A cross-border team of reporters, editors and producers, Investigate Europe delivers in-depth investigative journalism from a changing Europe. Our reporting shines a light on the untold stories, unchecked institutions and hidden structures shaping the continent today. Together, we connect the dots on Europe.
Our multilingual team investigates issues that resonate beyond national borders and from boardrooms in Brussels to the streets of Berlin and Budapest. We then publish our findings with national media partners and through our own channels.
From exposing corporate greed and the crises in Europe’s care homes, and naming and shaming the EU states selling arms to Russia, to revealing the struggles faced by child migrants arriving in Europe, our stories call out the actors responsible and hold the powerful to account.
We started to develop Investigate Europe in 2015, when media across Europe failed to report adequately on the debt crisis in the eurozone. National perspectives coupled with ignorance of the EU institutions and the actual economic context led to misleading reporting that accompanied momentous political missteps.
We realized that complex European issues need to be researched across borders and free from supposed national interests, and so, launched our investigation team in 2016 with the aim of addressing the absence of cohesive, nuanced storytelling on European-wide issues. As of July 2023, we are a 20-plus members strong cooperative across 12 European countries.
Our Themes
Environment
Tracking Europe’s complicity in the global climate crisis
Unchecked Power
How systems and structures wield influence over Europe
Health
Stories at the heart of Europe’s failing healthcare systems
Technology
How life online poses threats to EU citizens and member states
Social Justice
Uncovering inequalities and wrongdoing across the continent
Our Team
A cross-border team of reporters, editors and producers, Investigate Europe delivers in-depth investigative journalism in a language you understand. Our reporting shines a light on the untold stories, unchecked institutions and hidden structures shaping the continent today. Together, we connect the dots on Europe.
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