Chris Matthews
Investigations Editor, Athens
Chris has a background in journalism and the nonprofit sector. He has reported from several countries across Africa as a freelance journalist with his work published by The Guardian, BBC, The Economist and Vice, among others. More recently, he has worked on research and communications for an international human rights charity and an environmental investigations NGO in the UK. Chris lives in London.
Recent Works
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Revealed: fans at risk as crypto and trading sponsors flood European football
Revealed: fans at risk as crypto and trading sponsors flood European football
12 November 2025
Lorenzo Buzzoni, Chris Matthews
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Revealed: how gambling embedded itself into European football
Revealed: how gambling embedded itself into European football
21 March 2025
Lorenzo Buzzoni, Marta Portocarrero, Chris Matthews
Boeing and Airbus shipments passed on to Russia via India, despite sanctions
Boeing and Airbus shipments passed on to Russia via India, despite sanctions
20 February 2025
Chris Matthews, Ella Joyner, Leïla Miñano, Lorenzo Buzzoni, Wojciech Cieśla, Pascal Hansens
Drug firms finance Europe’s patient groups with multi-million donations
Drug firms finance Europe’s patient groups with multi-million donations
16 September 2024
Chris Matthews, Manuel Rico, Lorenzo Buzzoni
European universities accept €260 million in fossil fuel money
European universities accept €260 million in fossil fuel money
28 November 2023
Juliet Ferguson, Chris Matthews
‘Greenwashing’ fears plague mining audit industry
‘Greenwashing’ fears plague mining audit industry
17 November 2023
Maria Maggiore, Chris Matthews
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
28 June 2023
Nikolas Leontopoulos, Thodoris Chondrogiannos, Chris Matthews, Konstantina Maltepioti
Europe continues to finance Russia’s war in Ukraine with lucrative fossil fuel trades
Europe continues to finance Russia’s war in Ukraine with lucrative fossil fuel trades
27 January 2023
Chris Matthews, Thodoris Chondrogiannos, Sotiris Sideris, Konstantina Maltepioti
EU sanctions will still allow half of European-insured Russian oil shipments
EU sanctions will still allow half of European-insured Russian oil shipments
14 October 2022
Ingeborg Eliassen, Chris Matthews
European ships bolster Russian fossil fuel trade despite looming EU sanctions
European ships bolster Russian fossil fuel trade despite looming EU sanctions
29 September 2022
Chris Matthews, Sotiris Sideris, Nikolas Leontopoulos, Konstantina Maltepioti, Thodoris Chondrogiannos
Visualising Europe’s role in the trade of fossil fuels from Russia
Visualising Europe’s role in the trade of fossil fuels from Russia
29 September 2022
Chris Matthews, Sotiris Sideris
Media moguls and sports owners: the shipping tycoons getting rich off Russian oil
Media moguls and sports owners: the shipping tycoons getting rich off Russian oil
29 September 2022
Nico Schmidt, Amund Trellevik, Chris Matthews, Nikolas Leontopoulos, Lorenzo Buzzoni, Sotiris Sideris