Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever has promised AFP’s EU correspondent Raziye Akkoc an exclusive interview with his cat, Maximus, after joking that he would only respond to questions “triggered” by the pet.
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Magyar’s Entry Opens Gap for anti-EU Media in Brussels
Two Euroskeptic media outlets, Brussels Signal and The European Conservative, stand to lose greatly following the defeat of Hungary’s Viktor Orbán. But incoming prime minister Péter Magyar may also question the cost and sense of Hungary’s Euronews links, despite the journalists’ solid pan-European reporting.
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EU Journalism Initiative Mulls Brussels Transparency Challenges
The erosion of transparency and access for Brussels-based journalists dominated discussion at the launch of the EU Journalism Initiative (EUJI) at the Brussels Press Club. The panel, featuring speakers from Investigate Europe, MLex and POLITICO Europe, quickly focused on what participants described as tightening control over information flows in the EU capital.