Launch of the 2024 edition of the Daphne Caruana Galizia Award

Brussels – Today (May 3), during World Press Freedom Day, the European Parliament launched a call for the submission of entries for the Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize 2024. The award is for all journalists who work in newspapers registered in one of the 27 member countries. The purpose of the award is to recognize outstanding work that promotes and defends the fundamental principles and values of the European Union, such as human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, rule of law, and human rights.

An independent jury, comprising representatives of the press and civil society from EU countries and members of leading European journalists’ associations, will award the 20,000 euro prize. The award ceremony will be around October 16, the anniversary of Daphne Caruana Galizia’s murder. Journalists have until 12 on July 31 to submit their entries.

The award aims at remembering Daphne Caruana Galizia, a Maltese journalist active against corruption, who was killed in 2017 by an explosive device planted in her car. The president of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola, in presenting the 2024 edition, was keen to remember Daphne Caruana Galizia: “She was murdered, but her spirit endures in the work of journalists who, like her, defend truth, pluralism, and justice. This prize is for them.”

Proud that today, @Europarl_EN is launching this year's edition of the Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for Journalism.
This award is a tribute to Daphne's courage, a recognition of journalists' work and a reaffirmation of our commitment to media freedom.https://t.co/1DWq8Y4Yos
— Roberta Metsola (@EP_President) May 3, 2024