Finance & Investment

Finance & Investment (InvestEU / EIB / EIF)

Do

• Set investment-readiness criteria that reward transparency, governance, and independence (not click-maximisation).

• Support shared, secure cloud and cybersecurity services for small outlets; allow pooled procurement.

• Use blended finance to crowd-in impact investors without editorial strings.

Don’t

• Don’t attach financial covenants that pressure editorial lines or force growth strategies that distort local markets.

• Don’t push outlets toward platform dependency that undermines business viability and safety.

Best practice / How

• Create an independence side-letter (no content influence; firewall clauses; remedy if breached).

• Offer technical assistance on governance, financial controls, and safety-by-design (zero-trust IT, backups, role-based access).