The European Association of Daily Newspapers in Minority and Regional Languages, also known as Minority Dailies Association (MIDAS), is a politically independent, non-profit association for minority daily press with headquarters at the Center for Autonomy Experience at Eurac Research in Bulsan/Bozen/Bolzano, South Tyrol, Italy.
MIDAS was formed in the year 2001 by editors-in-chief from more than 10 language communities throughout Europe in order to coordinate their strategies and to stimulate cooperation in the areas of information exchange, printing, and marketing; to organise campaigns to promote publications in minority languages; and to obtain support from state and EU institutions for minority languages and their print media.
Annually, MIDAS organises the MIDAS Training Programme, offering two young journalists or media professionals (up to the age of 40) the opportunity to undertake a one- to two-week training placement at another MIDAS member outlet.
MIDAS awards also the MIDAS and Otto von Habsburg prizes to the journalists of minority and majority press. The judging criteria for the prizes are high journalistic quality and coverage of topics related to minority protection, European integration and promotion of cultural diversity.
28 newspapers from Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Italy, Serbia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, Spain and Switzerland have already joined MIDAS, and the organization continues to grow. MIDAS member newspapers reach more than 3 million European citizens as readers and are published in 11 languages. MIDAS has carried out EU projects such as Citoyen and NewsSpectrum.
In 2019 Catalan web portal VilaWeb was admitted as a new member of MIDAS, becoming the first fully online media outlet to become a member of the association.
Members Country Minority/Language Newspaper Croatia Italians La Voce del Popolo Czech Republic Poles Głos Denmark Germans Der Nordschleswiger Finland Swedes Åbo Underrättelser Finland Swedes Ålandstidningen Finland Swedes Hufvudstadsbladet Finland Swedes Österbottens Tidning Finland Swedes Vasabladet Finland Swedes Västra Nyland Germany Danes Flensborg Avis Germany Sorbs Italy South Tyroleans Dolomiten Italy South Tyroleans Neue Südtiroler Tageszeitung Italy Slovenes Primorski dnevnik Italy Ladins Lithuania Poles Kurier Wileński Romania Germans Allgemeine Deutsche Zeitung für Rumänien Romania Hungarians Romania Hungarians Szabadság Romania Hungarians Romania Hungarians Serbia Hungarians Magyar Szó Slovakia Hungarians Új Szó Spain Catalans Spain Catalans Spain Catalans VilaWeb Spain Basques Berria Spain Galician Switzerland Romansh language La Quotidiana Source: http://www.midas-press.org/home/members/
Awards
MIDAS Prize for Journalism in Minority Protection and Cultural Diversity in Europe Winners YearWinnerNewspaper2004 Ainara Mendiola Berria2005 Hufvudstadsbladet2006 Jan Diedrichsen Der Nordschleswiger2007 Hatto Schmidt Dolomiten2008 Jens Nygaard Flensborg Avis2009 Salvador Cardus AvuiLa Vanguardia2010 Örs Szeghalmi Bihari Napló2011 Hufvudstadsbladet2012 Mária Vrabec Új Szó2013 Christine Chiriac Allgemeine Deutsche Zeitung für Rumänien2014 Dolors Altarriba El 9 Nou2015 Ina GrønvigLise B. ChristoffersenEyla Both Flensborg Avis2016 Adelaida Ivan Allgemeine Deutsche Zeitung für Rumänien2017 Sandor Tence Primorski dnevnik2018 István Páp Bihari Napló2019 Gabriel von Toggenburg Dolomiten2020 Emese Ibos Új Szó2021 Abel Gallardo Soto Regiò72022 Kriszta Székely Szabadság2023 Gábor Czímer Új Szó2024 Ágnes Péter Hargita Népe2025 Urtzi Urkizu Berria2026 Miquel Spa Peradejordi Regió7
Source: https://www.midas-press.org/midas-prize/laureates/
Otto von Habsburg Prize for Journalism in Minority Protection and Cultural Diversity in Europe Winners YearWinnerMediaType2004 Reinhard Olt Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung Press2005 Gian Antonio Stella Corriere della Sera Press2006 Ivan Zsolt Nagy Magyar Nemzet Press2007 Margaretha Kopeinig Kurier Press2008 Marius Cosmeanu Cotidianul Press2009 Marcin Wojciechowski Gazeta Wyborcza Press2010 Štefan Hríb .týždeň Press2011 Peter Meier-Bergfeld Rheinischer Merkur Press2012 Constanze Letsch The Guardian Press2013 Keno Verseck Der Spiegel Press2014 Laure Equy Libération Press2015 Inoslav Bešker Jutarnji list Press2016 Editorial staff of broadcast Servus, Srečno, Ciao ORF/ORF Kärnten (Carinthia) Radio and TV2017 Josep Maria Espinàs El Periódico de Catalunya Press2018 Petra Sorge Berliner Zeitung Press2019 Flensburger Tageblatt and JydskeVestkysten Press2020 Paolo Rumiz La Repubblica Press2021 Katharina Brunner2022 Stephan Wabl Wiener Zeitung / Der Standard Press2023 Journalists of Euskaldunon Egunkaria (Spain) and Andrzej Poczobut (Belarus) Press2024 Marius Cosmeanu Romania Press2025 Milan Rakovac Croatia Press2026 Toni Visentini Italy Press Source: https://www.midas-press.org/otto-von-habsburg-prize/laureates/
References
External links MIDAS-Website Institute for Minority Rights at the European Academy Bozen (EURAC) Center for Autonomy Experience