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26 November 2009 HE Mr Staffan Carlsson Swedish Ambassador Please note the altered
date! 4 December 2009 Mr Chandu Krishnan Director, Transparency
International (UK) 7 January 2010 Professor Robert Watson Chief Scientific Adviser Department of Environment, Food
and Rural Affairs Lunchtime meetings are usually held at the
London office of the European Parliament, 2 Queen Anne's Gate, London SW1 _______________________________ Report on European media A report by the AEJ Media Freedom Representative, William Horsley,
was presented to the Council of Europe on 26 October. It reveals that 20
journalists were killed in the past three years in Europe, and that
media freedom in the region suffered because of violence, repressive
laws and political interference against the media. See
News _______________________________ Media and discrimination An
assessment of this topic was sent to the Council of Europe as part of its
"Speak out against Discrimination" campaign in September 2009. The
report, compiled by William Horsley, covers Armenia, Croatia, Poland, Turkey
and the UK. A full
account of it, with links to the country reports and a feature about Russia,
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The AEJ is an independent, self-funding association for journalists, writers and specialists in European affairs. The UK section is part of a Europe-wide network of some 20 national sections across Europe, with more than 1000 members in all. We arrange for leading newsmakers from across Europe to give briefings to us about once a month, over lunch at the office of the European Parliament in London. We also organise special events, such as seminars, from time to time. The AEJ offers journalists the chance to be part of a professional and social network of media professionals and experts on European issues. Membership can provide valuable mutual support for individual journalists (it is open to both UK and non-UK nationals). If you would like to join, please go to the Membership page. We are not tied to any institutional or political group but are recognised by the Council of Europe, the OSCE and UNESCO. Our goals are to advance knowledge and debate on European affairs and to uphold media freedom. In 2008, the AEJ was granted observer status at the Council of Europe's Steering Committee on the Media and New Communication Services (CDMC). This allows the AEJ to take part in the Council of Europe's policy-making deliberations on a wide range of issues Internationally, the AEJ has an active programme of professional activities and the annual AEJ Congress is a forum for debate on matters of common concern to journalists across the continent. AEJ Media Freedom Project William Horsley, Chairman of the UK Section, is AEJ Media Freedom Representative and editor of the AEJ Media Freedom Survey. This was first published at the 2007 Dublin Congress. Two further editions were issued in February and November 2008. The Survey reviews the situation in 20 European countries as reported by local journalists. It has been cited widely by other international organisations concerned with the defence of media freedom. The AEJ Media
Freedom Network is made up of active members in all national sections.
Projects on selected topics and themes are followed up at special
AEJ meetings and debates at the annual congress. |
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