:EU Reporter

{{Short description|European Union news website}}

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| owner = EU Reporter Media & Communications Ltd, Dublin, Ireland{{cite web |url=https://www.eureporter.co/contact/ |title=Contact Us |website=EU Reporter |access-date=27 December 2021}}

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| editor = Colin Stevens

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EU Reporter is a Brussels-based news website publishing content relating to the European Union, founded in 2002.{{cite book |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1232992027 |title=EU reporter : the European parliamentary legislative review |via=WorldCat |oclc=1232992027 |access-date=28 December 2021}}

In the 2000s a printed magazine edition was available for subscription,{{cite web |url=http://www.eureporter.co.uk/eur/news_detail.asp?id=HLOQFGQN88ZN4162968FXUF84LQ50446 |title=Subscribe |website=EU Reporter |date=30 April 2002 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021024133835/http://www.eureporter.co.uk/eur/news_detail.asp?id=HLOQFGQN88ZN4162968FXUF84LQ50446 |archive-date=24 October 2002}} and distributed free to Members of the European Parliament (MEPs), and European Council and Commission officials.{{cite news |url=https://nebula.wsimg.com/cafbdb1ed17f56c0bbd5fc137334a400?AccessKeyId=39A2DC689E4CA87C906D&disposition=0&alloworigin=1 |title=EU Reporter - The Journal of European Business |editor-last=White |editor-first=Chris |newspaper=EU Reporter |date=7 May 2004 |access-date=28 December 2021 |archive-date=28 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211228202423/https://nebula.wsimg.com/cafbdb1ed17f56c0bbd5fc137334a400?AccessKeyId=39A2DC689E4CA87C906D&disposition=0&alloworigin=1 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=http://www.eureporter.co.uk/channel/9/stories |title=Magazine |website=EU Reporter |date=July 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101114144651/http://www.eureporter.co.uk/channel/9/stories |archive-date=14 November 2010}} In 2009 its target readership was stated to be elected representatives, large and small business leaders, and commentators about the EU.{{cite web |url=http://www.eureporter.co.uk/page/about-us |title=About us |website=EU Reporter |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090823162052/http://www.eureporter.co.uk/page/about-us |archive-date=23 August 2009}}

In 2010 it was taken over by Colin Stevens. It had previously been owned by publisher Chris White{{cite news |url=http://pr.euractiv.com/pr/eu-reporter-under-new-ownership-89982 |title=EU Reporter under new ownership |website=EURACTIV |date=28 June 2010 |access-date=27 December 2021}} who continued writing for EU Reporter as a guest contributor.{{cite news |url=https://www.eureporter.co/frontpage/2016/06/30/perestroika-not-brexit/ |title=Perestroika not #Brexit |last=White |first=Chris |website=EU Reporter |date=30 June 2016 |access-date=28 December 2021 |archive-date=28 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211228131814/https://www.eureporter.co/frontpage/2016/06/30/perestroika-not-brexit/ |url-status=live }}

In 2021 its content was described by Politico.eu as a "blend of corporate press releases, original news and paid-for content". Some of the website's sponsored content is native advertising intended to look like a news article, without disclosing the sponsor.{{cite news |last1=Scott |first1=Mark |title=Dark news: The murky world of undercover EU lobbying |url=https://www.politico.eu/article/brussels-eu-media-peddling-undisclosed-influence/ |access-date=22 September 2021 |work=POLITICO |date=15 September 2021 |archive-date=22 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210922032434/https://www.politico.eu/article/brussels-eu-media-peddling-undisclosed-influence/ |url-status=live }} {{Disputed inline|date=October 2024}} It was noted for paraphrasing Huawei press releases and publishing them as news articles.{{cite news |last1=Scott |first1=Mark |title=Huawei's under-the-radar Brussels blitz |url=https://www.politico.eu/article/huawei-brussels-eu-reporter-china-telecommunications-5g/ |access-date=28 September 2021 |work=POLITICO |date=22 September 2021 |archive-date=28 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210928033932/https://www.politico.eu/article/huawei-brussels-eu-reporter-china-telecommunications-5g/ |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Satariano |first1=Adam |title=Inside a Pro-Huawei Influence Campaign |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/29/technology/commercial-disinformation-huawei-belgium.html |access-date=22 September 2021 |work=The New York Times |date=29 January 2021}} EU Reporter rejected the accusation of undercover lobbying, characterising the reporting as "an attack by Politico Europe on a smaller but successful rival publication," and mentioning that they have engaged with NewsGuard to monitor their output and make its findings publicly available.{{cite news |url=https://www.eureporter.co/business/2021/09/20/eu-reporter-under-attack/ |title=EU Reporter under attack |website=EU Reporter |date=20 September 2021 |access-date=27 June 2022 |archive-date=13 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220313052613/https://www.eureporter.co/business/2021/09/20/eu-reporter-under-attack/ |url-status=live }}

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