MEDIA: EU COMPETITION OPENS ALSO FOR BALKANS AND TURKEY NAPLES
 
  (ANSAmed) -19.11.2007-
                                                                                                              Young journalists from the western Balkans and Turkey
              are now ready to enter Europe. A feasible "entrance" thanks to
              a pan-European competition launched by the Directorate General
              for Enlargement of the European Commission, in collaboration
              with the European Youth Press association, aimed at
              encouraging the youth to think and express their points of
              view on EU enlargement policy.As announced in a statement
              released by the organisation committee, the young journalists,
              aged from 17 to 27, from the EU countries, the candidate
              countries and the potential candidates (the western Balkans
              and Turkey) are invited to present in the competition's
              programme a recently published article on EU enlargement, with
              publication date in the period from January 2007 to March 2008.Next
              April, national juries, comprised of media representatives,
              will select a winner article for each participating country.
              The 35 awarded journalists will be invited to become a part of
              a joint journey through the Balkan countries and will be given
              the opportunity to participate in a closing conference along
              with the media representatives from the various countries in
              June 2008. The enrolment in the competition is serviced by a
              site, expressly created for the purpose
              www.EUjournalist-award.eu .(ULG)