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In the Summer of 2018 the Flemish Journalism Fund was launched, to support diversity and innovation in journalism in Flanders. The Fund was a project of Journalismfund.eu, in partnership with the Flemish Association of Journalists and the Flemish government.

BRUSSELS - On 2 June 2020, the Flemish Government took a final decision on the amount of emergency funds to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. This includes support to Journalismfund.eu, via the Fonds Pascal Decroos project, for local projects of freelance journalists who can rely on few other support measures.

BRUSSELS - Journalismfund.eu is starting a pilot project in which Belgian and Dutch journalists can jointly apply for a grant for local investigative journalism. Journalismfund.eu has the ambition to further roll out this project on a European scale, and is looking for donors to do so.

The last application round of Journalismfund.eu's European Cross-Border Grants Programme in 2020 had an all-time record of applications.

The European Commission wants an investigation on the Montenegro energy deal. It expects the Montenegrin authorities to answer to accusations of corruption related to the joint Maltese-Montenegrin wind power project.

Great investigations start with a great pitch. Before you submit your next Money Trail grant application on September 14, talk to us! Register for a pre-application consultation appointment.

BRUSSELS – European Cross-Border Grants Programme for teams of professional European journalists has got a deadline coming up on the 15th of July. In the run-up to this deadline, we offer advice to journalists with questions about their idea or application.

The problem: gag lawsuits against public interest defenders

BRUSSELS - Journalismfund.eu's annual report is now available. In his preface, managing director Ides Debruyne emphasizes the importance of independent investigative journalism for society. "If we as citizens want to gain insight into the effects of choices made by politicians or companies, someone must create clarity."