Consultant européen dans le domaine des médias, j’ai travaillé à la Fédération européenne/ internationale des journalistes, à Bruxelles, de 2001 à 2014, notamment en tant que directeur européen et plus récemment à l'Assemblée parlementaire du Conseil de l'Europe (APCE) à Strasbourg. Je travaille sur les questions de médias en relation avec les institutions de l'UE, le Conseil de l'Europe et les organisations de journalistes, avec un accent particulier sur l'Europe de l'Est. De juillet 2015 à août 2017 j'étais Chargé de la communication et des relations presse à l'Eurodistrict Strasbourg-Ortenau, une organisation franco-allemande basée à Strasbourg. J'ai également exercé en tant que journaliste freelance en 2014-2015.


Independent media consultant, I worked at the Brussels-based secretariat of the International/European Federation of Journalists between 2001 and 2014, in particular as European Director. More recently I worked at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE). I deal with European media policies in relation with the EU institutions, the Council of Europe and media organisations across the continent, with a particular focus on Eastern Europe. In 2015-2017 I was Head of Communication and press relations at the Eurodistrict Strasbourg-Ortenau, a Franco-German cooperation organisation based in Strasbourg. I also worked as a freelance journalist in 2014-2015.

About me - à propos de moi

Key qualifications
- Expertise and advice on journalism and media policies, with a particular focus on Eastern Europe
- Communication work: reporting, press releases and relations with the media
- Conducting surveys, editing and proofreading
- Experience in international projects: application, management and reporting
- European Union and Council of Europe policies in relation with media and journalism
- Excellent communication skills, including high-level meetings and public speeches
- Leadership in European and international civil society organisations
- Freelance journalist (2014-2015)

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Between October 2022 and April 2024 I worked as Administrator on media and information society issues at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), in particular on media freedom and safety of journalists.

My work as independent media expert includes:
- Council of Europe: 
      Cooperation projects in the media field in South-Eastern Europe (2020-2021)
      Expertise on "Threats to media and journalists' security in Europe" (2019)      
      Access to information and judiciary reporting in Bosnia-Herzegovina (2018)
      Expertise on "The status of journalists in Europe" (2017) 
      Cooperation projects in the media field in Morocco and in Tunisia (2017)
      Expertise on media reporting during election campaigns in Turkey (2015)
      Expertise on investigative journalism in Kosovo (2015)
- European Federation of Journalist: 
      Survey on "Sustainable journalism, from local to global: good practices in Europe" (2024)
      Survey on "Safety4Journalists - Risks perception and safety concerns of journalists in Europe" (2022)
      Survey on "Journalists working from home? A labour rights perspective for a hybrid future" (2021)
      Survey on "Building independent media to counter political interference" (2021)
      Survey on "Sustainable innovative journalism and new business models" (2021)
      Assessment mission and training for journalists' organisations in Albania (2018-2020)
- International Labour Organisation: Survey on working relations in the media sector (2017) 
- European Trade Union Confederation: Proofreading and communications (2018)
- OSCE/EU: Elections observer in Ukraine (2014 and 2019), Russia (2018), Kosovo (2021), Serbia (2022), Georgia (2024) and Moldova (2025)

My previous positions include:

 2015-2017, Head of Communication & Media relations
Eurodistrict Strasbourg-Ortenau, Strasbourg/Kehl

- Relations with the media in French and German
- Definition and implementation of communication strategy (paper, online and social media).

2006-2014, Director, European Federation of Journalists, Brussels  

- Policy work/ representation
- Communication/networking
- Organisation/administration/management

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Expertise and representation:
-  Representative of the EFJ at the Steering Committee for Media and Information Society (CDMSI) of the Council of Europe
 - Representative of the EFJ at the EU Social Dialogue Committee in the Audiovisual Sector
-  Representative of the IFJ at the Global Unions Working Relations Group
-  Member of the Steering Committee of Alter-EU, the coalition for transparency in EU-lobbying. 

Main achievements and publications:
- Monitoring of developments in journalism
- Participation to national fact-finding missions on media freedom (Belarus, Hungary, Romania)
- Periodical information bulletin EFJ Focus and monthly magazine in Belgium Journalistes (2001-2014)
- “Journalists caught in the lobbyists’ web”, contribution to Bursting the Brussels Bubble, Alter-EU publication, 2011.