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Orpea still in business with suspicious Luxembourg holding under judicial probe

Scandal-hit care home giant is facing more questions over its dealings with Lipany, a little-known entity alleged to have been a “money laundering and corruption vehicle” controlled by former Orpea executives.

21 September 2023

Maxence Peigné, Leïla Miñano

Media freedom: can Brussels agree on landmark law to protect Europe’s increasingly at-risk journalists?

6 September 2023

Sigrid Melchior, Harald Schumann

Oil giant Perenco’s suspicious deals with companies close to Congo’s ex-president

20 July 2023

Leïla Miñano, Maxence Peigné, Yann Philippin

Orpea still in business with suspicious Luxembourg holding under judicial probe

21 September 2023

Maxence Peigné, Leïla Miñano

Media freedom: can Brussels agree on landmark law to protect Europe’s increasingly at-risk journalists?

Mounting restrictions on the press are creating a "desperate situation", warns Věra Jourová, the EU official behind a law which could provide vital protections to journalists and trigger a wave of lawsuits against states.

The new legislation could provide crucial protections to journalists across the continent.

6 September 2023

Sigrid Melchior, Harald Schumann

Oil giant Perenco’s suspicious deals with companies close to Congo’s ex-president

Investigation finds the Franco-British energy firm paid over $1 million to companies close to former DRC president Joseph Kabila.

20 July 2023

Leïla Miñano, Maxence Peigné, Yann Philippin

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Orpea still in business with suspicious Luxembourg holding under judicial probe

Orpea still in business with suspicious Luxembourg holding under judicial probe

Media freedom: can Brussels agree on landmark law to protect Europe’s increasingly at-risk journalists?

Media freedom: can Brussels agree on landmark law to protect Europe’s increasingly at-risk journalists?

Oil giant Perenco’s suspicious deals with companies close to Congo’s ex-president

Oil giant Perenco’s suspicious deals with companies close to Congo’s ex-president

Orpea still in business with suspicious Luxembourg holding under judicial probe

Orpea still in business with suspicious Luxembourg holding under judicial probe

Media freedom: can Brussels agree on landmark law to protect Europe’s increasingly at-risk journalists?

Media freedom: can Brussels agree on landmark law to protect Europe’s increasingly at-risk journalists?

Oil giant Perenco’s suspicious deals with companies close to Congo’s ex-president

Oil giant Perenco’s suspicious deals with companies close to Congo’s ex-president

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'We cannot give a free ride for spying': the EU official out to protect European media

'We cannot give a free ride for spying': the EU official out to protect European media

European Parliament faces lawsuit over cuts to voluntary MEP pension fund

European Parliament faces lawsuit over cuts to voluntary MEP pension fund

Western traders are moving Russia-linked oil at sea – ecological risks are rising

Western traders are moving Russia-linked oil at sea – ecological risks are rising

Authorities struggle to track Europe’s Illegal waste trade

Authorities struggle to track Europe’s Illegal waste trade

Europe’s circular economy is leaking

Europe’s circular economy is leaking

French contractor, Italian-owned trains, EU policies: Greek crash was also a European failure

French contractor, Italian-owned trains, EU policies: Greek crash was also a European failure

'We cannot give a free ride for spying': the EU official out to protect European media

'We cannot give a free ride for spying': the EU official out to protect European media

European Parliament faces lawsuit over cuts to voluntary MEP pension fund

European Parliament faces lawsuit over cuts to voluntary MEP pension fund

Western traders are moving Russia-linked oil at sea – ecological risks are rising

Western traders are moving Russia-linked oil at sea – ecological risks are rising

Authorities struggle to track Europe’s Illegal waste trade

Authorities struggle to track Europe’s Illegal waste trade

Europe’s circular economy is leaking

Europe’s circular economy is leaking

French contractor, Italian-owned trains, EU policies: Greek crash was also a European failure

French contractor, Italian-owned trains, EU policies: Greek crash was also a European failure

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Untaxed: how governments lure capital into real estate and feed the housing crisis

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Pesticides: a blessing and a curse for European farmers

Pesticides: a blessing and a curse for European farmers

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The citizens fighting for housing rights across Europe

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Untaxed: how governments lure capital into real estate and feed the housing crisis

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