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European Press Prize

The awards for excellence in journalism. The European Press Prize acknowledges and celebrates the significance of good journalistic work.

Journalists can enter their work in 4 categories, each worth €10.000,-

19/12/2025

⛄ As the year draws to a close, winter offers a rare opportunity to pause and reflect.

At the European Press Prize, this season marks a moment of looking back on a year of submissions, conversations, and questions that go to the heart of journalism in Europe today, and looking ahead to how these reflections will shape our direction in the years to come.

In our latest newsletter, Executive Director Jennifer Athanasiou-Prins shares insights on submissions, the judging process, and why this winter is a crucial moment for rethinking what journalism is and what it needs to be in a rapidly changing media landscape.

Read the full newsletter here: https://mailchi.mp/europeanpressprize.com/winter-reflections

13/12/2025

This is the final call: 24 hours left to enter the European Press Prize 2026 ⌛

If you published work between 1 December 2024 and 31 December 2025 that deserves recognition — because it informed, challenged, investigated or innovated — you still have time to submit. But not too much!

The process takes only a few minutes, and your story may find a far larger audience through the Prize’s community and platforms.

The deadline is TODAY at 23:59 CET.

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

11/12/2025

Three days remain to enter the European Press Prize 2026 🫢

If you’ve been planning to submit but haven’t yet taken the final step, now is the time! Your work — whether an investigation, a reported story, a piece of public discourse or an innovative project — may resonate far beyond your newsroom.

This Prize exists to amplify the journalists who push boundaries, ask difficult questions, and bring clarity to complex issues. Your story may be one of them.
Entries close on 14 December at 23:59 CET.

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

08/12/2025

One week remains to enter the European Press Prize 2026 ⏲️

This is the moment to bring forward the journalism that shaped public conversation this year: investigations, deep reporting, innovative formats, and stories that helped people understand our world more clearly.

Whether you work independently or report from a newsroom, your voice is integral to Europe’s media landscape. Submitting your work is also a way of standing beside journalists across the continent who believe that accuracy, integrity and curiosity still matter.

Entries close on 14 December at 23:59 CET.

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

01/12/2025

Two weeks remain until entries close for the European Press Prize 2026 ⏳

During our recent livestream, PrepCom Chair Cristian Lupșa offered a reminder worth repeating: “The first thing you should consider and the first thing you should do before entering is read the rules… The rules will tell you some little things which will ease your entry.”

Before submitting, we strongly encourage you to take time to review the guidelines and your application carefully. A few minutes of preparation ensures your work reaches the jury clearly and at its strongest!

If your piece was published between 1 December 2024 and 31 December 2025, and if it reflects accuracy, depth, originality or courage, we want to see it.

Entries close on 14 December at 23:59 CET.

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

20/11/2025

Innovation in journalism isn’t limited to tech. It’s the courage to rethink workflows, form unexpected partnerships, design sustainable publishing models, or choose formats that reveal systemic issues more clearly than traditional narratives. Past nominees have used satellite imagery to detect glyphosate use nationwide and built public databases that map offshore wealth under time pressure.

These projects show how innovation can emerge from method, design, collaboration, or pure necessity: https://www.europeanpressprize.com/inside-our-innovation-category/

If your work opens a new path others can follow, submit it to the Innovation Category of the European Press Prize.

20/11/2025

Journalism evolves when newsrooms challenge assumptions and rethink how stories are found, shaped, and shared.

Recent Innovation Award honorees — DoR, Maldita.es, OCCRP, and Follow the Money — have rebuilt their reporting processes by embedding themselves within communities, created tools that fact-check misinformation inside private messaging apps, and exposed global power structures through collaborative data investigations.

Our Innovation Category celebrates work that pushes the journalistic craft forward, whether through new technologies, novel editorial structures, or storytelling formats built around how audiences actually engage.

If your project expands what journalism can achieve, enter the Innovation Category of the European Press Prize 2026, and read more about this category on our website.

14/11/2025

One month from today, entries for the European Press Prize 2026 will close ⏰

If you have a piece of journalism you’re genuinely proud of, this is your moment to bring it forward: https://www.europeanpressprize.com/before-you-enter/

Across Europe — from independent reporters to major newsrooms — important stories were told this year. Stories that challenged, clarified, revealed, and reshaped the way we understand the world. If one of them is yours, we want to see it!

You have until 14 December to submit work published between 1 December 2024 and 31 December 2025 in any of our five categories: Distinguished Reporting, Investigative Reporting, Innovation, Migration Journalism, and Public Discourse.

Don’t let your strongest work stay in the archive. Give it the chance to travel further.

Details and entry form are on our website: https://www.europeanpressprize.com/before-you-enter/

12/11/2025

The 2024 Media Pluralism Monitor shows significant risks to media pluralism across Europe, particularly in market plurality and social inclusiveness: https://cmpf.eui.eu/media-pluralism-monitor-2024/

The European Press Prize 2026 is committed to amplifying all voices in journalism. If your stories have helped expand how Europe sees itself — from under-represented communities, marginalised regions, or novel perspectives — we invite you to submit your work: https://www.europeanpressprize.com/before-you-enter/

10/11/2025

We know that submitting your work for an award can feel like a lot. That’s why we’re going live to make it a bit easier by answering all your questions.

Join our Jennifer Athanasiou-Prins and Cristian Lupșa for an informal lunchtime chat about journalism, the Prize, and what makes a strong entry. They’ll talk about the stories that stand out, how the judging works, and why recognition and solidarity matter in European journalism today. Most importantly, they’ll be answering your questions live.

📅 This Thursday, 13 November
🕛 12:00 CET
📍 Instagram Live

Save the date, bring your lunch, and bring your questions.

08/11/2025

The weekend is often the only time journalists get a moment to step back from the rush of reporting. If you’re looking at the work you published this year and thinking "this is incredible" — now is the time to consider submitting it.

The European Press Prize 2026 is open for entries until 14 December 2025. All details, guidelines, and the entry form are available on our website: https://www.europeanpressprize.com/before-you-enter/

If you believe your work should travel further, or know someone whose work deserves recognition, this is the moment to act.

05/11/2025

💫 On 13 November, we’re hosting “Lunch with the European Press Prize” — a live, informal conversation about what the Prize stands for, how the selection process works, and what makes a strong entry.

Our Executive Director Jennifer Athanasiou-Prins and Preparatory Committee Chair Cristian Lupsa will discuss journalism in today’s shifting media landscape, the challenges facing reporters across Europe, and why recognition and solidarity still matter. And yes, we’ll also talk about how to submit your work!

If you’re considering entering the 2026 edition or simply curious about how the Prize works behind the scenes, this livestream is the perfect place to spend your lunch break.

Live on Instagram, 13 November, 12:00 CET: https://www.instagram.com/europeanpressprize/

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