From left to right: Gaile Jaruseviciute-Mockuviene (ELTA editor-in-chief), Viktorija Forosenko (ELTA CEO), Patrick Lacroix (member of the EANA board, CEO of Belga), Aimilios Perdikaris (member of the EANA Board, representing ANA-MPA), Valbona Zhupa (member of the EANA Board, director general of ATA), Alexandru Ion Giboi (Secretary General of EANA), Stefano De Alessandri (EANA President, CEO of ANSA)

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EANA expells TASS, elects new Board member and welcomes new member agency

13.11.2026

The General Assembly of the European Alliance of News Agencies (EANA) was held in Larnaca on the occasion of the EANA Conference hosted by the Cyprus News Agency (CNA), celebrating 70 years since the Alliance's establishment.

Following a decision of the General Assembly, the Russian news agency TASS was expelled from EANA.

The General Assembly also elected Valbona Zhupa, Director General of the Albanian Telegraphic Agency (ATA), as a member of the EANA Board for a three-year mandate, following Claudia Nicolae (AGERPRES) in this position.

The General Assembly also made the decision to welcome ELTA, the leading Lithuanian news agency, as the 34th member of the Alliance.

The General Assembly took place during the EANA Conference (11–13 November 2026), themed "News Agencies and Geopolitics – Context & Tackling Sensitive Issues" and hosted by the Cyprus News Agency.

The European Alliance of News Agencies (EANA) was founded on 21 August 1956 in Strasbourg. Today it brings together 33 member agencies across Europe, serving as a forum for cooperation, knowledge exchange, and the advancement of news agency journalism. EANA is headquartered in Bern, Switzerland. For more information about EANA, visit www.newsalliance.org.

Media contact: Alexandru Ion Giboi, Secretary General, EANA: secretarygeneral@newsalliance.org