The democratic news ecosystem needs adequate funding – here’s how it can be done
The organisations that defend Europe’s information space carry out the research and analysis on which the EU’s enforcement and resilience architecture depends. They do this reliant on funding structures that were not built for the long term. This puts them in a state of quasi-permanent financial precarity. The 2028-2034 multiannual budget is the moment to position that crucial work on a stable footing. An independent endowment for the democratic news ecosystem, resourced through the EU budget alongside Member States and private resources, would support this work at arm’s length from the institutions.
