In March 2018 we held our ceremony at the Open Society Archives in Budapest. Hungarian journalist, human rights advocate, university professor and writer, Miklós Haraszti, held the keynote speech and explained the importance of March 14th in Hungary. Read his heartfelt keynote here.
Keynote ceremony 2018In 2018, 25 groundbreaking, heartbreaking, innovative and inspiring projects from 19 different countries were nominated for the European Press Prize. Read the articles here.
Shortlist 2018Five articles were chosen from the shortlist and awarded with the European Press Prize. Five projects that - in times of fake news - show that the truth is still out there, and can be found. Five projects that highlight all aspects of what journalism should be about: risking everything to get the story, local investigations, classic watergate fact-finding, dangerous opinions and unearthing a truth we did not know yet. Read the winning articles here.
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World press freedom day – Hungary
Keynote Miklós Haraszti
2018 European Press Prize winners
2018 Shortlist out now!
Winner of the 2018 Special Award
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Award 2018 Winner
This crime only requires poverty, internet, and a distant buyer
— by Ida Nyegård Espersen, published by Jyllands-Posten, Denmark
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Award 2018 Nominee
The Great British Brexit Robbery: how our democracy was hijacked
— by Carole Cadwalladr, published by The Observer, United Kingdom