EUobserver is an independent online newspaper based in Brussels, established in 2000. It aims to support European democracy by reporting on EU decision-making, ensuring transparency, and giving a voice to citizens, all while remaining free from funding by EU institutions or industries compromising journalistic independence.
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EUobserver is a not-for-profit, independent online newspaper established in Brussels in 2000. We value free thinking and plain speech and aim to support European democracy by reflecting the voice of people and by giving people the information they need to hold the EU establishment to account.
Our goal
European journalism is essential in making European democracy actually function. Today, there is a gap between the decision-makers in Brussels and the people they represent. Our goal is to fill this gap by reporting on how decisions are made in the European Union, and by giving people the possibility of making their voice heard within the European institutions.
We do this through our articles, our exclusive news stories, our cross-border investigations, our opinion platform and through our relentless quest for transparency and accountability.
Our reach
The EUobserver is one of the most influential news platforms in the European institutions. With a small but dedicated team, we succeed in having an impact. Our reporting has made sure that issues were put on the EU agenda, that ordinary people from Europe and beyond have been heard in Brussels, and even forced officials to resign because they did not live up to the moral standards the EU should have.
Our principles
EUobserver is the only independent news media covering EU affairs in Brussels and beyond. We are not funded by the EU institutions. We generate our own income from membership, group subscriptions and advertising. We also receive institutional grant support from the Adessium Foundation, Fondation Nicolas Puech, Tides Foundation and the Schöpflin Stiftung.
We pledge never to take any financial support from the tobacco industry, the defence industry, nor from any entity, private or public, that does not respect the full independence of our journalism.
Therefore, the support from our readers through membership and group subscriptions is essential.