Supported projects

SOFIA - Den.fm developed a weekly news format combining a modular newsletter and podcast. The product was shaped by audience input and continuously refined through ongoing feedback.

LISBOA - Shifter decided to launch a new audio project and redesign its current subscription strategy to attract new audiences. The main focus of their project is to improve the Shifter experience, focusing on two areas: accessibility and user experience. 

KYIV - During the grant period, Ukrainian Witness conducted a research and testing project aimed at understanding and strengthening engagement with international audiences. The team collected cross-platform analytics, launched a multi-language online survey, tested new content formats, analysed ...

VILNIUS - Greenbelarus.info conducted audience research, tested new content formats, and explored innovative ways to engage its readers on climate and environment topics, including experimenting with a non-branded social media account.

BARCELONA - After ten years on the air, the goal is to turn their monthly podcast into a video podcast to reach a broader audience, particularly young people. This will enable them to bring international issues in a critical and in-depth manner to people who consume information through social media ...

BERLIN - Dis:orient reorganised its social media team and consulted outside consultants in order to expand its reach, as well as producing and promoting its first podcast.

WARSAW  - Polish Memorial produced and launched the first elements of the documentary project “Między nami” (“Between Us”). The team conducted in-depth, on-camera interviews and collected contextual footage, recording four stories. Three feature people from Ukraine and Russia who were forced to ...

ZAGHOUAN – Across the fertile lands of Tunisia’s north-western region, a new form of agriculture has quietly taken root: the cultivation of genetically modified (GMO) soybeans.

LOKICHAR – This investigation explores the operations of oil companies in Northern Kenya and the responses of local stakeholders, including pastoralists, former oil workers, and land rights advocates. One such company is Tullow Oil, a British firm that bought oil blocks in the region over a decade ...

BRUSSELS - Spring and mineral waters from the Ardennes, the High Fens and East Flanders contain traces of ultra short PFAS. Analyses ordered by Apache show that TFA has seeped deep into the natural water veins.

ZAGREB – This investigation examines the opaque business model of football agent Andy Bara and his agency, Niagara Sports. Bara is renowned for orchestrating high-profile transfers, including Dani Olmo's moves to RB Leipzig and FC Barcelona. However, his dealings have raised questions about 'bridge ...

VIENNA - An investigation has revealed that individuals within the global gambling industry are knowingly breaking national laws. Leaked documents show how illegal online casinos exploit gambling addicts and evade detection by the authorities in Europe.

BIAŁOWIEŻA / ARMENIȘ / GRANADA – This investigation follows the remarkable recovery of Europe's largest land mammal, from the brink of extinction a century ago, focusing particularly on Poland, Romania and Spain, where the population has grown to over 7,000 today.

BELGRADE - Yugoslavia began as a dream. A noble ideal to unite the Slavic peoples of the south. What followed was a tortuous history: from kingdom to socialist republic, from tourist paradise to war zone.

BRUSSELS - This investigation examines how stricter European regulations on wild animals in circuses have led to an unintended crisis, leaving hundreds of big cats are trapped in  overcrowded shelters with limited resources and no coordinated solutions.

BRUSSELS – This investigation examines how false narratives, political discourse and lobbying efforts in six European countries have shaped perceptions of wolves, leading to the weakening of their legal protection.

COMRAT/ TASHKENT – Russia tried to influence Moldova's political decisions by funding its operations in an attempt to prevent it from joining the EU. When the EU cut off direct channels, Moscow used other routes, via Uzbekistan, to continue funding operations aimed at influencing the EU.

KIEV / GOMA / TIGRAY - Sexual violence is unfortunately common in conflicts and wars. It is a serious violation of humanitarian law of war that is rarely punished. For victims, the consequences are profound - physically, mentally and socially.

ROME/MADRID – This cross-border investigation set out to uncover the reasons behind the overfishing of European hake. The journalists gathered compelling evidence of widespread illegality in the process.

BERLIN / AMSTERDAM / PARIS / MADRID – Reports and video documentation show police violence, free speech crackdowns, and military-style force against protesters. This investigation examines how law enforcement responded to pro-Palestinian solidarity protests in four major European cities.