The European Parliament is inviting journalists to apply for the 2026 edition of the Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for Journalism, which is awarded annually to outstanding journalistic work promoting EU values and principles.

The 6th edition of the Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for Journalism, with support of the European Parliament, was launched on 4 May 2026, the year that marks the 9th anniversary of the Maltese journalist’s assassination.

Endorsed by the Parliament in October 2020, the annual Prize recognises outstanding journalism promoting EU values and principles, including democracy, rule of law, human rights, and freedom.

Journalists (individually or in teams) of any nationality, who have published in-depth reports in EU-based media, may submit their work at https://daphnejournalismprize.eu/ by 31 July 2026, midnight (CET).

Laureates will be announced at an Award Ceremony – preceded by a Seminar on Press Freedom – during Parliament’s plenary session of October II, as a symbolic reminder of the date when Daphne Caruana Galizia was assassinated.

Past winners of the Prize include “The Pegasus Project” (coordinated by the Forbidden Stories); a documentary on “The Central African Republic under Russian Influence” by Clément Di Roma and Carol Valade (ARTE/France24/Le Monde); a joint investigation on the Pylos migrant boat shipwreck (Solomon, in collaboration with Forensis, StrgF/ARD, and The Guardian); an investigation on missing unaccompanied child migrants (Lost in Europe); and a joint investigation on the Russian shadow fleet, coordinated by Follow the Money.

You can find additional information on Parliament’s website, where you may also check the highlights of the 2025 Daphne Caruana Galizia Press Seminar.

Daphne Caruana Galizia exposed corruption, money laundering, organised crime, the sale of citizenship, and the Maltese government’s connections to the Panama Papers, amongst other topics. She was killed in a car bomb attack on 16 October 2017, an event that led to mass protests, and paved the way for a resurgence of investigative journalism inspired by her work.