Meeting with MEP Sabine Verheyen - chair of EP CULT Committee. Am 27. Januar 2020 können wir uns in Aachen mit Sabine Verheyen treffen. Die CDU-Politikerin aus Aachen ist in diesem Sommer zur neuen Vorsitzenden des Ausschusses für Kultur und Bildung bei der EU gewählt worden. Dieser Ausschuss des EU-Parlaments ist auch für Medien-, Informations- und Kommunikationspolitik zuständig. Ich hatte Kontakt zu ihr, sie steht uns für ein Gespräch gern zur Verfügung. Der genaue Ort muss noch festgelegt werden. Wir könnten das Treffen mit ihr mit einer Sitzung unserer Kommission verbinden.
Following chairs are invited: Peter Freitag (DEG); will also attend the first Steering Group meeting of Journalism + Trust project; Pablo Aiquel and Oddrun Midtbo, co-chairs of FREG; Susanna Sjosted, chair (cannot attend) John Barsby, deputy chair of BREG (will attend) Andrea Roth (chair) and Maja Sever (deputy chair of LAREG) Mike Holderness (AREG)
Petra KAMMEREVERT (Germany) - Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament
The EFJ is invited to participate to the discussions on fundamental rights, in the framework of the EU 2020 Enlargement package.
An event aiming to understand how to strengthen the public right to information through the EU Whistleblowing Directive. Hosted by MEP Gwendoline Delbos-Corfield (Greens/EFA), Tuesday 4 February 2020 (11AM – 12:30PM) at the European Parliament, Brussels (Room A5E1). Whistleblowers are key to support the right to information and essential sources for journalists. The adoption of the EU Whistleblowing Directive in 2019 has marked an important step in ensuring their protection across the EU, bringing legal clarity and safeguarding the creation of reporting channels. However, the protection granted when whistleblowers uncover the truth publicly remains unclear, and is subject to restricted conditions such…
EESC Conference. The EFJ GS is invited to speak about the current state of play and lessons learned from the May 2019 elections (panel 1).
In the context of the opinion on "The effects of campaigns on participation in political decision-making", requested by the Croatian Presidency, a public hearing will be held in the morning of Wednesday 5 February, at the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC). In view of the recent European elections and campaigns aimed at informing European citizens conducted by the institutions of the European Union and the Member States, the exploratory opinion will look at the potential effects of both these and the disinformation campaigns on citizens' awareness about the EU and the relevant political issues. The aim of the hearing…