EU Reporter
European Union news website
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EU Reporter is a Brussels-based news website publishing content related to the European Union, founded in 2002.[2] It has been run by Colin Stevens since 2010. The website includes both news and sponsored content, and other news organizations have criticized some of its articles and practices.
| Available in | English |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2002 |
| Headquarters | Brussels , Belgium |
| Owner | EU Reporter Media & Communications Ltd, Dublin, Ireland[1] |
| Founder | Chris White |
| Editor | Colin Stevens |
| URL | eureporter |
| OCLC number | 1232992027 |
History
In the 2000s a printed magazine edition was available for subscription,[3] and distributed free to Members of the European Parliament (MEPs), and European Council and Commission officials.[4][5] In 2009 its target readership was elected representatives, large and small business leaders, and commentators about the EU.[6]
In 2010 it was taken over by Colin Stevens.[7] It had previously been owned by publisher Chris White,[7] who continued writing for EU Reporter as a guest contributor.[8] Stevens has worked as a journalist and television executive, and in public relations and political lobbying.[9][10] Former ITV Wales executive Nick Powell was Political Editor for EU Reporter from 2021–2024.[11]
Reputation
In 2021 Politico Europe described EU Reporter as a "blend of corporate press releases, original news and paid-for content", and said that some of the website's sponsored content is native advertising intended to look like a news article, without disclosing the sponsor.[12] According to Politico Europe, EU Reporter paraphrased Huawei press releases and published them as news articles.[13] A group of fake Twitter accounts posted links to the EU Reporter articles in an apparent attempt to influence a legislative process in Belgium; Stevens said he did not know anything about the accounts.[14] EU Reporter rejected Politico Europe's accusation of undercover lobbying, characterising the reporting as "an attack by Politico Europe on a smaller but successful rival publication," and said that they have engaged with NewsGuard to monitor their output and make its findings publicly available.[15]
In 2023 Malta Today reported that EU Reporter had reprinted allegations of government corruption with questionable origins; EU Reporter took down the article for fact-checking after the subject denied the allegations.[16] In 2024 Byline Times reported that EU Reporter published a video of a staged protest in Moldova in a way that spread disinformation.[17] EU Reporter took down the article after Byline Times inquired about it, and Stevens said that it would examine their criteria for articles contributed by third parties.[17] In 2026, in response to criticism from CNA, an Albanian news website, about an EU Reporter article, Stevens said that EU Reporter "publishes articles from a variety of external sources expressing a wide range of views".[18][19]