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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.

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

According to the share of energy from renewable sources, Lithuania ranked 8th in the EU

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

Longevity: The common threads that connect the stories of centenarians, encompassing diet, social interaction, and lifestyle

Patients are going from pharmacy to pharmacy. Record drug shortages across Europe

Petr Jedlička: Maintaining a distance from the far right remains important, even though many people have already adopted some of its approaches

Petr Jedlička: Maintaining a distance from the far right remains important, even though many people have already adopted some of its approaches

Regulations regarding short-term rentals are being tightened, making it more difficult to find apartments for rent

Ukraine enters a new year of war: what future awaits Kyiv in 2026?

Across Europe, raising the retirement age is becoming increasingly common. In Poland, we tend to avoid discussing this topic

Petr Jedlička: The European experience: direct governance weakens the traditional far-right

The cost of a public nursery is 1500 PLN, and the cost of a preschool is 250 PLN. How much do parents pay for childcare in other European countries?

The cost of a public nursery is 1500 PLN, and the cost of a preschool is 250 PLN. How much do parents pay for childcare in other European countries?

The number of HIV infections has increased in Poland. There have been no changes in Spain and Croatia

"A terrible life for animals, like dogs in Romania." The unbearable fate of stray animals

"Polish youth in precarious employment." Students in our schools are being harmed by a flaw in the education system

Is the nuclear nightmare returning? Zero hour for Europe.

That's how the stray dogs disappeared from Bucharest (within a year and a half)

The forgotten dead: What happens when a person dies without any relatives?

The passion for combat sports is growing

Certain species in Ukraine may disappear completely

Housing sought: Europe lacks places for asylum seekers while winter approaches

The lost wind of the Black Sea

Behind the push for "financial literacy."

Medical evacuations from Gaza: Europe is lagging behind, with far too few patients being accepted

A NATO is strengthening its eastern flank with a space defense program

Reduced ambitions: Cars with internal combustion engines will remain on the market

Short-term rentals: Europe tightens regulations; updates from Italy, Spain, and Greece

Why do the eight women who initiated the most supported bill in Parliament believe that it is necessary to include "femicide" in legislation? What changes are expected, and how is this addressed in other countries?

Why do the eight women who initiated the most supported bill in Parliament believe that it is necessary to include "femicide" in legislation? What changes are expected, and how is this addressed in other countries?

Journalism within prisons

Municipal swimming pools across the country are facing widespread closures due to the pandemic

Nineteen EU member states plan to build migration deportation centers using EU funds; Hungary is not among them

Sexuality as "a positive potential within each individual" - what is missing from Hungarian sex education that exists in Austria?

The EU is tightening its rules on irregular migrants. Transit camps are being planned in Africa

"A money-printing machine" or "a slush fund for the authorities": Where have 38 million euros from toll fees disappeared to?

"Is Lithuania embarking on a new path?" - Mass protests in defence of the independence of Lithuanian public media

Mass protests have erupted in Lithuania over planned changes to broadcasting laws

Romania is experiencing widespread protests

Snap elections, crumbling coalitions, and populism: this is the new reality in Europe

The "fine print" behind this year's major media deal

Italy is at the forefront for pasta production, export, and consumption

Lithuania has come under the scrutiny of international organizations due to proposed amendments to the law governing its public broadcaster, LRT