Foundation, Mission & Coverage Priorities

Euractiv is an independent pan-European media network specialised in EU affairs, established by its founder Christophe Leclercq in 1999. Its reporting is constructive yet critical, following EU policy processes from idea to implementation, as well as the most important news on the ground in Europe’s capitals, and beyond.


Our political and economic reporting shapes the political agenda in Brussels, and is led by our news team based in the European capital. They are supported by offices in Berlin, Paris, and Madrid, as well as a network of correspondents and partners across the continent. You can read the best of that news coverage in Euractiv’s morning newsletter, Rapporteur.


Alongside our political and economic coverage, we report on five distinct policy ‘verticals’, available as part of Euractiv’s Pro subscription. Those policy areas are:



  • Agriculture & Food

  • Defence

  • Energy, Environment & Transport

  • Health

  • Technology

Euractiv is committed to independent reporting and organisational transparency. We do so primarily through a diversified business model resting on a bedrock of subscriptions, so no one view can be privileged above others. Euractiv is also part of  the Trust Project, which requires fulfilment of an extensive list of criteria to prove an ongoing commitment to transparency and solid journalistic ethics.

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Diverse staffing

We believe that working in a multicultural workplace is an added value. Located at the heart of the European Union and covering EU affairs, a diverse team not only reflects a European approach but also Euractiv’s values European and multilingual.

We are thus aiming to represent the EU’s diversity in terms of languages but also nationalities. Our team comes from 26 different countries (some do not have EU citizenship) and while English is Euractiv’s principal working language there are 25 other languages spoken in the office.

Reaching a diverse readership also builds on the diversity of our journalists allowing coverage from different national points. We want to be transparent about the diversity in our team which can only be improved if we capture the data about it. See some more details in the charts below.

Senior team

René Moerland, CEO

René Moerland, journalist and publisher, began his career as a reporter in the Hague office of NRC, where he later served as a correspondent in Paris, chief of the foreign editorial staff, chief of the political editorial team, and EU correspondent in Brussels. With a background in history and journalism, he contributed significantly to NRC’s editorial leadership. In July 2019, René Moerland took on the role of Editor-in-Chief at NRC. He took charge of Euractiv in January 2024. [rene.moerland@euractiv.com] (LinkedIn)

Claire Boussagol, Chief Revenue Officer

Prior to Euractiv, Claire served as CEO of Politico Europe. With over 31 years of experience in Public Affairs and strategic communications, Claire has been instrumental in providing strategic counsel and managing complex EU and French public affairs and communication assignments for multinational clients across various policy areas. Her significant roles at APCO Worldwide, including launching and managing the Paris office and overseeing European operations as President, Europe, showcase her extensive leadership in the field. Claire’s career also includes roles at ECCO (European Consulting Company) and European Strategy, focusing on communication programmes for trade associations related to the European institutions. Trained as a lawyer, Claire holds a master’s degree in business law from Bordeaux University and a post-graduate degree in European community law from the Robert Schuman University of Strasbourg. She has completed the Cycle des Hautes Etudes Européennes (CHEE) from the Ecole Nationale d’Administration (ENA). She is now a member of the Strategic Committee of the CHEE. She also completed The International Directors Programme, INSEAD’s flagship course in corporate governance in 2021. [claire.boussagol@euractiv.com] (LinkedIn)

Emmanuel Naert, Subscriptions Director

Emmanuel Naert is Subscriptions Director at Euractiv and works on a sustainable business model for the newsbrand. Emmanuel has been in the news industry since 2001, taking various marketing positions for DPG, Sanoma and Mediahuis. Since 2019 Emmanuel has been introducing a digital transformation program at different newsbrands of the current owner of Euractiv, Mediahuis. These programs include the discovery and adoption of new technologies, rethinking business revenue streams, workflows and product redesign. The last years, Emmanuel conducted those programs at Mediahuis Luxemburg and Medienhaus Aachen. [emmanuel.naert@euractiv.com] (LinkedIn)

Senior editorial team

The full staff list of Euractiv’s newsroom and the wider company can be found here.

All of the policies of Euractiv’s newsroom can be viewed here.

Social media policy

Euractiv’s social media channels are a space for respectful dialogue and discussion around the content that we publish. We support diversity of opinion, providing that all those engaging do so in good faith, and express themselves in a civilised manner. 

We reserve the right to remove commentary and block users who do otherwise, personally attack the journalists writing for Euractiv, or who engage in hateful activities.

When engaging online with Euractiv, and generally, bear in mind the following four principles:

  1. Dialogue, not monologue: If you engage in a debate, strive to be clear and specific. Stay on topic, stay evidence-based, and remember you are engaging with other human beings.
  2. No venue for online hate speech: Any forms of propaganda, threat, inflammatory comments, personal insults or defamatory and discriminating remarks are not tolerated anywhere on Euractiv. “Do as you would be done by” – recall this rule before you press the “send” button. In case you detect hate speech coming from fellow users, report these comments straight away and avoid engaging with the author.
  3. The Internet is not a “lawless” space: Check whether you are entitled to share a post, post a link or publish content before doing so. Copyright, intellectual property rights, the right to the protection of one’s image and appropriate marking of quotations – none of these lose validity online. Moreover, followers should not use fake accounts to engage in debates – Euractiv aims to strengthen transparent discussions and seeks to limit any form of bias and distortion.
  4. Euractiv is not a free advertising platform: Euractiv has set up several online accounts to foster a pan-European dialogue. Non-official advertisements and spam of all sorts hinder coherent conversations and are therefore removed from Euractiv pages.

If you see comments that you believe to be problematic, please contact digital@euractiv.com.

Feedback

We value the feedback of our readers. The founding mission of Euractiv is to create a truly European media space, where there had not been one previously. Anticipating the needs of a European audience is not something that can be done in isolation from that audience and so a robust, healthy, and ongoing exchange with Euractiv’s readers is essential to keeping our content relevant as technology, topics, and interests change. We are also committed to excellence and continuous improvement. Reader feedback is one of the principal ways we can understand if Euractiv is on the right path, and where it is not, identify improvements.

If you have feedback you wish to give to Euractiv the most direct way to reach us is via email on digital@euractiv.com or through the contact form on our website. We can also be contacted on Social Media: Facebook, X, LinkedIn, Youtube, Instagram, Telegram, Mastodon, Bluesky. 

We try to process every message we receive and take all constructive remarks into account, whether by forwarding it to the relevant person or answering directly. However, all of Euractiv’s communications channels are monitored by human beings also needing a work-life balance which may lead to times when it takes longer to respond.

From time-to-time Euractiv will also directly ask for opinions from its readers via email surveys, and social media polls/other Q&A exercises. If you see such a request, please do fill it in as it will help improve the news and policy coverage you see.

Ownership

Euractiv Media BV is owned by the European media publisher Mediahuis which is headquartered in Antwerp, Belgium.

Euractiv’s governance is led by a committee of Directors composed of René Moerland (Publisher), Emmanuel Naert (Subscription Director), and Marc Vangeel (Mediahuis Group development).  The committee applies no influence over the editorial choices of Euractiv. Euractiv’s content and the fulfilment of the Editorial Mission are coordinated by Editor-in-Chief Matthew Karnitschnig. Euractiv’s funding comes from both the private (85%) and public (15%) sector. No one actor is dominant on the private side and activities are spread across commercial partnerships and sponsorship of Euractiv content (always clearly labelled as such), a programme of events, and separate products such as the Euractiv Jobsite, to name a few. This mix of activities is important to keep Euractiv not overly dependent on any one source of revenue, which would risk compromising independence.

Where content is not produced independently by the Editorial team, it is always flagged as Advertiser Content (previously Promoted Content), with a light blue background distinguishing it from the rest of Euractiv’s Editorial coverage. Where content is editorially produced but the piece itself is directly made possible through funding, whether that funding comes from a commercial sponsor, a grant through a trust or foundation, or a project grant provider by a state institution, this is made clear with a “Supported” label and information identifying the sponsor (on the right in desktop view, at the bottom of the article in mobile view).

Our current projects

Part of Euractiv’s funding comes in the form of financial grants for European public and private projects. Any work created by Euractiv to deliver on these grants is clearly marked up as such. 

A full list of Euractiv’s ongoing projects can be found here.

Privacy Policy

This page informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal data when you use our Service and the choices you have associated with that data.

We use your data to provide and improve the Service. By using the Service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.

Read our Privacy Policy here.

Contact information

If you need to contact Euractiv whether with corrections, comments, complaints, compliments, questions, or tips, you can do so via the options listed below:

About the Trust Project

The Trust Project is a global network of news organisations who adhere to a set of eight “Trust Indicators” that represent a gold standard for trustworthiness and transparency in media. The project works with technology platforms to affirm and amplify journalism’s commitment to transparency, accuracy, inclusion and fairness in order to help the public make informed news choices. Euractiv joined the Trust Project in 2023.