European Press Prize

08/10/2025

It was a pleasure to take part once again in the iMedd Forum, celebrating the values that unite us: integrity, trust, and collaboration in journalism.

We were surrounded by inspiring journalists and organisations dedicated to strengthening Europe’s media ecosystem. It was wonderful to reconnect with familiar faces, meet new colleagues who share our mission, and see our Laureates shine on stage as they received recognition for their remarkable work.

At the European Press Prize, we believe that quality journalism is essential to healthy democracies. By recognising and empowering outstanding work, we aim to strengthen trust in the media, foster solidarity among journalists, and uphold democratic values across Europe.

If you’ve worked on a story that deserves to be seen, we warmly invite you to submit it for the 2026 European Press Prize. We would love to read your work!

Entries are open until 14 December 2025. 🔗Check the link in our bio!

Photo credits to: Alex Grymanis, Christos Karageorgakis, Chris Anagnostopoulos.

06/10/2025

It’s Monday. Perfect time to share that piece you’re proud of.

The European Press Prize 2026 is officially open for entries! We celebrate journalism that informs, inspires, and makes a difference from every corner of Europe. Journalists from all 46 Council of Europe countries, plus Belarus and Russia, are invited to submit their best work.

📅 Deadline: 14 December 2025

If your story had impact, let it be seen.

Submit your work here: https://www.europeanpressprize.com/before-you-enter/

01/10/2025

✨ A new season of the European Press Prize has begun!

Great journalism can come from anywhere: a large newsroom in a capital city or a small local outlet in a village. What matters is the power of the story: to inform, to inspire, and to hold truth to account.

We are now accepting entries for the 2026 European Press Prize. Journalists from all 46 Council of Europe countries, plus Belarus and Russia, are eligible — as well as journalists working in or publishing for European outlets.

🗓️ Submit your work before 14 December 2025 and join a community that celebrates excellence in European journalism!

Entry details are here: https://www.europeanpressprize.com/before-you-enter/

Do you know a journalist whose work deserves recognition? Tag them in the comments or share this post!

19/09/2025

From our archives 📚

“Myanmar Burning” by Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oe was nominated for our 2019 Investigative Reporting Award. The pair spent over one year in prison for exposing the mass murder of Rohingya Muslims.

https://www.europeanpressprize.com/article/myanmar-burning/

Full collection: https://www.reuters.com/investigates/section/myanmar-rohingya/

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17/09/2025

👩‍💻 Interested in improving your data journalism skills? Our Laureate Adriana Homolova is launching an eight week mentorship programme at the end of October to help people do (better) data investigations. Sign up for it here:

1-on-1 mentorship for journalists & data professionals. Transform complex data into stories with personalized 8-week programs.

15/09/2025

Our 2024 Laureate Megan Clement wrote a memoir — a beautiful story about family, connection and the distance we will go to be with the ones we love. You can order her book on her website: https://www.meganclement.com/store/desirepaths and read a poignant excerpt here: https://www.thepersistent.com/megan-clement-desire-paths-excerpt/

Buy the acclaimed debut by Megan Clement Desire Paths published by Ultimo Press

12/09/2025

From our archives 📚

The children born in South Africa in the years right after apartheid ended are now young adults: known as the born-free generation. Runner-Up for our 2020 Innovation Award, this piece takes a look into how free the born-frees really are and how modern-day racism influences their day-to-day lives.

Read more about BORN FREE – Mandela’s Generation of Hope ›

10/09/2025

🙋 Who else is coming to the iMEdD International Journalism Forum 2025 later this month?

We’ll be in Athens, posted up at the Media Village, and also for a meeting of our Partners and Peers. Be sure to come say hello!

Let us know below if you’ll be there too 👇
https://forum.imedd.org/en/

08/09/2025

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05/09/2025

From our archives 📚

Nominated for our 2021 Distinguished Reporting Award, “How Orbán played Germany, Europe’s great power” reveals how the economic success of Viktor Orbán’s Hungary is heavily reliant on German companies who receive special treatment.

In October 2017, important figures of German and international business and political life gathered at a reception in a glass-walled hall on one of the upper floors of Frankfurt’s tallest skyscraper. At the event, one of the top executives of a German automobile manufacturing group, warmed and loo...

03/09/2025

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