Supported projects

REPPARFJORD / KIRUNA - While the EU Critical Raw Mineral Act is designed to fast-track strategic mining projects, resistance to new mining projects is growing among local reindeer herders in Norway and Sweden.

NEW YORK CITY / GENEVA - The West may not have fully realised it, but the United Nations is undergoing a revival. Not that everything will remain the same, because Beijing seems to be finding enough allies to change the organisation from within. 

ANTWERP / RIEME - No one knows how many harmful substances are emitted from the chimneys of Flemish factories. However, the emissions of the limited group of “Substances of Very High Concern” reported by Flemish companies are almost twice as high as those reported by companies in the Netherlands. 

WEINSTADT / PRAGUE / TORINO / ALYTUS - Loneliness in old age is a growing but often invisible crisis across Europe. Millions of older people live in isolation, cut off from family ties and community life. The consequences go far beyond sadness: social isolation is linked to depression, dementia ...

DURRES / TIRANA / UTRECHT - Port areas in Europe are often densely populated, and at the same time highly polluted, both as a consequence of maritime traffic and of industries concentrated in those areas.

CLUJ-NAPOCA / MILANO / HERMANKY - Despite repeated rulings from the European Court of Human Rights declaring the segregation of Roma children in schools a violation of human rights, segregation is increasing across Europe. This cross-border project investigates desegregation practices in the ...

KYIV / WEINSTADT - Across Europe, the hunt for lithium is intensifying — fueled by the energy transition and the booming demand for electric vehicles. While the EU has long depended on imports, projects in countries like Germany and Ukraine are now pushing to tap domestic resources. 

SANT'ANGELO in VADO / BUCHAREST - As people and goods migrate from one place to another, so too do plants, insects, and animals. Some of these species survive the journey, multiply uncontrollably, and profoundly affect their new ecosystems — in which case they are considered invasive species.

ALYTUS / WEINSTADT – This project explores inclusion as far more than mere accessibility, focusing on participation, equality, and career opportunities for individuals with disabilities. While public discourse often limits the subject to special schools and sheltered workshops, compelling models ...

UTRECHT / WEINSTADT - Research shows that climate justice is a crucial condition for gaining large-scale support for climate policies. However, despite its importance, research also indicates that fairness is not a key consideration for many governments when developing such policies.

TIRANA / PRAGUE / PODGORICA - In Montenegro, where pollution levels are rising and institutional responses to environmental challenges remain insufficient, community-led solutions are increasingly stepping in to bridge the gap. 

CAMBRIDGE/LOUVAIN-LA-NEUVE - How do we use the available land in our own region, and what impact does that have elsewhere? That question is crucial for our food supply, poverty reduction, nature conservation, and the fight against climate change. Unfortunately, there are many misconceptions about ...

BUCHAREST / MADRID / KYIV - From cyberbullying and cyberharassment, exposure to harmful content and hate speech, to online child sexual abuse and exploitation, statistics show that all are on the rise, and digital safety for the youngest citizens has become a global concern.

Szegeder.hu wanted to explore the possibility of being the first regional news outlet in Hungary to establish a paywall system successfully. The team conducted numerous interviews with business founders, media leaders, readers, and international experts, allowing them to map real needs and ...

BARCELONA/PALERMO – This investigation focuses on how tourism is reshaping everyday life in two Mediterranean cities: Barcelona and Palermo. Behind the postcard image of packed beaches and lively streets lies another reality: rising rents, vanishing neighbours, and the slow erosion of community.

ISTANBUL / LONDON - This true crime environmental series unravels a dangerous trail behind a boy's body found in recycled plastic, through witnesses, whistleblowers and hidden global scandals.

PANAMA CITY / BOGOTA / SAN JOSE  - While European leaders keep dragging their feet, some countries in Latin America—despite numerous obstacles and lack of funding—are hard at work to restore their natural environments. Tim Vernimmen visited three of them in the hope they might teach us how to do ...

TIRANA / WEINSTADT / PRAGUE - This project brings together journalists from Albania, Germany, and the Czech Republic to investigate how Europe can balance the growing demand for renewable energy with the urgent need to protect its rivers.

UTRECHT / PRAGUE / WEINSTADT – All over Europe the access to affordable housing is shaking. Over the last ten years prices of houses have increased with 48% on average in the EU, and the number of homeless people have risen to an estimated 1.3 million people.

GELDERSE VALLEI – Over several months, the team spent time with residents of a run-down high-rise development in the Dutch city of Ede. By engaging with residents, they discovered stories of resilience and community power, including a group of women who had built a self-support network that had been ...

OSTRAVA – To address the lack of in-depth regional coverage in the Moravian-Silesian Region, Okraj.cz launched the Local Lens project to cultivate a new generation of local journalists. Through an intensive mentoring programme, three young reporters published investigative features on overlooked ...

MIELEC – AWR Korso turned a largely absent local topic into a sustained public conversation about Roma history, culture and contemporary life in Mielec. The project produced 60 articles and 11 podcast episodes, supported by research, workshops and educational resources, while giving Roma ...

KECSKEMET - Through the PM4D-supported project, KecsUP strengthened its public-interest reporting on marginalised communities and underrepresented social issues in Kecskemét and the wider region. The project expanded the "Living on the Fringe" / "Peremhelyzetek" section and launched KecsUP Next, a ...

VRANJE - With the support of the project, Slobodna reč strengthened public-interest journalism in southern Serbia by bringing overlooked local issues to the attention of citizens and decision-makers. Reporting focused on child safety, cultural heritage, social inequality, and vulnerable communities ...

MILAN - [No] Zone di Sacrificio is an investigative and civic journalism project connecting Italian communities affected by industrial pollution, environmental damage and health inequalities. Through investigations, videos, podcasts, public data, scientific evidence and access-to-information tools ...

LISBON – With this project, DIVERGENTE developed tools to make the distribution of independent journalism more accessible and sustainable: a CRM to strengthen communication with institutions, local organisations and communities, and a dissemination hub where potential partners can discover ...

THE CYCLADES – Tourism in the Greek Cyclades is booming, but at a high cost. This cross-border investigation explores how over-tourism is putting pressure on water supplies, creating waste, and fuelling uncontrolled construction projects across the islands.

CARINTHIA/HESSEN – Farmers in Europe are at significantly greater risk of suicide than the general population. However, as this investigation reveals, reliable data remains scarce.

VELENJE - Empowerment Through Equity gave underrepresented people in Slovenia’s Šaleška and Koroška regions a stronger voice in local public debate. Through 36 radio programmes, 72 short segments, online stories and printed materials, Radio Velenje brought practical, accessible information to ethnic ...

MONTREUIL - Thanks to support from Journalismfund Europe, Basta has launched a unique platform: a news aggregator dedicated to independent media outlets, which runs without algorithms or AI assistance and is curated by a team of journalists.