Supported projects

MELILLA - This cross-border investigation looks at how European institutions have systematically failed to provide adequate support for survivors of torture among migrant populations, despite their formal commitments under international frameworks such as the Istanbul Convention.

MADRID - The lack of a unified system for identifying shipwreck victims in the Mediterranean leads to inconsistent procedures, long waits for families, and many unidentified bodies. This investigation follows families in Greece, Italy, and Spain as they navigate the painful aftermath of shipwrecks, from the initial tragedy to the final act of mourning.

ROME – Europe’s asylum centres are intended as safe havens for vulnerable, unaccompanied minors susceptible to trafficking and abuse. However, evidence suggests that these centres may instead become sites of exploitation, with people profiting from the very children they are supposed to be protecting.

HUELVA – This cross-border investigation exposes the hidden flaws in the European berry market. Tracing the path of the strawberry from field to supermarket, this team of journalists travelled from Huelva to Larache, via Toulouse, to reveal the real human and political origins of what we eat, as revealed by the labels.

MADRID/BUCHAREST – This investigation, conducted by a team of cross-border journalists from Spain and Romania, highlights the challenges experienced by immigrants in the United Kingdom, particularly European Union citizens, who have lost their right to free movement following Brexit.

PARIS - 'Missing: Their Loved Ones, Our Borders' is a cross-border investigative project focusing on migrants who have disappeared at Europe's external borders.

AURICH – The investigation into the ransomware attack on a German wind turbine manufacturer which affected Dutch wind farms is ongoing. The cybercriminals responsible are believed to have links to the Russian state.

KYIV – Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began, a systematic campaign of cultural looting has taken place in temporarily occupied territories. Under the pretext of 'evacuation', Russian forces have removed valuable artefacts from at least 46 Ukrainian museums. These priceless cultural items have since been found in Crimea, at international exhibitions in Uzbekistan, Turkey and China, and on the black market.

COPENHAGEN - Seeking asylum is not a crime. Yet in Denmark, rejected asylum seekers who refuse to cooperate with their deportation are imprisoned at the Ellebæk deportation centre, where they are forced to work for assemble luxury products for multinational and Danish companies.

KYIV/CATANIA/BARCELONA - This investigation by a cross-border team of journalists from Ukraine, Spain and Italy reveals what happened when thousands of Ukrainian orphans, who had been placed in foster care across Europe following Russia’s large-scale invasion, were called back to Ukraine.