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GENEVA – In a landmark case, the Swiss Federal Supreme Court has ruled that diplomatic immunity cannot be used to block legal action over alleged exploitation of domestic workers.

DÜSSELDORF / MUNICH – Findings of a cross-border environmental investigation into waste exports discussed in state parliaments in Germany.

BRUSSELS - Journalismfund Europe joined the Global Forum for Media Development (GFMD) and more than 100 organisations in calling for robust and strategic EU investment in free and independent media in response to the proposal for the next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for 2028-2034. As debates intensify over future budget priorities, our organisations stress that Europe’s democratic resilience depends on sustained and strategic support for the public interest information ecosystem.

BRUSSELS / RIGA – A new €1.68 million initiative is set to support journalists and media organisations in producing more accurate and impactful cross-border reporting.

PARIS – French-British oil company Perenco is being taken to court for environmental damages in DRC, following cross-border investigations supported by Journalismfund Europe.

LONDON – “Boy Wasted” investigation prompts campaigners to call for the UK government to ban all plastic waste exports, and former environment minister's response on plastic waste exports. 

SFANTU GHEORGHE - The director of Osonó, a high school theatre group, resigned following an investigation into the abusive practices he carried out for decades in educational settings between Romania and Hungary.

BRUSSELS - How and when does a journalist or team of journalists start negotiations with a media company? And how do they not only get their international cross-border investigative journalism published, but also secure a fair price for it? On social media, I read many questions about this, but hardly any answers. I'd like to offer a starting point here.

BRUSSELS –  Following the success of the first call, the Pluralistic Media for Democracy grant programme is supporting an additional 27 small local news outlets in areas with limited media diversity and news deserts. Following the second call, the total number of small local outlets that have received funding through the grant programme has reached 46.