Join us at a Round Table about the Right of Access and the Institutions delay in facilitating it. With European Ombudsman Emily O’Reilly. Journalists have the right to access documents from EU institutions, bodies, and agencies, but they often face delays and obstacles. Last year, the EU Ombudsman found that the European Commission missed transparency …

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By Gabriela López ES Tejer Valencia de norte a sur y de este a oeste:  La Diputació de Valencia lanza su propuesta de Agenda Urbana en Bruselas El pasado 10 de Octubre, La Diputación de Valencia presentó La Agenda Urbana en  Bruselas. Esta iniciativa tiene como propósito implementar los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS) de …

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The Maison du MédiaLab residence will host Eastern European Brussels correspondents, offering them not only accommodation in the heart of the EU policy making for 6 months (on a rotation basis) but also professional development with networking and training opportunities.

From 10 May to 1 June Brussels hosted Kunstenfestivaldesarts, three weeks of art, debate and intercultural dialogue. 

The AEJ International strongly condemns the violent verbal attacks towards Arbër Hitaj, a Journalist and President of the Albanian Section of AEJ, from a spokesperson of the Re-establishment political party.

Lessons learned from the the World Journalist Conference as a representative of AEJ Belgium. The event, organised by the Journalists Association of Korea and attended by around 60 journalists from 50 countries, focused on war journalism, the role of media in fostering peace, and the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on the future of journalism.

AEJ Belgium, together with international press freedom, journalists and human rights organisations, have raised deep concerns about the reintroduction of the bill on Transparency of Foreign Influence and the sudden rise in violence and other restrictions against Georgia’s journalists reporting on the public protests against the bill. 

By Benedetta Zimone AEJ Belgium went to Aachen on 7 May to attend the final event of the European Charlemagne Prize. During the ceremony, several guests went onstage to reward the young participants. Among them was the vice-president of the European Parliament Marc Angel, whom we had the pleasure of interviewing at the end of …

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During the Maastricht debate, AEJ Belgium questioned Luyten on censorship issues relating to Italian Public Television (RAI). Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni recently censored an antifascist speech that the journalist Antonio Scurati was supposed to read live on a RAI television program on 25 April, the anniversary of Italy’sliberation from Nazi occupation and fascism, a symbol of Italy’s resistance to totalitarianism. 

The Brussels Design Museum opened its doors to the Olivetti-Folon exhibition on 10 April and will welcome guests until  15 September.