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Eastern Neighbourhood Correspondent

Background:

Euractiv is an independent pan-European media network specialising in EU policies. Our primary goal is to foster policy debates among EU stakeholders, including governments, businesses, and civil society groups. We provide comprehensive coverage of policy processes leading up to decisions, presenting the issues in a neutral manner without taking sides. 

Euractiv is part of Mediahuis, a publishing company with assets in Belgium, the Netherlands, Ireland, Luxembourg and Germany. Mediahuis publishes across a wide range of formats – from newspapers and magazines to television, radio and online media. More about Mediahuis and Euractiv here.

What are the benefits of working at Euractiv?

You will be working in a vibrant international media office, in a multicultural team, full of talented colleagues you can learn from. You will be in the middle of EU affairs, both physically (our office is in the EU quarter) and through your work. You will be able to bring your contribution to one of the most respected EU affairs media in Europe and bring our news, multimedia content and newsletters in front of Euractiv’s influential readers.

To strengthen our team, Euractiv is currently recruiting:

an Eastern Neighbourhood Correspondent

Euractiv correspondents:

• Part-time freelance position (1 bimonthly article = 1 article every 2 months)
• Country-specific knowledge required - you will cover 1 of the eastern neighbourhood countries (Georgia, Armenia, Moldova, Azerbaijan, Ukraine, Belarus).
• You will cover foreign interference in the Eastern European Countries, specifically Russian propaganda, touching various sub-topics, such as migration, energy, security, agriculture.

Main tasks and responsibilities will include

• Provide one analytical article/interview every other month, starting January.
• Collaborate with other journalists on cross-border articles
• Monitor issues on a national level
• Preferably located in the country concerned

Job requirements / profile

• Strong understanding of the spread/topics/effects of misinformation in your country.
• General knowledge on a wide range of subtopics such as migration, energy, security, agriculture.
• Good network of local/national health policy-related stakeholders
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English

Contact: 

Please mention in the subject line: Eastern Neighbourhood Correspondent - First and last name, attach your CV and a short cover letter and email to: selection@euractiv.com

Candidates should be available as soon as possible.

Applications are welcome immediately!

Equality and diversity

We are committed both to promoting equality and diversity within the organisation and to Equal Opportunities in recruitment. We believe in equality of opportunity regardless of race or racial group (including colour, nationality, ethnicity, national origins), religion or belief, age, disability, sexual orientation, sex, gender reassignment and gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy, maternity and paternity. This also includes any incidents of perceptive or associative discrimination and harassment. All hiring decisions are made entirely on merit. We encourage everyone to apply, even if you do not fit all the criteria.

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