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The European Young Journalist Award 2010 kicks off
The European Commission’s Directorate General for Enlargement is
launching the European Young Journalist Award 2010 (EYJA). The competition will reward
Europe‘s best young journalists, focusing on EU Enlargement, for the third year running.
The EYJA 2010 challenges journalists and journalism students, aged 17 – 35, to enlarge their vision.
It is an opportunity to represent EU Enlargement from creative and thought-provoking angles. The
competition will run until 28 February 2010. Print, online and radio journalism, published between 1
October 2007 and 28 February 2010, can be submitted by citizens of one of the EU Member States,
Candidate Countries, Potential Candidates or Iceland.
The 36 national winners will each be selected by official juries in each participating country. An
international jury will then select the three best submissions in the following categories: “Most
original”, “Best research” and “Best journalistic style.” Each of the three Special Prize winners will
receive a cultural trip, to a European capital of their choice.
Olli Rehn, Commissioner for Enlargement welcomed the EYJA 2010: “The third edition of the
European Young Journalist Award continues to reward excellent journalism and gives the European
Commission the opportunity to exchange ideas with Europe’s most promising young journalists
about questions at the heart of the EU Enlargement project.”
The winners of the EYJA 2010 will visit Istanbul in May 2010 for a cultural and historical trip.
Istanbul, one of Europe’s Capitals of Culture for 2010, provides an ideal location for the winners to
enlarge their vision through cross-cultural interaction. The trip will end with a conference where
views will be exchanged with leading international analysts about European culture, identity and EU
Enlargement.
For information on how to enter the competition, please visit www.EUjournalist-award.eu
Press contact:
Maurizio Picheca Romy Eckert
European Commission / DG Enlargement MEDIA CONSULTA International Holding AG
Tel. +32 2 29 51929 Tel. +49 (0)30 65 000 - 348
Email: Maurizio.PICHECA@ext.ec.europa.eu Email: r.eckert@media-consulta.com
