European Federation of Journalists
Acronym: EFJ
General Information
Identification Code: 27471236588-39
Website: http://www.europeanjournalists.org
Entity Form: AISBL
Registration Category: Trade unions and professional associations
Registration Date: 9/6/2011
Last Update: 10/19/2023
EP Accredited Number: 2
Mission & Interests
Goals: The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) is the largest organisation of journalists in Europe, representing over 320,000 journalists in 73 journalists’ organisations across 45 countries.
The EFJ was created in 1994 within the framework of the IFJ Constitution to represent the interests of journalists’ unions and associations and their journalists. It has established an independent legal status (number: 0503.985.472) as an international non-profit association (AISBL, association internationale sans but lucratif) since February 2013 according to the Belgian law.
The EFJ fights for social and professional rights of journalists working in all sectors of the media across Europe through strong trade unions and associations. The EFJ promotes and defends the rights to freedom of expression and information as guaranteed by Article 10 of the European convention on human rights.
The EFJ is recognized by the European Union, the Council of Europe and the European Trade Union Con (...)
Interests Represented: Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Interests:
- Borders and security
- Climate action
- Competition
- Culture
- Culture and media
- Digital economy and society
- Employment and social affairs
- Enlargement
- Environment
- External relations
- Fraud prevention
- Humanitarian aid and civil protection
- Justice and fundamental rights
- Migration and asylum
- Single market
- Youth
Levels of Interest:
- european
Activities
Main EU Legislative Proposals: IPR/copyright, data protection, data retention, fundamental rights, media freedom, labour rights, Social pillar, freelancers, EU transparency, media pluralism, media freedom, public service media, whistleblowers protection, media literacy, hate speech, transparency of media ownership, trade union rights, collective bargaining, journalists' safety, journalists' working conditions
Communication Activities: The EFJ publish a bi-monthly newsletter - EFJ Focus on the activities of the organisation. It can be found at the website www.europeanjournalists.org
EU Supported Forums and Platforms: Monitoring of SLAPP cases#E03746/2#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=102432 #MEMBER #C#ProfessionalsExpert group against SLAPP#E03746#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3746 #MEMBER #C#ProfessionalsImplementation of the Anti-SLAPP Recommendation#E03746/3#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=102992 #MEMBER #C#Professionals
Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: Unofficial groupings
Head Office
Address: Rue de la Loi, 155
Post Code: 1040
City: Bruxelles
Country: BELGIUM
Phone:
Indic Phone: 32
Phone Number: 2 235 22 00
EU Office
Address: Rue de la Loi, 155
Post Code: 1040
City: Bruxelles
Country: BELGIUM
Phone:
Indic Phone: 32
Phone Number: 2 235 22 00
Financial Data
Closed Year:
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Contributions:
Total Budget: 0
Grants:
- Source: DG EMPL - JOURNALISM AND TRUSTAmount: 0Currency: €_id:Buffer:0: 1041: 642: 613: 534: 1585: 2126: 1827: 328: 869: 9010: 3911: 120
- Source: DG JUST - MEDIA REPORTING ON MUSLIMS AND ISLAMAmount: 0Currency: €_id:Buffer:0: 1041: 642: 613: 534: 1585: 2126: 1827: 328: 869: 9010: 3911: 121
- Source: DG MIGR - AMIFAmount: 0Currency: €_id:Buffer:0: 1041: 642: 613: 534: 1585: 2126: 1827: 328: 869: 9010: 3911: 122
- Source: DG EMPL - ETUC RECOVERY FUNDAmount: 0Currency: €_id:Buffer:0: 1041: 642: 613: 534: 1585: 2126: 1827: 328: 869: 9010: 3911: 123
- Source: DG CNCT - MEDIA COUNCIL #2Amount: 0Currency: €_id:Buffer:0: 1041: 642: 613: 534: 1585: 2126: 1827: 328: 869: 9010: 3911: 124
- Source: DG CNCT - STARS 4 MEDIAAmount: 0Currency: €_id:Buffer:0: 1041: 642: 613: 534: 1585: 2126: 1827: 328: 869: 9010: 3911: 125
- Source: DG CNCT - MEDIA FREEDOM RAPID RESPONSEAmount: 0Currency: €_id:Buffer:0: 1041: 642: 613: 534: 1585: 2126: 1827: 328: 869: 9010: 3911: 126
Current Year:
Grants:
- Source: DG CNCT - MEDIA FREEDOM RAPID RESPONSE #2Amount: 0Currency: €_id:Buffer:0: 1041: 642: 613: 534: 1585: 2126: 1827: 328: 869: 9010: 3911: 112
- Source: DG EMPL - ETUC RECOVERY FUNDAmount: 0Currency: €_id:Buffer:0: 1041: 642: 613: 534: 1585: 2126: 1827: 328: 869: 9010: 3911: 113
- Source: DG EMPL - SAFETY FOR JOURNALISMAmount: 0Currency: €_id:Buffer:0: 1041: 642: 613: 534: 1585: 2126: 1827: 328: 869: 9010: 3911: 114
- Source: DG CNCT - STARS 4 MEDIA #2Amount: 0Currency: €_id:Buffer:0: 1041: 642: 613: 534: 1585: 2126: 1827: 328: 869: 9010: 3911: 115
- Source: DG CNCT - CROSS-BORDER LOCAL JOURNALISMAmount: 0Currency: €_id:Buffer:0: 1041: 642: 613: 534: 1585: 2126: 1827: 328: 869: 9010: 3911: 116
- Source: DG CNCT - MEDIA COUNCILS #3Amount: 0Currency: €_id:Buffer:0: 1041: 642: 613: 534: 1585: 2126: 1827: 328: 869: 9010: 3911: 117
- Source: DG CNCT - MEDIA COUNCILS #2Amount: 0Currency: €_id:Buffer:0: 1041: 642: 613: 534: 1585: 2126: 1827: 328: 869: 9010: 3911: 118
- Source: DG CNCT - MEDIA FREEDOM RAPID RESPONSE #3Amount: 0Currency: €_id:Buffer:0: 1041: 642: 613: 534: 1585: 2126: 1827: 328: 869: 9010: 3911: 119
Membership Information
Members25 Percent: 4
Members: 4
Members F T E: 1
Structure
Structure Type: Structure
Is Member Of: The EFJ has 73 member organisations in 45 European countries. All their information can be found here http://europeanjournalists.org/members/
Organisation Members: The EFJ is an affiliate of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC)
The EFJ/IFJ is an observer member of the Council of Europe, the World Intellectual Property Organisation, UNESCO.
The EFJ is member of Alter-EU, the coalition for ethics in EU lobbying.
more see: http://europeanjournalists.org/partners/
Current Job Opportunities
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