# NEWS - Media Freedom Rapid Response Mechanism
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## Public content

**topic id:** CREA-CROSS-2027-MFP
**call id:** CREA-CROSS-2027-MFP
**title:** NEWS - Media Freedom Rapid Response Mechanism
**programme:** Creative Europe
**status:** forthcoming
**deadline date:** 2027-01-27T00:00:00+00:00
**deadline model:** single-stage
**start date:** 2026-10-22T00:00:00+00:00
**url:** https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-details/CREA-CROSS-2027-MFP
**conditions:** 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
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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
**action type:** CREA Project Grants
**budget:** 
  **budget Years Columns:** 
    - 2027
  **budget Topic Action Map:** 
    **115243:** 
      -         **action:** CREA-CROSS-2027-MFP - CREA-PJG CREA Project Grants
        **budget Year Map:** 
          **2027:** 3000000
        **deadline Dates:** 
          - 2027-01-27
        **deadline Model:** single-stage
        **expected Grants:** 0
        **max Contribution:** 0
        **min Contribution:** 0
        **planned Opening Date:** 2026-10-22
**keywords:** CREA-CROSS-2027-MFP, CREA-CROSS-2027-MFP, Capacity building, Cross-media, Journalists, Multimedia, Radio and Cross-Media - Culture, Training, Training for audiovisual professionals, Training for cultural and creative professionals
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