European Commission Lorenzo Natali Media Prize 2023

The Lorenzo Natali Media Prize, the EU's flagship journalism award, opens for applications today. The Prize recognises and honours the work of journalists from around the world which shed a light on the most pressing global challenges.

The European Commission calls on journalists reporting on issues relating to inequality, poverty eradication, sustainable development, environment, biodiversity, climate action, digital, jobs and employment, education and skills development, migration, healthcare, peace, democracy and human rights to apply online.

About European Commission

We are the European Commission’s department for International Partnerships under the leadership of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen. Our role is to: work together with partner countries across the world to achieve sustainable development design the EU’s international partnership and development policy We are responsible for formulating the EU’s international partnership and development policy, with the ultimate goal to reduce poverty, ensure sustainable development, and promote democracy, human rights, and the rule of law across the world. EU Internationa... read more

European Commission Lorenzo Natali Media Prize

Aim and Benefits of European Commission Lorenzo Natali Media Prize

• Each winner will receive €10 000.
• The winner of the Best Emerging Journalist category will also be offered a work experience with a media partner.

Requirements for European Commission Lorenzo Natali Media Prize Qualification

Reporters can submit written, audio-visual or multimedia work in one of the following categories:

• International Prize: reporting published by a media outlet based in one of the European Union's partner countries.
• Europe Prize: reporting published by a media outlet based in the European Union.
• Best Emerging Journalist Prize: reporting by a journalist aged under 30 at the time of publication and published by a media outlet based in any of the countries eligible for the International and Europe Prizes.

Applications are open to reporting in any language, but should be accompanied by a translation in one of the competition languages: English, French, Spanish, German or Portuguese.

Interview date, Process and Venue for European Commission Lorenzo Natali Media Prize

Selection Criteria

• A Grand Jury of internationally renowned journalists and representatives from key non-governmental organisations from around the world will choose the winners in each category.
• Each winner will receive €10 000. The winner of the Best Emerging Journalist category will also be offered a work experience with a media partner.
• The winners will be announced at the Lorenzo Natali Media Prize Award Ceremony in Brussels later in 2023.

Application Deadline

How to Apply

For more details,visit EU website