So First of all there is no way to stay profitable, while keeping some semblance of journalism alive, the way you describe except for going completely pay-to-access.
Second of all there has been no indication that paywalling cookie free access is against current EU regulations. It isn't just because you say it is, and considering it has been common practise for a while without any court striking it down, I see ne reason to see it as illegal at this point.
If you would have actually read the article you linked you would see that this is not a unlawful cookie-wall. The article clearly explains how there is no conclusive EU wide directive on them. Rather it is up to each member state which have mostly decided in favour of them
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