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Overview
Lobbying Costs
9,999€
Financial year: Jan 2017 - Dec 2017
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1 Fte (4)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
4
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Association of European Journalists (AEJ)
EU Transparency Register
018214429231-64 First registered on 07 Dec 2017
Goals / Remit
Promoting free, independent and high quality journalism and media in Europe, safeguarding the welfare of journalists as professionals, engaging with EU institutions and bodies for the above goals, and promoting the AEJ as a network for sharing knowledge, skills and mutual support of members
Main EU files targeted
Public consultation and formation of High Level Group on fake news and online disinformation
MFF 2021-2027 and what it means for media organisationsAddress
Head Office
Press Club Brussels Europe
Rue Froissart 95
Brussels 1040
BELGIUM -
People
Total lobbyists declared
4
Employment time Lobbyists 25% 4 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
No lobbyists with EP accreditations
Complementary Information
Lieven Taillie, AEJ Brussels Representative, acts as permanent liaison with European institutions in Brussels on media policy, media freedom matters and various events and activities
Irina Nedeva, chair of AEJ-Bulgaria, promotes and supports EU policy concerning fake news and online disinformation through events and activities in Bulgaria and by applying to be a candidate for membership of the High Level Group on Fake News and Online Disinformation
William Horsley, AEJ Vice President and Media Freedom Representative, writes and edits material and reports for the AEJ website, and takes part ad hoc in policy-related events of the European Commission, European Parliament and the Council of EuropePerson in charge of EU relations
Mr Lieven Taillie (Brussels Representative)
Person with legal responsibility
Mr Otmar Lahodynsky (President)
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Categories
Category
II - In-house lobbyists and trade/business/professional associations
Subcategory
Trade unions and professional associations
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Networking
Affiliation
Observer status at Council of Europe Steering Committee on Media and Information Society, CDMSI, since 2008
Member organisations
National sections as listed on www.aej.org
Plus AEJ Armenia
AEJ Greece
AEJ Poland -
Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2017 - Dec 2017
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
9,999€
Other financial info
All activities of AEJ members are undertaken on a voluntary basis with only partial re-reimbursement of certain costs and expenditures.
Total Revenues of the Association in 2017 amounted to 4395 Euros in national section membership fees.
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
None
Communication activities
News and publications related to European media policy, external relations, Eastern Partnership, Brexit negotiations etc on AEJ website www.aej.org and various national websites e.g. www.aej-uk.org; www.aej-bulgaria.org; www.aej-belgium.eu
Two-day Seminar co-organised by AEJ and European Parliament in Brussels in June 2018 with panel debates and presentations on The Future of the EU / Brexit
Threats on Press Freedom in the EU /Preview on Austrian Presidency
AEJ international Congress in Agrinio, Greece, Nov 29- Dec 2 under the auspices of the President of the Hellenic Republic of Greece with interventions of different ministers of Greece and representatives of Journalist organisations on 'Can Europe remain democratic?' and 'The new media landscape'Other activities
William Horsley, AEJ Vice President and Media Freedom Representative, participated in several colloquia organised by the European, Commission
Idem for Tibor Macek, Secretary General in the EP on invitation of Austrian MEP Josef Weidenholzer
Idem for Otmar Lahodynsky, President, Lieven Taillie, Brussels Representative and Irina Nedeva of Bulgarian section- Meetings
Meetings
4 meetings found. Download meetings
The list below only covers meetings held since November 2014 with commissioners, their cabinet members or directors-general at the European Commission; other lobby meetings with lower-level staff may have taken place, but the European Commission doesn't proactively publish information about these meetings. For more information about which commissioner is responsible for which portfolio, check out this link: https://commissioners.ec.europa.eu/index_en All information below comes from European Commission web pages.
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Date 14 Jul 2021 Location Videoconference Subject Media freedom, media pluralism Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Portfolio Values and Transparency Attending - Věra Jourová (Vice-President)
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Date 08 Dec 2020 Location videoconference Subject EDAP Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Portfolio Values and Transparency Attending - Věra Jourová (Vice-President)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 20 Apr 2020 Location Videoconference Subject Freedom of press and rights of journalists Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Portfolio Values and Transparency Attending - Simona Constantin (Cabinet member)
- Marie Frenay (Cabinet member)
- Věra Jourová (Vice-President)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 07 Dec 2018 Location Ireland Subject Agri matters Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Phil Hogan (Commissioner)
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