LAZIO/ CATALONIA/ MADRID - “Madness companies” is a follow-up investigation for the Journalismfund-supported project “The Business of madness”. It focuses on how transnational companies specialised in elderly residential care are “assaulting” the more profitable psychiatric care, taking advantage ...
ANTWERP - The Organisation Todt (OT) was a German paramilitary government organisation named after its founder, Fritz Todt. The group was involved in major construction projects (such as the Atlantic Wall), security assignments (such as guarding prisoner-of-war and concentration camps) and military ...
BEIJING - China in 2025 has changed significantly. Under the new strongman Xi Jingping, the Communist Party's totalitarian control over the state is greater than ever. By developing the New Silk Road and increasing its high-tech expertise, it has also been able to expand its sphere of influence ...
ATHENS – Learning by doing is an eight-month environmental investigative fellowship hosted by Reporters United, seeking two young professionals who are either interested in advancing environmental reporting or have limited experience in data and wish to pursue a career as data journalists.
Exposing Europe's Most Sophisticated Environmental Crime
TUSCANY / NARITA – Multi-billion-euro black market in European eels is one of the world’s most lucrative and sophisticated environmental crimes — and it starts in Europe. Smuggled by organised crime groups to Asia via third countries, the trade is pushing the species to the brink of extinction ...
CLUJ-NAPOCA / LISBON / ALYTUS / PRAGUE – Cities are not very pedestrian-friendly, and small children are among the most vulnerable groups. One solution is tactical urbanism, a method that opens a discussion about the design of a specific area, making it possible to convince all stakeholders of the ...
KHARKIV - Nakypilo focused on the design, development, testing, and release of our mobile application for iOS and Android. They delivered a fully functional cross-platform app with enhanced design, improved usability, and stable performance.
BELA CRKVA / PRIGOR / PETRILA - This cross-border investigation has revealed that the European Commission is turning a blind eye to Romania's systemic failure to protect its wildlife.
Prejudices and pseudoscience in personnel selection
BRUSSELS - Bias in recruitment and unreliable selection methods remain a persistent problem that affects many job seekers, as journalist Wim Swinnen demonstrates. For Eos and Psyche&Brein, he delved into the way personnel selection is carried out in companies and organisations.
The Price of a Child: Illegal Adoptions between Armenia and Italy
YEREVAN – This investigation examines the role played by certain Italian agencies authorised by the Italian government and accredited in Armenia until 2022 in alleged cases of child trafficking from Armenia: Anpas, Arcobaleno Onlus and Famiglia Insieme Onlus.
KECSKEMET - KecsUP.hu completed the design, production, and launch of the “KecsUP Kártya” game, distributing 550 printed decks and creating a digital layer that links each card to KecsUP.hu’s journalism. This integration of offline and online engagement was key to this project's success.
WARSAW/AMSTERDAM/ANTWERP - Europe’s growing labour shortages in sectors like agriculture, logistics, transport, and hospitality are increasingly being filled by a new and highly vulnerable group – migrant workers from Central Asia. Many travel via Poland and end up, through opaque and exploitative ...
BERLIN - In 2014, Copenhagen Zoo killed Marius, a healthy giraffe, which sparked public outcry. The zoo euthanised Marius because he did not fit into their breeding programme and could not be placed elsewhere. The incident revealed the little-known practice of many European zoos routinely culling ...
Geothermal Divide: Green Ambitions Meet Local Realities
BIHOR - Produced by tapping into the heat stored beneath the Earth’s surface, geothermal energy is regarded as one of the most promising renewable sources, with a largely untapped potential. This investigation explores the different experiences local communities across Europe have with this energy ...
The Cost of Offsetting: How Plastic Credits Fail Kenya’s Waste Pickers
NAIROBI/LONDON – Although plastic offsetting schemes claim to combat pollution, on the ground in Kenya, these promises ring hollow. In this cross-border investigation, Kenyan and UK journalists worked together to expose the failure of plastic credits backed by petrochemical giants and luxury brands ...
How Refugee and Climate Crises Collide on Greek and Italian Islands
PALERMO - Since 2015, Greece and Italy have been at the forefront of the European refugee crisis. As major gateways into the EU, both countries have faced the immense challenge of receiving displaced people, all the while grappling with political pressure, limited resources, and increasingly ...
ATHENS / DAMASCUS / FORLI – This investigation has uncovered the murky connections between the Greek airline Air Mediterranean and individuals and companies involved in drug trafficking, arms smuggling, and other illicit activities in Syria.