(21 February 2019) – Today, the EU makes €2.2 Million available for three separate pilot projects in the area of media freedom and pluralism geared at promoting quality journalism and cross-border cooperation between media professionals and media councils.
The first pilot project (total budget available: €1 200 000), “Exchange of media rising stars”, will facilitate the mobility of young media professionals and cross-border cooperation between these professionals and media outlets.
The second pilot project (total budget available: €500 000), offering internship opportunities for minority language media, will give media professionals working with minority language media outlets across Europe the opportunity to undertake internships with leading European media houses.
The third pilot project (total budget available: €500 000), media councils in the digital age will study and map the activities of media self-regulatory bodies (also known as ‘media or press councils’) in the EU.