Past events

On Wednesday 23 April, the EDPS presented its Annual Report 2024: acting for the future of data protection  concluding its 2020 - 2024 Mandate focusing on shaping a safer digital future, and marking the institution’s two-decades of protecting people’s privacy and personal dat Wojciech Wiewiórowski, EDPS, said: “The digital landscape is in constant movement - that is a fact that the EDPS has wor...
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On the 26 March, the UK Mission to the European Union and the Alan Turing Institute hosted at the Press Club a panel discussion "AI Standards: The Road to International Collaboration" on 26 March. The program featured the Cousellor of Economic Affairs, Rob Trotter; Director of AI Governance at the Alan Turing Institute, Dr. Florian Ostmann; and Head of Digital Standards Policy at the UK Departm...
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On the 21 February, Victim Support Europe commemorates at the Press Club Brussels Europe the European Day for Victims of Crime, a day dedicated to advocating for progress in and legal improvement of comprehensive support for allvictims of crime, regardless of the crime or the victim.   In 2025, this event is a poignant and reflective occasion aimed at commemorating both the European Day for Vic...
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On February 20th, the Circular Fashion Federation launched the European Manifesto for Circular Fashion, a bold roadmap to make Europe a global leader in sustainable and circular fashion. With over 300 industry stakeholders behind this initiative, we are calling for five key measures to accelerate the transition to a competitive and circular fashion economy: ✅ Ensuring fair competition & tra...
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Ahead of the Monday 24 February EU Foreign Ministers meeting and EU-Israel Association Council meeting, the European and international Human Rights organisations organized on the 19 February a panel discussion on the EU’s duty to sanction Israel's massive Human Rights violations in Gaza and the Israeli Occupied Palestinian Territory. In particular about Commission`s failure to act as a Guardian of...
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As part of a series of European training courses on journalistic ethics, the Belgian french speaking Conseil de Déontologie Journalistique, in partnership with its German, Austrian and French and Luxembourg counterparts, organised on the 31 January a closing session on journalistic independence and how it is perceived by the general public. What is journalistic independence, and how is it perce...
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On November 19th, the Press Club Brussels Europe had the honor of hosting a panel discussion on the Democracy Agenda, organized by the European Democracy Hub. We were delighted to welcome distinguished speakers Anna Lührmann, German Minister of State for Europe and Climate, and Věra Jourová, Vice-President of the European Commission for Values and Transparency. The discussion was expertly mo...
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On November 14th, the Press Club Brussels Europe had the pleasure to host the #BrusselsCalling media panel, moderated by Caroline Millar, Australian Ambassador to the EU, NATO, Belgium, and Luxembourg with Brussels based foreign correspondents Andy Bounds (Financial Times), Stefan Grobe (Euronews), Lyubov Pronina (Bloomberg), and Joanna Sopinska (MLex) . As she prepares to conclude her mandate ear...
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A l'occasion du 35e anniversaire de la chute du mur de Berlin, l'Ambassadeur de la République fédérale d'Allemagne Martin Kotthaus (Photo) et la directrice du Goethe-Institut de Bruxelles Dr Elke Kaschl-Mohni ont inauguré l'exposition en présence du photographe et concepteur de l'exposition Ditmar Schädel Après l'ouverture de la frontière germano-allemande, Klaus Dierßen et Ditmar Schädel o...
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