European Federation of Journalists
Recent meetings
| Date | Commissioner / Cabinet | Topic | File |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jan 2026 | Gesine Heinrich Cabinet member | Media freedom situation in the Western Balkans | — |
| 28 Jan 2026 | Gesine Heinrich Cabinet member | Media freedom situation in the Western Balkans | 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. | — |
| 11 Nov 2025 | Marko Makovec Cabinet member | Meeting with media organisations on media freedom in Serbia. | SRC |
| 22 May 2025 | Marie-Helene Boulanger Head of Unit | Consultation of media representatives and associations in the context of the preparation of the upcoming European Democracy Shield (“focus group”). | — |
| 22 May 2025 | Marie-Helene Boulanger Head of Unit | Consultation of media representatives and associations in the context of the preparation of the upcoming European Democracy Shield (“focus group”). | SRC |
| 01 Apr 2025 | Jördis Ferroli Cabinet member | European Democracy Shield, Media Freedom Act | SRC |
| 01 Apr 2025 | Jördis Ferroli Cabinet member | European Democracy Shield, Media Freedom Act | — |
| 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 | — |
| 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 |
| 21 Jan 2025 | Jördis Ferroli Cabinet member | European Media Freedom Act (EMFA) | — |
| 21 Jan 2025 | Jördis Ferroli Cabinet member | European Media Freedom Act (EMFA) | SRC |
| 12 Sept 2024 | Marie Frenay Cabinet member | Media freedom | SRC |
| 12 Sept 2024 | Marie Frenay Cabinet member | Media freedom | — |
| 16 May 2024 | Simona Constantin Cabinet member | anti-SLAPP | — |
| 16 May 2024 | Simona Constantin Cabinet member | anti-SLAPP | SRC |
| 16 Apr 2024 | Eleonora Ocello Cabinet member | Media policy | SRC |
| 16 Apr 2024 | Eleonora Ocello Cabinet member | Media policy | — |
| 16 Apr 2024 | Marie Frenay Cabinet member | Meeting with FNSI/Italian Press Association on situation in Italy and amendments Costa | — |
| 16 Apr 2024 | Marie Frenay Cabinet member | Meeting with FNSI/Italian Press Association on situation in Italy and amendments Costa | SRC |
| 01 Feb 2024 | Marie Frenay Cabinet member | European Media Freedom Act | SRC |
| 01 Feb 2024 | Marie Frenay Cabinet member | European Media Freedom Act | — |
Mission & Goals
The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) is the largest organisation of journalists in Europe, representing over 296,000 journalists in 75 journalists’ organisations across 44 countries. The EFJ was created in 1994 within the framework of the IFJ Constitution to represent the interests of journalists’ unions and associations and their journalists. It has established an independent legal status (number: 0503.985.472) as an international non-profit association (AISBL, association internationale sans but lucratif) since February 2013 according to the Belgian law. The EFJ fights for social and professional rights of journalists working in all sectors of the media across Europe through strong trade unions and associations. The EFJ promotes and defends the rights to freedom of expression and information as guaranteed by Article 10 of the European convention on human rights. The EFJ is recognized by the European Union, the Council of Europe and the European Trade Union Con (...)
EU Legislative Interests
IPR/copyright, data protection, data retention, fundamental rights, media freedom, labour rights, Social pillar, freelancers, EU transparency, media pluralism, media freedom, public service media, whistleblowers protection, media literacy, hate speech, transparency of media ownership, trade union rights, collective bargaining, journalists' safety, journalists' working conditions, journalism ethics, disinformation, misinformation, Artificial Intelligence, authors' rights, copyright, rule of law.
Communication Activities
The EFJ publish a bi-monthly newsletter - EFJ Focus on the activities of the organisation. It can be found at the website www.europeanjournalists.org
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
EFJ is member of the following organisations : Full member of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) Full member of the European Trade Union Institute (ETUI) Full member Ethical Journalism Network (EJN) Full member of European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF) Full member of the Global Forum for Media Development (GFMD) Full member of IFEX Full member of the International CSO Safety of Journalists Coalition (ICSO SoJ) Full member of the Alliance for Lobbying Transparency and Ethics Regulation (ALTER-EU) Member of the International Federation of Reproduction Rights Organisations (IFRRO) Partner member of the CoE Platform for the protection of journalism and the safety of journalists (CoEMediaFreedom) Observer member at CoE Steering Committee on media and information society (CDMSI) Observer member of the European Audiovisual Observatory (EAO) Observer member of the OLAF Anti-Fraud Communicators’ Network (OAFCN) Part of partners’ network in European Association for Viewers Interests (EAVI) More: http://europeanjournalists.org/partners/
Organisation Members
The EFJ has 75 member organisations in 44 European countries. All their information can be found here http://europeanjournalists.org/members/
Additional Information
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