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Hungary’s Catch 22 media world

William Horsley The AEJ had a first-hand look at media freedom problems in Hungary during a mission in July with the Council of Europe’s Safety of Journalists Platform. AEJ media freedom representative William Horsley looks at how a decade of … Continue reading

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AEJ hosts well-timed seminar on Ukraine

Brussels, June 17, 2022   by Edward Steen, AEJ Secretary-General The European Commission today gave the expected green light to Ukraine‘s EU ambitions – also Moldova’s. It came following high-level visits this week to Kiev, where political leaders were exposed … Continue reading

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Great Summer Picnic in Kaivopuisto

This year the European Network of Journalists-Finland organized its traditional Summer Party as a casual Summer Picnic. The venue took place in Kaivopuisto, Helsinki’s most reputed park, during a glorious sunny evening.   Despite that, during summer like this one, … Continue reading

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Turkey: Rights groups call for urgent release of imprisoned journalists and others at risk of Covid-19Turkey: Rights groups call for urgent release of imprisoned journalists and others at risk of Covid-19

Turkey: Rights groups call for urgent release of imprisoned journalists, human rights defenders and others, now at risk of Covid-19 As the Turkish government reportedly prepares for a large-scale release of prisoners amid growing health risks from the global coronavirus … Continue reading

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Finland’s press freedom under pressure from politicians and lack of transparency

Fred Krull Finland holds the presidency of the council of the EU for the next six months.To find out what this means for press and media freedom in Europe, the ECPMF talked to Salla Vuorikoski, a leading Finnish journalist who reported on the “Sipilägate” scandal in … Continue reading

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Juha Rekola on The Future of Journalism in Finland and Beyond

Helsinki, 15.5.2019: Juha Rekola, International Ombudsman for Journalists in Finland,addressed a group of members from the European Journalists Network in Helsinki on a topic which has been discussed since time immemorial but is now more relevant than ever. Where are we … Continue reading

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Data leak reveals shady financial transfers to Nordea Bank

Nordea bank in Finland received hundreds of millions of euros, some of it from suspicious sources, according to leaked documents. Details find here:  https://yle.fi/uutiset/osasto/news/data_leak_reveals_shady_financial_transfers_to_nordea_bank/10672754

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Safeguarding space for nature and securing our future: developing a post-2020 strategy

Source: Institute of Zoology / ZSL.org / Scientific Events The challenge We are rapidly losing Earth’s wild species and wild spaces, with global vertebrate populations having declined by two-thirds by in the last 40 years. Under the Strategic Plan for … Continue reading

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