Investigations
DNA for sale? The untold story of Greece’s newborn screening scandal
Illustration: Konstantina Maltepioti

DNA for sale? The untold story of Greece’s newborn screening scandal

A secret project for large-scale genomic screening of Greek newborns granted “exclusive ownership” of the DNA research results to two companies. The plan by Health minister Adonis Georgiadis was exposed in April by Reporters United and the newspaper Efimerida ton Syntakton. The ensuing controversy sparked a wide-reaching civil society campaign that resulted in the collapse of the agreement within 49 days.

Tempi train crash: Mitsotakis government and Italian state-owned train operator at centre of alleged cover-up

Unprecedented protests are expected around Greece on the second anniversary of the Tempi train crash. Relatives of the 57 victims claim that the Mitsotakis government and Hellenic Train, a full subsidiary of Italian state-owned Ferrovie dello Stato, are working hand in hand in order to conceal the causes of the fire. A much anticipated official report confirms their fears. A story by Reporters United published in collaboration with Italian newspaper Il Fatto Quotidiano.

Minotaur captured: How a Greek bank and international funds, through a labyrinth of companies, seized people’s homes
Illustration: Spoovio.

Minotaur captured: How a Greek bank and international funds, through a labyrinth of companies, seized people’s homes

A months-long investigation by Reporters United into a Greek bank's non-performing loans portfolio uncovers a complex web of companies quietly transferring property ownership from heavily indebted Greek households to tax havens. Company accounts, confiscation reports, auction and ownership data reveal how most of the portfolio’s auctioned properties ended up in the hands of Eurobank, the bank that had initially sold the loans.

European ships bolster Russian fossil fuel trade despite looming EU sanctions
Credit: Alexia Barakou

European ships bolster Russian fossil fuel trade despite looming EU sanctions

The EU has long relied on fossil fuels from Russia to power the continent. Yet as the war in Ukraine deepens, Europe is halting purchases. And while import volumes now sink, a vast network of European ships continues to help keep Vladimir Putin’s oil economy afloat. European vessels have shipped millions of tonnes of oil, gas and coal from Russian ports in the six months since the invasion started, new Investigate Europe and Reporters United analysis shows.

The Invisible Unvaccinated
Photo: Thodoris Nikolaou

The Invisible Unvaccinated

Poultry farms with “high risk” of Covid transmission, undocumented agency workers without access to vaccination. A Lighthouse Reports and Reporters United investigation into the blind spot in Greece’s national vaccination campaign.