Despite the fact EURANET is an initiative devised at the beginning and gets financial support from the European Commission, it has a full editorial freedom underpinned by an Editorial Charter. The network has been launched by European radio broadcasters including Deutsche Welle, Radio France Internationale, Radio Netherlands, Polskie Radio, Punto Radio and RTBF. Its purpose is to bring the European Union closer to its citizens.

Since April 2008, 16 broadcasters and 8 associate radio stations from 15 EU countries have been co-producing and broadcasting daily European current affairs programmes in 10 languages, and its number have been expected to increase gradually until all 23 EU official languages are involved. At present the EURANET network has a weekly audience of 19 million listeners within the European Union and a further 30 million beyond the EU's borders. The network is open to radio broadcasters of any kind (national, regional, local, public and private), provided that they comply with the rules laid down by the consortium.

The purpose of the portal is to make the programmes more interactive by involving members of the public, to broaden the range of viewpoints, to inform opinion and enhance the quality of debates relating to European affairs, and to use each individual's contribution as a source of insight into those affairs. Exchanges between the consortium partners and their listeners will supplement and extend the network’s lively, informative programmes on matters relating to Europe.

To access the press release on the launch of EURANET, please click here.
 
To access EURANET, please click here.

To access the rules laid down by the consortium, please click here.