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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.

Poles are travelling across Europe in search of work. But which nationalities are least likely to leave their home countries?

How do you turn hydrogen green? That's a billion-dollar question

Kazakhstan, Armenia, and Kyrgyzstan are becoming new hubs for Putin's shadow trade

These are the medications that Polish people buy most frequently

Why are there French people who pay €24 a month for a postman to talk to their parents?

Forget nativity scenes and churros: these are the real tourist attractions at Christmas markets across Europe

Guests at European hotels are not going down for breakfast. Thousands of tons of food are being wasted

The exodus of Syrian refugees poses a challenge for Europe in the post-Assad era

Christmas break: We get sick just before our vacation starts

When Europe "normalized Islamophobia": Austria and Germany outpace Spain

Is Europe failing with its record recovery fund?

Pasta is made from flour and water: that's why we are increasingly buying pasta imported from Italy

"Hell for humans, hell for animals." Industrial animal farming cannot be made more bearable

"The 'Lex Maluchy' law remains in effect." Expert: This essentially allows a 10-year-old child to be placed in handcuffs and incarcerated for eight years

Petra Dvořáková: Some people would be happiest if we just disappeared. How Germany is restricting migration

Romania: TikTok accused of manipulating elections

How is Europe preparing for war?

Smoking or not smoking – a never-ending debate in Europe

A male candidate with a seemingly divine mission arrived in the Romanian political landscape through a "wormhole" – this is how the controversial figure, Calin Georgescu, has been described

Romania is preparing for a government composed of four parties. Examples from Europe show that such coalitions can be viable

Increasingly essential, increasingly discriminated against

From "cancer-curing" tea to NATO, here's how the digital guerilla warfare campaign worked in Romania

Poland is the European Union member state most reliant on coal

The region producing the highest quality olive oil is located in Jaén, regardless of weather conditions in Italy or Greece: "Spain sets the price."

"Europe is against us": Anti-Muslim sentiment is becoming an increasingly serious problem

Landscape during a battle: Europeans are fleeing from Musk's digital playground

Petra Dvořáková: Low pay, high stress. The precarious nature of journalism threatens the quality of media

"Wagner-style" mercenaries are arriving in Europe: "Lieutenant Henry's" plan in Romania

A new threat to democracy. They have lived in these countries for years, but they are not allowed to vote

EU: Childcare remains primarily a "woman's issue."

Are diesel cars "dying"? - The story of a spectacular decline and how Romania fares

EU: Packaging accounts for 83.4 million tonnes. Plastic consumption is increasing

How do you drive, Europe? In Austria, speeding can result in the confiscation of your car. In Bulgaria, it carries a potential sentence of 20 years in prison

Why does Spain produce "sun-dried cheese," while in Bulgaria it remains a mere fantasy?

With fewer military options available, US support is crucial for Ukraine's peace negotiations

Fresh cheese and sheep grazing under a solar panel: renewable energy sources share land with farmers

The Romanian Constitutional Court ultimately annulled the entire election, and there are reports of Russian interference

Islamophobia is a problem in Europe

How difficult are coalition negotiations in other European Union countries?

Those who no longer want to use Elon Musk's X (formerly Twitter) in Europe

Who fears the fierce wolf? It turns out that Romania was the country that surprised everyone in the EU

BlueSky is experiencing rapid growth. Will it become as popular as Elon Musk's X (formerly Twitter)?

Petra Dvořáková: Being an Arab in Germany after October 7th: We have had our careers and friendships ruined

Against the system they were trying to escape from. The Romanian elections also drew attention due to the radical views expressed by the diaspora

Another country joining Orbán's bloc? Romania is fighting for its future

This graph demonstrates that we don't all have to go on vacation at the same time

Romania after the election shock: "It was a revolution at the ballot box."

Bulgarian food will once again be making its way into space

In Western countries, support for helping Ukraine is low. However, it has declined most significantly in Poland

The economic cost of gender-based violence: nearly €300 billion per year in the EU