The role of civil society in
defending media freedom
P2Pstudtours 45310
Brussels,
04 July - 07 July 2011
For more information on TAIEX assistance and to download
presentations of
this event, please go to : http://ec.europa.eu/enlargement/taiex.
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Aim of the meeting :
The People 2 People Programme is one of the three strands of the Civil Society
Facility of the Directorate General Enlargement of the European Commission. It
intends to offer organisations from the beneficiary countries and territories the
possibility to visit EU institutions, as well as relevant EU platform organisations, or
whenever relevant for the topic of the study visits, also other European, international
or national organisations in order to familiarise themselves with EU structures, policy
making process, programmes, policies and good practices.
The aim of this study tour is to give participants the opportunity to familiarise
themselves with international and European policies and activities in the field of media
freedom. This event is a follow-up activity to the conference on "freedom of
expression and media in the Western Balkans and Turkey" organized on the 6th of May
2011.
This study tour further intends to offer participants exchange and networking
opportunities in a respectful atmosphere among themselves and with European-level as
well as Member State-based civil society organisations active in this field.
The study visit is open for the participation of several representatives of civil society
organisations active in this field from each of the candidate and potential candidate
countries and territories to EU enlargement.
Around 35 participants from civil society organisations in the Western Balkans,
Turkey and Iceland will attend the study visit.
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Day 1 : Monday 04 July 2011
Chair : 09:00
Registration
09:30
Welcome note - Opening of the event
Mr Andris Kesteris, DG Enlargement, European Commission
Questions and answers
09:45
Introduction on the purpose of the People 2 People Programme (P2P)
Ms Magdalena Kleim, DG Enlargement, European Commission
Questions and answers
10:00
Round of table
Self-introduction by participants
10:30
Coffee break
11:00
Workshop/Exchange of experience (instructions to be given by the chair):
State of play of media freedom in Western Balkans, Turkey and Iceland:
positive evolutions over the last 10 years and critical issues to be addressed
12:00
Feedback session in plenary on the conclusions of the workshops
12:30
Lunch break
14:00
The enlargement process
A representative of DG Enlargement, European Commission (tbc)
Questions and answers
14:45
Communication around the enlargement process
- A representative from DG Enlargement, Communication unit, European
Commission (tbc)
- Spokesperson of the Commissioner Füle (tbc)
- Ms Anna Reismann, Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (PRINCE project)
Questions and answers
16:00
The EU policy in the field of fundamental rights
Mr Julien Desmedt, DG Justice, European Commission
Questions and answers
16:45
Coffee break
17:00
The EU policy in the field of information society and media
A representative of DG INFSO, European Commission (tbc)
Questions and answers
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17:45
End of the first day
Day 2 : Tuesday 05 July 2011
Chair : Visit of the European Parliament
09:30
Registration
09:45
Presentation by the visits and seminars unit
10:30
Meeting with a member of the Sub-Committee on Human Rights (tbc)
11:30
Meetings with the geographical units, Charlemagne Building and lunch
break
Visit to the RTBF "Radio Television Belge Francophone"
15:00
Travel by bus to the RTBF – Meeting in front of the Luxembourg station
15:30
Visit to the RTBF
17:30
End of the visit and of the second day
Day 3 : Wednesday 06 July 2011
Chair : 09:00
Social media and their impact on social and political change
Speaker to be confirmed
Questions and answers
10:00
Advocating for media freedom, examples of successful campaigns
Mr Olivier Basille, Reporters Without Borders, Ms Sara Whyatt, PEN
International and Mr Marc Gruber, the European Federation of Journalists
Questions and answers
11:30
Coffee break
12:00
How to deal with minorities and vulnerable groups in the media?
A representative from the Centre for Independent Journalism, Hungary (tbc)
Questions and answers
12:45
Lunch break
14:00
The European Court of Human Rights case-law on media freedom
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A representative from IFEX (International Freedom of Expression Exchange)
(tbc)
Questions and answers
15:00
Journalism and media management trainings
A representative from the Soros Foundation (tbc)
Questions and answers
16:00
Coffee break
16:30
Panel discussion with correspondents from the region in Brussels
Speakers to be confirmed
Questions and answers
17:30
End of the third day
Day 4 : Thursday 07 July 2011
Chair : 09:30
Public issues in media : regulation, accountability and the freedom of
the press
John Horgan, Irish Press Ombudsman
Questions and answers
10:15
Setting up journalists' code of ethics
Speaker to be confirmed
Questions and answers
11:00
Coffee break
11:30
Feedback session
12:00
End of the event
This meeting is being organised by the
Technical Assistance Information Exchange Instrument
of the European Commission
CHAR 03/149 , B - 1049 Brussels
Telephone: +32-2-296 73 07 , Fax: +32-2-296 76 94
Web site http://ec.europa.eu/enlargement/taiex
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