Euranet

Programmes of the Euranet Network featured under the project “Europe Towards 2014”, which is cofinanced by the European Parliament from 01/11/2012 to 30/06/2013, are launched under the “SPECIFIC CALL FOR PROPOSALS COMM/2012/02- Establishment of specific grant agreements with framework Partners of the Directorate General for Communication of the European Parliament for the co-financing of projects aimed at raising public awareness and encouraging wide public interest in the European decisional process in the area of radio“. Euranet's mission is to improve the quality of reporting on and from Europe on radio and associated media and to stimulate discussions about togetherness in Europe by covering "Europe from inside". To achieve this ambition, Euranet's activity rests on two complementary dimensions. Given the intrinsic complexity of the "European question" and the challenges linked to EU consolidation and growth, the issues surrounding information on European affairs are varied and profound. Euranet aims to deliver information in a relevant and meaningful way. The network's guiding principle is to bring Europe closer to its citizens. To achieve this ambition, the Euranet editorial charter covers a wide spectrum of topics at the very heart of their daily concerns , from institutional information to reporting on European diversity from cultural, economic and social perspectives. Euranet provides a unique model based on editorial independence from the institutions . This model depends on a combination of centrally defined content and decentralised content provided by the partners of the network. Within the gamut of the European Institutions´ communication tools, the radio partners believe Euranet is specific and complementary to other media of the European Institutions, which have by their very nature an "institutional communication" approach rather than a journalistic mission. Core to the Euranet editorial strategy is a decentralised production model built around two key principles. Firstly, each station controls its own editorial line and consistency , including on European affairs, in order to maximize its local audience and the impact of its programs; there is no central interference in the schedules of partners . Secondly, each partner leverages the editorial value of Euranet for its own audience in its own way , by catering in the most relevant manner to their specific expectations. This is management through editorial consensus . State-of-the-art tools were deployed such as the cloud-based Audio Exchange Platform. Finally, to ensure the ulmost quality and efficiency in its activity, regular external and internal audits are carried out both on editorial and financial performance . The Euranet economic model draws its power tram the “network effect” which allows high-quality content to be produced at a very competitive cost. COUNTRY BROADCASTER Belgium RTBF Bulgaria Bulgarian National Radio Czech Republic Czech Radio Cyprus Cyprus 107.6 Denmark Radio Mælkebøtten Finland Radio Moreeni France Radio France Internationale, BFM Business , France Inter Estonia SKY Media Estonia Germany AMS-NET (Radio Bielefeld , Radio Gütersloh , Radio Herford , Radio Hochstift , Radio Lippe , Radio WAF , Radio Westfalica ) Greece Skai Radio Hungary Magyar Radio Italy Radio24-Ilsole24Ore Latvia Latvian Radio Lithuania Žinių radijas The Netherlands Radio Nederland Wereldomroep Poland Polskie Radio SA Portugal Radio Nostalgia Romania Radio Romania International , RFI Romania Slovakia Radio SiTy Slovenia Radio Slovenia International Spain Punto Radio Castilla y León United Kingdom Community Media Association