Connect with your peers in Brussels – and beyond
The International Association of European Journalists (AEJ) in Belgium is an independent non-profit vzw/asbl under Belgian law. The association’s overall aim and mission are to promote critical journalism in Europe, defend media freedom and help journalists and correspondents to build their networks.
The AEJ brings together professional journalists, mostly correspondents who report on the EU and its institutions on a daily basis. Our broad press membership has a keen, general interest in Europe and includes also freelance contributors to television and radio, national, regional and specialist newspapers, periodicals, websites, blogs and other new media, as well as university and college students and scholars in the field of journalism and media innovation.
The AEJ in Belgium also connects media experts and professionals, academics, public relations and communication professionals, civil society advocates, and political and business leaders with the aim to enrich the dialogue on media matters and facilitate the growth of the profession, in a very troubling time for the industry and the profession.
AEJ Belgium also engages in advocacy efforts related to press freedom, media ethics, and other issues affecting journalists.
Latest news:
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AEJ journalists attended seminar on combatting digital violence against women
By Julian Hale Journalists from across the EU, including Association of European Journalists members, attended a very insightful media seminar on ‘Digital violence against women’ in the European Parliament in Brussels on 6 March. The event was organised to mark International Women’s Day on 8 March. Lina Gàlvez (Spain, Socialists and Democrats), the European Parliament…
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Opinion: Women and girls face structural insecurity in public spaces, both offline and online
Text written by Esmeralda Wolf, edited by Julian Hale Faced with a trend in which the world’s superpowers are increasingly abandoning international law and violating international human rights, it is more important than ever to challenge issues such as digital violence against women and to continue the fight for international human rights in the context…
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Is Europe’s unique press freedom monitoring mechanism working?
By William Horsley, AEJ UK chairman A bold experimentThe Safety of Journalists Platform www.coe.int/fom is the world’s first continent-wide accountability mechanism for monitoring, reporting and protecting the safety of journalists based on a mutual agreement between the 46 states of the Council of Europe and 15 trusted journalistic and press freedom advocacy groups. Some governments chafe or criticise, but…
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European Press Freedom Report 2026: Action urgently needed to protect journalists
By AEJ Belgium member Julian Hale “Europe is approaching a critical juncture. Reversing the current trajectory will require decisive action by member states, the Council of Europe and European institutions to end impunity for attacks on journalists, safeguard independent and sustainably funded public service media, address structural threats such as media capture and restrictive legislation…
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Brussels Multilingualism Week: Anyone for Danish?
By AEJ Belgium member Julian Hale With Brussels organising its first ever Multilingualism Week (from 9 to 14 February), I thought it would be quite timely to publish a short podcast on the Danish language and culture. It’s part language, part culture, part history and lots of fun. My guest, Søren [which is Danish for…
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AEJ 2025 Conference: Maintaining public trust in media in an era of rapid technological and social change is key
Press release: Brussels, 17 November 2025 Threats to media independence (including the rise of disinformation and political pressure), the safety and security of journalists, the disruptive impact of technology and AI, plus the importance of collaboration were major discussion points during the conference of the Association of European Journalists (AEJ) at the European Parliament’s Info…
