Media Freedom Rapid Response representatives and the journalist community will gather in Brussels today to commemorate the life and work of Daphne Caruana Galizia, the Maltese investigative journalist killed seven years ago. As a symbol of press freedom, Caruana Galizia's legacy highlights the urgent need for stronger protections for journalists and accountability for crimes committed against them.

At 12pm in front of the Residence Palais, seven years after the assassination of the Maltese investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, Media Freedom Rapid Response, journalists and representatives of media freedom community will come together to commemorate her brilliant work and dedication.

Caruana Galizia has become the symbol of investigative journalists who are threatened and assaulted as a result of their work. We owe it to her, her family and the entire journalists' community in Europe that such a heinous crime should not happen again, a statement by the organisers said.

"We urge national authorities and the EU to do more to protect journalists and combat impunity of crimes committed against them. We would like to express our solidarity with the activities of the Caruana Galizia Foundation and the work done by her family."

The statement was signed by European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF), Article 19 Europe, European Federation of Journalists (EFJ), Free Press Unlimited (FPU), International Press Institute (IPI) and OBC Transeuropa (OBCT).