ECPMF is organising an advocacy mission in Albania, together with EFJ, Article 19, CPJ, SEEMO. Mission's dates: 18-21 June 2019. The EFJ will be represented by SC member Yannis Kotsifos.
The annual OSCE South East Europe Media Conference will take place in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, on 18-19 June. The annual conference will provide a platform for the sharing of best practices and to discuss current media freedom developments across the South East Europe region, with a particular focus this year on media development and sustainability, safety of journalists, legal environment for media freedom and examining sustainable solutions for public service broadcasters. The event will also host a number of side events. The EFJ GS Ricardo Gutiérrez will participate as an expert speaker on the “Safety of journalists” panel.
Meeting with the representatives of Journalists Association from Ankara (Gazeteciler Cemiyeti Ankara, GCA): Nazmi Bilgin, President, and Yusuf Kanli, Vice-President.
Following the EU Elections, it will be clear if online platforms were used to influence the outcome. Newly elected MEPs will have the opportunity to review the future strategy for the media sector, ensuring its sustainability and support to democracy. The current EU priority of a ‘’Digital Single Market’’ has not prevented disinformation and populism, nor the demise of many media. More can be done. Now is a chance to propose a new “top 10 priority" that MEPs and the incoming Commission can support. This could be endorsed by the next President and then re-emphasised at the Commissioners’ hearings. A…
Renate Schroeder participates on behalf of the EFJ.
Dr Vaclav Stetka (PI) and Professor Sabina Mihelj (Co-I) have been awarded an ESRC standard research grant for a project titled "The Illiberal Turn? News Consumption, Political Polarisation and Democracy in Central and Eastern Europe" (£817,000). The project will carry out a comparative analysis of the relationship between news consumption and political attitudes in four CEE countries - Poland, Czechia, Hungary and Serbia, at a key point in time when the region is witnessing the rise of populist leaders, resurgence of illiberal nationalism, and a shift towards authoritarian forms of government. Scheduled to run from May 2019 until November 2021,…
Yannis Kotsifos, member of the EFJ steering committee and Renate Schroeder, EFJ director participate on behalf of the European Federation of Journalists.
EFJ-Director Renate Schroeder and intern Janina Körber will meet the newly elected Member of European Parliament (MEP) Özlem Alev Demirel from the European United Left / Nordic Green Left (GUE/NGL) to talk about the situation of press freedom in Europe.
EFJ-Director Renate Schroeder and intern Janina Körber will meet the newly elected Member of European Parliament (MEP) Sergey Lagodinsky from The GREENS/EFA to talk about the situation of press freedom in Europe.
The EFJ Honorary Treasurer Martine Simonis will meet the EFJ GS and staff.