European Federation of Journalists

Conference: Challenging (the) Content – Content made in Europe in the digital economy

Vienna Vienna, Austria

Under the Austrian Presidency, the debate on key challenges facing the European cultural, media and creative industries is one of our main priorities. In four sessions of the mentioned conference, experts and participants are looking for models how Europe's cultural, media and creative industries can best benefit from the digital transformation process of the economy. The topics range from the “level playing field” between European and non-European actors, the need for stronger cross-border cooperation and the most pressing technological challenges to the preserving of quality and diversity of journalistic content in the light of phenomena such as disinformation and hate…

Meeting with DG Connect on News Media Funding 2021-2027

DG Connect Offices 25 Avenue de Beaulieu, Auderghem, Belgium

EU MultiAnnual Financial Framework (MFF) 2021-2027. Successor programme to the current Creative Europe. The EFJ GS Ricardo Gutiérrez will attend the meeting.

ETUF Meeting

UNI Europa 40, boulevard Joseph II, Brussels, Belgium

The EFJ GS Ricardo Gutiérrez will attend the ETUF meeting.

Joint mission to Malta

Valletta Valletta, Malta

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, Belgium

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, Belgium

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…

BREG Meeting

France: congrès du centenaire du SNJ

Hôtel de ville de Paris Paris, France

Congrès du Centenaire du SNJ: "Droit d'informer, une conquête permanente" Le SG de la FEJ, Ricardo Gutiérrez, participera à l'événement.