Maja Sever is the President of the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ). With almost three decades of experience, Sever built her career in the Croatian public television HRT, where she hosted the programme “Hrvatska uživo” for 13 years. Since 2019, she has led the Union of Croatian Journalists (SNH) and in recent years she has received numerous awards such as ‘Journalist of the Year‘ in 2018. Additionally, she has worked as a consultant for EU projects and has served as moderator of many conferences and humanitarian events.