Safeguarding fundamental rights and democratic values in the EU digital sphere and beyond
The University of Cyprus kindly invites you to the 3rd Conference of the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence DIGI U Digital Platforms: Under the Scope of the New Era in Digital Services, titled:
«Safeguarding fundamental rights and democratic values in the EU digital sphere and beyond»
Date: Friday, 24 April 2026
Time: 13:00 – 18:30
Venue: Amphitheatre Β108 University House “Anastasios G. Leventis” University of Cyprus
The conference is held under the auspices of the Cyprus Bar Association
Conference Programme
13:00-13:30 Registration of participants
13:30-14:00 Welcome and Opening Remarks
Tasos Anastasiou
Chairman of UCY Council
Tatiana-Eleni Synodinou
Academic Coordinator of DIGI U Vice Rector for Academic Affairs, Professor of Private and Commercial Law, University of Cyprus
Ιrini Mylona-Chrysostomou
Registrar of Companies and Intellectual Property
14:00 – 15:20 Session 1: Media Freedom, Pluralism and Democratic Safeguards
Focus: Media freedom, pluralism, political advertising, and democratic resilience under the new EU framework
Chair / Moderator: Ioanna Hadjiyianni, Assistant Professor in European and Environmental Law, Department of Law, University of Cyprus
- Prof. Elda Brogi
Deputy Director, Centre for Media Pluralism and Media Freedom, European University Institute
Topic: Media freedom and media pluralism: at risk or finally protected by the EU digital acquis
- Prof. Alain Strowel
UCLouvain / Attorney, Brussels Bar Association
Topic: Addressing some disinformation risks on social networks: can the DSA and AI Act really help?
- Marisa Jiménez Martín
Director and Deputy Head of EU Affairs, Meta
Topic: A global tech company’s perspective on the EU digital rulebook
15:00 – 15:20 | Q&A and Discussion
15:20 – 16:00 | Light Lunch
16:00 – 17:00 Session 2: Copyright, AI and Creative Industries
Focus: AI, copyright, platform regulation, and the EU enforcement
toolkit (DSA & AI Act).
Chair / Moderator: Theodora A. Maniou, Assistant Professor in Journalism, Department of Social and Political Sciences, University of Cyprus
- Mr. Stefano Gentile
Legal and Policy Officer, European Commission (DG CNECT)
Topic: Copyright in the online and AI environment: challenges and recent developments
- Prof. Thomas Margoni
Centre for IT and IP Law (CiTiP), KU Leuven
Topic: Artificial Independent Creations
- Prof. Justin Jütte
Associate Professor, UCD Sutherland School of Law
Topic: Necessary Licensing: Beyond AI Training
- Prof. Jan Oster
Prof. of Civil Law, Commercial Law, Media Law, Data and Digitalisation Law, Universität Osnabrück
Topic: Journalistic freedoms under Article 10 of the ECHR in the platform era
- Prof. Philippe Jougleux
School of Law, European University Cyprus
Topic: AI and search engines: regulation at the crossroads of the DSA and AI Act
16:45 – 17:00 | Q&A and Discussion
17:00 – 17:15 | Coffee Break
17:15 – 18:15 Session 3: Session 3: Disinformation, Platforms and Journalistic Freedom in the Digital Age
Focus: Disinformation risks, platform governance, and the protection of journalistic freedom under EU and ECHR framework
Chair / Moderator: Christos Karas, President of Famagusta Βar Association
- Michel Winkels
Head of European Affairs, State Media Authority of North Rhine-Westphalia
Topic: Coordination for the protection of democratic values: collaboration mechanisms under AVMSD, EMFA and DSA and their effectiveness
- Zach Meyers
Director of Research, Centre on Regulation in Europe (CERRE)
Topic: Is the DMA delivering more open ecosystems? Evaluating DMA compliance, effectiveness, and governance
- Diego De la Vega
Senior Legal Analyst, European Audiovisual Observatory
Topic: Platform regulation, disinformation and FIMI in Europe: general framework and selected national examples
- Mrs. Antigoni Themistokleous
Representative of the Cypriot Regulators
Topic: Regulating speech without silencing voices: content moderation and fundamental rights in the DSA era
17:55 – 18:15 | Q&A and Discussion
18:15 – 18:30 | Closing Roundtable & Key Takeaways
Σημαντικές Πληροφορίες:
- Κόστος συμμετοχής: ΔΩΡΕΑΝ
- Το σεμινάριο είναι μέρος της συνεχιζόμενης επαγγελματικής εκπαίδευσης των δικηγόρων και μοριοδοτείται με 4 μονάδες ΣΕΕ.
- Οι μονάδες θα καταχωρηθούν αυτόματα από τον Π.Δ.Σ. σε όσους παρακολουθήσουν το σεμινάριο στο σύνολό του.
- Γλώσσα διεξαγωγής: Αγγλική
Εγγραφή:
- Η εγγραφή στο σεμινάριο πραγματοποιείται αποκλειστικά μέσω της πλατφόρμας εκπαίδευσης (portal) του Παγκύπριου Δικηγορικού Συλλόγου.
- Θα πρέπει να γίνει σύνδεση πριν την εγγραφή σας ως ΔΙΚΗΓΟΡΟΣ και όχι ΕΠΙΣΚΕΠΤΗΣ.
- Η τελευταία ημερομηνία εγγραφής είναι η Παρασκευή, 24 Απριλίου 2026, και ώρα 10:30 π.μ.