Supported projects

WARSAW / BUCHAREST - This cross-border investigation exposes the fast-growing aesthetic gynaecology market in Poland and Romania, an industry marketed as empowerment and “intimate wellness”, yet operating largely without scientific ...

KVISTGARD / BRUSSELS - Newly uncovered confidential documents and exclusive testimonies reveal how one of the biggest Scandinavia fluoropolymer users has left behind a toxic legacy in Denmark, a pattern ...

VENETO / EMILIA-ROMAGNA - After Romania tightened its poaching laws in the Danube Delta, hundreds of fishermen crossed borders in search of work and dignity, settling along Italy’s Po River ...

PRAGUE / VILNIUS - In this investigation, two journalists examine how the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction is applied in cases where mothers flee across ...

ATHENS/ ISTANBUL - Istanbul and Athens are densely populated cities sitting on seismic fault lines. Yet, their disaster preparedness lags behind. The project assesses the cities’ readiness, zooming in on ...

SKOPJE / BELGRADE / SOFIA - Illegal waste disposal and burning pose a significant environmental and public health risk in Southeast Europe, with North Macedonia, Serbia and Bulgaria being prime ...

BERLIN - Across Europe, former members and supporters of the so-called Islamic State are living under new identities - undetected and unprosecuted. Beyond the Caliphate is a cross-border investigation by ...

SOUS – This investigation examines the challenges faced by Berber women, custodians of traditional argan tree knowledge, as market pressures and climate change threaten the sustainability of argan oil cooperatives ...

DUNKERQUE / PEÑA COLORADA / SANTA CRUZ - This team of journalists investigated the operations of Ternium and ArcelorMittal, two Luxembourg-based steel giants that present themselves as leaders in “sustainable” and “low-carbon” ...

FERLO / KANEM - By tracking billions in funding, visiting remote sites, and speaking with those directly affected, a cross-border team of journalists examined the gap between the Great Green ...

DOBROGEA/ MORAVIA-SILESIA - Across Europe, public money is fuelling apparently high-tech projects that promise safety, innovation, and inclusion - yet both in Dobrogea and Ostrava, delivery on EU funded projects ...

OUDSBERGEN / YELLOWSTONE - After a century of absence, the wolf is once again prowling our landscapes. Its return is welcomed in forests and meadows, but resistance is growing on ...

SAN MARTÍN - This investigation traces the global supply chain of sacha inchi, an Amazonian seed also known as ‘the Inca’s gold’, to expose the mechanisms of modern-day biopiracy.

ATHENS / ROME - An investigation across Europe reveals that unaccompanied minors fleeing war and persecution face significant delays in family reunification due to bureaucratic inefficiencies, such as understaffed guardianship ...

PRISTINA – This investigation explores the long-term human and environmental consequences of the use of NATO's use of depleted uranium (DU) munitions during the 1998–1999 Kosovo War.

TRIESTE / INGOLSTADT / VIENNA – Despite the EU’s commitment to phasing out fossil fuels, the Transalpine Pipeline continues to transport crude oil across the Alps, with no indication of ...

AALSMEER / NAIVASHA/ TABACUNDO – This cross-border investigation reveals the hidden economic, social and ecological asymmetries of roses, which symbolise love in the north but often represent exploitation in the ...

LISBON - The project will enable us to reach a new audience of people who may not have time to read, but who still want to stay connected to the city ...

VICENZA / LOTE PARSHURAM - What happens to a Western chemical plant after it closes down due to causing an environmental disaster? Sometimes it travels to other continents. This investigation ...

ISTANBUL / DAMASCUS – A cross-border investigation uncovers how Turkey’s booming recycled steel industry is fuelled by scrap metal sourced from war-torn countries such as Syria, Libya, and Ukraine. By ...