IGM assumes presidency of European Federation of Press Clubs

The Institute of Maltese Journalists has assumed presidency of the European Federation of Press Clubs (EFPC).This is the first time in its 35-year history that the IGM is presiding over a European journalism body.The official handover from the curren

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Sep 06 2024
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The Institute of Maltese Journalists has assumed presidency of the European Federation of Press Clubs (EFPC).

This is the first time in its 35-year history that the IGM is presiding over a European journalism body.

The official handover from the current presidency - the Galician International Press Centre - took place during the EFPC annual general meeting being hosted by the IGM in Malta.

During this event, the IGM took over presidency of the federation for a year. Present in Malta are representatives of 14 European press clubs.

The delegation paid a courtesy visit to President of Malta Myriam Spiteri Debono at San Anton Palace on Friday morning, during which the importance of journalism was discussed.

Malta was proposed as the next presidency seat during the last meeting in Santiago de Compostela in a show of support to the IGM in its work to improve press and media freedom in Malta the aftermath of the assassination of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia.

"It is a great honour that Malta was chosen as the seat of the EFPC. It is also a prestigious occasion for the IGM which is presiding over a European journalism body for the first time ever. It fills us with great determination to continue pushing for changes in the local media landscape and for more respect towards journalists and the profession," said IGM and EFPC President Matthew Xuereb.

The EFPC annual general meeting was held at the newly inaugurated Drawing Room at Attard and Co's head office in Marsa which boasts a collection of old Maltese newspapers dating to the beginning of the 1900s. The AGM was held with the support of VisitMalta, eCabs and Attard and Co.

The EFPC was established in 1989 by the Press Club de France to foster dialogue, collaboration and experience exchange between press clubs and international journalism associations and defend media freedom.

L-IĠM jieħu f'idejh il-presidenza tal-Federazzjoni Ewropea taċ-Ċentri tal-Istampa

L-Istitut tal-Ġurnalisti Maltin ħa f'idejh il-presidenza tal-Federazzjoni Ewropea taċ-Ċentri tal-Istampa (European Federation of Press Clubs, EFPC).

Din hija l-ewwel darba f'35 sena storja li l-IĠM qed imexxi istituzzjoni ġurnalistika Ewropea.

Il-presidenza għaddiet b'mod uffiċjali miċ-Ċentru Internazzjonali tal-Istampa ta' Galizia għall-IĠM matul il-laqgħa ġenerali annwali tal-EFPC li nżammet f'Malta.

F'din il-laqgħa, l-IĠM ħa f'idejh il-presidenza għat-12-il xahar li ġejjin. Preżenti f'Malta hawn rappreżentanti ta' 14-il ċentru tal-istampa Ewropej.

Id-delegazzjoni għamlet żjara ta' kortesija lill-President ta' Malta Myriam Spiteri Debono fil-Palazz ta' San Anton il-ġimgħa filgħodu, fejn kien diskuss l-importanza tal-ġurnaliżmu.

Malta ntgħażlet biex tieħu f'idejha l-presidenza għas-sena li ġejja fl-aħħar laqgħa li nżammet f'Santiago de Compostela b'turija ta' appoġġ għall-ħidma tal-IĠM biex ittejjeb il-libertà tal-midja f'Malta wara l-assassinju tal-ġurnalista Daphne Caruana Galizia.

"Huwa ta' unur li Malta ntgħażlet bħala s-sede tal-EFPC. Din hi wkoll okkażjoni prestiġjuża għall-IĠM li jippresiedi fuq istituzzjoni ġurnalistika Ewropea għall-ewwel darba fl-istorja tiegħu. Timlina kuraġġ biex inkomplu naħdmu għall-bidla fil-qasam ġurnalistiku u għal iżjed rispett lejn il-ġurnalisti u l-professjoni," qal Matthew Xuereb, il-president tal-IĠM u l-EFPC.

Il-laqgħa ġenerali annwali tal-EFPC inżammet fid-Drawing Room ġdida fl-uffiċċini ewlenin ta' Attard and Co. fil-Marsa. Din id-Drawing Room tiġbor fiha kollezzjoni kbira ta' gazzetti antiki Maltin li jmorru lura sal-bidu tal-1900. Il-laqgħa ġenerali kellha l-appoġġ ta' VisitMalta, eCabs u Attard and Co..

L-EFPC twaqqaf fl-1989 mill-Press Club de France biex ikattar id-djalogu, l-kollaborazzjoni u l-bdil ta' esperjenza bejn ċentri tal-istampa u assoċjazzjonijiet internazzjonali tal-ġurnaliżmu u biex jiddefendi l-libertà tal-midja.