The European Press Prize, the Award for excellence in European journalism, is open for entries until December 14, 2025. Journalists from all 46 countries of the Council of Europe, Belarus and Russia, are invited to present their best work produced in the past year. They have the opportunity to become Prize Laureates and be awarded 10,000 euro prizes.
Journalists working in Europe and journalists writing for a European publication can submit their work. The work submitted must have a publication date between December 1, 2024 and December 31, 2025.
The European Press Prize is awarded in five categories: Distinguished Reporting, Innovation, Investigative Reporting, Migration Journalism and Public Discourse. The Panel of Judges also awards a Special Award for excellent journalism that defies categories and disciplines.