Apply for News – Media Freedom Rapid Response Mechanism Programme

Objectives

• To safeguard, develop and promote European cultural and linguistic diversity and heritage;
• To increase the competitiveness and the economic potential of the cultural and creative sectors, in particular the audiovisual sector.

Goal

• Cross Sectoral Strand: Promoting policy cooperation and innovative actions supporting all strands of the Programme, promoting a diverse, independent and pluralistic media environment, and media literacy, thereby fostering freedom of artistic expression, intercultural dialogue and social inclusion.

Priority Areas

• Address the structural and technological changes faced by the media sector by promoting an independent and pluralistic media environment, including by supporting independent monitoring for assessing risks and challenges to media pluralism and freedom, and by supporting awareness-raising activities.

Funding Information

• The estimated available call budget is EUR 3000000.
• Projects should not normally exceed 24 months.

Eligible Activities

• Design and manage a Europe-wide rapid response mechanism to support media freedom and journalists’ safety, covering all EU Member States, countries participating in the Creative Europe Programme and candidate countries;
• Provide legal and practical support to journalists and other media practitioners in need;
• Organise advocacy missions to locations where journalists are under threat; − Monitor the state of media freedom in the EU Member States, countries participating in the Creative Europe Programme and candidate countries;
• Organise awareness raising campaigns in the field of media freedom and safety of journalists; − Ensure communication and dissemination activities;
• Monitor and evaluate the action.

Eligibility Criteria

• In order to be eligible, the applicants must:
  • Be legal entities (public or private bodies)
  • Be established in one of the eligible countries, i.e.
  • Creative Europe Participating Countries:
    • EU Member States (including overseas countries and territories (OCTs))
    • Non-EU countries: listed EEA countries and countries associated to the Creative Europe Programme.

For more information, visit European Commission.