Mediahuis
Antwerp, Belgium. Founded in 1999
Euractiv Media Network, headquartered in Antwerp, Belgium is a subsidiary of Mediahuis, which is a privately held company.
Euractiv Media Network controls Euractiv which is a news partner of the Trust Project.
The company was founded in 1999 by Christophe Leclercq, who is still the company's Executive Chairman. Euractiv is financially independent and operates as a pan-European media network with a focus on EU policy and politics.
The Trust Project is an international consortium of news organizations building standards of transparency and working with technology platforms to affirm and amplify journalism’s commitment to transparency, accuracy, inclusion and fairness so that the public can make informed news choices. It was founded and is led by award-winning journalist Sally Lehrman.
Craig Newmark, founder of craigslist, was our original funder, through the Trustworthy Journalism Initiative of Craig Newmark Philanthropies. Google followed with their financial support. Our funders also have included Democracy Fund, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and Facebook. Funders. Trust Project policies and the Trust Indicators are shaped and enforced independently from our funding sources.