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Investigation by Barnaby Eales and Dominique Mesmin

🍷This investigation dives deep into the world of #wine #competitions.
With the rise of global competitions and alarming fraud cases, journalists spoke to industry insiders to uncover how these competitions operate, often lacking the oversight you might expect.
Read more 👉 t.ly/M4zuU #plupro

Newsletter | Trapped mothers, warped justice & Europe’s quiet complicity Follow the Money - Platform for investigative journalism

🇪🇺📥 A sneak peek inside this week’s Europe Uncovered: a system trapping mothers fleeing abuse; wrongful arrests; sanction loopholes; and a migration crackdown that punishes ordinary citizens

👉 Here’s Europe’s hardest-hitting investigations of the week: www.ftm.eu/articles/new...

ENV2 Pre-application Sessions - Journalismfund Europe Are you interested in promoting collective development to build the capacities of environmental investigative journalists? Are you interested in providing funding to project ideas from organisations a...

If you want to discuss your project idea before submission, or need help navigating the application, you can schedule a call with the grant coodinator: t.ly/Gh6Xt

Does your NGO want to contribute to a more resilient environmental journalism ecosystem? We can support you: apply for a grant to finance training and fellowship programmes aimed at strengthening environmental investigative reporting in Europe. t.ly/NjkFz
Next deadline: 22 January 2026, 13:00 CET.

Poor Women, Faux Altruism: Inside Colombia’s Booming Surrogacy Trade With no clear law in place, Colombia’s surrogacy network expands through loopholes, intermediaries and vulnerable women. An exclusive investigative report by La Marea.

Out on @worldcrunch.com the English version of the piece I co-authored with Marina Sardiña on the growing surrogacy market in Colombia for @lamarea.com. Supported by @journalismfund.bsky.social.

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This project has been supported via our Environmental Investigative Journalism grant programme. Read the first charter which is out now, and more is coming!

#investigation: Driven out of the Danube Delta by corruption and difficulty obtaining legal permits, fishermen sought a fair shot on Italy’s Po River - only to meet the same failures. Now fish once legally taken in Romania are being poached in Italy and then resold in Romania. t.ly/pAan4

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🌆 Istanbul and Athens are densely populated cities sitting on seismic fault lines. Yet, their disaster preparedness lags behind.

This investigation zooms in on residential buildings and governmental negligence in seismic compliance.

Read more: t.ly/eivgO

#Investigations #Crossborder #Plupro

🌎 This investigation has been supported by our Environmental Investigative Journalism grant programme

Following a few months of work, Aleksandar Metodijev, Suzana Miceva Stanimir, Vaglenov and Sanja Petrov reveal evidence of misdeclared shipments, fires set to conceal illicit waste, political pressure on inspectors and the growing health and environmental damage of illegal landfills.

New cross-border investigation: illegal waste disposal and burning in North Macedonia, Serbia and Bulgaria form part of a wider cross-border criminal economy: t.ly/pCQp5

#earthinvestigations #balkans #pollution #illegalwaste #organisedcrime

⚖️💔 A new investigation shows how the #Hague #Convention on International Child Abduction is often used against mothers fleeing #domesticabuse, forcing them to return children to violent environments — despite the treaty’s own “grave risk” safeguard.

Find out more 👉 t.ly/G-KxL
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Wird so Müll, der in Deutschland offiziell als "verwertet" gilt, tatsächlich illegal im Nachbarland entsorgt?

Die Recherche ist Teil unseres #DemolitionAtlasEurope, unterstützt durch @journalismfund.bsky.social

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Es geht vor allem um Gipsabfälle. Das ist besonders paradox. Denn Gips kann eigentlich unendlich oft recycelt werden, entsprechende Anlagen gibt es in Deutschland. Doch die mutmaßlich illegale Entsorgung im Nachbarland ist offenbar lukrativer.

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„Weißes Gold“: Verscharrt statt recycelt Krumme Geschäfte mit Müll: Riesige Mengen Bauschutt verschwinden offenbar seit Jahren kurz hinter der tschechischen Grenze

Nach etlichen Anfragen an Behörden, nächtlichen Recherchen auf einer Transportbörse und ein paar undercover-Telefonaten können wir aufdecken, wie Entsorgungsfirmen aus 🇩🇪 & 🇨🇿 offenbar seit Jahren hunderttausende Tonnen Bauschutt kurz hinter der Grenze versenken.

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Follow the route of ArcelorMittal's steel, and see how the demand for 'green' steel is reflected in toxic dust in Brazil, lives of displaced farmers in Liberia, organised crime in Mexico and pollution in Europe: t.ly/Itwfo 🔎 by Coline David, Berta Vicente Salas, Pablo Linietsky, Alejandro Saldivar

Investigation by Johanna Sagmeister , Maria Caroline Wölfle and Roozbeh Kaboly

‼️Beyond the Caliphate is a cross-border investigation by journalists from Germany and the Netherlands uncovering how suspected #ISIS affiliates used secret routes, false identities and legal loopholes to enter and remain in Europe.
Find out more 👉 bit.ly/4i6BHNz . #plupro #ecb

🖲️ Across Europe, public money is fuelling apparently high-tech projects that promise safety, innovation, and inclusion.

⬛ This investigation uncovers initiatives lagging behind the slogans in Romania and Czechia.

Read more here: t.ly/ndUaq

#Investigation #Crossborder #Plupro

👜 Behind the postcard image of packed beaches and lively streets lies another reality: rising rents, vanishing neighbours, and the slow erosion of community.

✊ Yet, grassroots resistance is gaining ground.

Read more about the investigation: t.ly/0mBEB

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#Posidonia, mon amour! Nuestro reportaje sobre los peligros del turismo para la posidonia en el Mediterráneo da el salto a Francia. Aquí podéis leer el reportaje en la revista VERT.

Smokkel van rode diesel floreert in de grensstreek Sinds Nederland het belastingvoordeel voor rode diesel afschafte, bloeit een nauwelijks gecontroleerde grenshandel.

Nederland schafte in 2013 de verkoop van rode diesel af. Gevolg: niet alleen bloeiend brandstoftoerisme in VL maar ook amper controle of gebruikers er wel rechtmatig tanken.

Fietsrepo @onderzoekscollectiefspit.nl @opwoestegrond.bsky.social @journalismfund.bsky.social

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We gingen op fietsreportage in de grensstreek, waar nog volop rode diesel gesmokkeld wordt. Een nieuw verhaal dat nu te lezen is bij @opwoestegrond.bsky.social en @apache.be. Mede mogelijk gemaakt door @journalismfund.bsky.social

Smokkel van rode diesel floreert in de grensstreek Sinds Nederland het belastingvoordeel voor rode diesel afschafte, bloeit een nauwelijks gecontroleerde grenshandel.

Nederlandse tractors steken dag en nacht via kleine zandweggetjes de grens over, om in België goedkoper te tanken. “Vroeger smokkelden ze boter. Nu is het rode diesel.” Een reportage van Apache en @onderzoekscollectiefspit.nl, met steun van @journalismfund.bsky.social

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Have you got a idea for a fellowship or training programme that will boost environmental journalism in Europe? Apply for the Professional Development for Environmental Journalism grant with us and get the funds you need to carry it out! t.ly/Ak-pV Next deadline: 22 January 2026, 1pm CET

Grandi aziende e intermediari si arricchiscono, mentre le piccole cooperative di donne chiudono. Reportage di Alice Facchini, Julie Chaudier e Juliet Ferguson dal Marocco: intern.az/1OEv

Investigation by Alice Facchini, Julie Chaudier and Juliet Ferguson

As 🌍 demand for #arganoil ⬆️ cooperatives formed in to ensure fair compensation for rural women. Many face closures due to market pressures and climate change. Read more on how Berber women, key to preserving argan 🌳 knowledge, are being marginalized in this changing landscape.👉 t.ly/X1qs0 #plupro