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COMPETITION FOR THE BEST MEDIA REPORTS ON EUROPEAN INTEGRATION IMPACT ON CITIZENS’ LIVES IN THE SOUTHEAST AND SOUTHWEST OF SERBIA LAUNCHED

19. December 2016.

Belgrade - The European Progress development program, in partnership with the Delegation of the European Union to the Republic of Serbia and the European Integration Office of the Government of the Republic of Serbia, has launched a competition for the best media report by local and regional media outlets on the topic of European integration and its impact on the daily life of the population in the southeast and southwest of the country.

Reports printed/broadcast in the period from December 15, 2016 to March 1, 2017 should focus on the overall support provided by the European Union in partnership with the governments of Switzerland and Serbia, through European Progress, to the local development with a view to improving the quality of life of the population in the 34 Program municipalities.

Prizes will be awarded in eight categories: the best TV broadcast, the best radio broadcast, the best printed report, the best online report, the best series of media reports, the best report on entrepreneurship, the best report on a project financially supported by the EU in one of the Program municipalities, as well as the best report on potential projects that would contribute to a better quality of life for the local communities in those municipalities.

Stressing the important role of the media, especially the local media, in informing citizens of Serbia about the process of European integration Marko Vujacic, the European Progress National Program Manager, said: "We hope that this competition will encourage journalists of the local and regional media outlets to report on the topics and projects that constitute the essence of what the European integration brings to citizens, but which are not always the focus of attention, given that high-level political topics often prevail over those relating to social and economic development. "

Eligible to take part in the competition are local and regional print media outlets, news agency services, radio programs, television programs or internet portals based in one of the local self-governments (LSG) in the European Progress Area of Responsibility. Likewise, reports can also be sent by regional media outlets based outside of the Program municipalities, which have been actively reporting on events in at least five Program LSGs over the last two years.

The prizes will be awarded to the best competitors in all eight categories, both to the media outlets and their reporters and journalists who prepared the reports. The European Union and the Government of Switzerland will award media outlets through European Progress with the equipment worth up to EUR 5,000 in order to build the technical capacity of the local and regional media outlets. The European Integration Office will organize a working visit for authors of the media reports rated as best to the relevant national state institutions involved in the process of European integration in Belgrade, followed by a study visit organized by the EU Delegation to Brussels, where they will meet EU officials, visit EU institutions, as well as the cultural landmarks of Brussels, and meet their colleagues, who report from Brussels.

More detailed information on the competition, and the application form, can be found on the European PROGRES website, http://www.europeanprogres.org/konkursi/sr/.  

Source: European Progress and Coordination Body