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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.

Droughts: From a Climate Issue to a Health Problem

Europe is accelerating its development of drones and air defence systems

Kamza: Building a "collective aspiration"

Parking is impossible. In Europe, they are trying to combat traffic chaos with high prices

The EU is working with Tanzania to "unfreeze" funds that were previously blocked after the election

Ukraine after the scandals: between corruption and transparency - MicroMega

When a parking space costs as much as an apartment

Bulgaria is ready for the widespread implementation of artificial intelligence in education

Can alternative models support independent journalism? - Reset! network

Chernobyl, 40 years later – what lessons have we learned?

INTERVIEW: A voice from the camp opposing the ban on children using social media speaks out: "We want to lower the voting age for minors, but we're imposing a restriction on their access to social media."

More European representation in Trump's peace council – Austria declines to join

Restrictions and stopgap measures in a rapidly expanding market

Russia is using the issue of corruption during the war as a weapon against Ukraine: how Western media are manipulating this

The forgotten legacy: how the Chernobyl disaster shaped the future of nuclear energy in Eastern Europe

The suffering of dogs chained up in inhumane conditions

Unrivaled accuracy? Seeking alternatives to the food oligopoly

"Without European funding, Romania would not have even half of its current motorway network." An example from a country four times smaller is provided

Attention, drone! Is Europe doing enough to protect itself?

Deepfakes and politics: what are the regulations like in Italy and Europe? Concerns raised after recent incidents

In Poland, they are experimenting with a four-day workweek, and the government hopes this will lead to an increase in birth rates

Fines, traffic lights, and awareness campaigns – the issue of distracted walking ("smombies") is increasingly being addressed in Europe

Nude beaches have a regular following, but sometimes someone takes pictures even while wearing sunglasses

Social media and violence: How Europe is trying to protect young people

Some athletes enjoy great wealth, while others struggle with extreme poverty. What kind of support can Olympic athletes expect from the government?

A young farmer is looking for work/opportunities

Behind the closed shutters: The most noisy solitude in Athens

In Lithuania, there is an effort to ban tying dogs to enclosures

Sovereignty or Trump? The dilemma for European nationalists

A trip abroad to a pharmacy for your vacation. What is medical tourism?

Airports are increasingly becoming more pet-friendly, from waiting areas to the aircraft cabin

Artificial intelligence in European schools: experiences and challenges in Italy, Lithuania, Spain, and..

Breaking news updates, continuous coverage of events in France, its regions, and around the world

The hidden HIV crisis in Europe: Late diagnosis, limited prevention, and stigma

Xenophobic pogrom in Tunisia with the blessing of the EU

Hospitals that are beneficial for both people and the environment

Patients with two different speeds: The European melanoma of health

Romania is cited as an example for the rapid development of highways - INTERACTIVE MAP

The elusive promise of parking: a maze of limited traffic zones, multi-storey car parks, and parking restrictions

The Epstein files: Central Europe served primarily as a hunting ground for young girls

The privatization of water services in Europe: a growing phenomenon

Ukraine under observation, scandal, confidence, aid, EU membership

General practitioners in rural areas: a choice between depopulation, community, and technology

George Simion paid several million dollars, but he was still unable to meet with Donald Trump

How could a rejection of European integration affect the environment in Georgia?

Hungary and enlargement: No to Ukraine, yes to the Balkans

Military bunker transformed into a tourist attraction: How underground passages from World War II are being used in peacetime

Succession in agriculture is a key issue that is hindering young Italian farmers

Women in military boots? It's not reforms, but rather a security crisis that could bring about change

Bulgaria will not be joining Trump's peace council for now