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.

Application form templates

Standard application form (CREA MEDIA) — the application form specific to this call is available in the Submission System

Model Grant Agreements (MGA)

CREA MGA

Additional documents:

CREA Annual Work Programmes

CREA Regulation 2021/818

EU Financial Regulation 2024/2509

Rules for Legal Entity Validation, LEAR Appointment and Financial Capacity Assessment 

EU Grants AGA — Annotated Model Grant Agreement 

Funding & Tenders Portal Online Manual 

Funding & Tenders Portal Terms and Conditions 

Funding & Tenders Portal Privacy Statement