Call for Proposals for three Pilot Projects and Preparatory Actions for Media freedom and investigative journalism.

This call for proposals consists of three actions:

Action 1 - Pilot Project: A Europe-wide response mechanism for violations of press and media freedom

• a) Design and manage a Europe-wide rapid response mechanism to support media freedom and journalists' safety, covering all EU Member States. Coverage of Candidate Countries will be considered an advantage.
• b) Provide legal and practical support to journalists and other media practitioners in need.
• c) Organise advocacy missions to locations wher