European Federation of Journalists
EFJ
The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) is the largest organisation of journalists in Europe, representing over 320,000 journalists in 73 journalists’ organisations across 45 countries.
Lobbying Activity
Meeting with Gesine Heinrich (Cabinet of Commissioner Marta Kos), Marko Makovec (Cabinet of Commissioner Marta Kos) and
11 Nov 2025 · Meeting with media organisations on media freedom in Serbia.
Meeting with Tiemo Wölken (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and Creative Commons
25 Sept 2025 · AI & Copyright
Meeting with Nela Riehl (Member of the European Parliament, Committee chair)
15 Sept 2025 · Discussing Priorities for European Journalists in the next budget
Meeting with Marie-Helene Boulanger (Head of Unit Justice and Consumers) and
22 May 2025 · Consultation of media representatives and associations in the context of the preparation of the upcoming European Democracy Shield (“focus group”).
Meeting with Matjaž Nemec (Member of the European Parliament)
14 May 2025 · Journalism and independent media and the next MFF
Meeting with Diana Riba I Giner (Member of the European Parliament) and
14 May 2025 · Broadcasting, press and media in the EU
Meeting with Erik Marquardt (Member of the European Parliament) and
14 May 2025 · Stakeholder Roundtable: Broadcasting, Press and Media in the EU
Meeting with Nela Riehl (Member of the European Parliament, Committee chair) and
14 May 2025 · Stakeholder Roundtable:The Future of European Broadcasting, Press and Media: How to create a common European Media Space?
Meeting with Diana Riba I Giner (Member of the European Parliament)
13 May 2025 · Journalism and Media Freedom
Meeting with Jördis Ferroli (Cabinet of Commissioner Michael McGrath), Simona Constantin (Cabinet of Commissioner Michael McGrath)
1 Apr 2025 · European Democracy Shield, Media Freedom Act
Meeting with Veerle Nuyts (Cabinet of Commissioner Marta Kos) and
6 Mar 2025 · Exchange on the 2024 annual report of the Council of Europe Journalist Safety Platform
Meeting with Sophie Wilmès (Member of the European Parliament)
5 Mar 2025 · Meeting with European Federation of Journalists
Meeting with Michał Kobosko (Member of the European Parliament)
6 Feb 2025 · Urgent press freedom issues in Europe
Meeting with Birgit Sippel (Member of the European Parliament)
5 Feb 2025 · Media freedom
Meeting with Anna Herold (Head of Unit Communications Networks, Content and Technology) and
22 Jan 2025 · 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
Meeting with Jördis Ferroli (Cabinet of Commissioner Michael McGrath)
21 Jan 2025 · European Media Freedom Act (EMFA)
Meeting with Sophie Wilmès (Member of the European Parliament) and Committee to Protect Journalists
9 Dec 2024 · Rule of law - Press freedom
Meeting with Evin Incir (Member of the European Parliament)
25 Nov 2024 · Discussion on freedom of press and journalistic freedom
Meeting with Leila Chaibi (Member of the European Parliament)
22 Nov 2024 · EMPL related issues
Meeting with Isabel Wiseler-Lima (Member of the European Parliament)
7 Nov 2024 · Press freedom, journalism and digital space
Meeting with Hannah Neumann (Member of the European Parliament)
31 Oct 2024 · Exchange of views
Meeting with Daniel Freund (Member of the European Parliament) and
16 Oct 2024 · Cooperation on LIBE related matters
Meeting with Tineke Strik (Member of the European Parliament) and
16 Oct 2024 · LIBE Civil Society Meeting
Meeting with Diana Riba I Giner (Member of the European Parliament)
2 Oct 2024 · Media Freedom and protection of journalists
Meeting with Zala Tomašič (Member of the European Parliament)
1 Oct 2024 · media freedom, journalism and the digital space
Meeting with Sandro Ruotolo (Member of the European Parliament) and
30 Sept 2024 · Cult priorities 2024-2029
Meeting with Katarina Barley (Member of the European Parliament)
16 Sept 2024 · Protection of Journalists and Media Freedom
Meeting with Marie Frenay (Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová)
12 Sept 2024 · Media freedom
Meeting with Lucia Yar (Member of the European Parliament)
12 Sept 2024 · Meeting with Renate Schroeder, EFJ´s director on media freedom in the EU
Meeting with David Cormand (Member of the European Parliament)
10 Sept 2024 · Media Freedom
Meeting with Kim Van Sparrentak (Member of the European Parliament)
9 Sept 2024 · Declining media freedom in the EU
Meeting with Sebastião Bugalho (Member of the European Parliament)
5 Sept 2024 · State of media freedom in EU
Meeting with Per Clausen (Member of the European Parliament)
24 Jul 2024 · Media Freedom
Meeting with Simona Constantin (Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová) and
16 May 2024 · anti-SLAPP
Meeting with Marie Frenay (Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová)
16 Apr 2024 · Meeting with FNSI/Italian Press Association on situation in Italy and amendments Costa
Meeting with Eleonora Ocello (Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton)
16 Apr 2024 · Media policy
Meeting with Marie Frenay (Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová)
1 Feb 2024 · European Media Freedom Act
Meeting with Marie Frenay (Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová)
24 Jan 2024 · European Media Freedom Act
Meeting with Petra Kammerevert (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)
11 Jan 2024 · Europäisches Medien Freiheitsgesetz (EMFA)
Meeting with Sabine Verheyen (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)
21 Nov 2023 · European Media Freedom Act
Meeting with Marie Frenay (Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová)
9 Nov 2023 · European Media Freedom act
Meeting with Daniel Freund (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur for opinion) and France Télévisions
27 Mar 2023 · European Media Freedom Act
Meeting with Romana Jerković (Member of the European Parliament)
16 Mar 2023 · Media Freedom Act
Meeting with Predrag Fred Matić (Member of the European Parliament)
16 Mar 2023 · Media Freedom Act
Meeting with Petra Kammerevert (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and
9 Mar 2023 · Media Freedom Act
Meeting with Irena Joveva (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and European Partnership for Democracy
8 Mar 2023 · European Media Freedom Act
Meeting with Daniel Freund (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur for opinion) and Europäisches Zentrum für Presse- und Medienfreiheit
31 Jan 2023 · European Media Freedom Act
Meeting with Marie Frenay (Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová) and
8 Sept 2022 · European Media Freedom Act
Meeting with Věra Jourová (Vice-President)
19 Jul 2022 · European Media Freedom Act
Meeting with Marie Frenay (Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová)
29 Apr 2022 · Protection of Jouronalists, disinformation
Meeting with Marie Frenay (Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová), Simona Constantin (Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová)
12 Nov 2021 · SLAPP
Meeting with Marie Frenay (Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová)
20 Apr 2021 · Webinar - “EU policies and instruments to ensure media independence”
Meeting with Marie Frenay (Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová)
7 Apr 2021 · Media literacy
Meeting with Dace Melbārde (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)
5 Mar 2021 · Media in the digital decade
Meeting with Agnieszka Skonieczna (Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton)
7 Dec 2020 · Exchange on the Media Action Plan
Meeting with Věra Jourová (Vice-President) and
1 Dec 2020 · Media freedom, EDAP
Meeting with Filomena Chirico (Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton) and
15 Jul 2020 · Responsibility and accountability of online platforms
Meeting with Věra Jourová (Vice-President) and
20 Apr 2020 · Freedom of press and rights of journalists
Meeting with Thierry Breton (Commissioner) and
17 Apr 2020 · Economic impact of COVID-19
Meeting with Věra Jourová (Vice-President) and
27 Mar 2020 · Media freedom/COVID-19
Meeting with Věra Jourová (Vice-President) and
6 Feb 2020 · Safety of Journalists
Meeting with Friedrich Wenzel Bulst (Cabinet of Commissioner Margrethe Vestager)
15 Jun 2017 · Digital Single Market, Copyright
Meeting with Andrus Ansip (Vice-President) and
5 Sept 2016 · Freedom of panorama, copyright
Meeting with Stig Joergen Gren (Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip)
13 Jul 2016 · copyright
Meeting with Szabolcs Horvath (Cabinet of Commissioner Tibor Navracsics) and
5 Jul 2016 · Digital Single Market
Meeting with Stig Joergen Gren (Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip)
15 Jun 2016 · Copyright
Meeting with Tibor Navracsics (Commissioner) and
2 May 2016 · Fair remuneration of authors
Meeting with Günther Oettinger (Commissioner) and
2 Mar 2016 · Copyright
Meeting with Stig Joergen Gren (Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip) and
18 Feb 2016 · copyright
Meeting with Stig Joergen Gren (Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip) and
17 Feb 2016 · copyright
Meeting with Maximilian Strotmann (Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip) and
5 Nov 2015 · copyright, Panorama exception
Meeting with Stig Joergen Gren (Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip)
10 Sept 2015 · Authors' rights, cross-border access to content
Meeting with Bernardus Smulders (Cabinet of First Vice-President Frans Timmermans), Bernd Martenczuk (Cabinet of First Vice-President Frans Timmermans)
12 Jun 2015 · Trade Secrets & Freedom of Expression
Meeting with Günther Oettinger (Commissioner)
30 Apr 2015 · Copyright, DSM