"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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