The European Initiative Prize ( French: '')'' is a

journalism Journalism is the production and distribution of reports on the interaction of events, facts, ideas, and people that are the "news of the day" and that informs society to at least some degree of accuracy. The word, a noun, applies to the journ ...

prize, created in 2003 by the Maison de l’Europe de Paris and the European Press Club with the support of the

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.Prize of the European initiative
The prize is awarded annually to media contributors who distinguished themselves with high quality work on

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topics. The award ceremony takes place every year in June at the Maison de l’Europe de Paris within the Hotel de Villiers, private mansion of the 19th century, property of the City of

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and situated in the 17th district of Paris. The ceremony is usually preceded by a debate on European topics. The jury – currently chaired by former MEP and Catherine Lalumière, President of the Maison de l’Europe de Paris – consists of French and European intellectuals. The Prize consists of a diploma of honour and of a piece of art, offered by the European Parliament. Usually, three "ex æquo" prizes are awarded annually.

List of Laureates

2019 Edition

* Alain Devalpo, association Globe Reporters * Caroline Gillet, reporter of

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and

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for her French show « Foule Continentale » * Jon Henley, correspondent for

The Guardian ''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in Manchester in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'' and changed its name in 1959, followed by a move to London. Along with its sister paper, ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardi ...

2018 Edition

* Sylvain Kahn, professor and researcher at

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* Marie-Christine Vallet, director of the European editorial at

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* ''Voix d'Europe'', blog created by two editors Virginie Cardoso and Chloé Lourenço * The ''Vox Pop'' programme on

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, represented by Marc Berdugo, producer of the show

2017 Edition

* Olivier Breton, director of ' *

Jacques Delors Jacques Lucien Jean Delors (; 20 July 192527 December 2023) was a French politician who served as the eighth president of the European Commission from 1985 to 1995. Delors played a key role in the creation of the single market, the euro and th ...

, former

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Enrico Letta Enrico Letta (; born 20 August 1966) is an Italian politician who served as Prime Minister of Italy The prime minister of Italy, officially the president of the Council of Ministers (), is the head of government of the Italy, Italian Republ ...

, former Secretary to the

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and president of the

Jacques Delors Institute The Notre Europe - Jacques Delors Institute (), formerly ''Notre Europe'' (French for "Our Europe"), is an independent think tank based in Paris. Founded in 1996 by Jacques Delors, it aims to "think a united Europe." Enrico Letta currently serve ...

2016 Edition

*Christophe Ayad, member of the

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project, journalist for the French newspaper

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*Franck Bourgeron, managing editor, La Revue Dessinée *

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for his journalistic work *

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2015 Edition

* '' Cartooning for Peace'' * ''

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'' * ''

Le Nouvel Observateur (), previously known as (2014–2024), (1964–2014), (1954–1964), (1953–1954), and (1950–1953), is a weekly French news magazine. Based in the 2nd arrondissement of Paris, ' is one of the three most prominent French news magazines ...

s ''Journées Europe''

2014 Edition

* Yves Bertoncini, Notre Europe –Jacques Delors Institute & Thierry Chopin,

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for their report: ''Des visages sur des clivages : les élections européennes de mai 2014 '' * Europavox *

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2013 Edition

* Kattalin Landaburu,

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* Rudolf Chimelli, journaliste *

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2012 Edition

* Nicolas Gros-Verheyde o
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*

Érik Izraelewicz Érik Izraelewicz (6 February 1954 – 27 November 2012) was a French journalist and author, specialised in economics and finance. From February 2011 he was director and editorial executive of the daily ''Le Monde'', after having held the same po ...

, director of

* Stefan de Vries, journalist

2011 Edition

* Daniel Desesquelle presenting the ''Carrefour de l'Europe'' programme on 5 avril 2013 in

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. * Alberto Toscano, journalist * Pascal Verdeau, journalist,

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2010 Edition

* Paul Germain, ''Le Bar de l’Europe''

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* ,

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– spécial Europe –

* ,

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newspaper

2008 Edition

* Françoise Crouïgneau, chief international editor, '' Les Échos'' daily newspaper * for ''Kiosque'' on

* Jean-Pierre Gouzy, former president of the European Journalist Association (AJE)

2009 Edition

* , rédactrice en chef de la rédaction Européenne de

Courrier International ''Courrier International'' (; ) is a Paris-based French weekly newspaper which translates and publishes excerpts of articles from over 900 international newspapers. It also has a Portuguese and a Japanese edition. ''Courrier Japon'' was launche ...

* , directeur chargé des Affaires européennes –

2007 Edition

* , président d’

* Daniel Vernet, directeur des Relations Internationales * Laurence Aubron pour

2006 Edition

* Ferdinando Riccardi, Marina Gazzo, editors of ''l’Agence Europe'' * , director general of ''

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'' * Bernard Guetta, journalist and columnist at ''

'' and ''

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2005 Edition

Christine Ockrent Christine Ockrent (born 24 April 1944) is a Belgian journalist whose career has principally centered on French television. She interviewed Amir-Abbas Hoveyda, the former Iranian prime minister, in Qasr prison after the Islamic revolution in 197 ...

for the programme ''France Europe Express'' on

* , Director -General, President of ''

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'' newspaper

2004 Edition

* ' – online magazine *

's ''Cause Commune'' * Anne-marie Autissier for her review, ''Culture Europe International'' * La Croix newspaper

References

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