The Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg (Russia) and the Mediacongress Commonwealth of Journalists is inviting young journalists to attend the XIth Media Forum for young journalists from Eurasia which will be held in the Hermitage Museum on 22 and 23 November 2016. Young correspondents, editors, photographers, bloggers, directors and media-experts will then be able to […]
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The Guardian Correspondent Ian Traynor Dies
The International Press Association (API-IPA) is deeply saddened by the passing away of Ian Traynor, veteran Brussels correspondent for The Guardian. Ian (60) died this weekend after a short illness. He will be remembered as a very well respected and much liked colleague. API-IPA expresses its condolences to Ian’s family and friends. A minute of […]
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Slovak Presidency Persists In ‘No Late Accreditation’ Policy
Despite strong objections from API and many colleagues, the Slovak EU presidency sticks to its ‘no late accreditation’-policy. That means that to be able to attend (informal) meetings in Bratislava, journalists need to have applied for accreditation at least three weeks in advance. The Slovak authorities require this deadline in order to provide their security […]
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API Protests Against Crackdown On Turkish Media
The International Press Association strongly condemns the arrest of journalists in Turkey under the pretext that they are involved in the coup of 15 July. The regime of Recep Tayyip Erdogan takes on the media to conceal its autocratic character and the gradual liquidation of fundamental freedoms. The Turkish government fears the media because it […]
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Slovaks Refuse Late Accreditation
Slovak EU Presidency Stubborn On Denying Late Accreditation For Journalists API STRONGLY PROTESTS AGAINST UNPRECEDENTED PROCEDURE BRUSSELS – API has received many complaints from Brussels correspondents about the procedure applied by the Slovak EU presidency for the accreditation for (informal) ministerial meetings in Bratislava. This procedure makes late accreditation all but impossible, contrary to practices […]
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Ambassadors Preview NATO Summit at API Hour
On Thursday 30 June an API Hour briefing was held in the Residence Palace, in which the ambassadors to NATO for the United States, the United Kingdom and Poland briefed over sixty correspondents about the upcoming NATO Summit (8-9 July) in Warsaw. In the picture from left to right: moderator Hans de Bruijn (for API), […]
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In Memoriam Ahmed Idrees (1950-2016)
It is with great sadness that we have learned that our Egyptian colleague and friend Ahmed Idrees died on Monday 14 March 2016 following a long illness which kept him more and more away from daily journalism over the past several years. Ahmed Idrees arrived at the end of the nineties in Brussels from his […]
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API Approves New Statutes At General Assembly
API held an extraordinary general assembly, as well as the annual general assembly 2016 on Friday 26 February in the Maelbeek Room of the Residence Palace. The extraordinary general assembly discussed and approved a proposal for modified statutes. The annual general assembly 2016 approved the financial reports for 2015, welcomed Martina Herzorg and Nicolas Gros-Verheyde […]
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Reminder: Extraordinary General Assembly
Members are invited to attend an extraordinary general assembly of API-IPA on Friday 26 February 2016, at 13.00h at the Residence Palace, Maelbeek Room. Only topic on the agenda is the approval of new, updated statutes for the Association. The current statutes were made at the ‘birth’ of API in 1975, and were modified in […]
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In Memoriam: Mirella Pagnanelli 1946-2016
It is with great sadness that we learned of the passing away in Rome, after a long illness, of Mirella Pagnanelli (69), former correspondent in Brussels for the Italian Agenzia Italia (AGI). Mirella started her media career for the Thomson Financial agency, before tranferring to AGI. She was married to Franco Papitto, longtime Italian correspondent […]