Europees Initiatief voor Mediapluriformiteit Persbericht Media-initiatief: Wij eisen dat Silvio Berlusconi aan ons wordt toevertrouwd “Berlusconi zal naar verwachting een taakstraf vervullen? Geachte toezichtsrechter, vertrouwd u de heer Berlusconi alstublieft ons toe”. Dit verzoek hebben European Alternatives en Alliance Internationale de Journalistes bij de Italiaanse 'magistrato di sorveglianza' ingediend, de rechters die over de mogelijke […]
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CONTINUE READING[Official press release] ALTphabet, a tool to support the independence of the media, launched by Saatchi & Saatchi Italy. For immediate release 7th March, 2014 Saatchi & Saatchi and The European Initiative for Media Pluralism launch ALTphabet: a campaign in defense of pluralism and freedom of the media, which involves major European newspapers. The safeguarding […]
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CONTINUE READINGIn December 2013, just before Christmas, an official announcement confirmed what had been previously rumoured for months. The German television channel ProSiebenSat1 sold its Hungarian subsidiary, the MTM-SBS Ltd., which owns TV2, Hungary's second largest commercial television channel. The transaction is mired in a number of odd circumstances, however. By Ágnes Urbán. It is unusual […]
CONTINUE READINGPeevksy shamed in Europe 28/01/2014 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Bulgaria has witnessed continuous protests against media control, political corruption and concentration of power. The common enemies are Delyan Peevski who, together with his mother Irena Kristeva, owns much of the media and communications sector in Bulgaria and dominates Bulgarian political life, and Tzvetan Vasilev, owner of […]
CONTINUE READINGTransnational solidarity of the European citizenry and involvement of the European Parliament are the only rays of hope for Bulgarian protesters that have been rallying in the streets every day since 28 May 2013. A representatives group of 10 people from a wide range of social movements in Bulgaria (to name a few, Bulgarian Protest […]
CONTINUE READINGIn October 2013, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) communicated their judgment on a case in which the Estonian courts had sued the news portal Delfi AS for hosting offensive and illegal comments in the comment sections of their website. The ECHR confirmed that the Estonian Courts has taken a legitimate decision, even though […]
CONTINUE READINGThe Daily Mail has used its position as one of the world's most read newspapers to dominate the political agenda in the UK around Europe and migration issues. Recently, scaremongering about the numbers of Romanians and Bulgarians who would come to the UK after the lifting of the temporary restrictions on their freedom of movement […]
CONTINUE READINGWe are happy to begin 2014 with a new phase for our campaign, a new website that makes it easier to sign and new partners all across Europe. At a first glance, 2013 might have looked like a quiet year, in which media moguls did not make the headlines as often as in previous years. […]
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CONTINUE READINGMayor of Florence Matteo Renzi has just won an overwhelming victory in the primary elections of the Partito Democratico, Italy’s largest party. Renzi has campaigned on a platform of change, pledging to overhaul the country’s paralysed and inefficient political system. Drastically improving the media landscape is a key element of any reformist agenda for the […]
CONTINUE READINGAttacks on freedom of expression in Romania: Insult and libel recriminalized An old bill 2011 proposed the repeal of a single article of the Criminal Code, namely Article 74/1. Under very suspicious circumstances, this bill was radically changed the night before being adopted by the Chamber of Deputies during the plenum of 10 December 2013 […]
CONTINUE READINGIn three weeks, another free voice in Europe, Presseurop, is scheduled to close down. Their contract with the European Commission, which finances the website, ends on December 22 and has informed editors that it does not intend to continue the project, citing budgetary reasons. This is despite the European Parliament voting for an increase in […]
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CONTINUE READINGMedia freedom in the EU: something is moving! Today the Vice-President of the European Commission Neelie Kroes is addressing the need for greater transparency of media ownership in Europe and the need for independent regulators, as part of a broader discussion on media freedom and pluralism. Push the Commission to take action to defend […]
CONTINUE READINGSince the publication of the intelligence files leaked by Edward Snowden and the subsequent public debate on the role of mass surveillance, a growing international response has emerged in opposition to the actions of the UK government in its attempt to silence the leaks. Frank La Rue, the UN special rapporteur on freedom of expression, […]
CONTINUE READING“Is media pluralism at risk in Cyprus?” Alessandro Valera from EIMP to launch the campaign in Cyprus with Cyprus Community Media Centre (CCMC)” Come and join us in Nicosia!
CONTINUE READINGA simple statement in mid-afternoon on 5 October was enough for the Valencian Government to announce the shutdown of the public television and radio service for this Spanish region. The announcement came after the publication of the judgment of the Valencian Superior Court of Justice declaring null more than a thousand dismissal of workers that the government […]
CONTINUE READINGDear Mr. Alan Rusbridger, I’m writing as an MEP and long-time supporter of the European Campaign on Media Pluralism in response to your appeal last week at the European Parliament. I know well that The Guardian does its best to preserve freedom of press, even if the situation of media freedom and pluralism in the […]
CONTINUE READINGJob Opening: Online Campaign Manager Application Deadline: September 22nd, 2013 Start-date: October / November, depending on availability Location: Rome, Italy Remuneration: based on experience, indicative range €1,500 – €1,800 NET per month plus benefits Context We have launched a European Citizens Initiative on Media Pluralism, leading an ambitious campaign until August 2014 to collect one million online and offline signatures […]
CONTINUE READINGIn Germany, the EIMP is supported by Reporter ohne Grenzen, Open Society Foundations, as well as Deutschen Journalisten-Verband (the German Journalists Federation). Together with these partners we plan the creation of a coordination group in Germany. We will meet with other partners and organisations on Tuesday 3rd from 10 to 12am at the Stiftung Mercator […]
CONTINUE READINGThe citizens’ initiative is the first participatory democracy tool at the European level. It enables one million citizens to directly submit a draft legislative proposal to the European Commission. Based on the 14 existing initiatives, the assessment made by their organisers today is rather bitter. The initiative’s democratic promises went against the multiple challenges of […]
CONTINUE READINGBruxelles, 11 ottobre 2011 – La vicepresidentessa della Commissione europea Neelie Kroes ha convocato un gruppo di alto livello che fornisca raccomandazioni in materia di rispetto, protezione, sostegno e promozione della libertà e del pluralismo dei media in Europa. Il gruppo, interamente indipendente, sarà presieduto dall’ex presidentessa lettone, Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga. I membri del gruppo sono […]
CONTINUE READINGBulgarian human rights activists and journalists expressed their admiration of the European Initiative for Media Pluralism, launched by European Alternatives and a coalition of civil society organisations across Europe, as one of the transnational tools used to foster genuine competition in the audiovisual services internal Union market, and to improve European citizens’ access to information. European […]
CONTINUE READINGOn Saturday 6th October, in the Sala degli Stemmi at Estense Castle in Ferrara, Carlo Testini (Head of ARCI’s National Cultural Policies, Member of the EIMP Italian Committee), Anna Lodeserto (Campaign and Participation Manager at European Alternatives, EIMP Organising Committee), Tana de Zulueta (Journalist of Articolo21 and Spokesperson for the EIMP Italian Committee), Manola Gardez (Director of the Alliance […]
CONTINUE READINGWe are looking for an integrated communication agency to lead the definition, design, and implementation of a comprehensive, online-and-offline, transnational communication campaign to help us achieve the required 1-million signatures to make the campaign a success. European Alternatives, together with the Alliance Internationale de Journalistes, has launched a European Citizens Initiative (ECI) on media pluralism. The ECI is […]
CONTINUE READINGThe prize dedicated to Roberto Morrione is one section of the Ilaria Alpi Journalism Television Awards (a contest organised for television journalists who cover topics and inquiries involving civil and social interests, such as solidarity, non-violence, justice and human rights), and subsidises the production of investigative video projects on the subjects of national and international news […]
CONTINUE READINGThe citizens’ initiative is the first participatory democracy tool at the European level. It enables one million citizens to directly submit a draft legislative proposal to the European Commission. Based on the 14 existing initiatives, the assessment made by their organisers today is rather bitter. The initiative’s democratic promises went against the multiple challenges of […]
CONTINUE READINGFree Press Unlimited heeft zich aangesloten als partner bij het Europese Initiatief voor Media Pluriformiteit! Free Press Unlimited werkt aan persvrijheid in ruim 40 landen waar dat zeer beperkt aanwezig is. Ze ondersteunen organisaties, journalisten en innovatieve ondernemers. Meer informatie over Free Press Unlimited vind je op hun website. Welkom Free Press Unlimited!
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CONTINUE READINGMore than two hundred Bulgarian journalists gathered this Monday morning in front of the Palace of Justice in Sofia in solidarity with their colleague Boris Mitov. At the same time Mitov, a reporter in Mediapool.bg, was called upon for the second time by the Prosecutors Office with regards to an investigation on the Bulgarian Watergate […]
CONTINUE READING“What would you do today if you were certain of success? Think about it, write it down and then … go and do it! You only live once, and once passed, a moment never returns” ~ Stephen Littleword, The technology of the obvious ~ With this quote, I suggest that we accept the numerous invitations that […]
CONTINUE READINGWhile Bulgarians are in the street rallying against the energy monopolies, Peevski acquires new media outlets with loans from the Corporate Commercial Bank that has 87% of the free capital of the state-owned Bulgarian Energy Holding. Often criticised by the European Commission over the non-reformed judiciary and still shelving aside continuous recommendations by civil society […]
CONTINUE READINGThe European Citizens’ Initiative for Media Pluralism and Press Freedom will be presented at the House of Lords of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The event is being held on Thursday, March 21st, 2013 at House of Lords, Committee Room 4a from 11h00 to 12h30 (we recommend that people arrive at St Stephens Gate at […]
CONTINUE READINGLast time I met Laura Boldrini, she had an arm clasped around her neck and a gun pointed at her temples. The new President of the Chamber of Deputies (Italy’s Lower House of Parliament) presided over a UNHCR (the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) press conference in Rome, to present the campaign “Routine is […]
CONTINUE READINGWe are looking for motivated interns for a three or six-month internship through an Erasmus Placement Grant or the Leonardo da Vinci EU Programme. All internship positions currently available involve modern languages and cultural projects, and promote an exploration of media freedom and pluralism issues as well as European law and policies. The ERASMUS (current […]
CONTINUE READINGThere are already numerous voices all throughout Europe expressing their doubts about the state aid regime applied to the print media, in France or anywhere else in Europe, as an effective measure to ‘save’ this industry. Following these thoughts and related debate, we would like to propose an article by Eric Leser published in the […]
CONTINUE READINGAs Italy’s general election – which will take place on 24th and 25th February – approaches, the problem of media control and political power symbolised by Silvio Berlusconi is again in the news. The issue of media pluralism – not only for Italy, but also for the whole of Europe – has never been more pressing. This is […]
CONTINUE READINGHere below you can find a translation into English of an article from the French daily newspaper Libération following the publication of the report “A free and pluralistic media to sustain European democracy” prepared by the High Level Group on Media Freedom and Pluralism on Media, chaired by Professor Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga, with Professor Herta Däubler‐Gmelin, Professor […]
CONTINUE READINGSusanna Camusso, General Secretary of Italy’s largest trade union, the General Confederation of Italian Workers (CGIL), adheres to the European Initiative for Media Pluralism, which she defines “an extraordinary opportunity for direct democracy”. Here below is her article, reported from the CGIL official webpage: The CGIL, along with many other organisations, promotes the campaign and […]
CONTINUE READINGStarted in 2010, the European Initiative for Media Pluralism (EIMP) today brings together nearly two hundred organisations, media groups, independent journalists and professional bodies from throughout Europe, which together have launched a European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) demanding the implementation of an EU Directive on media pluralism to protect pluralism and press freedom impartially and effectively […]
CONTINUE READINGAndrea Cozzolino, Member of the European Parliament, adheres to the European Initiative for Media Pluralism, which he defines a “fundamental battle for the construction of a Europe based on democracy, participation, cohesion and transparency in public life”. Here below is his declaration, reported from the Italian daily newspaper “L’Unità”: Dear Director, I also […]
CONTINUE READINGMeer en meer Europarlementariërs steunen ons. Martin Schultz plaatste symbolisch de eerste handtekening, maar nu heeft ook Judith Sargentini een persbericht verstuurt met steun voor ons Europese burgerinitiatief. Steun in het Europees Parlement is belangrijk. Zodra we 1 miljoen handtekeningen hebben opgehaald, zal de Europese Commissie dit onderwerp bespreken. Maar het is ook dan belangrijk […]
CONTINUE READINGMartin Schulz, voorzitter van het Europese Parlement, heeft op 5 februari symbolisch de eerste handtekening geplaatst onder het Europese Burgerinitiatief voor Media Pluriformiteit. “Op verschillende momenten heeft het Europese Parlement EU actie gesteund, om de onafhankelijkheid en pluriformiteit van de media in lidstaten te beschermen. Ik teken het Burgerinitiatief voor Media Pluriformiteit omdat ik overtuigd […]
CONTINUE READINGDe Nederlandse Vereniging van Journalisten is partner geworden van het Europese Burgerinitiatief voor media pluriformiteit. “We zijn blij dat niet alleen in Brussel maar ook in lidstaten er steun is voor deze campagne,” aldus Thamar Zijlstra, campagne coordinator voor Nederland, “Het gebrek aan persvrijheid moet niet alleen een probleem zijn van Italiaanse en Hongaarse journalisten.” […]
CONTINUE READINGAs part of a study trip to Brussels, students from the Master’s programme at the Strasbourg’s Political Science School are organising a conference focusing on the European Citizens Initiative (ECI), in partnership with the National Association of ex-pupils of Strasbourg’s Political Science School. It did not seem apparent to talk about the Citizens Initiative, considering that current European […]
CONTINUE READINGWe are looking for an integrated communication agency to lead the definition, design, and implementation of a comprehensive, online-and-offline, transnational communication campaign to help us achieve the required 1-million signatures to make the campaign a success. European Alternatives, together with the Alliance Internationale de Journalistes, has launched a European Citizens Initiative (ECI) on media pluralism. The ECI is […]
CONTINUE READINGSabato 6 ottobre, nella Sala degli Stemmi del Castello Estense di Ferrara, Carlo Testini, (coordinatore nazionale delle Politiche Culturali dell’ARCI e membro del Comitato italiano EIMP – European Initiative for Media Pluralism), Anna Lodeserto (Campaign and Participation Manager di European Alternatives, Comitato organizzatore EIMP), Tana de Zulueta (giornalista di Articolo21 e portavoce della Comitato italiano EIMP), Manola Gardez (Direttrice […]
CONTINUE READINGLa nostra Iniziativa dei Cittadini Europei è stata finalmente registrata a Bruxelles e successivamente pubblicata nel Registro ufficiale della Commissione europea. Dopo un lungo processo di consultazione a livello transnazionale, la nostra proposta di Iniziativa dei Cittadini Europei (ICE) sul pluralismo dei media e la libertà di stampa è stata presentata alla Commissione Europea e il […]
CONTINUE READINGBulgarian human rights activists and journalists expressed their admiration of the European Initiative for Media Pluralism, launched by European Alternatives and a coalition of civil society organisations across Europe, as one of the transnational tools used to foster genuine competition in the audiovisual services internal Union market, and to improve European citizens’ access to information. European […]
CONTINUE READINGWe are looking for motivated Interns for a three or six-month internship (mid-Nov-May period) through an Erasmus Placement or the Leonardo da Vinci EU Programme. All internship positions currently available involve audio-visual and cultural projects, and promote an exploration of media freedom and pluralism issues as well as European law and policies. The ERASMUS (current […]
CONTINUE READINGAn Article by Stefano Corradino, Italian Journalist and Director of “Articolo 21“, Member of the Italian Committee for the EIMP (European Initiative for Media Pluralism) What does freedom of information in our time really mean? In broad terms, it refers to the possibility for citizens, and therefore also newspapers and the media, to express their […]
CONTINUE READINGThe preparation process of a European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) for Media Pluralism and Press Freedom (EIMP) again made some progress with the final proposal and its submission for registration with the European Commission. Today, after a long consultation process at transnational level, the European Citizen’s Initiative (ECI) on Media Pluralism and Press Freedom (European Initiative for Media […]
CONTINUE READINGTechnological transformations, together with the economic crisis, are leading to a momentous transition in the field of information. This turning point is similar and probably more important than the one experienced at the turn of the ’70s by the national and international press. These ongoing transformations concern the ownership of media, its concentration, its very existence, and […]
CONTINUE READINGBrussels, 7 November 2011. The European Commission is establishing a Centre for Media Pluralism and Media Freedom in Florence with a €600 000 grant to the European University Institute’s (EUI) Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies. Starting in December 2011, and headed by Professor Pier Luigi Parcu, the Centre will develop new ideas on how to […]
CONTINUE READINGBrussels, 11 October 2011 – A high-level group to provide recommendations for the respect, protection, support and promotion of media freedom and pluralism in Europe has been convened by European Commission Vice-President Neelie Kroes. The group, which will be fully independent, will be chaired by the former President of Latvia, Professor Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga. The group’s […]
CONTINUE READINGFrench Foreign Minister Alain Juppe gave a frank assessment on Sunday of the consequences of a disintegration of the euro, telling reporters on a visit to Australia that EU mainstays France and Germany were both committed to preventing this. “We certainly cannot allow the sole currency to fall apart because falling apart would apply also […]
CONTINUE READINGAccording to official statistics, the unemployment rate among people aged between 18 and 24 is higher than the rate among those aged between 25 and 74 in all of the European Union member states, with one in every five unemployed. The sharp rise in youth unemployment is most evident in Spain, where the rate soared […]
CONTINUE READINGWe strongly welcome the statement of the European Parliament’s MEDIA Integroup calling for a much greater role of the European institutions in blocking on democratic grounds the draconian “Media Law” recently passed by the Hungarian Government. It is our belief, as the press release makes clear, that the European Union needs to defend media freedom […]
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