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Check out the latest coverage of Maison du MédiaLab’s journalists from Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova. From Brussels, they brought October’s key EU summits & developments straight to their home audiences.
🗣️ Read their latest work 👇
https://t.co/9jdHO2vKLl

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🎬 Join us on Wed 19 Nov, 6pm for a screening of Le goût de la liberté!
In this Ukrainian drama, a young cook chasing her culinary dreams discovers a 1929 Olga Franko cookbook that changes her path.
Directed by Oleksandr Berezan and presented with Ukrainian Cultural Space .🇺🇦

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Let’s partner up!
The 2026 DG CNECT/EACEA Journalism Partnerships call is now open, and with the 4 February deadline on the horizon, Europe MédiaLab is gearing up to go all in, aiming to establish STARS4MEDIA as one of Europe’s leading drivers of media innovation.

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📸 Invitation to “A Year On: Media Under Pressure and the Faces of Dissent” — a powerful photo exhibition by Promote Georgia & Europe MediaLab revealing Georgia’s ongoing democratic crisis.

Join us on 20 Nov, 6pm, Maison du MédiaLab (Brussels)

Reach to us to reserve a spot.

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Georgian media face mounting pressure because of the ruling party. Independent outlets are trying to strengthening their presence in Europe and Maison du MédiaLab has been helping them since January 2025.

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Growing concern for journalists in Georgia: institutional pressure, targeted violence, and legal restrictions silencing independent media.T his follows a worsening trend since 2021.
Learn more here: https://t.co/k7uZQVncix

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6 days to the Democracy Shield. Time to put Trusted European Platforms on the table.
TEPs boost Europe’s digital sovereignty through trust, competition and user choice, with no new laws or EU spending. Momentum is already rising in Paris, Berlin and Brussels.
#DemocracyShield

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🥟 On 30 Oct, Ukrainian Cultural Space hosted a varenyky (Ukrainian traditional dumplings) masterclass at Maison du MédiaLab! Participants from 16 countries came together to cook, taste, and connect. 🇺🇦💛💙
#Ukraine #Brussels #MaisonduMédiaLab

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Check out the latest coverage of Maison du MédiaLab’s journalists from Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova🇺🇦🇬🇪🇲🇩. From Brussels, they brought October’s key EU summits & developments straight to their home audiences.
🗣️ Read their latest work 👇
https://t.co/AIXxvu638e

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Today marks the start of the 8th edition of the @ParisPeaceForum, a platform reinventing diplomacy and driving solutions to global challenges.

Its Vice President Pascal Lamy stands out for his belief in the link between digital sovereignty and European strategic autonomy.

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🎟 Tickets are selling fast!
Join us in Brussels for a guided masterclass on Ukrainian varenyky, a delicious culinary tradition you won’t want to miss. 🇺🇦✨
📅 Thursday, 30 October – 18:00
Reserve your spot: https://t.co/4gXu6XOzaJ
Come hungry, leave happy!

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Some statistics from the first wave of journalists who reported directly from Brussels on EU & NATO affairs thanks to Maison du MédiaLab programme.

#Stars4Media #Democracy #Disinformation #MediaFreedom #TrustedEuropeanPlatforms

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Macron warned in Germany:
“We were incredibly naive to entrust our democratic space to social networks that are controlled either by large American entrepreneurs or large Chinese companies, whose interests are not at all the survival or proper functioning of our democracies.”

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🚀 The Stars4Media-DEMOCRACY consortium applied to tackle one of Europe’s greatest challenges: disinformation and its impact on democracy.
This gathers 8 members and 5 partners across 7 EU countries plus Ukraine Find more information about the project on https://t.co/D2Up0IrPBB.

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🗳️ Moldova chose Europe: Brussels correspondents played their roles!
Quality journalism played its part!

🇲🇩 From zero to four in under a year: Moldova now has four Brussels-based journalists. Thanks to the Maison du MédiaLab programme!

[Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen]

🇲🇩 Moldova, you’ve done it again.

No attempt to sow fear or division could break your resolve.

You made your choice clear:

Europe. Democracy. Freedom.

Our door is open. And we will stand with you every step of the way.

The future is yours.

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✨ Last night at Maison du MédiaLab we welcomed 6 new Eastern European correspondents to the Brussels Press Corps — and a new Chair for Europe MédiaLab!

🌍 We also looked ahead: Trusted European Platforms & our Stars4Media-DEMOCRACY project.

Thanks to all who joined 💪

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Von der Leyen arms Europe. Who arms democracy? Without EU platforms, we’re at GAFA’s mercy.

#DigitalSovereignty
@vonderleyen @tomastobe

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📰 Delighted to see EU Today’s coverage of Maison du MédiaLab: https://t.co/JFPRK8s1PB

💫 Welcoming journalists from 🇺🇦 🇲🇩 🇬🇪 into Brussels’ press corps with placements, training & networking. Thanks to the author, and to Milana & Olha for such a warm, inspiring evening!

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🇺🇦 Sweetness, stories and shared traditions at Last Bite of Summer.
🍇 On 26 August, we welcomed journalists and policy voices to make Ukrainian plum desserts: symbols of community, resilience and dialogue beyond the newsroom.
👉🏻 Read more here: https://t.co/xMbIxitHO5

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👁️‍Culture first, then power. Control the centres, control the future.

🛡️ Europe needs Trusted Platforms, not just regulation.

🔗 Read more here: https://t.co/MtpPCqf0vS