De nombreux membres dévoués du personnel de Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty ont travaillé ou travaillent ici à Bruxelles—aujourd’hui, leurs voix ne doivent pas être réduites au silence. 🇬🇧 www.api-ipa.org/2025/03/17/s... 🇫🇷 www.api-ipa.org/fr/2025/03/1... #LibertéDeLaPresse #Journalisme #RFERL

Many of the dedicated staff of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) have worked or work here in Brussels—now, their voices must not be silenced. 📰 Full statement: 🇬🇧 EN: www.api-ipa.org/2025/03/17/s... 🇫🇷 FR: www.api-ipa.org/fr/2025/03/1... #PressFreedom #Solidarity #JournalismMatters #RFERL

A special thanks to all spokespersons, press officers from the European Commission, Council, Parliament and NATO and to correspondents for taking part at Api's latest newcomers' briefing. We've been organising the briefings for newly arrived colleagues since 2014. www.api-ipa.org/fr/2025/02/0...

“Trump is a master of tabloid narrative, in a tactical way. This is a person who has no shame,” says Dr. Helena Chmielewska-Szlajfer during a timely ApiHour on politics in online tabloids. “Trump never apologizes for anything,” the media researcher tells Api. www.api-ipa.org/2024/11/12/a...

Full house in Newcomers’ Meeting organised by API-IPA! Thanks to all participants and also for the useful information shared with us @maria_tomasik @MamerEric @ATCelinski @Neil_Corlett and many others! Special thanks to @StabenowMichael of API for making this event happen 🙏🏻

🗝️According to information received from the EP, the Parliament's own key card that opens some internal doors cannot be used for the time being. We advise you not to apply for it and not to use the EP press entrance for the time being. EP's IT service is working on a solution.

👋Dear Newcomers, ‼️Meet you tomorrow at 9 am in the Salon Room of the Residence Palace‼️ x.com/apibrussels/st…

‼️INVITATION‼️ If you arrived in Brussels in the last 12 months, API-IPA invites you to a series of introduction briefings with spokespersons from the 3 main EU institutions and NATO: 👉 THURSDAY 26 JANUARY, 09:00-13:00h 👉SALON ROOM, RESIDENCE PALACE Register: [email protected]

Can’t wait! 😊 x.com/maria_tomasik/…

Full house in the press briefing about the program and priorities of the Swedish presidency. Never before have so many accredited journalists registered and attended the API Hour! Thanks to the 🇸🇪 Ambassadors and the participants! Good luck @sweden2023eu!

‼️REMINDER‼️ API HOUR with 🇸🇪Permanent Representative Lars Danielsson and Coreper 1 Ambassador Torbjörn Haak Monday 9 January at 10:30 in the Maelbeek Room of Residence Palace Register: [email protected] @sweden2023eu x.com/apibrussels/st…

Happy Holidays and all the best in the year to come!

‼️API HOUR with the Swedish Presidency of the @EUCouncil‼️ When? 👉Monday 9 January 2023, 10:30-11:30h Where? 👉In the Maelbeek Room of the International Press Center Residence Palace Register at [email protected]

Another "veteran" journalist leaves the Brussels press rooms. Good luck in London, Valentina! x.com/valentinapop/s…

‼️Dear Colleagues, The @EUCouncilPress has informed us that as the opening ceremony of the ASEAN summit will take place in the atrium of JL, work spaces for journalists accredited to #EUCO cannot be booked in advance. You can book your place on Thursday morning at the earliest‼️

A short summary of the first Brussels Symposium on European Journalism, for which API-IPA was a partner organisation. Our Vice President ⁦@TeresaKuchler⁩ was one of the panellists youtu.be/oo0_eEc7h_8

In the panel API Vice President @TeresaKuchler 👊 x.com/IFJGlobal/stat…

Dear API members, We invite you to pay your annual membership subscription for API for 2023 & the cost of the press card with free travel on SNCB and other services in Belgium. The subscription is €120 for staff journalists and €70 for freelance journalists and pensioners

API-IPA is a partner of the first Brussels Journalism Symposium. See the program below 👇via @LesAssises journalisme.com/les-assises-br…

Due to a tech problem API membership application forms sent recently through our website may not have been received by us. The problem is now fixed but if you tried to apply online in the last 2 weeks, let us know at [email protected], so we can check it. api-ipa.org

📈Recent statistics about API-IPA membership: ✔️2021: 335 ✔️2018: 342 ✔️2014: 339 ✔️2009: 341 Our membership has remained stable over the years.

Bawolek said she was grateful for also receiving support from colleagues and the Brussels-based International Press Association API/IPA euractiv.com/section/media/…

Our colleague @DorotaBawolek was interrupted yday while doing an interview. A 🇵🇱 state tv employee recorded the interview against her request & then the tv manipulated the story. Later, Dorota became target of a smear campaign. We strongly condemn the harassment of our colleague!

Ciao Vito! 👋 Thanks for everything! 🙏🏻Good luck with your new job! 😊 x.com/EUCouncilPress…

👍Big crowd in the Berlaymont press bar at the invitation of the COM SPP. It seems to be the best place to hold the Midday😉

👇Let’s go! x.com/ATCelinski/sta…

⛄️The temperature in the atrium of the Justus Lipsius building will be lowered to 16 degrees during the winter, @POLITICOEurope reports. We can only hope that this provision does not apply to the press centre set up for the European Council meeting in December!

Journalists at the Slovenian public broadcaster RTV Slovenija continue striking on Monday. They demand full editorial independence and an end to politically motivated interference. API-IPA expresses its full solidarity with the broadcaster’s staff in Brussels! ✊

Dear Colleagues, At the EP IT desk, accredited journalists can get permanent WI-FI access for 4 months, so you don't have to log in every time you visit the parliament. For the time being we have to renew it every 4 months. The IT Desk is on the first floor of building “E” 👇

Dear Colleagues. Read the report on our website 👇 REPORT OF API-IPA’S 2022 GENERAL ASSEMBLY – 14 JULY 2022 api-ipa.org/main/en/api-ne…

‼️REMINDER‼️ API annual general assembly start in 30 minutes in the Residence Palace! x.com/apibrussels/st…

‼️Dear Colleagues, Members of API are invited to attend our annual general assembly on Thursday, 14 July 2022, at 10:30h in the Maelbeek room of the Residence Palace. Members who want to attend are asked to register by sending an e-mail to [email protected] until Wednesday 13/07

We had today our first physical API Hour after 2,5 years! Thanks Ambassador Hdrá and Ambassador Zajicek for the press briefing about the priorities of ⁦@EU2022_CZ⁩ Good luck!

Dear Colleagues, The API Hour about the priorities of @EU2022_CZ starts in 2 hours in the Marlbeek room of the Residence Palace. See you there! x.com/apibrussels/st…

Did someone say that the two Pinos have actually retired? API can reveal that this is totally fake news. We proudly announce that we have recruited both of them on a long-term basis for our football team ⚽️ api-ipa.org/main/en/api-ne…

‼️REMINDER‼️ API Hour tomorrow about the @EU2022_CZ priorities 👇 x.com/apibrussels/st…

☝️Preparations are underway to open the press bar in the #Berlaymont press area. According to anonymous EU sources, the press bar could open as early as next week 👌

Family photo in the #EUCO with the two Pinos 😊

The @EUCouncil press room will not be the same without you! Ciao Pinos! x.com/beanavarro/sta…

‼️API Hour on the priorities of the Czech EU presidency With Ambassadors Edita Hrdá and Jaroslav Zajíček Monday 4 July 2022, 13:00-14:00h In the Residence Palace, 'Maelbeek’ room EU accredited Brussels correspondents can register at [email protected]‼️

‼️The late accreditation will not be possible during the Czech EU Presidency. For security reasons, accreditation will close 8 days before each event. @EU2022_CZ advises you to register in advance! The website is up and running: accreditation.eu2022.cz

Dear Colleagues, API has learned about the introduction of the new parking system in the @EUParl_EN by accident. No one in the #EP has informed us about it in advance. We will get in contact with the relevant authorities asking for explanation.

‼️WARNING‼️ Just to let you know there have been two thefts of broadcast equipment outside the Berlaymont in the last two days, a producer has alerted us. Be careful!

API, together with other journalists' organizations, today wrote a letter to the British Home Secretary @pritipatel to protest against the detention of our colleague by UK border guards in Calais. Read our letter:@globalfreemedia @IFJGlobal @NUJofficial bit.ly/3L7CGLE

Getting back to normal: most seats are booked two days before the summit #EUCO ⁦@EUCouncil⁩ #JustusLipsius

Dear Colleagues, We've been informed by a reliable contact of a 'citizen journalism initiative' called "Ukrainian Witness". It's been launched by Vitaliy Deynega, founder of the Come Back Alive International fund, which is 1 of the largest NGOs in 🇺🇦 to support the army. 3/1

In the ⁦@EUCouncil⁩ we are (almost) back to normal ☕️ #pressbar

‼️Online API-HOUR starts in a few minutes‼️ x.com/apibrussels/st…

🛎️REMINDER ‼️Online API-HOUR about the European economy‼️ "War, Covid rupturing the global economy?" Tuesday, 15 March 10:30-11.30 EU accredited journalists need to register at [email protected] before noon Monday, 14 March x.com/apibrussels/st…

No more restrictions! 👍 Press bar is open!👍 europa.eu/!cT63xY