EU NEIGHBOURS east brings journalists from EaP countries to 2025 IPI World Congress and Media Innovation Festival in Vienna

The EU-funded Regional Communication Programme EU NEIGHBOURS east has partnered with the International Press Institute (IPI) to bring journalists from Eastern Partner (EaP) countries to the 2025 IPI World Congress and Media Innovation Festival.

The event will take place in the Austrian capital Vienna from 23-25 October, 2025, and will gather leading journalists, editors, and publishers from around the world.

Under the theme “Defending the Future of Free Media”, this year’s World Congress also marks IPI’s milestone 75th anniversary – a chance to reflect on 75 years of defending press freedom, strengthen the resilience and solidarity we need now, and collaborate on a vision for the future of public-interest journalism.

Journalists from Armenia, Georgia, Belarus (working in exile), Moldova, and Ukraine will have the opportunity to network and take part in discussions about protecting press freedom in times of war and crisis and ethical use of AI, how to make independent journalism, especially in exile, self-sustaining and how to create innovative ways to generate revenue, distribution and editorial activities, etc.

The EU-funded Regional Communication Programme for the Eastern Neighbourhood, EU NEIGHBOURS east, is a four-year programme (2020-2026) that aims to enhance the EU’s communication in the region, improve public understanding of the European Union and its policies, and build resilience against disinformation in the EU and its Eastern Neighbourhood. 

The International Press Institute (IPI) is a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists who share a common dedication to quality, independent journalism.

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