Magazine Archives - Page 27 of 28 - Investigate Europe

7 December 2016

Something rotten in the state of Poland

Opinion By Wojciech Cieśla

It was a tough assignment – to write an article disclosing political party conventions, falsely pretending to be climate conferences, were illegally paid for with EU money. Read more "Something rotten in the state of Poland"

24 November 2016

The Italian dilemma

Opinion By Maria Maggiore

If I vote YES, I will hand over democracy, the balance of power, our history to one single man and a few oligarchs. If I vote NO, the country will not change, there will still be 945 members in Parliament – it’s the second biggest parliament in Europe with regard to the number of MPs after the UK (577 in France and 699 in Germany) and the most expensive. So, we will be stuck with a long and difficult legislative process. Read more "The Italian dilemma"

14 November 2016

The King’s speech and the Queen’s echo

Opinion By Ingeborg Eliassen

The governments of Denmark and Norway are competing in making their public the most timid in Europe. The debate of immigration becomes a question of “identity” in contrast to “the others”. Norway is lagging a bit. We have King Harald. Read more "The King’s speech and the Queen’s echo"

30 September 2016

How Brussels is obstructing the prosecution of corruption cases in Greece

Opinion By Nikolas Leontopoulos

From the Commission’s spokesperson to the president of Eurogroup himself, a crowd of EU officials have been trying to block Greek judges from doing their jobs. As for the new privatization fund, board members and experts, from top to bottom, can commit crimes as they please: By law, no judge can investigate them, no court can try them. Read more "How Brussels is obstructing the prosecution of corruption cases in Greece"

11 September 2016

The reporter who mistook his bias for success

Opinion By Paulo Pena

How one of the most influential German newspapers got many facts wrong in just one report. Read more "The reporter who mistook his bias for success"

How “Investigate Europe” came about

Opinion By Harald Schumann

It happened in Ballyhea, a small Irish village in the countryside on the way from Limerick to Cork, where my bias was challenged by a most unexpected encounter. Read more "How “Investigate Europe” came about"