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s. The competition was founded and is organized by newspaper designer Norbert Küpper from Meerbusch, Germany. He co-operates with the journalist magazines '' Medium Magazin'' (Frankfurt), '' Der Österreichische Journalist'' (Salzburg), and '' Schweizer Journalist'' (Oberuzwil). The first winners were announced in 1999. In 2013 there were 20 different award categories and the winners would be announced around 15 November. List of all winners of the title "European Newspaper of year"

1. European Newspaper Award (1999)

Local newspaper: ''

Firda ''Firda'' is a Norwegian daily newspaper, published in Sunnfjord, Norway. History and profile ''Firda'' was founded in 1917 by Kristian Ulltang, who also was its first editor. The paper was published twice per week in the 1960s. Its frequency ...

'', Norway Regional newspaper: ''

Dagblad de Limburger ''De Limburger'' is a Dutch newspaper covering the province of Limburg. The ''Limburgs Dagblad'' merged into ''De Limburger'' at the end 2017. Both newspapers were owned by Mediahuis. ''Dagblad De Limburger'', the previous name of ''De Limburger ...

'', The Netherlands Nationwide newspaper: ''

Die Welt ''Die Welt'' ("The World") is a German national daily newspaper, published as a broadsheet by Axel Springer SE. ''Die Welt'' is the flagship newspaper of the Axel Springer publishing group. Its leading competitors are the ''Frankfurter All ...

'', Germany Weekly newspaper: no award

2. European Newspaper Award (2000)

Local newspaper: '' Laagendalsposten'', Norway Regional newspaper: '' El Correo'', Spain Nationwide newspaper: ''

The Guardian ''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'', and changed its name in 1959. Along with its sister papers ''The Observer'' and ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardian'' is part of the Gu ...

'', Great Britain Weekly newspaper: ''

Die Woche ''Die Woche'' (, "The Week") was an illustrated weekly newspaper published in Berlin from 1899 to 1944. It reported on popular entertainment, including "sensationalist crime stories", and covered celebrities in sports and show business. Its publish ...

'', Germany

3. European Newspaper Award (2001)

Local newspaper: no award Regional newspaper: no award Nationwide newspaper: '' Diário de Noticias'', Spain Nationwide newspaper: ''

Trouw ''Trouw'' (; ) is a Dutch daily newspaper appearing in compact size. It was founded in 1943 as an orthodox Protestant underground newspaper during World War II. Since 2009, it has been owned by DPG Media (known as De Persgroep until 2019). ''T ...

'', The Netherlands Weekly newspaper: ''

Independent on Sunday ''The Independent'' is a British online newspaper. It was established in 1986 as a national morning printed paper. Nicknamed the ''Indy'', it began as a broadsheet and changed to tabloid format in 2003. The last printed edition was publis ...

'', Great Britain

4. European Newspaper Award (2002)

Local newspaper: ''

Tønsbergs Blad ''Tønsbergs Blad'' is a local newspaper published in Tønsberg, Norway. The newspaper was founded by printer Hans Jørgen Magnus Hansen on 3 August 1870, with an initial circulation of 210 copies. By the turn of the century the circulation had g ...

'', Norway Regional newspaper: ''

Bergens Tidende ''Bergens Tidende'' is Norway's fifth-largest newspaper, and the country's largest newspaper outside Oslo. ''Bergens Tidende'' is owned by the public company Schibsted ASA. Norwegian owners held a mere 42% of the shares in Schibsted at the end ...

'', Norway Nationwide newspaper: ''

Ta Nea ''Ta Nea'' ( el, Τα Νέα, italic=yes; Translation: ''The News'') is a daily newspaper published in Athens. It was owned by Lambrakis Press Group (DOL), which also published the newspaper '' To Vima''. The assets of DOL were acquired in 2017 b ...

'', Greece Weekly newspaper: ''

Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung The ''Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung'' (; ''FAZ''; "''Frankfurt General Newspaper''") is a centre-right conservative-liberal and liberal-conservativeHans Magnus Enzensberger: Alter Wein in neuen Schläuchen' (in German). ''Deutschland Radio'', ...

'', Germany

5. European Newspaper Award (2003)

Local newspaper: '' Goienkaria'', Spain Regional newspaper: ''

Heraldo de Aragón ''Heraldo de Aragón'' is a Spanish language regional daily newspaper published in Saragossa, Spain. The paper has been in circulation since 1895. History and profile ''Heraldo de Aragón'' was first published on 20 September 1895. The owner is ...

'', Spain Nationwide newspaper: ''

Corriere della Sera The ''Corriere della Sera'' (; en, "Evening Courier") is an Italian daily newspaper published in Milan with an average daily circulation of 410,242 copies in December 2015. First published on 5 March 1876, ''Corriere della Sera'' is one of It ...

'', Italy Weekly newspaper: ''

Sunday Tribune The ''Sunday Tribune'' was an Irish Sunday broadsheet newspaper published by Tribune Newspapers plc. It was edited in its final years by Nóirín Hegarty, who changed both the tone and the physical format of the newspaper from broadsheet to tab ...

'', Ireland Judges' Special Recognition: ''

La Voz de Galicia ''La Voz de Galicia'' ( en, The Voice of Galicia) is a Spanish daily newspaper owned by the Corporación Voz de Galicia. ''La Voz'' is highest circulation newspaper in Galicia and the eighth-highest circulation general-interest daily newspaper ...

'', Spain

6. European Newspaper Award (2004)

Local newspaper: ''Diario de Noticias'', Spain Regional newspaper: ''

Het Parool ''Het Parool'' () is an Amsterdam-based daily newspaper. It was first published on 10 February 1941 as a resistance paper during the German occupation of the Netherlands (1940–1945). In English, its name means ''The Password'' or ''The Motto' ...

'', The Netherlands Nationwide newspaper: ''

De Morgen ''De Morgen'' (Dutch for ''The Morning'') is a Flemish newspaper with a circulation of 53,860. The paper is published in Antwerp, Belgium. History and profile ''De Morgen'' originates from a merger in 1978 of two socialist newspapers ' (meaning ...

'', Belgium Weekly newspaper: '' Sentinel Sunday'', Great Britain Weekly newspaper: ''Bergens Tidende'', Norway

7. European Newspaper Award (2005)

Local newspaper: ''

Östersunds-Posten ''Östersunds-Posten'', simply ''ÖP'', is a Swedish language local newspaper published in Östersund, Sweden. The paper has been in circulation since 1877. History and profile ''Östersunds-Posten'' was established in 1877. Its headquarters is ...

'', Sweden Regional newspaper: ''

Kleine Zeitung ''Kleine Zeitung'' (, ''Small Newspaper'') is an Austrian newspaper based in Graz and Klagenfurt. As the largest regional newspaper in Austria, covering the federal states Styria and Carinthia with East Tyrol, the paper has around 800,000 readers ...

'', Austria Nationwide newspaper: ''The Guardian'', Great Britain Weekly newspaper: '' Die Zeit'', Germany Weekly newspaper: '' Presso'', Finland

8. European Newspaper Award (2006)

Local newspaper: ''

Hufvudstadsbladet ''Hufvudstadsbladet'' (abbr. ''Hbl'') is the highest-circulation Swedish-language newspaper in Finland. Its headquarters is located in Helsinki, the capital of Finland. The name of the newspaper translates approximately into "Journal of the Capi ...

'', Finland Regional newspaper: ''Bergens Tidende'', Norway Nationwide newspaper: ''De Morgen'', Belgium Weekly newspaper: ''

Expresso Expresso may refer to: * Espresso, a coffee beverage * eXpresso, a hosted workspace for Microsoft Office communities * Expresso (Donkey Kong), a character in the ''Donkey Kong Country'' series * ''Expresso'' (newspaper), based in Lisbon, Portug ...

'', Portugal Judges' Special Recognition: '' Superdeporte'', Spain

9. European Newspaper Award (2007)

Local newspaper: ''

The Mayo News ''The Mayo News'' is a weekly local newspaper published in Westport in Ireland. History and profile The ''Mayo News'' was established in Westport in 1892. In 1968 the paper changed from Broadsheet to Tabloid to sell better. After writing sever ...

'', Ireland Regional newspaper: ''

el Periódico de Catalunya ''El Periódico de Catalunya'' (, ), also simply known as ''El Periódico'', is a morning daily newspaper based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The paper publishes separate daily editions in Spanish and in Catalan. The two editions combined sel ...

'', Spain Nationwide newspaper: ''Eleftheros Tipos'', Greece Weekly newspaper: ''

Welt am Sonntag Welt, welts or variants may refer to: Media * ''Die Welt'' (''The World''), a German national newspaper ** ''Welt am Sonntag'' (''World on Sunday''), the Sunday edition of ''Die Welt'' * ''Die Welt (Herzl), Die Welt'', former weekly newspaper in ...

'', Germany

10. European Newspaper Award (2008)

Local newspaper: '' Diári de Balears'', Spain Regional newspaper: ''

Basler Zeitung ''Basler Zeitung'' (literally: "Basler Newspaper"), or ''BaZ'', is a Swiss German-language regional daily newspaper, published in Basel. History and profile ''Basler Zeitung'' was created in 1977 through the merger of the ''Basler Nachrichten ...

'', Switzerland Nationwide newspaper: '' Svenska Dagbladet'', Sweden Weekly newspaper: ''Athens Plus'', Greece Judges' Special Recognition: nrc next, The Netherlands

11. European Newspaper Award (2009)

Local newspaper: ''

Smålandsposten ''Smålandsposten'' is a local morning newspaper published in Växjö, Southern Sweden. Founded in 1866 it is one of the earliest newspapers in the country. History and profile ''Smålandsposten'' was established in 1866. The paper is based i ...

'', Sweden Regional newspaper: ''

Stuttgarter Zeitung The ''Stuttgarter Zeitung'' ("Stuttgart newspaper") is a German-language daily newspaper (except Sundays) edited in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, with a run of about 200,000 sold copies daily. History and profile It was first edited ...

'', Germany Nationwide newspaper: '' i'', Portugal Judges' Special Recognition: '' 24 sata'', Croatia

12. European Newspaper Award (2010)

Local newspaper: '' Diário de Notícias da Madeira'', Portugal Regional newspaper: ''Bergens Tidende'', Norway Nationwide newspaper: ''

Politiken ''Politiken'' is a leading Danish daily broadsheet newspaper, published by JP/Politikens Hus in Copenhagen, Denmark. It was founded in 1884 and played a role in the formation of the Danish Social Liberal Party. Since 1970 it has been independe ...

'', Danmark Weekly newspaper: ''

Sunday Herald The ''Sunday Herald'' was a Scottish Sunday newspaper, published between 7 February 1999 and 2 September 2018. Originally a broadsheet, it was published in compact format from 20 November 2005. The paper was known for having combined a centre- ...

'', Scotland Judges' Special Recognition: ''Gealscéal'', Ireland Judges' Special Recognition: ''Frankfurter Rundschau'' iPad, Germany

12+1. European Newspaper Award (2011)

Local newspaper: ''

Hordaland Hordaland () was a county in Norway, bordering Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Telemark, and Rogaland counties. Hordaland was the third largest county, after Akershus and Oslo, by population. The county government was the Hordaland County Municipal ...

'', Norway Regional newspaper: ''

Berliner Morgenpost ''Berliner Morgenpost'' is a German newspaper, based and mainly read in Berlin Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous c ...

'', Germany Nationwide newspaper: ''

Berlingske ''Berlingske'', previously known as ''Berlingske Tidende'' (, ''Berling's Times''), is a Danish national daily newspaper based in Copenhagen. It is considered a newspaper of record for Denmark. First published on 3 January 1749, ''Berlingske'' ...

'', Danmark Weekly newspaper: '' NZZ am Sonntag'', Switzerland

14. European Newspaper Award (2012)

Local newspaper: ''

Bygdanytt ''Bygdanytt'' is a Norwegian language, Norwegian newspaper, published in Indre Arna in Bergen, and covering Arna, Norway, Arna and Osterøy. The newspaper was founded in 1951, and its first editor was Sigurd Mjeldheim. The newspaper is issued twice ...

'', Norway Regional newspaper: '' El Correo'', Spain Nationwide newspaper: ''

De Tijd ''De Tijd'' (, ''The Times'') is a Belgian newspaper that mainly focuses on business and economics. It is printed on salmon pink paper since May 2009, following the example of its colleagues ''Financial Times'', ''Het Financieele Dagblad'', '' FT ...

'', Belgium Nationwide newspaper: ''Trouw'', The Netherlands Weekly newspaper: ''Die Zeit'', Germany Judges' Special Recognition: ''Welt am Sonntag'' Kompakt, Germany

15. European Newspaper Award (2013)

Local newspaper: ''

Hallingdølen ''Hallingdølen'' is a Norwegian language local newspaper published in Ål, Norway and serves Hallingdal. Profile ''Hallingdølen'' was established in 1936. The paper is not owned by one of the large media conglomerates. It was founded by commun ...

'', Norway Regional newspaper: '' Leeuwarder Courant'', the Netherlands Nationwide newspaper: ''

de Volkskrant ''de Volkskrant'' (; ''The People's Paper'') is a Dutch daily morning newspaper. Founded in 1919, it has a nationwide circulation of about 250,000. Formerly a leading centre-left Catholic broadsheet, ''de Volkskrant'' today is a medium-sized c ...

'', the Netherlands Weekly newspaper: ''

'', Germany Judges' Special Recognition: ''

Moskovskie Novosti ''Moskovskiye Novosti'' (russian: Московские новости, ''Moscow News'') was a Russian-language daily newspaper in Russia relaunched in 2011. The paper - by then a 'youth-oriented' free sheet handed out at more than 850 places aro ...

'', Russia Judges' Special Recognition: público.pt, Portugal

16. European Newspaper Award (2014)

Local newspaper: ''The Mayo News'', Ireland Regional newspaper: ''De Twentsche Courant Tubantia'', the Netherlands Nationwide newspaper: '' Público'', Portugal Weekly newspaper: ''Sonntagszeitung'', Switzerland

17. European Newspaper Award (2015)

Local newspaper: ''

Kvinnheringen ''Kvinnheringen'' is a Norwegian regional newspaper for the Kvinnherad municipality in Vestland county. In print since 1973, it is currently released bi-weekly with more than 7000 readers and a circulation of 4 400 as of January 2021. Since 2003, t ...

'', Norway Regional newspaper: ''

Ara ARA may refer to: Media and the arts * American-Romanian Academy of Arts and Sciences * '' Artistička Radna Akcija'', compilation album released in former Yugoslavia * Associate of the Royal Academy, denoting membership in the British Royal Aca ...

'', Spain Nationwide newspaper: ''De Morgen'', Belgium Weekly newspaper: ''Expresso'', Portugal Judges' Special Recognition: ''publico.pt'', Portugal Judges' Special Recognition: ''Souriatna'', Syria

18. European Newspaper Award (2016)

Local newspaper: ''

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'', the Netherlands Nationwide newspaper: ''

'', Denmark Weekly newspaper: ''

'', Germany

19. European Newspaper Award (2017)

Local newspaper: ''

Tageblatt ''Tageblatt'' is a German language Luxembourgish daily newspaper published in Esch-sur-Alzette by Editpress. History and profile ''Tageblatt'' was established in 1913. The paper is the country's second-most popular newspaper, behind the rival ' ...

'', Luxemburg Regional newspaper: ''

De Limburger ''De Limburger'' is a Dutch newspaper covering the province of Limburg. The ''Limburgs Dagblad'' merged into ''De Limburger'' at the end 2017. Both newspapers were owned by Mediahuis. ''Dagblad De Limburger'', the previous name of ''De Limburger ...

'', the Netherlands Nationwide newspaper: ''

Handelsblatt The ''Handelsblatt'' (literally "commerce paper" in English) is a German-language business newspaper published in Düsseldorf by Handelsblatt Media Group, formerly known as Verlagsgruppe Handelsblatt. History and profile ''Handelsblatt'' was es ...

'', Germany Weekly newspaper: ''

Morgenbladet ''Morgenbladet'' is a Norwegian weekly, newspaper, covering politics, culture and science. History ''Morgenbladet'' was founded in 1819 by the book printer Niels Wulfsberg. The paper is the country's first daily newspaper; however, Adresseavi ...

'', Norway

20. European Newspaper Award (2018)

Local newspaper: ''

Sunnhordland Sunnhordland is a traditional district in the western region of Norway. The district consists of the southern coastal regions of the old Hordaland county (now part of Vestland county). It includes the areas that surround the mouth of the Hardan ...

'', Norway Regional newspaper: ''

Adresseavisen ''Adresseavisen'' (; commonly known as ''Adressa'') is a regional newspaper published daily, except Sundays, in Trondheim, Norway. The paper has been in circulation since 1767 and is one of the oldest newspapers after Norske Intelligenz-Seddele ...

'', Norway Nationwide newspaper: ''

Het Financieele Dagblad ''Het Financieele Dagblad'' is a daily Dutch newspaper focused on business and financial matters. In English, the name translates to ''The financial daily newspaper.'' The paper was established in 1943. The company is headquartered in Amsterdam. I ...

'', The Netherlands Weekly newspaper: ''

der Freitag ''Der Freitag'' (English: ''The Friday'', stylized in its logo as ''der Freitag'') is a German weekly newspaper established in 1990. It is published in Rhenish format. The place of publication is Berlin. Its publisher and editor-in-chief is Jako ...

'', Germany Judges' Special Recognition: ''

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'', Danmark Judges' Special Recognition: ''

'', Germany

21. European Newspaper Award (2019)

Local newspaper: '' Contacto'', Luxembourg Regional newspaper: ''

'', Spain Nationwide newspaper: ''

'', The Netherlands Weekly newspaper: ''

'', Portugal Judges' Special Recognition: '' Fuldaer Zeitung'', Germany

22. European Newspaper Award (2020)

Local newspaper: ''

Fædrelandsvennen ''Fædrelandsvennen'' is a regional newspaper based in Kristiansand, Norway. It covers the southernmost part of the country, ( Aust-Agder and Vest-Agder), focusing especially on the area between Mandal and Lillesand (west and east of Kristians ...

'', Norway Regional newspaper: '' Leeuwarder Courant'', The Netherlands Nationwide newspaper: '' Público'', Portugal Weekly newspaper: '' Financial Times – FT Weekend'', United Kingdom Judges' Special Recognition: ''

'', The Netherlands

23. European Newspaper Award (2021)

Local newspaper: ''

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'', Portugal Judges' Special Recognition: ''

'', The Netherlands Judges' Special Recognition: ''

Hamburger Abendblatt The ''Hamburger Abendblatt'' (English: ''Hamburg Evening Newspaper'') is a German daily newspaper in Hamburg. The paper focuses on news in Hamburg and area, and produces regional supplements with news from Norderstedt, Ahrensburg, Harburg, and P ...

'', Germany

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