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In this joint investigation, @bellingcat.com & Postimees reveal how nitazenes, the ultrapotent synthetic opioids, are infiltrating Europe by investigating more than 1,000 online adverts selling six of the most common types of nitazenes. Read more👉https://bit.ly/4hjiAOC #plupro
January 21, 2025 at 8:54 AM
🚨 Are European public funds subsidising farms involved in practices akin to modern-day slavery?
🚜 New investigation reveales that farm owners convicted of exploiting migrant workers continue to claim millions of euros in subsidies funded by taxpayers!
Read more 👉 t.ly/vGmtY
#plupro #ecb
September 30, 2025 at 2:00 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
🍷 Are we drinking what we think we are? In this investigation, journalists followed the Spanish bulk wine route across Europe, uncovering how wine companies are misleading consumers and committing fraud. Learn more about this investigation👉 bit.ly/4ho76cu #plupro
March 20, 2025 at 12:57 PM
🌞 #Sunscreen #pollution is a growing crisis in the Mediterranean. This investigation uncovers how harmful ingredients in sunscreens are damaging the waters of Spain’s #MarMenor and Italy’s #Amalfi Coast. Read more and find out links to publications👉 bit.ly/4iJrrtR #plupro
March 20, 2025 at 3:57 PM
‼️At least 5,860 women in Europe are forced to travel from one country to another to get an abortion in 2023, and more than 25,000 since 2019. #ExportingAbortion is a cross-border, collaborative investigation into the unequal access to abortion in Europe. Read more 👉 bit.ly/43K2BWm #plupro
April 7, 2025 at 1:29 PM
New publication by @irpimedia.eu as part of an investigation funded by our European Cross-Border grant programme 👉 bit.ly/3Pb6ECI #plupro
January 22, 2025 at 11:48 AM
🔎Investigation uncovers hundreds of migrant workers filing injury claims after workplace accidents in The Netherlands, often settled behind the scenes. Cross-border team of journalists shed light on this issue. Read more about this project and find links to publications : bit.ly/4fZK6jg #plupro
January 14, 2025 at 3:29 PM
In Denmark, rejected asylum seekers are imprisoned at the Ellebæk deportation centre and forced to work for assembling luxury products for multinational and Danish companies. This investigation their labour conditions and wages for the first time.
Read more 👉 bit.ly/45wSTYc #plupro
May 30, 2025 at 2:15 PM
This year-long investigation reveals Romanian,Moldovan and French security contractors, led by #HoratiuPotra, violated int'l law while deployed in #DRCongo. Some with no military experience, they participated in armed militia groups tied to war crimes. Read more 👉 bit.ly/3DI2pwa #plupro
March 15, 2025 at 7:47 AM
🚄 🚫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
On #WorldRefugeeDay, this new investigation draws attention to the lack of a unified protocol for identifying victims of shipwrecks in the Mediterranean. This leads to inconsistent procedures, long waits for families and many unidentified bodies.
Read the stories of families👉 bit.ly/4eaCQlf #plupro
June 20, 2025 at 8:16 AM
🖼️ Locals in St Malo, France, express a “sense of dispossession”, while those of Sintra in Portugal feel they live in a “theme park”.

This investigation shows how smaller towns grapple with the impact of holidaymakers.

Read more here: t.ly/dKsgl

#Investigations #Crossborder #Plupro
November 28, 2025 at 2:30 PM
💥 💫 What does impact look like for journalism? How can journalism drive real change?
📣 Sep 4 | 4:00 PM CET 90 min online workshop.
The session will be led by Ariadne Papagapitos (Impact Director) and Tessa Pang (Impact Editor) from Lighthouse Reports.
Register at tinyurl.com/muc9vez9
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August 6, 2025 at 6:15 AM
🎆 New Year, New Grants! 🚀
Applications for the 2025 European Cross-Border Grant close on January 23rd ⏰
Have an idea for an investigative story with a cross-border team? This could be your chance!
Two rounds left in 2025—apply today! bit.ly/3lAyyJo #crossborder #journalism #grantopportunity #plupro
January 7, 2025 at 10:34 AM
🛶 Prejudice often sows distrust across borders in Central and Eastern Europe.

👁️These stories investigate cooperation where environmental activists resist business interests, nationalist politicians, and cross-border complexities.

Read more: t.ly/vCr4x

#Investigations #Crossborder #Plupro
November 28, 2025 at 10:30 AM
🔍This investigation reveals how #OnlyFans has been corrupted by scammers who exploit marginalised workers by stealing their content.While sex workers suffer financial loss and deepening stigma, law enforcement and tech companies remain powerless or unwiling to act.Read more👉 bit.ly/3ExYwdk #plupro
February 12, 2025 at 9:58 AM
The #JustTransition Mechanism promised Europe's coal regions that their communities would not be left behind as coal-intensive industries closed. This team of journalists looks into what's happening in the coal regions of Poland, Czechia, Romania and Bulgaria. Read more👉 bit.ly/4hSNEEM #plupro
April 1, 2025 at 11:16 AM
💊Cocaine production&trafficking have soared, with Western Balkans crime groups collaborating with Dutch groups.The hacking of SkyECC exposed their operations.The team of journalists investigate this complex landscape of drug labs, laundering schemes and more..Read the stories👉 bit.ly/3EtFrJ2 #plupro
January 30, 2025 at 10:46 AM
🐟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
The #manosphere, once just an online world of male-dominance and anti-feminist ideologies is rapidly moving offline. Journalists track how leading figures build clubs, business ventures and monetise young men’s insecurities under the banner of “self-improvement.”
Find out more 👉 t.ly/_LO2C #plupro
November 27, 2025 at 3:55 PM
🔎 Since Brexit, 2024 has been the year with the highest number of EU citizens who entered an immigration removal center.
This investigation highlights the challenges experienced by 🇪🇺 citizens, who have lost their right to free movement following Brexit.
Read more👉 bit.ly/3HO4Oa9 #plupro
June 10, 2025 at 1:55 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
👀 Russia tried to influence Moldova's political decisions by funding its operations in an attempt to prevent it from joining the EU. When EU cut off direct channels,Moscow used other routes, via Uzbekistan, to continue funding operations aimed at influencing the EU. Read more👉 bit.ly/440QtjE #plupro
June 25, 2025 at 9:22 AM
💬On TikTok and beyond, Franco, Mussolini and Hitler resurface as memes and emojis in a disturbing trend dubbed #popfascism. 🔍Investigation by Maldita and Facta shows how disinformation and idolisation of dictators are spreading into everyday digital culture. Find out more 👉 t.ly/oz6jb #plupro #ecb
October 10, 2025 at 2:01 PM