A separate ticket is required to attend this masterclass. If you already have a conference ticket and would like to attend but haven't yet purchased a masterclass ticket, please contact us at [email protected]The European Union institutional system is notoriously complex, and investigating it might prove to be a headache – at least if you don’t know where to look. In this Masterclass, we aim to provide you with a number of very practical tips and tools to research what is cooking inside the European Commission, the EU Parliament, the Council of Member States, and even less-known but still powerful Court of Justice of the EU.
We will go over a number of public tools – the EU lobbyists register, the Court of Justice database, and the legislative documents available on the institutions’ websites – and will also discuss the different types of sources that could allow you to go much beyond the public realm.
We will, in parallel, discuss how to request documents from those institutions. The sessions will have a few exercises to ensure that every tip is ready to use. At the end of the Masterclass, you will be equipped to navigate the European institutional labyrinth and the microcosm surrounding it. On top of that, we will provide you with written material that you can use afterwards in your reporting.
The masterclass is not just for those wishing to report from and on Brussels, but for every journalist who could benefit from knowing where to find information about the EU.
