The fifth edition of the Food Journalism Festival will be held in Turin on 20, 21, 22 February 2020. The EFJ GS will participate to a round table discussion about journalists' rights, in the afternoon of Friday 21 February.

VUB and the University of Sussex are co-organizing an expert workshop on online disinformation and electoral regulation on Wednesday 26 February at the Institute for European Studies (Rome Conference Room). It will be an off-the-record working group, with a draft report of recommendations for combatting disinformation distributed in advance to participants for comment and critique (based on comparative evidence gathering across Europe, the Americas and the Commonwealth). The VUB joint research into options for better regulation of disinformation has just been published in the Computer Law & Security Review, based on both a report for the European Parliament and a…

Meet Lie Detectors' Team and Friends: Wed 4 March, 18h30 - Grand Central Renate Schroeder will participate to meet colleagues from Lie Detectors dealing with media literacy including from Austria and Germany

  Taking Stock and Next Steps Venue: ACT Office Rue des Deux Eglises, 1000, Brussels Date: Thursday 5 March 2020, 10:00-12:00 Agenda 10:00-11:00 EC, ERGA and VVA update on the assessments of the CoP; Ofcom’s new powers on online harm  Paolo CESARINI, Media Convergence & Social Media, DG Connect, EC EC Update on the fight against disinformation process -- 10’  Richard PROCEE, Valdani, Vicari & Associati (VVA) Economics & Policy VVA Study Update: “Assessment of the implementation of the Code of Practice on Disinformation”- 5’  Daniel BRAUN, Deputy Head of Cabinet of Cabinet of Ms Jourova -…

The EFJ will meet one representative of FREEMUSE, the only global NGO monitoring violations of the right of Freedom of Artistic Expression, for a potential cooperation.

A foresight exercise on the future of the European information space organised by Joint Research Centre of the European Commission (DG JRC). The workshop seeks to explore possible future scenarios about the ways in which innovation in information technologies could shape political opinions and collective decisions.

Foresight exercise Workshop: create possible scenarios on how innovation in information technology could affect political decision-making in the future.