The European Commission announced the selection and financing of three European-level newsrooms, the European Media hubs, which will report on EU affairs for the next two years.
The results announced today follow an open call for proposals published in 2025.
The first, Project BEAM, coordinated by Arte, will deliver a diverse editorial mix of audiovisual pieces and in-depth articles. Partners will include, among others, Internazionale and Gazeta Wyborcza. Then, PULSE 2, coordinated by the Centro per la Cooperazione Internazionale/Osservatorio Balcani Caucaso Transeuropa, will focus on cross-border online journalism. Participating newsrooms include HVG and HotNews. Finally, Lens EU, coordinated by OKO.press and with consortium members such as AFP and TVNET, will produce weekly podcasts and in-depth newsletters.
All supported projects operate with full editorial independence.
The funding is part of the EU’s Multimedia Actions, which aim to increase production and consumption of independent information on European affairs across the EU in many languages.
Under the same Multimedia Actions budget line, a total of €21.1 million will be made available through calls for proposals to media consortia in support of the European public sphere debate and media freedom and pluralism.
More information on the Commission’s funding opportunities for the media sector can be found online.