The European Commission has launched a call for proposals with a budget of €7.4 million “to support independent reporting” on EU affairs “by European-level newsrooms”. “As the need for a European public sphere debate remains pressing”, the European Commission explained in a statement, “this call offers support to media that wish to report together on European affairs and offer Europeans a cross-border perspective on current events”. Funding will be awarded for 2 to 4 projects, to start early 2026 for a period of 24 months, “focusing on the production and curation of news and factual programming”. The deadline to submit applications is 29 September. More information about the call is available online.