Award ceremony of the EP Prize for Journalism 2010 to European Parliament Journalism Prize awarded to Polish, British, Hungarian and Swedish journalists, in the European Parliament in Brussels.

Brussels

ceremony

BUZEK, Jerzy (EPP, PL)

freedom of press and media (T)

EP Prize for Journalism 2010: extracts from the award ceremony

SOUNDBITE (English), Jerzy Karol BUZEK, EP President, Promoting a better understanding of EU is sometimes hard and complicated. If it is critical, from some points of view, it could be more interesting for our citizens.

SOUNDBITE (English), Jerzy Karol BUZEK, EP President, The category written press, the journalist presents in a very moving way the problem of illegal immigration into European Union. A problem which is far from being solved on EU level.

SOUNDBITE (English), Jerzy Karol BUZEK, EP President, And the winner is Witold Szabłowski from Poland for the article "Today two bodies will wash ashore.

Jerzy BUZEK, EP president hands the Prize to Witold SZABLOWSKI

SOUNDBITE (Polish), Witold SZABLOWSKI, Polish daily Gazeta Wyborcza, The European Parliament appreciates critical thought by journalists and the fact that this article has been awarded the prize really means that the Parliament does value critical journalism, because this was a really critical article.

SOUNDBITE (English), Jerzy Karol BUZEK, EP President, The winner in the category internet is James Clive-Matthews from the United Kingdom for "What percentage of laws come from the EU.

Jerzy BUZEK, EP president hands the Prize to James CLIVE-MATTHEWS.

SOUNDBITE (English), Jerzy Karol BUZEK, EP President, The television programme Euphoria tells the history of the EU in an understandable and entertaining way for the younger generations.

SOUNDBITE (English), Jerzy Karol BUZEK, EP President, And the winner in the category television is N&eacute;meth Zsolt from Hungary for Eurphoria.

Jerzy BUZEK, EP President hands the Prize to N&eacute;meth ZSOLT.

SOUNDBITE (English), N&#233;meth ZSOLT, MTV Hungary, The object of my film was raising the attention of my fellow citizens, raising the attention of younger generation is even more important object.

SOUNDBITE (English), Jerzy Karol BUZEK, EP President 2009, Category radio. This investigative report shows how EU funding does not make it all the way to the local farmers in Turkey.

SOUNDBITE (English), Jerzy Karol BUZEK, EP President, I now present you the winners in the category radio Kajsa Norell and Nuri Kino from Sweden for EU's financial support to Turkey.

Jerzy BUZEK, EP President hands the Prize to Nuri KINO.

SOUNDBITE (English), Nuri KINO, Sveriges Radio Ekot, This award goes to those in prison and to those colleagues who in the line of their duty lost their lives. Thank you very much.