From secret deportations and European-funded projects destroyed in Gaza to EU recovery funds and mining lobbying, these ten investigations expose the widening gap between Europe’s rhetoric and the realities of its policies and actions.
Together, they show how European policies can have consequences that reach far beyond the continent, and sometimes contradict the values European governments claim to defend.
Here’s a look back at some of the investigations you may have missed:
Frontex returned almost 50 people to Afghanistan this year with help from NGO fronted by UK security veterans
Israel has bombed and bulldozed €150m of EU-funded buildings in Gaza and West Bank – but never paid back a cent
