Brussels 22.05.2022 On 23-25 May, six MEPs of the Civil Liberties Committee will assess progress in the investigations, trials, and reforms that followed the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia. Rule of law in Malta🇲🇹: MEPs travel to Valletta to take stock of developments On 23-25 May, six MEPs of the Civil Liberties Committee will assess…
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Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for Journalism
Strasbourg 04.04.2022 Observing the World Press Freedom Day on May 3, the European Parliament officially launched the call for submissions for entries to the Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for Journalism. Today – on World Press Freedom Day – the European Parliament officially launches the call for submissions for entries to the Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize…
Europarliament: Sassoli journalist scholarship
Strasbourg 07.04.2022 Parliament’s Bureau agreed yesterday to strengthen the institution’s support to journalists with a new scholarship scheme and training programmes for young journalists. Parliament to support young journalists with new training and a programme named after President Sassoli ⬇️ https://t.co/RVJWZPaOES — EP PressService (@EuroParlPress) April 5, 2022 The aim is to deepen journalists’ understanding…
Borrell demands release of Protasevich
Brussels 24.05.2021 Belarus: Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the EU on the forced diversion of Ryanair flight FR4978 to Minsk on 23 May 2021: “On 23 May, the Belarusian authorities, in an inadmissible step, forced a civilian plane to perform an emergency landing in Minsk. The plane, owned by an EU company,…
World Press Freedom Day
Brussels 03.05.2021 This year’s World Press Freedom Day theme “Information as a Public Good” serves as a call to affirm the importance of cherishing information as a public good, and exploring what can be done in the production, distribution and reception of content to strengthen journalism, and to advance transparency and empowerment while leaving no…
Mistrust in journalists at rise
Brussels 20.04.2021 The 2021 Edelman Trust barometer reveals a disturbing level of public mistrust of journalists, with 59% of respondents in 28 countries saying that journalists deliberately try to mislead the public by reporting information they know to be false. In reality, journalistic pluralism and rigorous reporting serve to combat disinformation and “infodemics”, including false…
Daphne Caruana Galizia PRIZE
Brussels 19.10.2020 The European Parliament has launched Caruana Galizia Prize for Journalism on anniversary of her murder commemorating the third time the assassination of the Maltese investigative journalist, the prize will reward journalism reflecting EU principles and values. 3 years ago journalist #DaphneCaruanaGalizia was murdered because of her work uncovering corruption in #Malta. Now the…
Turkey Radio Sputnik crew harassment
Late evening February 29, three Sputnik employees in Ankara were attacked at their homes, with organized groups attempting to break down the front door, threatening and calling the agency staffers “traitors” and “Russian spies”, Sputnik site informs. (Image: illustration). Turkish police have detained the editor-in-chief of Sputnik Turkey in Istanbul. Earlier, Sputnik Turkey said it…
Lavrov: journalist Vyshinky case “absurd”
Russian Minister of Foreign affairs Sergey Lavrov reiterated Moscow demands of respect of his human rights and immediate liberation of journalist Kirill Vyshinky (pictured) arrested in Ukraine. FM #Lavrov: The trial against Kirill #Vyshinsky in #Ukraine is absurd. The journalist was arrested illegally, only because he worked for a Russian media outlet and honestly covered current…
Media attention to Putin at rise
A record number of journalists – 1,702 – have been accredited to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s traditional annual news conference due to take place on December 20, according to the Kremlin website which posted the final list of accredited journalists. Press secretary Dmitry Peskov said earlier this year’s news conference had attracted increased interest, with…
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