Pan-European Reporting Grants 2026

• Eligibility Criteria: The call is open to both single applicants and consortia, and organisations and activities must be established in EU member states.
• Type of Funding: Grant
• Target Region: Europe
• Application Language: English

This European Commission call for proposals, with a budget of EUR 16.6 million, aims to support independent Pan-European reporting on EU affairs by EU media outlets.

The call aims to enhance the quantity, quality and impact of such reporting, in as many languages and EU countries as possible and particularly where this offer is scarce. Part of the support is specifically dedicated to set up and/or maintain an EU international audiovisual news service in Hungarian.

Thematics

• Applicants are expected to produce and disseminate news content using both traditional and new media formats and distribution channels.
• They are strongly encouraged to propose common content offers across borders, must implement a shared pan-European visual identity and outreach strategy, and encourage exchanges of opinions and debates on key topics affecting European citizens.
• The call for proposals is split into 3 different topics focusing on audiovisual and on online/digital reporting. Applicants can apply to either one, two or all three topics, however, they must fill in separate proposals for each topic.
  1.  Topic 1: Production and broadcasting of AV news programmes and reports on EU affairs, including activities and policies of the EU institutions
  2. Topic 2: News services in languages with limited coverage of EU affairs and/or where the diversity of EU news content can improve
  3. Topic 3: EU online reporting (Applicants are invited to develop common digital news offerings, using innovative editorial formats and dissemination strategies)
• The selected projects should start between October and December 2026.

How to apply 

• The call for proposals, application forms and all relevant documents can be downloaded on this page.
• Questions can be sent to CNECT-NEWSMEDIA@ec.europa.eu until 26 May 2026. All questions and answers will be published, anonymously, on this page.
• You can find out more about how the EU support to the news media sector, and have an overview of funding opportunities for news media.
• The last date to submit proposals is 02 June 2026.