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#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
November 21, 2025 at 3:44 PM
November 21, 2025 at 12:05 PM
🌆 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
November 20, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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
November 20, 2025 at 12:48 PM
⚖️💔 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
#plupro #ecb
November 19, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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
November 19, 2025 at 9:22 AM
‼️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
November 18, 2025 at 2:05 PM
🖲️ 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
November 18, 2025 at 2:00 PM
👜 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

#Investigations #Crossborder #Plupro #CBL
November 18, 2025 at 10:20 AM
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
November 17, 2025 at 8:22 AM
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
November 14, 2025 at 3:25 PM
🚣 In 2022, the Oder river suffered an ecological disaster triggering a mass fish die-off.

🐟This investigation explores the tension between economic development and environmental preservation, and solutions.

Find the articles here: t.ly/d8kFC

#Investigations #Crossborder #Plupro
November 14, 2025 at 9:20 AM
New investigation reveals that the Great Green Wall – set out to create millions of 10 million 'green' jobs and restore 100 million hectares of degraded land by 2030, as well as to be a solution to many of Sahel's crises – has largely failed to deliver.
Read more: t.ly/F51sL #earthinvstigations
November 13, 2025 at 10:19 AM
🐑 Despite Europe's unfavourable policies and the pressures to intensify agricultural production, pastoralism endures.

🗣️This investigation outlines issues core to the sector and initiatives that provide fair labour models.

Read more below: t.ly/TxXVY

#Investigations #crossborder #plupro
November 10, 2025 at 1:00 PM
@earthjournalism.bsky.social will host an online workshop in January 2026, to strengthen reporting on environmental threats in the Western Balkans.
Journalists from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Kosovo are welcome to apply by Nov 12: t.ly/mBXPn
November 10, 2025 at 8:59 AM
🇪🇺💔Across Europe, #UnaccompaniedMinors who have fled war must wait months, or even years, to be reunited with families who are living legally in other EU countries. This investigation sheds light on how family reunification has become an obstacle course.
Read more👉 t.ly/XZh3k #plupro #ecb
November 6, 2025 at 9:00 AM
New investigation: despite the EU’s commitment to phasing out fossil fuels, the Transalpine Pipeline continues to transport crude oil across the Alps. Moreover, it is benefitting from the mechanisms designed to reduce fossil fuel consumption. Read more: t.ly/-4grS #earthinvestigations
November 5, 2025 at 1:40 PM
🏔️This investigation reveals the significant impact of infrastructure projects on vital waterways in north-eastern Italy and northern Spain. Between economic interests and safety for communities, what future for these ecosystems?

Read more: t.ly/C3pXg .

#Investigations #Crossborder #Plupro
November 4, 2025 at 3:00 PM
🌎 The next deadline for our Environmental Investigative Journalism grant programme will be 22 January 2026, 13.00 CET.
👉 Learn more and contact us if you consider applying and have any questions: t.ly/rQgyr

#grantalert #investigativejournalism #earthinvestigations
November 4, 2025 at 12:52 PM
🔍This #crossborder 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.
Find out more 👉 t.ly/CCecP #plupro
November 4, 2025 at 12:30 PM
A new investigation reveals that a PFAS factory at the heart of an environmental disaster in Italy was dismantled in 2018, then sold, moved, and reassembled in India where it’s now back in business producing toxic “forever chemicals.” Read more: t.ly/OE3Gl #earthinvestigations #plupro
November 3, 2025 at 1:59 PM
🚄 🚫Traveling by train between Madrid and Lisbon takes nearly ten hours and at least two transfers. This benefits the most polluting modes of transport.

⌛ This investigation identifies the reasons for delayed progress

Read more here: t.ly/POVNB

#investigations #crossborder #plupro
November 3, 2025 at 1:00 PM
🎱 Key workers are increasingly priced out of the very places they serve.

The “The Housing Games” investigates and maps affordability for people essential to keep our cities running.

Read Urban Journalism Network's reporting below: t.ly/6sNCz

#Investigations #crossborder #plupro
October 28, 2025 at 2:00 PM
🐟The European #fishing industry is becoming increasingly dependent on #migrant #labour. Focusing on Ghanaian fishermen working in the North Sea, this investigation reveals how the int'l nature of fishing industry enables migrant workers to be overworked and underpaid. Read more 👉 t.ly/tXgbB #plupro
October 28, 2025 at 10:11 AM
How European ⚽️ can reconcile its passion for the game with the urgent need to protect the 🌍? A new cross-border investigation across 🇫🇷🇩🇪🇪🇸 compares national approaches, highlights concrete actions while exposing their limitations while giving voice to fans. Find out more👉 t.ly/TVQyB #plupro
October 27, 2025 at 1:25 PM