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World Press Freedom Day 2025 is coming – join us on 5 May

World Press Freedom Day 2025📍 Brussels | 🗓️ May 5–7, 2025 Side Event Spotlight Mainstreaming an Intersectional Gender Approach into the Safety of Journalists 📅 Date & Time: Monday, 5 May 2025 | 09:30–11:30📍 Location: Embassy of Canada to Belgium, Avenue des Arts 58, 1000 Brussels🎙️ Organised by: ARTICLE 19, Global Affairs Canada, and the …

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AEJ Belgium and partners call on European Commission to strengthen rule of law

AEJ Belgium joined 31 other organisations in a joint statement, published on Wednesday (18 April), which calls on the European Commission to strengthen its annual rule of law report, which assesses media freedom and other aspects in EU member states. The statement said the European Commission “should issue targeted recommendations to mitigate risks to media freedom and …

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🚨🗓️ Save the date for our next event on 21 May!

AEJ Belgium invites you to its spring event, AI & Media: Risk or (R)evolution, on 21 May.  As media, and journalism in particular, is adapting to tectonic changes in society and tech, the role of AI can hardly be overstated. In this context, AEJ Belgium is hosting a panel discussion with leading voices from EU politics, policymakers, academia and journalists: MEP Brando Benifei, …

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Germany’s freedom of speech crisis and the battle for independent journalism

Germany is currently facing one of the most significant freedom of speech crises in its recenthistory. In this regard, AEJ in Belgium had the honor of speaking with Melanie Schweizer, a civil servantlawyer in the public sector who was fired from the Federal Ministry of Labour after her postingstatements about Israel on social media. Melanie …

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‘Her voice, her power’: ​​How women are driving change across Europe

By Wenka Weber  Simone Veil, Marie Curie, and Geneviève de Gaulle-Anthonioz all had a major influence on their society – in politics, public life and science. Not only were they pioneers of their time, they were also honoured as important figures in France in the Panthéon. Yet the sight of women in the Panthéon is …

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Breaking down ‘media plurality test’ under European Media Freedom Act 

By Wenka Weber Free and pluralistic media plays a crucial role in democracies. While Europe generally enjoys a free media landscape, growing challenges arise as a result of media centralisation. Article 22 of the EMFA, the so-called ‘media plurality test’, aims to establish common rules to assess how pluralistic media is in Europe and oblige …

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Europe Press Freedom Report: Threats to press freedom remained high in 2024

By Jan Rehaag Threats to press freedom in Europe remained alarmingly high in 2024, with journalists facing physical attacks, intimidation, and detention, according to the latest Europe Press Freedom Report. Especially concerning is the situation in Ukraine, Russia, Türkiye, Serbia, and Georgia, where the highest number of media freedom alerts have been registered.  The report, …

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