For each grant programme, Journalismfund Europe works with a separate independent jury, consisting of experienced journalism experts. The jury members remain anonymous until they leave the jury, which helps us ensure both the quality of the assessment and the confidentiality of the submitted proposals. After a juror's mandate is finished, we make the name public.
Angelina Davydova, Jeroen Trommelen and Nikolia Apostolou were jurors of the Environmental Investigative Journalism grant programme and assessed proposals for cross-border investigations into environmental issues across Europe and beyond. The three jurors brought extensive experience in environmental and investigative journalism, adding significant value to the selection process.
We would like to thank them for their remarkable contribution to the success of our grant programme.
"Some of Europe's top environmental journalists have applied. I was always impressed by the quality of journalism we got and the impact these stories have had in influencing public policy, readers, and of course the environment."
– Nikolia Apostolou
Angelina Davydova
Angelina Davydova is an environmental and climate journalist and co-host of the podcast The Eurasian Climate Brief. She teaches courses on environmental journalism and communication at various educational institutions and has been an observer at the United Nations climate negotiations (UNFCCC) since 2009.
"Published articles and multimedia stories have enabled millions of readers and viewers around the globe to learn more, better understand complexities and recognise just how interconnected and vulnerable our world is."
– This has been an incredibly important and enriching experience for me. I have learned so much over the years and discovered many significant cross-border stories that I had never known about before. The applications I have reviewed have broadened my understanding of the world, says Angelina. – I believe it is absolutely essential to continue supporting this work. Many journalists, including those conducting long-term, in-depth investigations, work under extremely precarious financial conditions.
"This kind of support gives them the opportunity to dedicate their time and energy to investigating issues that matter not only to their communities but to the world as a whole."
Nikolia Apostolou
Nikolia is the Global Investigative Journalism Network's Resource Center director; she oversees GIJN's reporting guides and organizes trainings. Prior to that, she wrote stories and produced documentaries from Greece, Cyprus, and Turkey for more than 100 media outlets, like the BBC, The Associated Press, AJ+, The New York Times, etc.
She extensively covered Greece’s 2010 economic crisis and the 2015 European migrant crisis. Her documentaries have been screened in festivals worldwide and won multiple awards in various competitions. She’s also a Dart and a Fulbright fellow.
"It has been a great privilege and responsibility to read the hundreds of story pitches we received from every corner of Europe and the world. We showed the same attention to the pan-European group projects as we did with the smaller outlet stories."
Angelina Davydova and Nikolia Apostolou were jury members from December 2021 until August 2026. For the Environmental Investigative Journalism grant programme, they assessed 889 project proposals and granted a total of €6,444,904 to 341 projects.
Jeroen Trommelen
Jeroen Trommelen was an environmental reporter at De Volkskrant in Amsterdam, where he also served as the newspaper's ombudsman. He went on to become editor-in-chief of the investigative journalism platform Investico, and was a board member of the Dutch-Flemish Association of Investigative Journalists (VVOJ).
He was a jury member for the Environmental Investigative Journalism grant programme from August 2025 until May 2026, assessing 211 project proposals and granting a total of €812,689 to 54 projects.
"Members of the Journalismfund jury gain surprising insights into the state of European journalism and learn about issues they may not be familiar with elsewhere in Europe. As a result, the work is intensive but also enriching."
Further information
Here's an overview of all Journalismfund Europe's former jury members, and here is the list of the investigations that have already been completed and published under the Earth investigations framework.
The Environmental Investigative Journalism grant programme continues to run within our Earth Investigations programme, under which Journalismfund Europe distributes €11,600,000 over the course of six years.
"Environmental journalists from all over the world carry out remarkably important, courageous and in-depth investigations. They uncover crimes, wrongdoing and injustice, often revealing hidden trends we previously knew nothing about, had overlooked or simply failed to see."
— Angelina Davydova
