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BRUSSELS – After a particularly difficult screening the jury of the Journalismfund.eu cross-border grant programme has come to a decision on the applications received for the October 2013 application round. Seven out of a total of 53 applications will receive a grant.

BRUSSELS – At an event on Tuesday 3 December, Stern reporter Hans-Martin Tillack and media law professor Dirk Voorhoof discussed the protection of journalistic sources in the EU. The evening on protection of sources was organised by Flemish-Dutch house deBuren and Journalismfund.eu.

BRUSSELS - German investigative journalist Hans-Martin Tillack has been a member of Journalismfund.eu’s cross-border jury for the past four years. At Journalismfund.eu’s jury event on 3 December 2013 in Brussels, Tillack will officially announce his retirement from the jury.

BRUSSELS – Journalismfund.eu announces the deadline dates for its application rounds for cross-border investigative journalism projects. There will be five application rounds between now and mid-2016.

BRUSSELS – During its October 2013 application round Journalismfund.eu received a record number of 51 applications for cross-border projects. Journalists from all over Europe applied.

LEIPZIG – On 8 October 2013 the Media Foundation of Sparkasse Leipzig awarded the thirteenth Prize for the Freedom and Future of the Media. Journalismfund.eu’s Brigitte Alfter and Ides Debruyne were awarded one of the four prizes.

BRUSSELS - On Tuesday 1 October we proudly announced Adessium Foundation as new premium donor. A nice opportunity to look back to what we have been doing and ahead at our plans for the coming months. Most importantly for now: we have € 50,000 to distribute in our upcoming round.

LEIPZIG - The jury of the Leipzig Prize for the Freedom and Future of the Media 2013 have decided to exceptionally award a fourth prize this year: news outlet The Guardian and journalist Glenn Greenwald join the laureates that had already been announced before. Among the other laureates are Journalismfund.eu's Brigitte Alfter and Ides Debruyne.

BRUSSELS – Journalismfund.eu is very happy to announce the Dutch Adessium Foundation as a new donor. Over a period of three years, from October 2013 to September 2016, Adessium Foundation will support Journalismfund.eu’s cross-border investigative journalism programme as a premium donor.