Annelien De Greef
Having completed her journalism studies in Antwerp, Belgium, Annelien De Greef worked for a number of newspapers including the Flemish dailies De Standaard and Het Nieuwsblad. In 2007, she won the European Young Journalist Award and in 2009, she was awarded the Karel van Miert Prize for writing on European policy. A European integration and enlargement specialist, she also reports on economic and financial topics.
The collapse of SkyEurope is yet another proof of the fragility of low-cost airlines, which are often founded by enthusiastic but inexperienced entrepreneurs, and lack the sufficient size and capital to take on the competition, reports De Standaard.