Housing Cost: One in Seven Municipalities in Europe Unaffordable for Nurses
Data analysis by CORRECTIV.Europe reveals: In these European locations, even a mid-level salary like a nurse's is not enough to afford a small apartment.
Learning to Backslide: How Autocrats Share Money, Methods, and Models
Democracy is not dying by sudden coup – it is being dismantled through the law itself, using a shared playbook refined across continents.
Azerbaijan: The Price of Victory and the Silence of Dissent
In this article series, we take a second look at current events in countries that often remain only briefly spotlighted in German reporting. Together with local experts, we ask: What political and social developments lie behind the current events that we see in the news? What does this mean for democracy and media freedom? With our exile expertise, we want to reveal global connections and understand what we can learn from this for free, democratic coexistence. In this episode, Azerbaijani journalist Fatima Karimova writes about the repression of media workers in her homeland and why the European Union repeatedly turns a blind eye to it.
Despite sanctions: Putin‘s war waged with European machinery
Without machines from abroad, Russia’s weapons factories would grind to a halt. This analysis of Russian import data shows German and European companies supplied goods with potential dual-use applications over 28,000 times in the lead-up to the invasion. How this has impacted the war is often overlooked.
“Every minute, a building in Europe is destroyed”
The EU wants millions of old buildings to be renovated. But frequently the opposite happens: existing houses are demolished and replaced by new builds. Exactly how many buildings are being torn down remains a blind spot. CORRECTIV wants to close this gap in the data.
How Much European Real Estate is Owned by Russians? The EU has no Idea
Despite sweeping sanctions, Russian nationals can still legally purchase property in the EU. Several member states view this as a major security risk. Our investigation reveals how an EU-wide ban collapsed due to the resistance of a single country.
Where Europe is Dumping its Problematic Waste
In the middle of Europe, a contaminated legacy of the Soviet nuclear program has turned into a lucrative opportunity for the waste industry. Our investigation reveals that companies continue to dump millions of tons of old tyres, shoes, and even hazardous waste.
Demolition Atlas Europe launched: CORRECTIV investigates demolitions across Europe
Every year, hundreds of thousands of buildings are demolished across Europe. In cooperation with international media, we uncover the ecological, social and cultural consequences.
Where Travel Platforms like Airbnb have Transformed Europe’s Tourism
Short-term rentals through online platforms are surging – far outpacing traditional tourism. Using local-level data, CORRECTIV.Europe reveals for the first time where EU residents are confronted with especially high numbers of visitors.
“It’s difficult to explain that you freeze to death at 5 degrees Celsius”
An estimated 47 Million people in Europe cannot afford a warm home in winter, according to a calculation from CORRECTIV.Europe. Reports from local journalists in our network show the dimension of the problem in several countries.
“I’m always cold”
47 million people in Europe cannot afford to heat their homes in winter, according to an analysis by CORRECTIV.Europe. Millions are also affected in Germany. Experts warn this may lead to social conflict.
EU states not prepared for new carbon pricing
Carbon pricing for transport and heating fuels is to be introduced across the EU from 2027. But several countries are now questioning the rapid phase-out of fossil fuels – which could mean even higher costs in the long term. “We are sleepwalking towards a political disaster,” social democratic MEP Thomas Pellerin-Carlin warns.