Eli Lilly invested in Germany after government ‘promise’ to make medicine prices confidential

Internal documents indicate that the federal government inserted a confidentiality clause into a new law in part to help secure a multi-billion euro investment from the US pharmaceutical company.

31 October 2024

Christina Berndt, Markus Grill, Harald Schumann

Infringement cold cases: member states left unpunished for dozens of EU law violations

The European Commission is regularly failing to enforce laws as member states avoid sanctions for more than 40 court-ruled violations, primarily concerning environmental legislation, Investigate Europe analysis reveals.

24 September 2024

Pascal Hansens, Harald Schumann, Maxence Peigné

Drug firms finance Europe’s patient groups with multi-million donations

Pharmaceutical industry pours €110 million into advocacy organisations across the continent, Investigate Europe research reveals. Critics argue that funding threatens “independence” of the sector, claims that are rejected by groups.

16 September 2024

Chris Matthews, Manuel Rico, Lorenzo Buzzoni

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