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FENA host of EANA 2020 Spring Conference (VIDEO)

FENA Press release

 

PRAGUE, September 22 (FENA) - The Federal News Agency (FENA) will host the Spring Conference of the European Alliance of News Agencies (EANA) in Sarajevo next year, EANA General Assembly announced at Assembly session in Prague yesterday.

EANA President and Director of the German News Agency (DPA) Peter Kropsch expressed his satisfaction that the EANA's next meeting will be held in Sarajevo.

"As the President of the EANA and on behalf of my Board we are very happy that we will carry out the next summit of EANA in Sarajevo. This is a place where 32 agencies will meet and host will be FENA. FENA has been a valuable member of EANA for now several years and we are happy to carry out the first summit in Sarajevo next year. Sarajevo for us is a place where history and future meet and I am sure we will have a great summit there and we are very much looking forward to the hospitality of the country, and especially of FENA," said Kropsch.

General Manager of the Federal News Agency (FENA), Elmir Huremović believes that holding the annual conference in Sarajevo, BiH, would significantly contribute to emphasizing the importance of journalism of news agencies, but also freedom of the media in the entire Southeastern Europe.

"Arrival of renowned news agencies, EANA members, to BiH would also raise awareness on the role of news agencies in development of democratic society," said Huremović, adding that this is a great honor for FENA, but also for Sarajevo and Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The European Alliance of News Agencies (EANA) was established in 1956 as a forum for cooperation and exchange of information following the Strasbourg conference.

It is comprised of 32 news agencies that promote and respect copyrights, access to quality information, technological development of the media and media freedoms.

The Federal News Agency FENA has been a member of EANA since 2017, as the only representative of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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