The competition kicks off for the 3rd time running of the European Parliament Prize for Journalism, an honor that will be awarded to journalists who have covered major European issues or promoted a better understanding of the EU institutions and/or EU policies.

The prize will be awarded in four different categories: written press, radio, TV and internet.  The winner in each category will receive €5000.
Individuals or teams of up to five people are eligible to contribute with articles or reports.

Contributions must have been published or broadcast between 1 May 2009 and 31 March 2010 in one of the official languages of the European Union. All participants must be nationals or residents of an EU Member State and registered journalists.

Entries will be accepted from 15 January until 31 March 2010 inclusive. The prize will be awarded in October 2010.

Application forms and the rules of the Journalism Prize are available on the website of the Prize at http://www.eppj.eu.
The winners of last year's European Parliament Prize for Journalism came from Germany, Hungary and Poland.

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WEBSITE: European Prize for Journalism