Advocacy

An important part of the mission of the AEJ is Advocacy in the field of journalism and media. This work is done via:

Position Papers

Statement in support of Georgian media
AEJ Belgium and partners call on European Commission to strengthen rule of law (April 2025)
Statement on current threats to media freedom in Central Europe by Otmar Lahodynsky, AEJ Honorary President (February 2025)
IPI and partner organizations call for action as press freedom violations surge in Turkey in 2025 (January 2025)
Joint letter calling for the EU digital security agenda to promote fundamental rights and
support a safe digital ecosystem (December 2024)
Statement transposition anti-SLAPP Directive in the Netherlands (November 2024)
Statement condemning Georgia’s recently adopted Family Values Bill for its impact on media (September 2024)
 Joint letter to the future European Commission President on the Rule of Law (July 2024)
Joint letter to Georgia PM urging the withdrawal of the foreign agents law, guaranteeing the safety of journalists and upholding press freedom (May 2024)
Joint letter on the protection of journalists and press freedom in the Israel-Gaza war
Joint letter on the protection of journalists’ sources in the European Media Freedom Act (Art 4)
Joint statement on media ownership and state advertising in the European Media Freedom Act
Joint statement on the independence of public service media in the European Media Freedom Act
Poland’s unfair election reinforces European Media Freedom Act demands
Justice for Daphne Caruana Galizia 2023
Open letter to LIBE MEPs on the European Media Freedom Act ahead of the committee vote
Open letter to MEPs on the European Media Freedom Act
Justice for Daphne Caruana Galizia 2022
European Media Freedom Act (paper 1)
European Media Freedom Act (paper 2)
Media Freedom in Hungary and Poland
Letter in support of EU Commissioner Jourová after Hungary’s Orbán attacks