EurActiv.com is an independent media portal for EU policies. EurActiv has an original business model, based on 5 elements (corporate sponsoring, EurActor membership, advertising, EU projects, and content syndication). It is well funded and the content usage is free.
The EurActiv web portal is firmly established as favourite online platform for public affairs specialists. It brings together journalistic independence with transparency practical efficiency, complementing the existing EU media and institutional websites.
Combining online expertise with a novel approach to EU policy reporting, EurActiv brings together:
EurActiv enjoys extensive political, NGO and press support. It is at the heart of the 'Community of EU Actors'. This 'Community' includes several thousand European organisations and companies, many of which are currently using EurActiv's services.
EurActiv.com is incorporated in the UK, where it has its administrative seat. EurActiv has a large Project Office in Brussels. Currently, the team includes over 25 persons, including in the key positions, a Publisher (former McKinsey consultant and Commission official), a Secretary General (former chair of AmCham EU and CEO of The EPC), a Technical Director (expert in network management), and a team of journalists headed by a Managing Editor (former journalist and Section Coordinator at EurActiv), plus a full marketing team and a technical team.