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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.

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

Lithuania is a world leader: other European countries are also interested in its success story

The findings of the study on violence are shocking: the most dangerous place for a woman is her own home. (Invisible)

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

In Lithuania, there is a shameful phenomenon: while we statistically live better, a portion of the working population faces poverty

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

For a significant portion of the population, there is still a stigma associated with these illnesses, but more than half a billion people are diagnosed with them each year

Quality leisure time is not accessible to everyone: the challenges faced by people with disabilities

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

Expert on violence prevention systems for women: It is still not accessible to everyone

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

The political rebellion of the "blue collars": how the Romanian diaspora could change the country's future

Europe and the war in Ukraine: Hungary is not performing well in providing support to refugees

Millions of lives shattered and new beginnings: people who have not experienced war cannot comprehend how terrifying it is

Why does 99 percent of our gas officially have an "unknown origin"?

With over 5.7 million Romanians living abroad, how will the diaspora influence the outcome of the election? What does [someone/a certain person] think?

With over 5.7 million Romanians living abroad, how will the diaspora influence the outcome of the election? What does [someone/a certain person] think?

1000 Days of War: Solidarity, Propaganda, and Human Stories

Baku Climate Summit: Uncertainty Looms Over Climate Policy Due to Trump

How can Europe overcome the housing crisis?

Lithuania is currently experiencing the lowest number of prisoners since the country regained its independence

Pasta: Production growth and the risks of climate change

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Special food developed in Lithuania is heading to space: we have surpassed all of Europe

Why are more Romanians living abroad choosing right-wing parties?

Petr Jedlička: Ukraine, a thousand days after the invasion: The future will be determined by the answers to three key questions

Surveys indicate that even Ukrainians are increasingly favouring a swift peace agreement

The EU and the first thousand days of the war in Ukraine

1000 days of war, with no end in sight: How Ukrainian refugees are coping today

Russian gas under a foreign flag: It has become Turkmen gas and is once again finding its way to Europe

The area where the state rarely intervenes: residents must voluntarily refrain from consuming products that are harmful to their health

"External interference": Another internet cable between Sweden and Lithuania has been damaged

1,000 days of war in Ukraine: How much has each European country contributed?

A new commissioner for EU enlargement

Matěj Moravanský: While nuclear power plants are also considered in the north and south of our country, their construction is not currently a realistic prospect

Matěj Moravanský: While nuclear power plants are also considered in the north and south of our country, their construction is not currently a realistic prospect

Ukrainian woman Olga on the war, which has been ongoing for approximately 1000 days: Even when it ends, we will not feel like we have won

What can be expected from the new EU Commissioner for Enlargement – and what not

World Toilet Day: Hungary, a land of outhouses

The development of Bucharest has led to one of its satellite towns becoming the city in Europe with the highest..

Bulgaria is preparing to become a regional leader in nuclear energy, but faces strong competition

Why would a father talk to the person who murdered his son?

A new bridge over the Danube River is planned between Bulgaria and Romania

The response from Sánchez to the floods in Spain

"Will a Pakistani person ask me for money?": "Cheap" Asian workers are arriving in Bulgaria and the EU

EU: One in five citizens at risk of poverty. Southern Italy among the regions facing critical challenges

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