Rare earths are to the 21st century what coal was to the 19th and oil to the 20th. Our everyday electronics - and Europe's climate goals - depend on them. But China controls almost all supply chains. Can Europe free itself from this dependence? Reporters Eurydice Bersi and Attila Kálmán discuss the findings of our latest investigation, in conversat…

Europeans produce an average of 35kg of plastic packaging waste each per year and global plastic use is expected to triple by 2060. In reality, most of the packaging and shopping bags amassed in daily life are never recycled and instead end up in landfills or incinerators. This podcast from our Wasteland investigation sorts fact from fiction and un…

Nonostante gli sforzi per aumentare i tassi di riciclaggio, ogni anno, nell'UE si producono circa 30 milioni di tonnellate di rifiuti di plastica, ma solo il 32% circa della plastica viene riciclata. In questo episodio, i giornalisti di IE Maria Maggiore e Lorenzo Buzzoni indagano sugli aspetti più critici della cosiddetta economia circolare. Dal r…

In questo episodio diamo un’occhiata ai risultati della nostra ultima inchiesta, Untaxed. I giornalisti di IE Maria Maggiore e Lorenzo Buzzoni danno una panoramica dei risultati ottenuti, concentrandosi sull’Italia e su Milano, dove atterra la maggior parte degli investimenti nel real estate italiano.…

At a time of rising living costs across Europe, the search for affordable housing is becoming an increasingly onerous task for millions of Europeans. IE reporter Paulo Pena oversaw the investigation and he joins the podcast to discuss the findings.Autor: Investigate Europe

Nos reporters Leïla Miñano et Maxence Peigné explorent les premières révélations faites par Investigate Europe et son partenaire Disclose, dans le cadre de notre enquête sur Perenco, premier groupe pétrolier indépendant d'Europe.Autor: Investigate Europe

Europe is stuck in a toxic relationship. For decades, farmers have relied on chemicals to produce the food that feeds the continent, but their use remains largely unchecked. Journalist Harald Schumann joins the podcast to discuss the findings of Investigate Europe's newest investigation.Autor: Investigate Europe

Pour mieux comprendre ce système établi par le leader mondial du grand âge et ses cadres historiques, nous interrogeons nos journalistes qui ont enquêté pendant plusieurs mois sur ce scandale : Leïla Minano, notre correspondante en France, et Maxence Peigné, notre reporter basé à Londres.Autor: Investigate Europe

In 2021, Investigate Europe released an investigation about the for-profit elder care industry. It detailed how, even though many care homes are understaffed, and there aren’t adequate resources for residents, international corporations and financial investors continue to make huge gains. One name that kept popping up was Orpea: one of the world’s …

Armare l'UE - la lunga strada verso una difesa unitaAutor: Investigate Europe

After analysing piles of data and interviewing economists, fund managers, military experts, diplomats, arms producers, refugees, European and national officials, Investigate Europe’s reporters are able to show that the European military policy has been designed primarily to financially support the expansion of the European military industry. We spe…

Seconda puntata della serie di podcast in italiano del consorzio di giornalisti Investigate Europe, con il supporto della Fondazione Cariplo. Questa volta, sempre accompagnati dalla lunga esperienza in podcast di Danilo De Biasio, la giornalista Maria Maggiore spiega come è stata condotta l’inchiesta su gas e idrogeno in dodici paesi europei. La lo…

-Vous avez reccueilli des témoignages difficiles en Grèce, en Angleterre, en France, en Espagne… qu’ils viennent des familles de résidents ou du personnel. Est ce que ça vous a encore plus donné envie de fouiller ce qui se cache derrière les publicités mirobolantes des maisons de retraite privées ? -L’UE a-t-elle tourné le dos aux personnes âgées ?…

-Il y a quelques mois, IE sortait une enquête sur la vaccination pour tous, quelles avaient été les principales découvertes de l’équipe ? -Que s’est il passé depuis ? -Pourquoi l’UE ne parvient pas à avoir la main sur les négociations des prix avec les laboratoires ? -La Commission européenne préfère ne pas révéler les identités de ses intermédiair…

- En quoi ce sujet est-il particulièrement symptomatique des hypocrisies de l’UE ? - Pourquoi le Connecting Europe Express, l’opération marketing de l’Europe a-t-il fait un flop cette année ? - En quoi le principe de rentabilité qui s’applique au train favorise-t-il le secteur aérien ? - En France, on a une vraie relation de haine/passion avec notr…

“Dalla strada alla ferrovia" è stato per decenni il mantra dell’UE. Fin dal 2001, i pacchetti ferroviari sono stati progettati per aprire le ferrovie alla concorrenza, collegare le ferrovie nazionali per renderle un insieme coerente e portare molte più merci e molti più passeggeri sui binari. Purtroppo niente di tutto questo è successo. Oggi è più …

Reporter Attila Kálmán describes the recent investigation of the cross-border team at Investigate Europe, which looks at European railways. Trains don't make for a vibrant transport modality even though the EU has publicly proclaimed its enthusiasm for a 'road to rail' shift. Given that trains are a far more environmentally-friendly alternative to …

In this episode, we take a break from the "behind the scenes" perspectives from our investigations, and take a look at the bigger picture. Elisa Simantke, Editorial Director and one of the founding members of IE, speaks with us about how this journalism cooperative came into existence and what the future holds.…

Across Europe, elderly people and their relatives are sharing a terrible experience: understaffed with overworked caregivers, the situation in care homes can become a threat to the lives of residents. The Covid-19 pandemic caused an escalation of the already dire circumstances in many countries. But while there is a shortage of care workers almost …

Le journaliste suédois d'Investigate Europe, Sigrid Melchior, a parlé au micro du podcast Investigate Europe sur l'enquête cross-border sur le double standard alimentaire en Europe.Autor: Investigate Europe

Polish reporter Food duality in Europe Wojciech Cieśla spoke to the Investigate Europe podcast about co-coordinating the cross-border effort to uncover food duality in Europe.Autor: Investigate Europe

La journaliste Leïla Miñano nous explique ce qu'est le Traité sur la charte de l'énergie, comment il fonctionne, et en quoi il menace directement les volontés politiques en faveur du climat. Spoiler : c'est grâce à un réseau de tribunaux internationaux d'arbitrage, qui accordent des millions d'euros de dédommagement à des investisseurs du secteur d…

Der Energie-Charta-Vertrag erlaubt es Energie-Konzernen Staaten vor Schattengerichten auf Milliarden-Entschädigungen zu verklagen, wenn die aus Öl und Kohle aussteigen. Investigate-Europe-Reporter Nico Schmidt spricht über ein kaum bekanntes Abkommen und weshalb es das Erreichen von Europas Klimazielen gefährden könnte.…

Journalist Leïla Miñano explains what the Energy Charter Treaty is, how it works, and why it poses a threat to climate-friendly legislation, thanks to a network of international arbitration tribunals that award millions in compensation to energy investors.Autor: Investigate Europe

A conversation with Investigate Europe's journalist Ingeborg Eliassen about the role of vaccine nationalism in the fight against Covid-19, and how alliances have been established to ensure fairer access.Autor: Investigate Europe