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 evidence, regulatory oversight, or meaningful patient protection.

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 borders to escape domestic abuse.

KVISTGÅRD - 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 now familiar in many parts of Europe.

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 residential buildings and governmental failures to expose patterns of negligence and mismanagement in seismic compliance.

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 examples of this issue. This cross-border investigation reveals that criminal waste trafficking is closely linked to other organised crimes, such as drug smuggling, arms trafficking and human trafficking.

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 seems to lag behind the slogans and, in some cases, open up significant security risks.

ATHENS / BERLIN / WARSAW - Prejudice often sows distrust across borders in Central and Eastern Europe, where greed often takes precedence over environmental conservation. However, unique forms of cooperation on urgent environmental issues can reduce and dispel some of these antagonisms.

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. They had fled a system where the Delta’s canals were degrading, markets were monopolized, and fishing permits were nearly impossible to obtain. What began as an escape from corruption and collapsing local livelihoods has turned into a paradox.

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.

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 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.

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” steel.

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 in Morocco.

MADRID / LISBON - The investigation reveals why the Iberian rail connection is 15 years behind schedule, and why the new targets are also unlikely to be met.

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 reveals how a factory producing PFAS at the centre of an environmental scandal in Italy was dismantled and rebuilt in India, where production of 'forever chemicals' has resumed.

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 tracing shipping data, satellite images, and smuggling routes, journalists reveal a shadow trade involving militias, child labour, and sanctioned actors, linking Europe’s steel supply chain to the region’s conflicts.

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 within a decade.

AMSTERDAM / BUDAPEST / SIDNEY – This cross-border investigation examined how the world’s most controversial herbicide secured a ten-year re-approval in the European Union despite mounting scientific and legal concerns. 

PRAGUE/ BERLIN/ BRUSSELS - The European project “The Housing Games” investigates whether the people essential to keep our cities running can still afford to live in them.

BUCHAREST / ROME / DHAKA – The investigation exposes how Romania’s chaotic labour migration system pushes legal migrant workers into illegality, trapping many in conditions akin to modern slavery. Through interviews and data analysis, the team reveals a network of recruiters, companies, and officials profiting from migrants’ vulnerability while European governments look the other way.

BOGOTA -  The surrogacy industry has become worth billions of dollars as demand in Europe has increased due to changing cultural attitudes and favourable legal changes. This investigation reveals the consequences of this trend on the other side of the Atlantic.

IJMUIDEN/ FRASERBURGH/ DUNVEGAN/ HVIDE SANDE – The European fishing industry is becoming increasingly reliant on migrant labour from outside the EU. However, due to the difficulty of regulating international waters, as well as a lack of knowledge and oversight regarding labour laws, these migrant workers are vulnerable to exploitation.

PARIS / MADRID/ BERLIN – This cross-border journalistic investigation examines the environmental footprint of professional football in Europe - a sport that, despite growing awareness and a few promising initiatives, remains largely out of step with ecological imperatives.

BELFAST / ATHENS / BUDAPEST / MILAN - These investigations, conducted across Northern Ireland, Greece, Hungary and Italy, reveal disparities in the provision of access to care for postpartum mental health issues.

BELGRADE / SARAJEVO / ZAGREB – This investigation into obstetric practices in Serbia, Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina reveals that procedures are often carried out during childbirth without adequate consent or information. This results in long-lasting physical and psychological consequences for women.

BRUSSELS / RIGA – Utilising AI-driven analysis of Russian customs data, the Tools of War project uncovers the clandestine network of European companies that profited from supplying high-tech machinery to Russia's military, enhancing its capabilities prior to the invasion of Ukraine.