"Enlarge Your Vision" - EU Launches 2009 European Young Journalist Award

"Enlarge Your Vision" - EU Launches 2009 European Young Journalist Award

LONDON, February 3/PRNewswire/ -- The European Commission's Directorate-General for Enlargement, in co-operation with the European Youth Press(1) and Café Babel(2), today launches the 2009 European Young Journalist Award.

The pan-European competition offers journalists from the UK and across Europe the opportunity to reflect and express their views on the enlargement of the European Union. The 2009 edition of the Young Journalist Award coincides with the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Iron Curtain and the 5th anniversary of the accession to the EU of eight Central and Eastern European Countries, as well as Malta and Cyprus.

On the occasion of the launch of the competition, Olli Rehn, European Commissioner for Enlargement, said: "I welcome the second edition of this competition and look forward to reading and listening to the views of young journalists throughout Europe. Young people are important opinion leaders for their generation and the competition gives them an opportunity to share their experiences and visions of our European future."

Following the success of last year's competition for print and online journalists, the Commission is creating a new category for radio journalists in 2009. The competition runs from 1st February until 31st May 2009 and participants must be aged between 17-35 and come from an EU member state or a candidate or potential candidate country (Western Balkans and Turkey). The theme of all applications for both categories must refer to the enlargement of the EU or the future vision of Europe or both.

Participants can enter the competition via the dedicated website: http://www.EUjournalist-award.eu. The website also provides information about the EU's enlargement policy, interesting tips on developing a career in journalism and an interactive blog.

35 winners will be chosen at a national level and their articles and radio pieces will be published on the competition website. They will also be invited on a cultural trip to Berlin in the second half of the year to join in the celebrations for the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.

For full competition rules and further information, please visit http://www.EUjournalist-award.eu.

(1) umbrella organization of 48.000 young journalists in Europe

(2) On-line European current affairs magazine in 7 languages and network partners

          Press contact:     Sofia Ylén     Media Consulta UK Ltd.     Tel: +44(0)20-7229-0300     s.ylen@media-consulta.com  

Source: The European Commission's Directorate-General for Enlargement

Press contact: Sofia Ylén, Media Consulta UK Ltd., Tel: +44(0)20-7229-0300, Mobile: +44(0)7748-872141, s.ylen@media-consulta.com

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