Supported projects

BARCELONA - This investigation set out to explore the hidden dynamics behind the rapid expansion of solar energy projects in Catalonia and in Italy and their impact on rural communities.

LILLE/ROTTERDAM - This research explores the intersection of urban development projects and drug crime reduction, looking at the shortcomings and successful strategies of two cities.

BANOVCI / KUKUJEVCI - This cross-border investigative project highlights the serious impact of heavy truck traffic on communities along the border.

TARGU LAPUS / DRAHOBRAT - This investigation looks at three localities facing problems of illegal dumping, landfill development and rifts between citizens and local authorities, and what is being done to address them.

PETROSANI - The Just Transition Mechanism promised Europe's coal regions that their communities would not be left behind as coal-intensive industries close. This team of journalists investigates what's happening in the coal regions of Poland, the Czech Republic, Romania and Bulgaria.

MAR MENOR/AMALFI - Since their invention in the 1940s, modern sunscreens have become an essential vacation item, ubiquitous on beaches around the globe. However, after decades of mixing with the world’s seas and oceans via the lathered skin of tourists and sunbathers, the damage caused to sub-aquatic ecosystems by sunscreen ingredients has started to surface. This investigation reveals how sunscreen manufacturers are contaminating Mediterranean waters in Spain's Mar Manor and Italy's Amalfi Coast.

GENOA - This investigative project uncovers the various factors that lead to increasing numbers of inmates taking their own lives by systematically exploring how different prison environments operate.

BERLIN/PRAGUE – This investigation examines migration trends in the care sector, focusing on foreign workers in Germany, the migration of older people to the Czech Republic and the dependence of the Czech healthcare system on foreign professionals.

BRUSSELS - In this investigation, a diverse group of journalists analysed climate risk reports, academic literature and EU strategies for climate adaption to grasp the current state of adaptation in Europe. They also looked at local climate adaptation in Oradea, Romania, Loulé, Portugal and Rostock, Germany to see what local circumstances hinder or encourage good climate adaptation practice.

OBERHAUSEN - Statistics for juvenile offenders with foreign citizenship in Germany show that the number of crimes is increasing. This reporting project analyses the number of kids and juveniles who appear in the statistics with Macedonian, Serbian, and Romanian citizenship. It also demonstrates that the spectrum of crimes is broad.