Euractiv's policy coverage is spread across eight 'hubs', Agrifood, Economy, Energy & Environment, Global Europe, Health, Politics, Technology, and Transport. Its news coverage is complemented by a programme of more than 100 events per year, usually in the form of stakeholder debates that span the same policy areas. Euractiv's policy reporting focuses on the pre-legislative stage of EU decision-making, and it has almost all of its English language content translated into French and German.
Euractiv has diversified sources of funding, as the company seeks private and public revenues to run its business. In 2019, about a fifth of Euractiv's income came from public sources, including the EU.[2] Other sources of revenue are advertising and corporate sponsorship.
In May 2023, Euractiv was acquired by Belgian media company Mediahuis in what became the company's first international media platform acquisition.[4] It has a three-person leadership team of René Moerland (publisher and formerly editor-in-chief of Dutch newspaper NRC), Claire Boussagol (Managing Director and formerly President, Europe at APCO Worldwide and CEO at Politico Europe), and Emmanuel Naert (Subscriptions Director).
Profile
Euractiv has been covering the European Parliament and other EU institutions for over twenty years. Its editorial coverage includes European politics in Brussels as well as a more in-depth analysis of EU policies in areas such as energy and environment, agriculture, food safety, transport, and tech policy.
Apart from daily articles, Euractiv also produces special reports on specific policy topics. In 2016, the company introduced its flagship newsletter The Brief. In 2019, it launched a new round of EU-focused newsletters: The Capitals, the Tech Brief, and the Transport Brief. Furthermore, Euractiv specializes in hosting events that bring key stakeholders together and into conversation. In 2018, Euractiv organized more than 70 events, most of which were sponsored, mostly in the form of workshops or debates.[5]
Newsletters
Euractiv distributes newsletters called 'Policy Briefs' in line with the coverage of the largest policy areas of the European Union, e.g. agriculture, technology, and energy. Notably, in the daily newsletter "The Capitals", Euractiv brings together political news from across Europe that has a wider European interest.
Impact
According to the 2023 EU Media Poll conducted by Savanta for BCW Brussels, Euractiv ranked as the fifth most influential EU source, moving into the top 10 for the first time.[6]
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