Recent meetings
| Date | Commissioner / Cabinet | Topic | File |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Nov 2025 | Marko Makovec Cabinet member | Meeting with media organisations on media freedom in Serbia. | SRC |
| 11 Nov 2025 | Gesine Heinrich Cabinet member | Meeting with media organisations on media freedom in Serbia. | SRC |
| 11 Nov 2025 | Gesine Heinrich Cabinet member | Meeting with media organisations on media freedom in Serbia. | — |
| 08 May 2025 | Veerle Nuyts Cabinet member | Work of the Commission and the Committee to Protect Journalists in Serbia and Türkiye. | SRC |
| 08 May 2025 | Veerle Nuyts Cabinet member | Work of the Commission and the Committee to Protect Journalists in Serbia and Türkiye. | — |
| 24 Apr 2025 | Thomas Schmitz Cabinet member | Safety of Journalists | — |
| 24 Apr 2025 | Thomas Schmitz Cabinet member | Safety of Journalists | SRC |
| 06 Mar 2025 | Veerle Nuyts Cabinet member | Exchange on the 2024 annual report of the Council of Europe Journalist Safety Platform | SRC |
| 06 Mar 2025 | Veerle Nuyts Cabinet member | Exchange on the 2024 annual report of the Council of Europe Journalist Safety Platform | — |
| 23 Jan 2025 | Simona Constantin Cabinet member | Exchange of views on the Democracy Shield and media policy | — |
| 23 Jan 2025 | Simona Constantin Cabinet member | Exchange of views on the Democracy Shield and media policy | SRC |
| 22 Jan 2025 | Anna Herold Head of Unit | Exchange of views in the context of preparatory work on draft guidelines on Article 18(1) European Media Freedom Act (EMFA) to be issued by the European Commission under Article 18(9) of the EMFA. Anna Herold was replaced by Audrius Perkauskas | — |
| 22 Jan 2025 | Anna Herold Head of Unit | Exchange of views in the context of preparatory work on draft guidelines on Article 18(1) European Media Freedom Act (EMFA) to be issued by the European Commission under Article 18(9) of the EMFA. Anna Herold was replaced by Audrius Perkauskas | SRC |
| 24 Oct 2024 | Marie Frenay Cabinet member | EMFA and allocation of state advertising | SRC |
| 24 Oct 2024 | Marie Frenay Cabinet member | EMFA and allocation of state advertising | — |
| 07 Oct 2024 | Marie Frenay Cabinet member | Media situation in Slovakia | SRC |
| 07 Oct 2024 | Marie Frenay Cabinet member | Media situation in Slovakia | — |
| 19 Sept 2024 | Anthony Whelan Cabinet member | on media freedom | — |
| 19 Sept 2024 | Anthony Whelan Cabinet member | on media freedom | SRC |
| 09 Sept 2024 | Marie Frenay Cabinet member | Media freedom | SRC |
| 09 Sept 2024 | Marie Frenay Cabinet member | Media freedom | — |
| 26 Apr 2023 | Marie Frenay Cabinet member | Discuss findings of their latest report | — |
| 26 Apr 2023 | Marie Frenay Cabinet member | Discuss findings of their latest report | SRC |
| 30 Nov 2022 | Věra Jourová Vice-President | European Media Freedom Act, Protection of journalists, Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation | — |
| 30 Nov 2022 | Věra Jourová Vice-President | European Media Freedom Act, Protection of journalists, Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation | SRC |
Mission & Goals
The Committee to Protect Journalists is an independent, nonprofit organization that promotes press freedom worldwide and defends the right of journalists to report the news without fear of reprisal. CPJ ensures the free flow of news and commentary by taking action wherever journalists are attacked, imprisoned, killed, kidnapped, threatened, censored, or harassed.
EU Legislative Interests
Safety of journalists, press freedom, freedom of expression and digital freedom
Communication Activities
Fragile Progress: The struggle for press freedom in the European Union (April 2023) Balancing Act: Press freedom at risk as EU struggles to match action with values (Publication Sept 29, 2015) Press freedom reporting and advocacy missions to EU and European countries Regular alerts, statements and blogs about attacks on journalists and other press freedom issues
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Organisation Members
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Connected Legislation