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PULSE is an initiative coordinated by OBCT that has been promoting intensive journalistic cross-border collaborations in Europe since 2024. Its main aim is to help strengthen the European public sphere by reporting on and telling stories from new and diverse perspectives.

At the heart of PULSE are 10 leading national news outlets (Delfi – Lithuania, Deník Referendum – Czechia, Der Standard – Austria, EfSyn – Greece, El Confidencial – Spain, Gazeta Wyborcza – Poland, HotNews – Romania, HVG – Hungary, Il Sole 24 Ore – Italy, Mediapool – Bulgaria) and three transnational organisations, including OBCT , n-ost and Voxeurop .

Additional outlets and journalists are involved as associate partners, including EUobserver , Føljeton (Denmark), H-Alter (Croatia), Levila (Estonia), Rubryka (Ukraine), and The Journal Investigates (Ireland).

PULSE is driven by a sort of virtual transnational newsroom made up of journalists from all the publications involved. It collaboratively produces new journalistic content on European issues on a daily basis, coming in many different languages. The editorial output amounts to over a thousand publications per year, mostly in article form.

PULSE also runs 4 thematic networks open to any European journalist interested in crucial issues such as EU enlargement, relations between the EU and other global powers, the EU’s green transition, or media and the information society. These networks function as online communities and periodically publish calls for pitches.

Fearing Russia: The President of Moldova would vote in favour of reunification with Romania

Human Rights Commissioner O'Flaherty: "Concerning times in Europe."

It's not just District V (Terézváros) that is cracking down: regulations for Airbnb properties are being tightened across Europe

Lithuania destroyed 2.5 million vaccine doses; other EU countries have disposed of even more

Petra Dvořáková: Israeli attacks on Lebanon are escalating. However, the West is only concerned with disarming Hezbollah

Romania graciously acknowledged Bulgaria for adopting the Euro

The opposition accuses Maia Sandu, who aims to unite Romania with Moldova, of corruption

The Spanish Catholic Church will compensate victims of sexual abuse

Europe is experiencing a decline in vaccination rates, but Bulgaria has already overcome this issue

The number of asylum seekers travelling to Hungary via the Western Balkan route has decreased significantly, but even today, a shockingly large number of children are dying on other routes

We are pasta lovers, and we pay a high price for it

"I feel trapped in a cycle here in Berlin." The number of homeless Polish people is increasing in the German capital

Patients with cancer and those requiring amputations are being used as bargaining chips: 18,500 patients in Gaza are waiting to be evacuated

Greece-France: Concerns regarding Mercosur

Tensions have arisen in Romania after the Simion group expressed their support for Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's position on the Mercosur agreement

A fight for nuclear waste disposal sites: The accumulation of radioactive waste in Europe is alarmingly high

The right to smoke in European prisons

A cargo ship belonging to the Russian shadow fleet has been subjected to another drone attack, and assistance was provided by the Turkish Coast Guard

The Commission for Protection of Competition (CPC) and the police raided catering companies. They are investigating a cartel in the market for hospital food

When school becomes a "heavy industry" for children

Which specialties are preferred by young doctors in Europe?

Cannabis in Europe: EU countries are struggling to deal with recreational drug use

Euro with asterisks, expansion without direction

Petra Dvořáková: Images from Hezbollah's stronghold: We have become accustomed to the idea that Lebanon has no hope for peace

There are still far too many homeless people in Europe

How politicians use national cuisine to gain votes

According to the party led by Calin Georgescu and George Simion, the example of Venezuela has also been relevant in Romania

Europe after the floods: lives, villages, and promises submerged in water

Another year of war: What will happen to Ukrainians in Europe, and how is the massive EU loan helping to save Ukraine's budget?

How are Europe and Greece financing the genocide committed by Elbit?

Men are more than twice as likely to die in workplace accidents

Humanity at its breaking point

Chaos in city centres. The number of parking spaces is not increasing, but the number of cars is

The reports detail numerous cases of torture and ill-treatment: what is happening in Tunisia?

Dermatology and plastic surgery: the top choices for medical residents in Spain. Are these specialties equally popular in other European countries?

Romania: New dreams in old houses

Smuggling, or a hybrid war? Poland and Lithuania are dealing with an influx of Belarusian balloons

The threat to public service media is also being addressed in Lithuania, and it has sparked widespread protests

Struggling in the desert of the movie screen

The Anatomy of (Another) Heist of the Century

The mass euthanisation of dogs following the tragedy in Romania continues to raise questions

Ukraine after the war: The EU cannot afford to be ambiguous about its position

Life stories in the face of impending death

The criminal liability of ministers: Europe divided between immunity and the rule of law

Private education in Europe: a comparison of models, funding sources, and socioeconomic impacts

Migrants in Tunisia: "It's like slowly dying inside."

Should smoking be allowed in prisons? A conflict between public health and the right to choose

Writing from prison: Journalism within European prisons

Candle craze in the EU: we are burning more candles than ever, and increasingly relying on imports

Childproofing