Deadline: 31 July 2025
The European Parliament is delighted to seek applications for its Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for Journalism to reward outstanding journalism that promotes or defends the core principles and values of the European Union such as human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, rule of law, and human rights.
It is open to professional journalists and teams of professional journalists of any nationality, who can submit in-depth pieces that have been published or broadcast by media based in one of the 27 EU countries.
Theme
- The Prize aims to recognise outstanding in-depth journalism work on topics that are relevant for the European Union (EU) as a whole or some of its Member States, and contribute to the promotion of principles and values of the EU, as enshrined in the European Charter of Human Rights.
Prize Information
- There will be one single prize of €20,000 awarded annually.
Eligibility Criteria
- The Prize is open to individual professional journalists or teams of professional journalists of any nationality. Applications may be submitted by authors themselves or by professional media organisations and associations on their behalf.
- Entries must have been published/broadcast in print, audiovisual or online media outlets based in one of the 27 EU Member States between 1 September 2024 and the deadline date.
Evaluation Criteria
- Evaluation will be based on the following criteria:
- Relevance of the topic for European society and contribution to the promotion of EU values and principles.
- Quality of content, which should be well documented, accurate, factual, and based on a variety of sources.
- Quality in terms of language, style, and structure.
- Original and in-depth approach to the topic.
Application Requirements
- English is the official language of the Prize.
- Entries may be submitted in all EU official languages. A summary in English (500 words maximum) must be provided in the submission form.
- Entries may have one or several authors. Applications may be submitted by authors themselves or by professional media organisations and associations on their behalf. By submitting an application, the applicant(s) declares to be the author(s) and to be the copyright owner(s) or to have obtained the authorisation from the right holder.
- Should a journalist or team of journalists wish to participate with more than one entry, they are allowed to do so. However, they must submit a separate application per entry.
- Plagiarism, which includes the unauthorised use of the language and thoughts of another author and the representation of them as one’s own, or any infringement of third parties’ intellectual property rights will result in disqualification.
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