Brussels, Belgium

On March 1st, MEP Marietje Schaake will be hosting an event on the future of news, from 12:30 to 15:00 in the European Parliament in Brussels. Independent journalism is under pressure as a result of financial constraints. Local media are hardly surviving and free online content is sprawling. On social media platforms that are built for maximum profit, sensational stories easily go viral, even if they are not true. Online propaganda is at an all-time high and personalised newsfeeds result in filter bubbles, which has a direct impact on the state of democracy. On March 1st, we will explore how journalists,…

Meeting ETUC and ETUFs GS as well as the Get Together

4pm-6pm: meeting ETUC and ETUFs GS Agenda: 1) Cooperation between ETUC and ETUFs 2) Dealing with the Commission and the future of Europe 3) Pay rise campaign and mobilising our member organisations 4) Future of work 5) Organising and capcity building 6) AOB 6pm-8pm:  Get Together

FNF Turkey & iKV “The Future of Turkey-EU Customs Union” March 7

Brussels Brussels, Belgium

FNF Turkey & iKV kindly invite you to: THE FUTURE OF TURKEY-EU CUSTOMS UNION DATE: 7 March 2017 VENUE: IKV Brussels Office ADDRESS: Avenue de l'Yser 5-6, 1040 Bruxelles Due to limited number of seats, confirmation of participation is needed. RSVP: Merve Bodur mmervebodur@gmail.com PROGRAMME 12:30 – 13:30          Lunch 13:30 - 14:00          Welcome Speeches Aret Demirici, Project Coordinator, Friedrich Naumann Foundation Turkey Ayhan ZEYTİNOĞLU, Chairman, Economic Development Foundation (IKV) Faruk KAYMAKÇI, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Turkey to the European Union 14:00-16:00             Panel “What is next for Turkey-EU Customs Union?” Moderator:             Prof. Dr. Haluk KABAALİOĞLU, Vice-Chairman, IKV, Jean Monnet Professor of…

TGS Adana Salim Büyükkaya case

Adana Adana, Turkey

The head of TGS branch in Adana Salim BÜYÜKKAYA has been detained following investigation against his newspaper Adana Haber accused of being in relation with FETÖ illegal organisation. The trade unionist-journalist spent 2 days in custody and was released pending trial thanks to TGS pressure. He was released on condition NOT to leave the border of his province. The first hearing of his case is on 10 March 2017 at 09:30, TGS and EFJ-IFJ will be observing the court hearing in Adana.