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The child benefit lie: How the German government serves the populists

Opinion By Harald Schumann

How much nationalist blindness can politics tolerate before it becomes completely irrational? Politicians of the grand coalition in Germany are demonstrating the urgency of this question. Read more "The child benefit lie: How the German government serves the populists"

Jan’s and Daphne’s laws: How to stop the murder of journalists

Opinion By Drew Sullivan

Investigate Europe stands with OCCRP in the defense of journalism. That’s why we are cross-posting this article, written by Drew Sullivan, editor of the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project, and initially published by OCCRP. Drew was working closely with Jan Kuciak, the 28 year old Solvak investigative reporter murdered last February. The article is republished with the permission of OCCRP. Read more "Jan’s and Daphne’s laws: How to stop the murder of journalists"

Free City of Gdańsk – How Poland’s window to the world rises against populism

By Wojciech Cieśla

Gdańsk, Poland’s window to the world and cradle of the Solidarity democracy movement, raises the flag again against a wave of populism sweeping the country. Read more "Free City of Gdańsk – How Poland’s window to the world rises against populism"

26 February 2018

Legislation in the “black box“ of the EU council – where secrecy feeds mistrust

Opinion By Harald Schumann

There’s no doubt that there are some very good people working for the European Union. One of them is Emily O’Reilly, the EU’s Ombudsman. Read more "Legislation in the “black box“ of the EU council – where secrecy feeds mistrust"

6 February 2018

Working on the edge of poverty: Slovenia’s self-inflicted wound over labour market reform

By Lenart J. Kučić

Labour market reform in Slovenia, designed to boost entrepreneurship and jobs, is condemning thousands of people to near poverty through precarious working conditions. An analysis by Investigate Europe’s media partner Pod črto Read more "Working on the edge of poverty: Slovenia’s self-inflicted wound over labour market reform"

15 January 2018

An unexpected change is sweeping through Angola

He was internationally dismissed as an unwilling to change “loyal party soldier”. But after serving 100 days in office, João Lourenço, Angola’s new president, is busy purging the state apparatus of the ruling family. The daughter of the former president, her banks and her phone company – or: how a regime change in Angola may affect Portugal through the accumulated wealth and the investments of the African country’s former presidential family. Read more "An unexpected change is sweeping through Angola"