Every year since 1999 Press Cartoon Belgium, or PCB, has awarded the PCB Prizes to the best press cartoons published in Belgium. Last year, on the occasion of its tenth anniversary, PCB launched a new award, Press Cartoon Europe (PCE).

This competition for the Grand Prix is open to all press cartoonists who publish in any European Union member country. For the 2010 award, all press cartoons published in the course of 2009 in any publication available to the general public in any EU member country will be eligible to compete for the Grand Prix. Participation is free of charge.

The jury, composed of journalists from several EU countries, all of whom are accredited by the European parliament in Brussels, will meet on Wednesday 17th February 2010 in Brussels, and will select the winning entry to be awarded the PCE Grand Prix 2010.

The Press Cartoon Europe (PCE) Grand Prix, to be awarded by an international panel of specialists, will be a cash prize of 10,000 Euros.

Cartoonists, who wish to participate in Press Cartoon Europe, are invited to send a confirmation of their interest in competing to nathalie@presscartoon.com. They will then be sent instructions about when, how and where to send three of their best cartoons published in 2009.