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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.

Focus on the Mediterranean: A prince, an EU plan, and a first small success for Italy

Over 1.2 million people have signed a petition addressed to the European Union, calling for financial assistance to be provided for abortion procedures

Yugoslavs in Italy, Italians in Yugoslavia. Another Resistance

Cassia was born at 6 months gestation, weighing only 500 grams, and she survived. This is how Europe cares for its premature babies

How countries in Eastern Europe are combating Russian online propaganda

Nearly 1.2 million people have signed the European Union citizens' initiative supporting abortion rights

One and two-cent coins are being discontinued in Lithuania

Accessibility to hospitals in Europe: The situation in rural and urban areas

Chamomile, politics, and Putin: How Romania is combating Russian propaganda. A comparison with five other European countries

EU: Alcohol consumption among young people is increasing

Christianity, education, and secularism: The debate about who teaches religion to Europe's children

Easter with a lot of noise: In Romania, the decibel levels used by ambulance and fire service sirens are at their maximum limit

Journalists are not primarily concerned about whether artificial intelligence will take their jobs

Morality on demand: Religion is becoming a political weapon

Following Giorgia Meloni's visit to Washington, a major "cheese war" may be brewing in Europe

Psychedelics in medicine? Yes, say European scientists and activists

Europeans who are cancelling their trips to the US say: "We will return when Trump is no longer in power."

Not just Poland. European countries are grappling with how to expand their armed forces

The European baby: An egg cell from Spain, sperm from Denmark

The European far-right, which had hoped for a "deliverer" in the form of Trump, has suffered a major setback

The information regarding salary levels will be revealed on June 7, 2026

Euro without cents: How EU countries are phasing out small coins

In the past five years, car production and exports have declined in countries within the European Union

Who drinks the most in Europe? The Baltic countries and the Czech Republic are at the top, with Poland above the average

Members of parliament want to legalize psilocybin and establish facilities where drug users can consume substances under supervision

Rockets, tanks, fighter jets. Poland is further intensifying its arms buildup

The effects of lies: "Misinformation campaigns against vaccination for girls began on television channels in Romania, with..."

End-of-life tyres: Giving recycled rubber a second life through circular economy and new applications

Traveling to the United States can turn into a nightmare if you are not properly prepared

When an itch could be a sign of cancer or leprosy. This is what happens when you replace your doctor with AI

Check the airport. Cheap flights that end up being expensive

Freinet Experiment: The story of a Europe built through correspondence

What lies behind Denmark's example in asylum policy?

In the Balkans, consumers are protesting against high prices by boycotting supermarket chains

Hourly labour costs in Europe: Luxembourg leads the way

Petra Dvořáková: Germany wants to deport pro-Palestinian activists. And this is not the first time they have done so

The fight for children's health and the environment

Cancel Culture: Why "Tibet" is Disappearing from European Museums

Coins of 1 and 2 cents: They are still legal tender, but are no longer being minted

In Europe, a sugar tax is already in place in about one-third of countries. We will have to wait a bit longer for it here

INVESTIGATION. Shocking figures that the government isn't disclosing: While Romania offers one of the..

Netanyahu remains beyond the reach of the International Criminal Court. In which countries can he feel safe?

Solidarity pays off

Alert issued in Europe due to several outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease: "Not all disinfectants eliminate the virus."

Amidst droughts and rising temperatures, how are EU countries acting to protect this vital resource...?

After Botox injections – straight to the hospital: what you need to be aware of to avoid complications

How easy is it to get from the airport to the city centre in Europe? Bucharest, a placement

Petr Jedlička: African Swine Fever and Classical Swine Fever: The number of animals that will need to be culled is expected to exceed ten thousand

Petr Jedlička: Netanyahu in Hungary: The bar is being raised again

How the smaller EU countries plan to strengthen their capabilities