AEJ News

The second edition of AEJ Belgium’s most novelty project: this newsletter. 

After pioneering a report in March 2022 that provided a broad and comprehensive overview of the growing threat of SLAPPs in Europe, CASE and The Daphne Caruana Galizia Foundation have published the report’s second edition based on more than 500 SLAPP cases collected since 2010.

AEJ Belgium has joined other advocacy groups in an open letter urging MEPs in the LIBE committee to introduce a complete ban on the use of spyware against journalists under the European Media Freedom Act.

The debate surrounding whether digital platforms and algorithms should be considered as “media services” revolves around the definition on Article 2 of the Regulation establishing a common framework for media services in the internal market (European Media Freedom Act) and amending Directive 2010/13/EU.

Hungary’s recent call for more flexibility and room for interpretation in implementing the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA) has raised concerns among press freedom advocates in Europe and beyond.

EU justice ministers agreed on Friday (9 June) on their position regarding the anti-SLAPP draft law aimed at protecting journalists against intimidating lawsuits.

AEJ Belgium joins 43 civil society organisations asking Members of the European Parliament to support a strong Media Freedom Act.

Five years ago today, investigative reporter Daphne Caruana Galizia was brutally assassinated in a car bomb attack in Malta. Our thoughts are with her family, friends and colleagues. Together with them, we continue to fight for justice.

Twenty five international media freedom, freedom of expression and journalists’ organisations call on Members of Parliament (MPs) to vote against the bill on “disinformation and fake news,” which was submitted to parliament’s General Assembly on October 4 by the governing

The undersigned organisations, including AEJ Belgium, look forward to continuing to engage with the institutions of the European Union to ensure that the text of the European Media Freedom Act is as robust and effective as possible and helps provide a foundation for generations of journalists to come.