The Berliner Presse Club was visiting Brussels with a group of German journalists and had a meeting at the Press Club Brussels Europe. The group of journalists visited the European Parliament, the European Commission and met with, Ursula von der Leyen, amongst other.[more...]

On Wednesday, 10 April, a delegation of Moldavian journalists visited the Press Club as part of the „European Fellowships for Journalists”, a nine-year-old program in Moldova, implemented by ASPIR non-gov association. The purpose of the Program is to provide young journalists with professional expertise in European issues, and it is designed as a series of trainings on Euro-integration and international relations topics. The program is aimed at journalists with at least three years of professional experience in print, online, and audiovisual media, in the economic, social, and political fields. One of the Program component is a study visit to Brussels,[more...]

Nasser Abu Baker, president of the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate (PJS) and vice president of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), came at the Press Club Brussels Europe on the 5 December to brief Brussels based foreign correspondents about the situation for journalists and media workers in Gaza and the West Bank. [more...]

Mid-november, Press Club Brussels Europe representatives joined the annual conference of the European Press Club Federation (EPCF) in Santiago de Compostela, the World Heritage capital of Galicia. The Galicia International Press Centre hosted this annual Conference and General Assembly of the EPCF. (Photo: the presidents of European Press Clubs with the Mayor of Santiago de Compostela) [more...]

For the third year in a row, the Press Club Brussels Europe and its partner Propager have coordinated the organisation of the Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for Journalism. A Greek, German and British consortium has won the 2023 Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for investigating the Adriana shipwreck, which left over 600 migrants dead off Pylos in Greece. The joint investigation by the Greek investigative outlet Solomon, in collaboration with Forensis, the German public broadcaster StrgF/ARD, and the British newspaper The Guardian revealed how the deadliest migrant shipwreck in recent history happened as a result of the actions taken by the Greek Coast[more...]

Invited on the 10 October by the President of the Press Club Alia Papageorgiou, Sarah Crew, publisher of The Bulletin, Orlando Whitehead Editor of the Brussels Times and Jasmijn Post Editor at BRUZZ Brussels met with the group #RestlessBrussels and discussed their role but also answered questions in turn. Topics ranged from the role of languages in Belgium, the history of communes and the multilayered reality of government in the city, regions and country. Also trash, (!) and good move plus the upcoming elections upcoming in 2024 were a large part of the conversation [more...]