The 2025 AEJ International general assembly and congress gathered in Brussels on November 14 and 15 with discussions about the multiplying threats to media independence, […]
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Journalism under attack but remains a cornerstone of democracy
By AEJ Belgium member Julian Hale Threats to media independence (including the rise of disinformation and political pressure), the safety and security of journalists, the […]
Read moreAEJ media freedom annual report 2025
From William Horsley, AEJ media freedom representative, with Irina Nedeva, AEJ Bulgaria November 12, 2025 Major AEJ activities for press freedom In 2025 the AEJ […]
Read moreAEJ International Congress 2025 details
From AEJ Belgium About the Conference Welcome to the 2025 conference of the Association of European Journalists, an organization founded in 1962 on the belief […]
Read moreAEJ International elects new executive
The 2025 AEJ International general assembly elected a new executive, special representatives, and committee members for two years at the annual congress in Brussels on […]
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AEJ Congress Day 1 AEJ debate and voting Greeting and meeting Please see here for all reports on the 2025 Congress
Read moreThe challenge of AI
Lawmakers and the media are racing to catch up with the rapid development of artificial intelligence, an enormous challenge with billions being invested in AI. […]
Read moreWilton Park’s Road
AEJ UK member Nick Hopkinson has launched his book about Wilton Park, an exploration of nearly 80 years of work and discussions that turned it […]
Read moreUK-EU reset “good in parts but must do better” – an AEJ report
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer heralded a new era of closer cross-Channel ties coming from the accords announced at May’s EU-UK Summit in London. But […]
Read moreGerman rearmament, again – lessons from history
In the 1950s, less than ten years after the most horrific European war sparked off by an illegally re-armed Germany, the NATO countries were obliged […]
Read moreEurope facing the hardest choices over Ukraine – so what next?
The AEJ UK explored the tough choices facing the UK and EU member states in view of Russia’s continued military aggression in Ukraine and U.S. […]
Read moreAlternatives for Germany
What are the alternatives for Germany – and Europe? Recent unprecedented election gains in regional elections in eastern Germany for the right-wing Alternative für Deutschland party […]
Read moreEurope’s “nightmare scenario” as elections near
With the European Parliament elections of June 6 – 9 predicted to show a turn to the right and ongoing wars in Ukraine and Gaza, […]
Read moreThe UK and the EU – 3 years after Brexit
UK in a Changing Europe hosted an expert panel to take stock of UK-EU relations three years after the Trade and Cooperation Agreement. It is […]
Read moreAEJ annual congress in Albania
The AEJ held its annual general assembly and international congress in the port and resort city of Vlorë (Vlora), Albania, in October 2023 – from the AEJ UK’s Tony Robinson, former FT correspondent and East European editor.
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