NEWS - Media Freedom Rapid Response Mechanism

Conditions 1. Admissibility conditions: Proposal page limit and layout Described in the call document. Proposal page limits and layout: Described in the call document and in Part B of the Application Form available in the Submission System. 2. Eligible countries Described in the call document. 3. Other eligibility conditions Described in the call document. 4. Financial and operational capacity and exclusion Described in the call document. 5a. Evaluation and award: Submission and evaluation processes Described in the call document. 5b. Evaluation and award: Award criteria, scoring and thresholds Described in the call document. 5c. Evaluation and award: Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement Described in the call document. Publication of the call: 20 October 2026 Deadline for submitting applications: 27 January 2027 17:00 (Brussels time). Evaluation period: February – May 2027 Information to applicants: July 2027 Signature of grant agreement: October 2027 6. Legal and financial set-up of the grants Described in the call document. Call document and annexes: Call document.