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.
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.
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.
Greece is reeling from the worst train accident in its history. A joint investigation with our partner IE uncovers new details about the true extent of the failings and mismanagement of those involved.
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.
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.
The NGO Hopeten served members and journalists of Solomon and Reporters United with a legal notice regarding questions we had asked them as part of our investigation. Below is the legal notice and our response – this is not their first attempt at hindering our research and reports before we even publish anything.
How the Greek and international oil industries reaped billions by keeping the Greek islands off the grid.
Hundreds of thousands of tonnes of waste from dredging in the Port of Piraeus have been dumped in nearby fishing grounds by port manager COSCO with permission from the Greek Environment Ministry. The effects on public health are not being investigated, and the regulatory framework remains very weak.
Greece’s lack of a strategic planning framework allows developers to license wind power projects many times over requirements, disregarding their impact on local habitats. Is there a better way to plan for renewable energy that avoids damaging the environment in the name of combating climate change?
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