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Effie Europe

Effie

The Effie Awards Europe is the continent's most prestigious competition dedicated to marketing effectiveness, honoring the powerful partnership between agencies and clients in delivering "ideas that work." Organized by EACA (European Association of Communications Agencies), its credibility is anchored in a rigorous, multi-stage judging process by a pan-European jury of industry leaders who demand documented proof of a campaign's strategic challenges, creative execution, and—most critically—its measurable business impact. As the regional peak of the global Effie network, winning an Effie Europe award is the definitive validation of strategic excellence, as it recognizes work that has successfully achieved outstanding results across multiple European markets or set a new standard for performance within the regional landscape.

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Cycle information

2026 · Recorded status: closed. Dates below belong to this edition, not necessarily an open entry window.

Call for entries opens
First deadline
Second deadline
Third deadline
Fourth deadline (FINAL)
Round 1 Judging — Starts
Round 1 Judging — Ends
Health Effectiveness Judging
Grand Jury
Effie Day

Leaf categories

74

Category collections

3

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Entry fees

Special Categories

Entry / scopeFeeDeadline / terms
single · member · specificEUR 1,495Second deadline · Special Categories — 2nd deadline — EACA member
single · member · specificEUR 1,595Third deadline · Special Categories — 3rd deadline — EACA member
single · member · specificEUR 1,695Fourth deadline (FINAL) · Special Categories — 4th deadline FINAL — EACA member

Multi-market

Entry / scopeFeeDeadline / terms
single · member · specificEUR 1,495Second deadline · Multi-market — 2nd deadline — EACA member
single · member · specificEUR 1,595Third deadline · Multi-market — 3rd deadline — EACA member
single · member · specificEUR 1,695Fourth deadline (FINAL) · Multi-market — 4th deadline FINAL — EACA member

Best of Europe

Entry / scopeFeeDeadline / terms
single · none · specificEUR 1,095Second deadline · Best of Europe — 2nd deadline
single · none · specificEUR 1,195Third deadline · Best of Europe — 3rd deadline
single · none · specificEUR 1,295Fourth deadline (FINAL) · Best of Europe — 4th deadline FINAL

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