Investigate Europe

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Investigate Europe
Formation2016
HeadquartersBerlin, Germany
Managing Directors
Alessia Cerantola, Peter Matjašič
Website https://www.investigate-europe.eu

Investigate Europe is a team of investigative journalists focusing on in-depth European issues, using techniques such as open source reporting, data journalism and freedom of information requests. The organisation is registered as a not-for-profit European cooperative. Its reporters conduct in-depth, cross-border investigations into migration, conflict and corruption, and work with leading media to publish their findings. This collaborative approach raises public awareness of under-reported issues.

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History

Investigate Europe was founded in 2016 by a group of economic journalists from different European countries. [1] It was registered as a non-profit organisation in 2019. The organisations first managing directors were Oliver Moldenhauer and Elisa Simantke. [2]

Publications

Investigate Europe has published dozens of cross-border investigations since its foundation. Of particular note is its investigation into a previously little-known investment protection treaty, the Energy Charter Treaty. [3] As a result, more than a million people signed a petition calling on EU countries to withdraw from the treaty. [4] Multiple EU member states eventually withdrew from the treaty. [5] [6] [7] In another investigation Investigate Europe revealed the Moria logbook, [8] in which the camp management recorded the conditions under which unaccompanied minors were housed in the Moria refugee camp on the Greek island of Lesbos. In the Secrets of Council project, [9] Investigate Europe has been working since 2017 to make decision-making in the Council of the EU more transparent.

Recognitions

Investigate Europe's research is published in Europe's major newspapers, including the Guardian, [10] Público, [11] Mediapart, [12] Il Fatto Quotidiano, [13] Dagens Nyheter, [14] Gazeta Wyborcza, [15] Republik, [16] Der Standard [17] and Tagesspiegel. [18] The organisation's work has contributed to public debates, [19] [20] policy discussions [21] [22] and legislative processes [23] [24] in the EU and its member states.

A selection of prize nominations and awards:

Funding

A number of small and large donors support Investigate Europe's work, as do foundations - including Fritt Ord, [32] the Schöpflin Foundation, [33] the Rudolf Augstein Foundation [34] and the Reva and David Logan Foundation. [35] In addition, the Journalismfund [36] and IJ4EU programmes [37] have supported several Investigate Europe investigations.

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