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News - journalism partnerships - pluralism[E8]

UnknownEuropean Commission[E1]

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What they want: Call: JOURNALISM PARTNERSHIPS. Type of action: CREA Project Grants. Scope: The news media sectors play a crucial role in the diversity, independence and trustworthiness of the information space. Despite being essential to our democracies, these sectors are facing multiple challenges.
Who can bid: No restrictions are stated in the notice data. The tender documents may set more.
Deadline: Buyer's deadline: 4 Feb 2027, 01:00 Central European time (UTC+1). UTC: 4 Feb 2027, 00:00 UTC.
Published 22 Oct 2026.
Value: Not stated by the buyer.
Buyer: European CommissionSee what else this buyer buys and when.
How to apply: Through the buyer's official process. Open the original notice on EU Funding & Tenders Portal (grants and calls for proposals) (opens in a new tab) ↗
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Deadline[E2]: 4 Feb 2027, 01:00 Central European time (UTC+1)
Value: Not stated
Published[E6]: 22 Oct 2026
Procedure: Not stated
Source: EU Funding & Tenders Portal (grants and calls for proposals) (opens in a new tab)
Last checked: 9 hours ago

About the requirement

From the notice

Call: JOURNALISM PARTNERSHIPS. Type of action: CREA Project Grants. Scope: The news media sectors play a crucial role in the diversity, independence and trustworthiness of the information space. Despite being essential to our democracies, these sectors are facing multiple challenges. The economic sustainability of professional journalism has come under pressure, partially as a result of the digital transformation, with readers shifting to online sources and traditional news outlets losing advertising revenues. Many media at the local level as well as those focusing on public interest mission news struggle to survive, which may weaken media pluralism as well as engagement and trust in democracy. In line with the European Democracy Shield, this call addresses media challenges and opportunities of a transnational nature by supporting projects specialising in: Topic 2. “Journalism Partnerships – Pluralism” covers media sectors that are particularly relevant for democracy. Certain sectors having an important role for democratic debate lack the means to adapt to the digital environment, and phenomena such as shrinking newsrooms or media deserts can lead to a deterioration of pluralism. Support is thus needed for them to improve their position, adapt their methods, continue providing a first-hand source of original reporting to citizens, help keep decision-makers accountable and ultimately contribute to a more diverse and independent sector. Priorities Proposals must put in place funding schemes for news media entities and independent journalism and dedicate at least 60% of the to…[E3]

Eligibility and requirements

ConditionEU grant rules apply: check the call conditions for who can apply, consortium rules and co-funding.[E4]
The notice data states no restriction on who may bid. Exclusion grounds and selection criteria in the tender documents still apply.

Risks and unknowns

RiskThis is a grant, not a contract. Grants usually need a proposal against the funder's criteria, may need partners and often need co-funding.[E5]
UnknownThe notice does not state a value.
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Updates

First seen · 28 Oct 2026, 21:22 UTC
The source published a call for competition with a future deadline.
Source document CREA-CROSS-2027-JOURPART-PLURALISM:31094502:2026-10-27T16:50:05.046+0100

Evidence

8 facts

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E1
The buyer is European Commission.
Document CREA-CROSS-2027-JOURPART-PLURALISM:31094502:2026-10-27T16:50:05.046+0100, field /metadata/type/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 21:22 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E2
Proposals must be submitted by 4 Feb 2027, 01:00 Central European time (UTC+1).
“2027-02-04T00:00:00.000+0000”
Document CREA-CROSS-2027-JOURPART-PLURALISM:31094502:2026-10-27T16:50:05.046+0100, field /metadata/deadlineDate/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 21:22 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E3
The buyer describes the requirement in the notice.
“Scope: The news media sectors play a crucial role in the diversity, independence and trustworthiness of the information space. Despite being essential to our democracies, these sectors are facing multiple challenges. The economic sustainability of professional journalism has com…”
Document CREA-CROSS-2027-JOURPART-PLURALISM:31094502:2026-10-27T16:50:05.046+0100, field /metadata/descriptionByte/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 21:22 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E4
EU grant rules apply: check the call conditions for who can apply, consortium rules and co-funding.
“EU call topic”
Document CREA-CROSS-2027-JOURPART-PLURALISM:31094502:2026-10-27T16:50:05.046+0100, field /metadata/type/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 21:22 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E5
This call is open for proposals.
“31094502”
Document CREA-CROSS-2027-JOURPART-PLURALISM:31094502:2026-10-27T16:50:05.046+0100, field /metadata/status/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 21:22 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E6
The notice was published on 22 Oct 2026.
“2026-10-22T00:00:00.000+0000”
Document CREA-CROSS-2027-JOURPART-PLURALISM:31094502:2026-10-27T16:50:05.046+0100, field /metadata/startDate/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 21:22 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E7
The Funding & Tenders Portal gives the status as open for submission.
Document CREA-CROSS-2027-JOURPART-PLURALISM:31094502:2026-10-27T16:50:05.046+0100, field /metadata/status/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 21:22 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E8
The notice is titled "NEWS - JOURNALISM PARTNERSHIPS - PLURALISM".
Document CREA-CROSS-2027-JOURPART-PLURALISM:31094502:2026-10-27T16:50:05.046+0100, field /metadata/title/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 21:22 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

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