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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.

City benches: are they a piece of urban design that integrates the community, or simply a place for homeless people to sleep?

Milan: Record incomes and struggling suburbs – a growth that creates divisions

Petr Jedlička: The EU and the USA after Greenland and Munich: The key questions remain

There are fewer baptisms, priests, and even believers. This reflects a crisis in traditional Catholicism within the European Union

Tirana: The city of empty towers

Demographic pressures versus biological resilience: Europe's challenge for 2050

Droughts: From a Climate Issue to a Health Problem

Europe is accelerating its development of drones and air defence systems

Kamza: Building a "collective aspiration"

Parking is impossible. In Europe, they are trying to combat traffic chaos with high prices

The EU is working with Tanzania to "unfreeze" funds that were previously blocked after the election

Ukraine after the scandals: between corruption and transparency - MicroMega

When a parking space costs as much as an apartment

Bulgaria is ready for the widespread implementation of artificial intelligence in education

Can alternative models support independent journalism? - Reset! network

Chernobyl, 40 years later – what lessons have we learned?

INTERVIEW: A voice from the camp opposing the ban on children using social media speaks out: "We want to lower the voting age for minors, but we're imposing a restriction on their access to social media."

INTERVIEW: A voice from the camp opposing the ban on children using social media speaks out: "We want to lower the voting age for minors, but we're imposing a restriction on their access to social media."

More European representation in Trump's peace council – Austria declines to join

Restrictions and stopgap measures in a rapidly expanding market

Russia is using the issue of corruption during the war as a weapon against Ukraine: how Western media are manipulating this

The forgotten legacy: how the Chernobyl disaster shaped the future of nuclear energy in Eastern Europe

The suffering of dogs chained up in inhumane conditions

Unrivaled accuracy? Seeking alternatives to the food oligopoly

"Building a 'collective desire': The Rise of Kamza" tells the story of post-communist Albania

"Without European funding, Romania would not have even half of its current motorway network." An example from a country four times smaller is provided

"Without European funding, Romania would not have even half of its current motorway network." An example from a country four times smaller is provided

Attention, drone! Is Europe doing enough to protect itself?

Deepfakes and politics: what are the regulations like in Italy and Europe? Concerns raised after recent incidents

Empty towers: A look inside Tirana's construction boom

In Poland, they are experimenting with a four-day workweek, and the government hopes this will lead to an increase in birth rates

Independent journalism in Europe: a major question mark hangs over its sustainability

Fines, traffic lights, and awareness campaigns – the issue of distracted walking ("smombies") is increasingly being addressed in Europe

Nude beaches have a regular following, but sometimes someone takes pictures even while wearing sunglasses

Social media and violence: How Europe is trying to protect young people

Some athletes enjoy great wealth, while others struggle with extreme poverty. What kind of support can Olympic athletes expect from the government?

Some athletes enjoy great wealth, while others struggle with extreme poverty. What kind of support can Olympic athletes expect from the government?

A young farmer is looking for work/opportunities

Behind the closed shutters: The most noisy solitude in Athens

In Lithuania, there is an effort to ban tying dogs to enclosures

Sovereignty or Trump? The dilemma for European nationalists

A trip abroad to a pharmacy for your vacation. What is medical tourism?

Airports are increasingly becoming more pet-friendly, from waiting areas to the aircraft cabin

Artificial intelligence in European schools: experiences and challenges in Italy, Lithuania, Spain, and..

Breaking news updates, continuous coverage of events in France, its regions, and around the world

The hidden HIV crisis in Europe: Late diagnosis, limited prevention, and stigma

Xenophobic pogrom in Tunisia with the blessing of the EU

Hospitals that are beneficial for both people and the environment

Patients with two different speeds: The European melanoma of health

Romania is cited as an example for the rapid development of highways - INTERACTIVE MAP