Belgium: The AGJPB/ABVV will circulate a four-page leaflet to politicians, in collaboration with the EFJ and the Brussels NUJ branch. A public debate with Thomas Hammarberg, Commissioner for Human Rights at the Council of Europe, Lorenzo Consoli, the President of the International Press Corps in Brussels, and the EFJ and NUJ will also take place at the International Press Center-Residence Palace at 10.30am in collaboration with the “Journalists
@ Your Service” centre.

Croatia: The Croatian Journalists' Association and the Trade Union of Croatian Journalists are organising a round table discussion on "Journalists between professional duty and social/job insecurity" and invite media and government representatives.

Cyprus: The union is trying to convince owners of private broadcasting to sign a collective agreement. On November 5 owners will be called to support the agreement if they have not signed it by then. A small demonstration will be organised in Parliament; several meetings about quality and social dialogue are being organized by the union.

Finland: The Finnish Union of Journalists is organising a press conference on quality and try to get the union president on morning TV. There will be a joint Nordic article by the Nordic EFJ member unions to appear on November 5.

France: A demonstration will take place at 13.30 in front of the National Assembly and various events will take place around the country.

Germany: The dju in ver.di will organise a five minute work stop (10.55-11.00) to remember killed and arrested journalists.  The Deutscher Journalisten Verband will hold its annual Congress on November 5 in Saarbrücken and will organise a demonstration. A petition regarding the subject of outsourcing will also be circulated to politicians and others.

Greece: There will be a five minute work break in Greece and other activities are planned.

Iceland: On November 5 there will be a debate between media owners and the union on quality.

Ireland: The NUJ in Ireland will organise a seminar discussing the threat to journalism posed by lack of investment and outsourcing. There will also be an event and a press relesae on the subject of development aid and insufficient foreign coverage.

Italy: The FNSI in cooperation with the general Italian trade unions will organise a demonstration next to the Parliament in Rome on the defence of collective agreements and the right for an agreement for journalists.

Nordic countries: Journalists' unions will issue a coordinated press release and a joint article will be published.

Portugal: The union of journalists is preparing actions to protest against the recently adopted new Journalists' statute, which threatens in particular protection of sources and authors’ rights.

Romania: The journalists' union MediaSind will organise a press conference, public debates, a petition to the government and peaceful picketing in front of the Romanian Parliament.

Serbia: The unions plan to organise a public debate with representatives from the media and the government, and they plan to organise a two minute work stop at media companies.

Slovakia: The Slovakian Syndicat is drafting a manifesto and organsiing a press conference.

Slovenia: The Union of Slovenian Journalists plans a two minute work stop at 12.00 to express the support to the union's demands for social, legal and professional security, a press conference at 14.00 and several actions at local branch level. The union produces also T-shirts with the logo, which journalists throughout Slovenia will wear on November 5. The national freelance section will prepare a text illustrating the precarious situation of freelances, which will also be part of the press release sent out by the union that day.

Spain: The journalists’ group of the Comisiones Obreras (CC.OO), together with the other unions FAPE and UGT, will issue a joint public statement about the precarious situation of
journalists and the defence of quality journalism. The text will be circulated to the government and to employers.

Sweden: The Swedish Union of Journalists will offer collective agreeements to all production companies on November 5. Some of the companies will be approached by union representatives on November 5, others will receive it via mail.