European Initiative Prize

The European Initiative Prize (French: ) is a journalism prize, created in 2003 by the Maison de l’Europe de Paris and the European Press Club with the support of the European Parliament. The prize is awarded annually to media contributors who distinguished themselves with high quality work on European Union 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 Paris 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 France Inter and France Culture for her French show « Foule Continentale »
• Jon Henley, correspondent for The Guardian

2018 Edition

• Sylvain Kahn, professor and researcher at Sciences Po
• Marie-Christine Vallet, director of the European editorial at Radio France
• Voix d'Europe, blog created by two editors Virginie Cardoso and Chloé Lourenço
• The Vox Pop programme on Arte, represented by Marc Berdugo, producer of the show

2017 Edition

• Olivier Breton, director of '
• Jacques Delors, former President of the European Commission
• Enrico Letta, former Secretary to the Council of Ministers of Italy and president of the Jacques Delors Institute

• Cartooning for Peace
• Eurochannel
• Le Nouvel Observateurs Journées Europe

• Yves Bertoncini, Notre Europe –Jacques Delors Institute & Thierry Chopin, Robert Schuman Foundation (France) for their report: Des visages sur des clivages : les élections européennes de mai 2014
• Europavox
• Public Sénat

• Daniel Desesquelle presenting the Carrefour de l'Europe programme on 5 avril 2013 in Strasbourg.
• Alberto Toscano, journalist
• Pascal Verdeau, journalist, France 3

• Paul Germain, Le Bar de l’Europe TV5 Monde
• , Le Téléphone sonne – spécial Europe – France Inter
• , Libération newspaper

• Françoise Crouïgneau, chief international editor, Les Échos daily newspaper
• for Kiosque on TV5 Monde
• Jean-Pierre Gouzy, former president of the European Journalist Association (AJE)

• Ferdinando Riccardi, Marina Gazzo, editors of l’Agence Europe
• , director general of Les Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace
• Bernard Guetta, journalist and columnist at France Inter and L'Express

• Christine Ockrent for the programme France Europe Express on France 3
• , Director -General, President of Ouest-France newspaper

• ' – online magazine
• France Culture's Cause Commune
• Anne-marie Autissier for her review, Culture Europe International
• La Croix newspaper