AGERPRES, Romania

Fair-mindedness, equidistance, accuracy, and speed are some of the attributes defining the National News Agency AGERPRES. The most reliable source of information in Romania provides, annually, over 180,000 news, interviews, feature reports and documentary materials, and also about 850,000 photos of its own and partners. AGERPRES is the only media institution in Romania with correspondents in almost all counties and press agencies of international notoriety as media partners.

AGERPRES reaches 86 media in summary. Most notably 6 daily newspapers, 10 weekly newspapers, 25 radio stations, 20 tv stations as well as 6 news platforms. AGERPRES’ Top 10 media clients, with regard to coverage and distribution, are RCS-RDS (Digi TV, radio and web), Romanian National Television (TVR – all channels and web), Romanian National Radio (all stations and web), PRO TV, Evenimentul Zilei and Capital, Hotnews, DC news, Ringier – Libertatea, Adevarul Holding as well as Antena Group (tv and web). Currently, AGERPRES holds event- and occasion-related accreditations but no permanent ones to the EU Commission.

Editorial
Cristina Tatu, Deputy managing director
Mail: cristina.tatu[at]agerpres.ro
T: +407 226 01 191

Marketing and Sales
Cristian-Dan Durleci Mateescu , Deputy General Director
Mail: marketing[at]agerpres.ro / cristian.durleci[at]agerpres.ro

AMNA, Greece

Athens / Macedonian News Agency (AMNA) has a presence in the media sector that extends for more than a century. Athens News Agency (ANA) merged with Macedonian Press Agency (MPA) in 2008 and subsequently formed AMNA. AMNA produces, collects, edits and disseminates domestic and international news items and photographs, as well as radio and television material for distribution to media outlets in Greece, Cyprus, numerous third countries and the Greek diaspora.The news agency’s information network features news desks in several European capitals, as well as in the US and all major Greek cities, while international news agencies use AMNA news items utilising the agency’s services on a daily basis.

Directorate & Editorial
Christina-Dimitra Synarelli, CEO
ceo@amna.gr

Sales & Marketing
John Georgiou, Head of R&D, Marketing and Sales Dept.
T + 30 210 6400560
geo[at]amna.gr

ANSA, Italy

At its headquarters in Rome and 21 other offices in Italy, ANSA produces texts, photos and videos and also offers press release distribution. It is organised as a cooperative of publishers with government subsidies. Its annual turnover is more than ten million euros, generated by more than 500 employees. ANSA publishes in Italian, English, Spanish and Portuguese and has correspondents in 73 locations outside Italy. ANSA’s target audience includes media and businesses. ANSA uses the enr because of its local network.

ANSA reaches about 100 media in summary, including national and local braodcasters, newspapers, magazines, online media and entertainment companies. Most notably, more than 50 daily newspapers, more than 10 weekly newspapers including magazines associated with newspapers, about 10 radio stations, 4 major broadcaster groups, less than 20 regional broadcasters, less than 10 international broadcasters. ANSA’s Top 10 media clients, with regard to coverage and distribution, are RAI, RTI, SKY, RCS, GEDI, LA7, TV2000, CED, ATHESIS as well as RIFFESER. Currently, ANSA holds 10 accreditations to the EU Commission.

Editorial
Michele Esposito, Head of ANSA Brussels Bureau
Mail: michele.esposito@ansa.it 

Sales
Luigi Silvestri, Head of Digital and International Marketing and Sales
Mail: luigi.silvestri[at]ansa.it

APA, Austria

The editorial department of the news agency APA supplies the Austrian media landscape with journalistic content in text, graphic, image, audio and video formats. It is owned by Austrian daily newspapers and the Austrian Broadcasting Corporation (ORF) and is independent of state and government. It is headquartered in Vienna and employs 145 journalists. APA sees clear advantages in the cooperation within the enr through the exchange with other agency representatives.

APA reaches 116 media in summary. Most notably 15 daily newspapers, 20 weekly newspapers, 21 radio stations, 10 tv stations as well as 22 news platforms. APA’s Top 10 media clients, with regard to coverage and distribution, are ORF, Kronen Zeitung, Kleine Zeitung, Österreich, Kurier, Der Standard, OÖ Nachrichten, Die Presse, Salzburger Nachrichten and Tiroler Tageszeitung. Currently, APA holds two permanent accreditations to the EU Commission and further event- and occasion-related ones.

Editorial
Maria Scholl, Editor-in-Chief
maria.scholl@apa.at  

Sales
Paul Schneidhofer, Head of Sales 
Mail: Paul.Schneidhofer[at]apa.at 
T +43 1 360 60 3500 

BTA, Bulgaria

BTA is Bulgaria’s national news agency, based in Sofia. It was founded in 1898 and today is a major source of information for print and online media, government agencies and NGOs in Bulgaria. The production languages for text and photos are Bulgarian and English. BTA says it is an “autonomous national news organization” whose director general is elected by parliament. The agency’s statute guarantees its editorial independence and protects it from economic and political influence. BTA’s activities are financed from the sale of its information services and products, as well as through advertising and from the national budget.

Since February 2022, BTA’s news are free to use by all Bulgarian media outlets. All national dailies use BTA’s information, e. g. 24 Chasa, Trud, Telegraph, Bulgarska Armiya, Duma as well as regional media outlets. BTA reaches the radio stations of Nova Broadcasting Group as well as the Bulgarian National Radio and Darik Radio. Further, the biggest news websites in Bulgaria use and cite BTA, e. g. nova.bg, 24chasa.bg, btvnovinite.bg, dariknews.bg, dir.bg, vesti.bg, dnes.bg, bnr.bg, darik.bg, dnevnik.bg, standartnews.com, segabg.com, capital.bg, banker.bg, news.bg, investor.bg or mediapool.bg.

BTA’s Top 10 media clients using the BTA paid services include Nova Broadcasting Group (NBG), Bulgarian National Radio (BNR), Bulgarian National Television (BNT), Dir.bg, Duma.bg, Clubz.bg, Build.bg, Economic.bg, Temasport.com as well as 7dnisport.bg. Currently, BTA has one accreditation to the EU Commission.

CTK, Czech Republic

CTK was founded on October 28, 1918, the same day as Czechoslovakia and was called the Czechoslovak News Agency. Until the 1990s it was a state agency and its history is closely linked with that of the Czechoslovak state. CTK reaches 300 media in summary, including 70 newspapers, 100 radio stations, and 6 television stations. CTK´s TOP 5 media clients are Česká Televize, Český rozhlas, Mafra a.s., Seznam.cz and Czech News Center a.s. CTK is the 100% owner of Profimedia, the largest Central European photobank, where both companies offer more than 200 million photos from reputable sources such as AP, AFP, Magnum, dpa, Splash, imago and others. They operate in ten other markets outside the Czech Republic.

CTK is a public corporation established by law. The state is not responsible for any CTK obligations and CTK is not responsible for any state obligations. CTK is not subsidized by the state. CTK is politically and financially independent. CTK´s motto is “speed – reliability – independence”. CTK currently has about 10 journalists who are accredited to the European Commission.

dpa, Germany

The German Press Agency dpa was founded in 1949 and is one of the world’s leading independent news agencies. dpa supplies media, companies and organizations with editorial services. This includes texts, photos, videos, graphics, radio reports and other formats. As an internationally active agency, dpa reports in seven languages. Around 1,000 journalists work at about 150 locations in Germany and abroad. The shareholders of dpa are 174 German media companies. The dpa editorial team works according to the principles laid down in the dpa statute and thus independently of world views, business enterprises or governments. The central editorial office is located in Berlin.

dpa reaches more than 500 media in summary. Most notably, 319 daily newspapers, 16 weekly newspaper, more than 100 radio stations, more than 30 tv stations as well as around 300 news platforms. Dpa’s Top 10 media clients, with regard to coverage and distribution, are ARD, Welt/BILD, Ippen Group, T-Online, FUNKE Group, RTL Group, RND Group, SWMH Group, ZDF as well as 1&1.

Editorial
service[at]dpa.com

Sales
Christiane Düsterfeld
duesterfeld.christiane[at]dpa.com

EFE, Spain

More than 3,000 journalists work for the Spanish news agency in more than 180 cities in 120 countries. The agency is headquartered in Madrid, with additional newsdesks in Bogotá, Cairo and Rio de Janeiro. EFE disseminates nearly three million news stories a year in a variety of formats – text, photography, audio, video and multimedia – and reaches more than 2,000 media outlets around the world each day. Founded in 1939, EFE has beome the leading news agency in Spain and Latin America and one of the largest press agencies in the world. The agency is owned by SEPI (Sociedad Estatal de Participaciones Industriales), a state-owned association for industrial participation.

Editorial
Antonio Hermosin  
ahermosin@efe.com 
T (+)32 479 66 39 57 

Sales
José Rodríguez Muñoz 
jrodriguezm[at]efe.com 
T + 34 682 889 513 

FENA, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Federal News Agency (FENA) is the leading news agency in Bosnia and Herzegovina, which covers all important events in the country and abroad and publishes news in official languages of BiH and in English language. It has been a reliable source of information and multimedia content for hundreds of electronic, print and internet media in the country for years.

FENA publishes several hundred news articles per day, and apart from news covering politics, economy, culture, entertainment, tourism and sport, FENA also offers photo and video service.

FENA is the main distributer of news articles for all significant media, TV and radio stations in the country. Majority of the media outlets are FENA-subscribers and take over FENA’s articles on daily basis. This includes approximately 150 media outlets. FENA is mostly featured in online media and around 3-4 daily and weekly papers. In regard to radio stations, FENA distributes to radio stations from every part of the country, including around 8-10 major radio stations. FENA’s news items are featured in daily news of major TV stations, most notably, around 7 from different parts of the country. FENA reaches around 70 news platforms.  FENA’s Top 10 media clients, with regard to coverage and distribution, are klix.ba, radiosarajevo.ba, faktor.ba, TVKS, FTV, ALJAZEERA BALKANS, AVAZROTO PRESS, TRT, raport.ba as well as tuzlanski.ba. Currently, FENA accredits journalists to individual events.

Editorial
Mail: alma.zukanovic@fena.ba

Sales
Aida Birno
Mail: Aida.Birno[at]fena.gov.ba

HINA, Croatia

Texts, photos, videos, graphics and audios are produced by the 100 journalists of the Croatian news agency. Headquartered in Zagreb, HINA maintains 25 other bureaus in Croatia and abroad. The agency is owned by the state and funded by the government. It publishes content for the media, businesses and the government, exclusively in Croatian. From HINA’s perspective, the enr facilitates work and communication of the agency’s correspondents in Brussels and ensures that they work together as a unit in the future.

HINA reaches 128 media in summary. Most notably, 9 daily newspapers, 4 weekly newspaper, 46 radio stations, 7 tv stations as well as 61 news platforms. HINA’s Top 10 media clients, with regard to coverage and distribution, are HRT – Croatian Radio Television, RTL, Nova TV, N1,Večernji list, Jutarnji list, Novi list, Index, Net.hr as well as Telegram.hr. Currently, HINA has 1 accredited journalist to the EU Commission.

Editorial
Mail: hina[at]hina.hr
T +385-1-4808600

Sales
marketing[at]hina.hr
T +385-1-4808702

Polish Press Agency (PAP), Poland

PAP is the successor of Polish Telegraphic Agency (PAT), which was established in 1918. PAP is the single largest source of news from Poland with over 270 journalists and 50 photojournalists providing news and photos. Members of the Management Board are appointed by the National Media Council, as the company is 100% owned by the State Treasury. The agency has over a dozen editorial desks in its Warsaw headquarters, specializing in business, political, scientific and sports topics. PAP has 24 regional branches throughout Poland and several foreign correspondents: in Europe, USA and China.

Editorial
newsroom[at]pap.pl

Sales
sprzedaz[at]pap.pl

Tanjug, Serbia

The Serbian news agency Tanjug has its headquarters in Belgrade. It publishes more than one million multimedia news items in the form of texts, photos, audios and videos per year. It publishes in Serbian and English. Among its clients, the agency counts about 100 media outlets from Serbia and its neighbouring countries, which use Tanjug as a credible and reliable source. According to the agency, this makes it the most cited source from the Serbian region. Currently, the agency employs fewer than 100 journalists.

Editorial
Jovana Joksimovic, Editor-in-Chief
Mail: jovana.joksimovic[at]tanjug.rs 

Sales
Mail: office@tanjug.rs 

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UKRINFORM, Ukraine

The UKRINFORM news agency was founded in 1918 and is the only national news agency in the country. The agency has a large network of correspondents in all Ukrainian regions, as well as in the United States, Canada, Austria, the Netherlands, Germany, France, Turkey, Belgium, Latvia and Poland. The news are published online in Ukrainian, Russian, English, German, Spanish, French, Japanese, Polish and Chinese. In addition, the news agency has a professional photo service. UKRINFORM is a member of the European Alliance of Press Agencies.

Editorial
Nataliia Kostina, Chief of Foreign Department
nkostina[at]ukrinform.com
T +380 67 5002 448

Sales
marketing[at]ukrinform.com
cooperation[at]ukrinform.com