Chemicals
Toxic Trains Dossier
This dossier is the result of a five months-long collaboration of five European journalists. Together, they investigated the transportation of ammonia via rail, in Belgium, ...
Chemicals
How the chemical industry doctored a new EU approval of a contested pesticide
There is growing evidence that glyphosate, the world’s most widely used weedkiller, carries serious risks for human health and the environment. Even so, in December ...
Alcohol
This is the warning Big Alcohol wants to keep off your bottles of beer
Ireland was set to become the first EU country to put cancer warning labels on alcoholic drinks. But following a massive lobby campaign by Big ...
Tobacco
The hidden world behind illegal vapes
More and more Dutch young people are becoming addicted to vaping. This is not surprising, as illegal vapes with sweet flavors and excessive nicotine levels ...
Defense
The Netherlands provides military resources to dubious regimes
Over the past decade, foreign trade ministers granted permits worth hundreds of millions for military exports to countries where there was a serious risk of ...
Food
Fitter, better, younger? Big Food’s health supplements mislead European consumers
Big Food is making more and more money with dietary supplements that promise to combat obesity, stress and menopause symptoms. However, nearly half of those ...
Defense
Dutch universities conduct joint research with Israel’s defense industry
Europe’s unwithered solidarity with Israel is evident in the EU’s biggest research program, Horizon Europe, also after the Hamas attacks of October 7, 2023. Israel ...
Defense
Czech initiative criticized for costs, quality, and delays – But keeps ammo flowing to Ukraine
The Czech ammunition initiative for Ukraine emerged in early 2024 as a response to the monthslong suspension of US military aid and Brussels’ failure to ...
