The MEDIATIZED EU project was funded under the Horizon 2020 program "SOCIETAL CHALLENGES – Europe in A Changing World – Inclusive, Innovative and Reflective Societies," which aims to foster a greater understanding of Europe, provide solutions and support inclusive, innovative and reflective European societies in a context of unprecedented transformations and growing global interdependencies. Addressing the transformation of European media landscapes and Europeanization, our research draws on regional, national and European data to analyze transformations of the European media landscape from the turn of the 21st century to the current day. In this context, MEDIATIZED EU examines the patterns of construction, dissemination and consumption of media representations and narratives on major European political and cultural issues, markers, symbols and identity elements. The many challenges and crises facing Europe today call for more complex comparative analyses that go beyond national borders to develop a foundation upon which national and European contexts can be better understood. This requires interventions that unfold the potential of shared ideas for the European future to create new synergies and shared understandings, while also acknowledging the heterogeneity of Member States and the diversity in culture, regions and socio-economic settings as a European strength. This edited volume is the culmination of our efforts to address these challenges over the four years of the project's lifetime. Illuminating the role of contemporary media in fostering or hampering political and cultural Europeanization and societal cohesion through re-shaping European political and cultural representations and public opinion, our insights equip policymakers with cutting-edge knowledge about the impact of the changing media landscape on European politics and on the Europeanization project. Our research findings also contribute to developing Europeanization strategies that foster settings in which European, national and ethnic identities can coexist and be mutually enriching, while building a stronger Europe as a global protector of democracy and human rights and as a champion of the European way of life on the global stage. The MEDIATIZED EU project team is deeply grateful to the European Research Executive Agency for its support and guidance during the project lifetime. We would also like to acknowledge the engagement and support of all the partner institutions involved in the project, including Center for Social Sciences, Georgia; Budapesti Corvinus Egyetem (Corvinus University Budapest), Hungary; Centro de Estudos Sociais (Center for Social Sciences), University of Coimbra, Portugal; Dublin City University, Ireland; European Neighbourhood Council, Belgium; Tallinna Tehnikaülikool (TalTech), Estonia; and Universitas Nebrissensis SA (University of Nebrija), Spain. Finally, we would like to record our appreciation and gratitude to all of our research participants whose time and ideas contributed to the success of our research project.