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PULSE – Europe beyond the beat is an initiative coordinated by OBCT which has been promoting intense journalistic cross-border collaborations in Europe since 2024. The main aim is to help strengthen the European public sphere by reporting 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 .

PULSE’s offering also includes the distribution of free content to third-party outlets and the animation of four thematic networks open to any European journalist interested in crucial issues such as EU enlargement, Europe and other global powers, the green transition, or media and information society.

PULSE is driven by a sort of virtual transnational newsroom made up of journalists from all the publications involved, which produces new journalistic content on European issues in a collaborative way on a daily basis, coming in many languages. A further layer of associated partners and journalists enriches PULSE’s editorial output, which amounts to over a thousand publications per year.

Outbreaks of violence in schools are shocking Lithuania

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Is Austria's position on nuclear power scientifically justifiable?

Plagiarism and fake diplomas: "Sweethearts" in European politics

Sick leave policies in Europe: from a lack of pay for the first few days to excessive bureaucracy. Poland has nothing to be ashamed of in this regard

"A historic opportunity" and Salmonella in chicken. How the agreement with Mercosur is dividing Europe

Mercosur: What's on the menu to "save" trade?

Does Spain have the cheapest mortgages in Europe? You need to look at the fine print

New EU migration policy: What will change in Lithuania?

Social Democrats in Europe: Solidarity with an Expiry Date?

Tensions are high in the Baltic states following Russia's threat of a military strike

The jokes about Romanians that these "influencers" are using, making fun of themselves in the process

The season of provocations has begun: weeks of heightened alert in the Baltic region due to airspace violations

Do you live in a green city? This Dutch rule tells you whether your neighbourhood is healthy

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Petra Dvořáková: Sometimes I think of myself as an object. Involuntary celibacy as a form of inequality

The market for AI in Italy is estimated at €1.8 billion, and there's a rapidly growing demand for skilled professionals in this field. What about the situation in Europe?

The era of painless tattoos is here to stay, and Spain is leading the way in Europe with sedation techniques

Zelensky in Bucharest and Trump in Beijing: "Poland is ready to host troops."

Protests and "Bangaranga." Bulgaria is returning to a politicized "Eurovision."

A streets of Europe are being overrun by a new type of waste, while no country has effective regulations in place to address it

Degrees and politicians: The transparency of elites is under pressure across Europe

Europeans want it, but Europe is afraid to do it

Participants in the Gaza-bound flotilla: If the flotilla had been a peaceful demonstration, Israel would not have attacked

Tehran's decision: The US and Iran exchange fire in the Strait of Hormuz, but "the war is not being restarted."

The streets are becoming filled with this waste, and no country in the EU has a solution

How is a warship built? Romania will learn from Bulgaria

"Project Freedom" – or a "dead end"? Thousands of seafarers are waiting in the shadow of the Middle East escalation

Socialists and the far-right have joined forces to overthrow the short-lived government of Romania

The Romanian government has fallen; parliament has passed a motion of no confidence

Between Russia and Trump: Europe's call for independence in Armenia

Overheating and price wars: The risks of excessively cheap mortgages

In EU countries, tourism involving camper vans or camping is on the rise

Tattoos: A growing phenomenon, with 7 million Italians and 60 million Europeans sporting them

What awaits us this summer on the road to Greece. Good news from Bulgaria regarding the bridge at Giurgiu / What's happening in Romania with the online payment of bridge tolls

From the Canary Islands to the Caribbean, via Paris: What are so many Spanish physiotherapists doing in France?

Schools: The number of reported incidents of violence is decreasing, but concerns remain regarding bullying and violence against teachers

The number of female engineers and scientists is increasing in European countries

A Hungarian citizen is among the activists who have been detained by the Israeli military

As fuel prices rise, EU countries are taking action: most have attempted to implement measures

Sweden is experimenting with programs for 13-year-old offenders

At the Cyprus summit, the EU is placing all its bets on Ukraine

Is Israel losing support in Europe?

Not just Collegium Humanum. How European politicians are building their careers on dubious degrees

Petra Dvořáková: Israel is advancing in Lebanon with even greater destructive force than before. The silence of Europe is also to blame

From the Lazaridis fiasco to Mitsotakis's childish dissertation

Denmark, where the party that came in sixth place after the elections is now setting the agenda

Petr Jedlička: What remains of Hungarian Orbánism: Could it reappear elsewhere in Europe?

Return to southern Lebanon as an "act of resistance."

Greenlander in Denmark: Trump's aggression "also had its benefits."