The European Alliance of News Agencies (EANA) has officially expelled Russia’s state-owned news agency TASS following a vote at its General Assembly in Larnaca, Cyprus, on November 13.
TASS’s membership had been suspended since February 27, 2022, shortly after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. However, previous attempts to secure its permanent expulsion in votes held in 2022 and 2023 failed to reach the required three-quarters majority, according to KosovaPress.
The latest decision marks the conclusion of a lengthy effort to remove the Russian agency from the organisation and has been described as a significant moment for the European news agency community.
EANA’s decision represents a strong institutional stance by the alliance, which brings together major news agencies across Europe and promotes cooperation and professional standards in journalism.
