Editpress is a publishing company in Luxembourg

Luxembourg

Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. It has two principal regions: the Oesling in the North as part of the Ardennes massif, and the Gutland in the south...

. It publishes several newspapers, including its flagship daily Tageblatt

Tageblatt

Tageblatt is a Luxembourgian daily newspaper, published in Esch-sur-Alzette by Editpress. It is the country's second-most popular newspaper, behind the rival d'Wort. It describes itself as the Zeitung fir Lëtzebuerg .In 2004, Tageblatt had a daily circulation of 17,106: about one-quarter that of...

, the Portuguese-language

Portuguese language

Portuguese is a Romance language that arose in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia, nowadays Galicia and Northern Portugal. The southern part of the Kingdom of Galicia became independent as the County of Portugal in 1095...

 weekly Correio

Correio

Correio is a Portuguese-language newspaper published in Luxembourg. It is published by Editpress....

, the weekly Lux-Post

Lux-Post

Lux-Post is a free weekly newspaper published in Luxembourg. It is published by Editpress. Lux-Post has the largest circulation of any newspaper in the country, with over 135,000 copies distributed a week.-External links:*...

, and 50% shares in the free daily

Free daily newspaper

Free daily newspapers are distributed free of charge, either in central places in cities and towns, or with other newspapers. The revenues of such newspapers are based on advertising.-In the U.S.:...

 L'essentiel

L'essentiel

L'essentiel is a francophone, free daily newspaper in Luxembourg. It is published by Edita SA: a joint venture between Switzerland's Tamedia and Luxembourg-based Editpress.-External links:* *...

and the French-language

French language

French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...

 daily Le Quotidien

Le Quotidien

Le Quotidien is a daily newspaper in Saguenay, Quebec. The paper is owned by Power Corporation's Gesca division.-External links:*...

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Editpress is based in the Red Lands

Red Lands

The Red Lands form a geographic region in southern and south-western Luxembourg. They are called this way for their red iron-laden earth.The Red Lands roughly correspond with the southern part of the canton of Esch-sur-Alzette, along the border with France...

 city of Esch-sur-Alzette

Esch-sur-Alzette

Esch-sur-Alzette is a commune with city status, in south-western Luxembourg. It is the country's second city, and its second-most populous commune, with a population of 29,853 people...

. It has close ties to the Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party

Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party

The Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party , abbreviated to LSAP or POSL, is a social democratic political party in Luxembourg.The LSAP is the second-largest party in the Chamber of Deputies, having won 13 of 60 seats at the 2009 election, and has one seat in the European Parliament...

 and trade union

Trade union

A trade union, trades union or labor union is an organization of workers that have banded together to achieve common goals such as better working conditions. The trade union, through its leadership, bargains with the employer on behalf of union members and negotiates labour contracts with...

s. Editpress's main rival is Saint-Paul Luxembourg

Saint-Paul Luxembourg

Groupe Saint-Paul Luxembourg is a media conglomerate based in Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg. Amongst its assets are five newspapers, including Luxembourg's largest daily newspaper, d'Wort; two radio stations; Luxembourg's largest publishing house; and a chain of book shops.Saint-Paul is...

, which is allied to the Christian Social People's Party

Christian Social People's Party

The Christian Social People's Party , abbreviated to CSV or PCS, is the largest political party in Luxembourg. The party follows a Christian Democratic and conservative ideology and, like most parties in Luxembourg, it is strongly pro-European...

 and owns Luxembourg's main paid-for newspaper, the Luxemburger Wort

Luxemburger Wort

Luxemburger Wort für Wahrheit und Recht is a Luxembourgian daily newspaper, published by Saint-Paul Luxembourg since 23 March 1848. From 17 March 2005 until 22 March 2008, it was renamed as d'Wort, although its full title remained d'Wort - Luxemburger Wort für Wahrheit und Recht...

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