The European Commission has adopted the annual financing decision and work programme for the implementation of Multimedia Actions in 2026. A total of €21.1 million has been allocated for these actions under two different calls for proposals to be published later in the year.
This support is intended to increase the visibility of the Union institutions’ work and report on decision-making. It is designed to allow citizens to make full use of their right to be informed about and involved in European policies, and to contribute to a better European public sphere.
The actions will help media organisations increase the volume, quality and impact of independent reporting on EU affairs by using both traditional and new media formats (audiovisual, audio, online, etc.). They will also contribute to greater language diversity of EU reporting.
As a result, EU audiences will have better access to a wide range of quality and trusted information produced from European perspectives and, in some cases, in their preferred languages. The activities might also increase knowledge about the EU, its culture and values in non-EU countries.
You can find out more about how the EU supports the news media sector, and have an overview of funding opportunities for news media. As part of the recently published Democracy Shield, the European Commission has also announced the launch of a Media Resilience Programme to support independent journalism and media literacy.
You may also be interested in further information about funding for news media projects and about the MEDIA Sub-programme of Creative Europe.