Comecon Media: Looking for partners for data driven news production

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Comecon Media - the producer of IEU Monitoring - is looking for consortium partners to take part in a new EU Commission call for Proposals

Call for Proposals in the field of data-driven news production


From 29/06/2016 to 26/09/2016


The European Commission is launching a Call for Proposals in the field of data-driven news production. Applicants are invited to submit proposals to increase reporting on European issues, from a pan-European viewpoint and/or by comparing different viewpoints from within Europe. 

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