The Commission announces the winners of the Megalizzi-Niedzielski Journalism Prize and publishes a new call for proposals

Last night, the European Commission announced the winners of this year’s Megalizzi-Niedzielski Prize for aspiring journalists. They are Ani Arveladze from Georgia and Laura Bannier from France. The Commission awarded the award to Ani and Laura for their talent, dedication to quality journalism and adherence to EU values.

The Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms Mrs. Eliza Ferreira said: “Journalists are vital to the European project and the EU’s democracies. The Commission is taking new measures to support them. A few weeks ago we approved the European Media Freedom Act and supported the launch of the European Press Room. With this award we recognize the work of two promising young journalists.”

During the award ceremony, the Commission also published the 6th call for proposals to support journalistic activities related to cohesion policy, with a total budget of €7 million. Media, universities, communication agencies and other private and public bodies are invited to submit their proposals for independent reporting on cohesion policy. The Commission will cover 80% of the costs of the projects, with grants of up to €300,000 for selected beneficiaries. The application deadline is January 10, 2023, at 18:00 (Greece time).

The Megalizzi-Niedzielski Prize for aspiring journalists was established in 2019 and honors the memory of Antonio Megalizzi and Bartek Piotr Orent-Niedzielski, two young European journalists committed to the EU and its values, who lost their lives at the end of 2018 in a terrorist attack in Strasbourg. Examples of communication actions of previous beneficiaries can be seen on the relevant interactive map.

Lena Flitzani

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