A young couple celebrates the Czech Republic's EU accession on Prague's Charles Bridge on 1 May 2004. (© picture-alliance/dpa/Rene_Volfik)

30 April 2024

EU eastern enlargement 20 years on

On 1 May 2004, the European Union gained ten new member states when Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Cyprus joined. What are the results?

Lidové noviny (CZ)

**Lidové noviny**
Country of media outlet	Czech Republic
Language of media outlet	Czech
Type of media outlet	Daily newspaper
Frequency of publication	Monday to Saturday
Area of distribution	Nationwide
Political orientation	Conservative
Circulation	25,000 (2021)
Visits	500.000 – 1.000.000
Publisher	Mafra a.s.
Online payment model	Content partially fee-based

Today we are the West

Diena (LV)

**Diena**
Country of media outlet	Latvia
Language of media outlet	Latvian
Type of media outlet	Daily newspaper
Frequency of publication	Monday to Friday
Area of distribution	Nationwide
Political orientation	Liberal
Circulation	31,000 (2020)
Visits	< 500.000
Publisher	Handelshafen Riga
Online payment model	Content partially fee-based

Developing a joint identity

Die Presse (AT)

**Die Presse**
Country of media outlet	Austria
Language of media outlet	German
Type of media outlet	Daily newspaper
Frequency of publication	Daily
Area of distribution	Nationwide
Political orientation	Liberal-conservative
Circulation	76,000 (montags bis samstags, 2019); 90,000 (sonntags, 2019)
Visits	5.000.000 – 10.000.000
Publisher	Styria Media Group AG, Die Presse Verlags-Gesellschaft m.b.H & Co KG / Rainer Nowak
Online payment model	Content partially fee-based

Double standards

Postimees (EE)

**Postimees**
Country of media outlet	Estonia
Language of media outlet	Estonian
Type of media outlet	Daily newspaper
Frequency of publication	Monday to Saturday
Area of distribution	Nationwide
Political orientation	Conservative
Circulation	37,700 (2020)
Visits	500.000 – 1.000.000
Publisher	AS Postimees
Online payment model	Content partially fee-based

Stronger together

Magyar Nemzet (HU)

**Magyar Nemzet**
Country of media outlet	Hungary
Language of media outlet	Hungarian
Type of media outlet	Daily newspaper
Frequency of publication	several times a week
Area of distribution	Nationwide
Political orientation	Pro-government
Circulation	13,365 (2018)
Visits	1.000.000 - 5.000.000
Publisher	Nemzet Lap- és Könyvkiadó Kft.
Online payment model	All content for free

Unity doesn't mean uniformity

Europe's media at a glance

Our database provides information on more than 500 print and online media published from over 30 countries. It also gives a detailed description of the media landscape in each country in Europe.

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30 April 2024

Israel and Hamas set to seal hostage deal?

Demonstrators demand the release of hostages in Tel Aviv on 29 April. (© picture alliance/ASSOCIATED PRESS/Ohad Zwigenberg)

taz, die tageszeitung (DE)

**taz, die tageszeitung**
Country of media outlet	Germany
Language of media outlet	German
Type of media outlet	Daily newspaper
Frequency of publication	Monday to Saturday
Area of distribution	Nationwide
Political orientation	Left-wing
Circulation	49,056 (2019)
Visits	5.000.000 – 10.000.000
Publisher	die tageszeitung Verlagsgenossenschaft eG
Online payment model	All content for free

The solution can only be political

De Standaard (BE)

**De Standaard**
Country of media outlet	Belgium
Language of media outlet	Dutch
Type of media outlet	Daily newspaper
Frequency of publication	Monday to Saturday
Area of distribution	Regional
Political orientation	Liberal-conservative
Circulation	110,000 (2019)
Visits	< 500.000
Publisher	Mediahuis
Online payment model	Content partially fee-based

Judicial pressure could work

30 April 2024

Scotland's First Minister quits

(© picture-alliance/ASSOCIATED PRESS / Andrew Milligan)

The Daily Telegraph (GB)

**The Daily Telegraph**
Country of media outlet	United Kingdom
Language of media outlet	English
Type of media outlet	Daily newspaper
Frequency of publication	Monday to Saturday
Area of distribution	Nationwide
Political orientation	Conservative
Circulation	318,000 (2019)
Visits	50.000.000 – 100.000.000
Publisher	Telegraph Media Group
Online payment model	Content partially fee-based

Spectacular miscalculation

The Guardian (GB)

**The Guardian**
Country of media outlet	United Kingdom
Language of media outlet	English
Type of media outlet	Daily newspaper
Frequency of publication	Monday to Saturday
Area of distribution	Nationwide
Political orientation	Centre-left
Circulation	127,000 (2020)
Visits	> 200.000.000
Publisher	Guardian News & Media Ltd
Online payment model	All content for free

A disastrous balance sheet

30 April 2024

Spain: Pedro Sánchez to remain PM

Der Spiegel (DE)

**Der Spiegel**
Country of media outlet	Germany
Language of media outlet	German
Type of media outlet	Magazine
Frequency of publication	Weekly on Fridays
Area of distribution	Nationwide
Political orientation	Centre-left
Circulation	691,451 (2019)
Visits	> 200.000.000
Publisher	Spiegel-Verlag Rudolf Augstein GmbH & Co. KG
Online payment model	Content partially fee-based

Politics as a telenovela

eldiario.es (ES)

**eldiario.es**
Country of media outlet	Spain
Language of media outlet	Spanish
Type of media outlet	Website
Frequency of publication	Weekly on Wednesdays
Area of distribution	Nationwide
Political orientation	Left-wing
Visits	50.000.000 – 100.000.000
Publisher	Diario de Prensa Digital, S.L.
Online payment model	Content partially fee-based

Hated more than ever by the right

taz, die tageszeitung (DE)

**taz, die tageszeitung**
Country of media outlet	Germany
Language of media outlet	German
Type of media outlet	Daily newspaper
Frequency of publication	Monday to Saturday
Area of distribution	Nationwide
Political orientation	Left-wing
Circulation	49,056 (2019)
Visits	5.000.000 – 10.000.000
Publisher	die tageszeitung Verlagsgenossenschaft eG
Online payment model	All content for free

Some of the dirt always sticks

30 April 2024

Portugal: reparations for former colonies?

Exhibits at the National Slavery Museum in Luanda, Angola. (© picture-alliance/AA/Dogukan Keskinkilic)

Visão (PT)

**Visão**
Country of media outlet	Portugal
Language of media outlet	Portuguese
Type of media outlet	Magazine
Frequency of publication	Weekly on Thursdays
Area of distribution	Nationwide
Political orientation	Centre-left
Circulation	32,283 (2019)
Visits	1.000.000 - 5.000.000
Publisher	Medipress - Sociedade Jornalística e Editorial, Lda. (Impresa Publishing, S.A.)
Online payment model	Content partially fee-based

Give back what does not belong to us

Expresso (PT)

**Expresso**
Country of media outlet	Portugal
Language of media outlet	Portuguese
Type of media outlet	Weekly newspaper
Frequency of publication	Monday to Saturday
Area of distribution	Nationwide
Political orientation	Liberal
Circulation	53,847 (2019)
Visits	5.000.000 – 10.000.000
Publisher	Impresa Publishing S.A.
Online payment model	Content partially fee-based

Blame hard to measure

29 April 2024

Italy: government censorship?

RAI justified the cancellation of Scurati's appearance by saying his fee of 1,800 euros was excessive. (© picture-alliance/IPP / Italy Photo Press)

La Repubblica (IT)

**La Repubblica**
Country of media outlet	Italy
Language of media outlet	Italian
Type of media outlet	Daily newspaper
Frequency of publication	Daily
Area of distribution	Nationwide
Political orientation	Centre-left
Circulation	230,000 (2020)
Publisher	Gruppo Editoriale L’Espresso SpA
Online payment model	Content partially fee-based

A European wound

Mediapart (FR)

**Mediapart**
Country of media outlet	France
Language of media outlet	French
Type of media outlet	Website
Frequency of publication	Daily
Area of distribution	Nationwide
Political orientation	Left-wing
Visits	1.000.000 - 5.000.000
Publisher	Société éditrice de Mediapart
Online payment model	Content partially fee-based

Clear struggle to control opinion

29 April 2024

Slovakia: curtains for public broadcaster

Protests against the restructuring of broadcaster RTVS on 27 March in Bratislava. (© picture alliance/ASSOCIATED PRESS/Pavol Zachar)

Pravda (SK)

**Pravda**
Country of media outlet	Slovakia
Language of media outlet	Slovak
Type of media outlet	Daily newspaper
Frequency of publication	several times a week
Area of distribution	Nationwide
Political orientation	Centre-left
Circulation	25,500 (2022)
Visits	1.000.000 - 5.000.000
Publisher	Perex a.s.
Online payment model	Content partially fee-based

A black day for media freedom

Denník N (SK)

**Denník N**
Country of media outlet	Slovakia
Language of media outlet	Slovak
Type of media outlet	Daily newspaper
Frequency of publication	several times a week
Area of distribution	Nationwide
Political orientation	Liberal
Visits	< 500.000
Publisher	N Press s.r.o.
Online payment model	Content partially fee-based

Conversion into a government mouthpiece

29 April 2024

Protests and arrests: what's going on on US campuses?

The police also intervened on the campuses of other universities, including the University of Texas, pictured here. (© picture alliance / ASSOCIATED PRESS / Jay Janner)

Echo (RU)

**Echo**
Country of media outlet	Russia
Language of media outlet	Russian
Type of media outlet	Website
Frequency of publication	Daily
Political orientation	Critical of the government
Online payment model	All content for free

Paradoxical protesters

Corriere della Sera (IT)

**Corriere della Sera**
Country of media outlet	Italy
Language of media outlet	Italian
Type of media outlet	Daily newspaper
Frequency of publication	Daily
Area of distribution	Nationwide
Political orientation	Liberal-conservative
Circulation	280,000 (2020)
Publisher	Rcs Mediagroup S.p.A
Online payment model	Content partially fee-based

Zero interest in deeper analysis

26 April 2024

Future of the EU: has Macron got it right?

Macron spoke for more than two hours about the current state and future of the EU. (© picture alliance / ASSOCIATED PRESS / Christophe Petit Tesson)

Hospodářské noviny (CZ)

**Hospodářské noviny**
Country of media outlet	Czech Republic
Language of media outlet	Czech
Type of media outlet	Daily newspaper
Frequency of publication	several times a week
Area of distribution	Nationwide
Political orientation	Liberal
Circulation	30,034 (2021)
Visits	< 500.000
Publisher	Economia a.s.
Online payment model	Content partially fee-based

Melodramatic, but spot-on

Le Monde (FR)

**Le Monde**
Country of media outlet	France
Language of media outlet	French
Type of media outlet	Daily newspaper
Frequency of publication	Daily
Area of distribution	Nationwide
Political orientation	Centre-left
Circulation	350,000 (2020)
Visits	100.000.000 – 150.000.000
Publisher	Société Editrice du Monde
Online payment model	Content partially fee-based

More than just campaign bluster

26 April 2024

EU elections: what's at stake?

The EU Parliament represents the approximately 450 million people living in the 27 member states. (© picture alliance / Daniel Kalker)

Večer (SI)

**Večer**
Country of media outlet	Slovenia
Language of media outlet	Slovenian
Type of media outlet	Daily newspaper
Frequency of publication	Monday to Saturday
Area of distribution	Nationwide
Circulation	ca. 19,000(2019)
Visits	1.000.000 - 5.000.000
Publisher	Večer d.o.o.
Online payment model	All content for free

Perhaps the last chance to save the idea of Europe

Latvijas Avīze (LV)

**Latvijas Avīze**
Country of media outlet	Latvia
Language of media outlet	Latvian
Type of media outlet	Daily newspaper
Frequency of publication	Monday to Friday
Area of distribution	Nationwide
Political orientation	Conservative
Circulation	11,470 (2020)
Visits	< 500.000
Publisher	AS Lauku avīze
Online payment model	All content for free

Seat in EU Parliament as a reward

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