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European Centre for Press and Media Freedom @ecpmf.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
"Scams are the second crime after drug trafficking." — @nicoschmidt.io from @investigate-europe.eu, on why continued reporting on Scam Europe matters, as online fraud costs Europeans billions each year: www.investigate-europe.eu/themes/inves... Happening in Budapest at UNCOVERED 2026.
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Investigate Europe @investigate-europe.eu · 10/09/2026
As negotiations begin on the Horizon, debates over ethics, academic freedom and research partnerships continue across Europe. The investigation was produced alongside @reportersunited.gr and is published with EUobserver, @ftm.nl, il Fatto Quotidiano, Knack, Le Monde, Le Vif and Público.
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Investigate Europe @investigate-europe.eu · 10/09/2026
Internal documents, meeting minutes and parliamentary records reveal how VERA, the Association of Israeli University Heads, and partners are targeting academic boycotts. The investigation found that a Brussels law firm used by VERA engaged 27 universities across the continent over their boycotts.
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Investigate Europe @investigate-europe.eu · 10/09/2026
In a second story from the investigation, we reveal how a network of legal, academic and Israeli state actors are working to curtail academic boycotts across European universities. Several universities in Spain seeking to suspend collaborations are facing lawsuits from a pro-Israel lobby group.
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Revealed: Inside the Israeli campaign to derail European university boycotts
A six-month investigation by Investigate Europe and Reporters United reveals a network of legal, academic and state actors working to curtail academic boycotts across the continent.
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Investigate Europe @investigate-europe.eu · 10/09/2026
The 34 universities - in Spain, Italy, Belgium and the Netherlands - received at least €15m in EU funding for the projects. Documents and interviews, meanwhile, reveal that European universities seeking to leave such consortia can face legal and funding risks, and exclusion from future partnerships.
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Investigate Europe @investigate-europe.eu · 10/09/2026
Revealed: The battle behind Europe’s academic boycotts of Israel Despite pledging to cut or sever ties with Israel over the war in Gaza, more than 30 universities across Europe have since gone on to join Horizon Europe research projects with Israeli entities that have defence links or capabilities.
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Revealed: European universities struggle to cut out Israeli research partners
Dozens of universities pledged to stop or suspend ties with Israeli institutions over the war in Gaza, a new Investigate Europe and Reporters United investigation, however, reveals that many are now e...
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Investigate Europe @investigate-europe.eu · 10/09/2026
As negotiations begin on the Horizon, debates over ethics, academic freedom and research partnerships continue across Europe. The investigation was produced alongside @reportersunited.gr and is published with EUobserver, @ftm.nl, Il Fatto Quotidiano, Knack, Le Monde, Le Vif and Público.
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Investigate Europe @investigate-europe.eu · 10/09/2026
Internal documents, meeting minutes and parliamentary records reveal how VERA, the Association of Israeli University Heads, and partners are targeting academic boycotts. The investigation found that a Brussels law firm used by VERA engaged 27 universities across the continent over their boycotts.
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Investigate Europe @investigate-europe.eu · 10/09/2026
In a second story from the investigation, we reveal how a network of legal, academic and Israeli state actors are working to curtail academic boycotts across European universities. Several universities in Spain seeking to suspend collaborations are facing lawsuits from a pro-Israel lobby group.
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Investigate Europe @investigate-europe.eu · 10/09/2026
The 34 universities - in Spain, Italy, Belgium and the Netherlands - received at least €15m in EU funding for the projects. Documents and interviews, meanwhile, reveal that European universities seeking to leave such consortia can face legal and funding risks, and exclusion from future partnerships.
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Emma McIntosh @emmamci.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
New: an update to this reporting! Sex-themed betting site OnlySpins, which was open to Ontarians despite not having a licence to operate here, has shut down following stories from The Star, @investigate-europe.eu and many international partner outlets. Gift link: www.thestar.com/gift-redeem?...
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Investigate Europe @investigate-europe.eu · 15/07/2026
Revealed: Spanish company exports facial recognition tech banned in the EU Herta Security has supplied facial recognition technology deployed across India, exposing a European double standard on AI surveillance. In partnership with @pulitzercenter.org. www.investigate-europe.eu/posts/made-i...
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Investigate Europe @investigate-europe.eu · 09/07/2026
My EU Pay declined to comment. Unlimit, Paysafe and Mastercard did not respond. Visa said it prohibits illegal activity on its network. Soft2bet denied wrongdoing, calling our findings an "incorrect and misleading interpretation" of its business.
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Investigate Europe @investigate-europe.eu · 09/07/2026
We also found that player deposits on the unlicensed websites are processed via payment giants Mastercard and Visa. This is despite their long-standing industry commitments to block payments to unlicensed operators.
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Investigate Europe @investigate-europe.eu · 09/07/2026
The records also show that payment company Paysafe processed millions in transfers to the shell companies. Reporters used Paysafe to deposit €15 on Onlyspins, a sex-themed gambling website linked to Soft2bet, without either the payment provider or the website verifying their age or identity.
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Investigate Europe @investigate-europe.eu · 09/07/2026
Leaked payment records indicate that two UK-regulated firms – My EU Pay and Unlimit – processed more than €600 million in transfers between shell companies operating blacklisted websites and entities connected to gambling group Soft2bet and its partners.
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Investigate Europe @investigate-europe.eu · 09/07/2026
Today we publish the second part of the Soft2bet Files. Investigate Europe’s latest reporting reveals how payment firms appear to have facilitated millions in transfers for a network of unlicensed gambling websites targeting players across Europe. www.investigate-europe.eu/posts/paymen...
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Investigate Europe @investigate-europe.eu · 08/07/2026
Soft2bet rejected Investigate Europe's findings, denied any wrongdoing, and said it operates responsibly and in full compliance with applicable legal and regulatory requirements. Read the full investigation on the Investigate Europe website and through our media partners internationally.
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Soft2bet Files: Global gambling network made €600 million from unlicensed casinos with ‘predatory’ tactics
A year-long investigation by Investigate Europe and media partners in 15 countries uncovers a vast network of black-market betting websites operating throughout the continent and beyond.
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Investigate Europe @investigate-europe.eu · 08/07/2026
"I was so desperate, and I felt so full of panic. It's abuse of vulnerable people.” Rachel lost £145,000 after her repeated requests to self-exclude were ignored. Another player in Austria lost €70,000, bankrupting both himself and his business.
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Investigate Europe @investigate-europe.eu · 08/07/2026
Former employees told us customer agents regularly delayed vulnerable users' attempts to close their accounts and reactivated accounts after they had been shut. One former worker described some of the casinos' practices as "predatory".
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Investigate Europe @investigate-europe.eu · 08/07/2026
Our investigation also identified a network operating around 160 online casinos. At least 145 have been blacklisted in one or more European countries for operating without a local licence, yet many continue to attract millions of visits across Europe.
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Investigate Europe @investigate-europe.eu · 08/07/2026
We analysed thousands of leaked payment records, internal company files and interviewed former employees and found more than €600 million flowing from offshore casinos to award-winning gambling group Soft2bet and its partners.
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Investigate Europe @investigate-europe.eu · 08/07/2026
Soft2bet Files: A year-long investigation by Investigate Europe and media partners in 15 countries has uncovered how a network of unlicensed gambling websites generated more than €600 million for Soft2bet and associated companies between 2020 and 2024. www.investigate-europe.eu/posts/soft2b...
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Investigate Europe @investigate-europe.eu · 30/06/2026
The investigation can be read in full on the Investigate Europe website. It is out today with our media partners across Europe including @euobserver.com, @ftm.eu, @lemonde.fr @publico.pt, @publico.es, @lesoir.be and @taz.de.
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Investigate Europe @investigate-europe.eu · 30/06/2026
Revealed: Top EU judges financial holdings raise troubling questions 40% of judges at the Court of Justice declared financial interests in everything from Amazon and Airbus to AstraZeneca and Total. Our investigation reveals the transparency and conflict of interest risks at Europe's highest court
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Top EU judges financial holdings raise troubling questions
More than 40 per cent of jurists at the Court of Justice have declared private financial interests, with some working on cases concerning industries where they hold shares. A new Investigate Europe in...
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Leana Hosea @leanahosea.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
On 20 May, I'll be part of a webinar on pollution from historic landfill across Europe We'll be discussing the joint investigation on old landfill by @watershed-i.bsky.social + @investigate-europe.eu If you'd like to join us, please follow the link below 👇🏾 eu01web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Europe's toxic legacy 
How historic landfills harm communities today 
20 May 2026
16:00 - 17:00 CEST 
Speakers:
Juliet Ferguson, Investigate Europe, Kriton Arsensis, Founder, reLife Earth, Théo Tostivint, Surfrider Foundation Europe, Luke Douglas-Home, Environmental Campaigner, Leana Hosea, Watershed Investigations
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Investigate Europe @investigate-europe.eu · 11/05/2026
Thousands of landfills across Europe sit in flood zones, near drinking water or protected areas. Join our webinar on 20 May at 16:00 CEST on Toxic Ground, our investigation mapping 60,000+ landfill sites and the risks they pose to communities. Register here: eu01web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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The Europeans @europeanspod.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
🚨 NEW EPISODE 🚨 feat. - 🇪🇸's PM throws a party for the global left - Kraftwerk’s loooong legal battle over a sample - @ebersi.bsky.social reveals how influencers are funnelling fans to unlicensed gambling sites @investigate-europe.eu / @reportersunited.gr www.europeanspodcast.com/all-episodes...
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Can Pedro Sánchez unite the global left? — The Europeans
This week, we’ve got a little something for everyone: gambling! Kraftwerk! Blast from the recent US political past Tim Walz! It was a Good Week yet again for Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, the ...
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Conor O'Carroll @conorocarroll.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
New: Data centre operators successfully lobbied the European Commission to amend legislation intended to bring transparency to the continent’s booming data centre industry, a new investigation has revealed. Story w/ @nicoschmidt.io & Ella Joyner from @investigate-europe.eu jrnl.ie/7013368
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How Big Tech wrote secrecy into EU law to hide data centres’ environmental toll
A cross-border investigation has revealed how industry lobbying is shaping data centre regulation in the EU.
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Nico Schmidt @nicoschmidt.io · 17/04/2026
Big Tech wrote the EU law that hides their data centres' environmental impact. The EU wants to triple its data centre capacity in the next five years. While the full scale of their energy and water footprint is hidden from the public. Our new @investigate-europe.eu investigation reveals why.
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Investigate Europe @investigate-europe.eu · 17/04/2026
New: Big Tech secures secrecy in EU data centre law, keeping critical environmental information out of reach. Microsoft and DigitalEurope – a lobby representing Amazon, Google and Meta – successfully pushed for an amendment classifying information on individual facilities as confidential.
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How Big Tech wrote secrecy into EU law to hide data centres’ environmental toll
Environmental footprint of Europe's data centres kept secret after industry lobbying in a move legal experts warn could violate transparency rules.
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Rob Davies @byrobdavies.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
A little thread on why independence matters in journalism. Together with @investigate-europe.eu, the Guardian has been investigating the dangerous illegal casinos trade. 🧵
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Rob Davies @byrobdavies.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
And here is a version by the peerless @maxencepeigne.bsky.social for @investigate-europe.eu. You could not wish for a more forensic, tenacious and dynamic reporting partner.
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Investigate Europe @investigate-europe.eu · 01/04/2026
European gambling group linked to unlicensed online casinos — attracting millions of visits from the UK and EU. Our new investigation, published with @theguardian.com reveals how a network of illicit gambling websites operated from the offshore haven of Curaçao trace back to Europe.
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European gambling group linked to unlicensed online casinos in the UK
Upgaming is a firm fixture on the gambling industry's global event circuit, but the software provider is also tied to a number of websites that lack legal licences in the EU and UK, Investigate Europe...
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Investigate Europe @investigate-europe.eu · 13/03/2026
Revealed: Facial recognition system monitoring Brazil’s schoolchildren Our investigation in partnership with @pulitzercenter.org uncovers how a Europe-made AI technology, blocked at home, is being exported abroad – embedding itself in Brazilian schools with consequences far beyond the classroom.
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Blocked in Europe, deployed abroad: The facial recognition system monitoring Brazil’s schoolchildren
As Europe tries to restrict AI technologies at home, systems developed on the continent are being rolled out overseas. Investigate Europe tracks how Europe-made biometric software has embedded itself ...
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Investigate Europe @investigate-europe.eu · 09/03/2026
“Online casinos with no ID checks are the ‘Holy Grail!’” We tested ChatGPT, Grok, Gemini & others in 10 countries. In 3 out of 4 responses, AI systems recommended unlicensed gambling sites, sometimes explaining how to bypass safeguards. MEPs warn of gaps in the EU’s AI Act & Digital Services Act.
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AI chatbots lure vulnerable gamblers to unlicensed betting websites
Major chatbot platforms found to be advertising unregulated online casinos across the continent, exclusive Investigate Europe research shows.
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Rob Davies @byrobdavies.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
What happens when you ask AI chatbots how to access illegal casinos? All provide lists of the "best" unlicensed operators linked to fraud, addiction and suicide and tips on how to access them. MetaAI describes source of wealth checks as a "buzzkill" More in our excl with @investigate-europe.eu 👇
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AI chatbots point vulnerable social media users to illegal online casinos, analysis shows
Tech firms condemned for lack of controls with Meta AI and Gemini even offering advice on how to bypass UK gambling and addiction checks
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Investigate Europe @investigate-europe.eu · 24/02/2026
Star streamers steer millions of Europeans to unlicensed online casinos Our new investigation reveals how social media influencers across Europe are promoting unlicensed betting sites on YouTube and Twitch to their legions of online followers, profiting significant sums in the process.
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Social media influencers steer millions of Europeans to unlicensed gambling websites
High-profile YouTube and Twitch personalities are profiting from promoting dozens of blacklisted betting platforms on their channels.
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Follow the Money EU @ftm.eu · 03/02/2026
𝗜𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘆 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗮𝘂𝗹𝘁 𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗹𝘀? Our latest Secrecy Tracker looks at the EU’s main transparency battles for 2026, from access limits to court cases, Ombudsman probes, deleted messages at the top, and more. Co-written with @investigate-europe.eu & @euobserver.com
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Newsletter | Transparency battles shaping the EU in 2026
Follow the Money - Platform for investigative journalism
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Investigate Europe @investigate-europe.eu · 30/01/2026
Today, we’re excited to announce the CIJ–Investigate Europe Lyra McKee Fellowship, in partnership with @tcij.org. Fellows will work with Investigate Europe journalists on cross-border investigations in a flexible format. Apply by 6 April: tcij.org/news/cij-inv...
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Investigate Europe @investigate-europe.eu · 29/01/2026
Two Norwegian nationals and a Petronor subsidiary have been charged over an oil deal Investigate Europe reported on. The case is now part of a transnational probe involving authorities in Norway, France and the US. The oil fields are majority-owned by Perenco, a company we’ve tracked since 2022.
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Norwegians charged with corruption in oil deal revealed by Investigate Europe
A transnational investigation has charged individuals and subsidiary of oil giant Petronor over dealings in Congo-Brazzaville
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Investigate Europe @investigate-europe.eu · 15/01/2026
Meet the team that will bring you real stories of significance from a changing Europe in 2026. Investigate Europe turns 10 this year and we remain steadfast to delivering in-depth investigations that give voices to the unheard and have a real impact. Read about work. www.investigate-europe.eu
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WATERSHED Investigations @watershed-i.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Current & historic landfills across the UK & Europe are sited near rivers, on coasts, in flood risk zones, explains @profkatespencer.bsky.social - climate change means extreme rainfall events & flooding are happening more often, increasing risk of pollutants entering waterways. 🧵 1/3
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CHEM Trust @chemtrust.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
🚨 New mapping by @theguardian.com, @watershed-i.bsky.social, and @investigate-europe.eu has revealed thousands of landfill sites across the UK that may be leaching toxic pollution.   🗑️ 22,000 UK sites predate pollution control regulations, such as linings to prevent leaching.
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WATERSHED Investigations @watershed-i.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Our report on pollution from landfill with @investigate-europe.eu was covered by Martin Stew on ITV News last night. If you fancy watching the whole piece, it's available here: youtu.be/WY9poL0hhj4?...
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euobserver — EU news that matters @euobserver.com · 02/12/2025
Thousands of landfills across Europe lie in flood-risk zones, areas which could endanger drinking water or sensitive conservation sites, Investigate Europe and Watershed Investigations can reveal in the largest landfill mapping exercise ever undertaken across the continent.
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Europe’s landfill crisis exposed: new map reveals toxic cocktail of environmental risks
Thousands of landfills across Europe lie in flood-risk zones, areas which could endanger drinking water or sensitive conservation sites, Investigate Europe and Watershed Investigations can reveal in the largest landfill mapping exercise ever undertaken across the continent.
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Reporterre 🌍 | Le média de l'écologie @reporterre.net · 02/12/2025
⚠️ En Europe, au moins 28 % des décharges seraient situées en zones inondables. Ces dépôts polluent les eaux avec des métaux lourds et des microplastiques. Reporterre a enquêté avec @theguardian.com, @investigate-europe.eu et @watershed-i.bsky.social. ➡️ l.reporterre.net/xUv
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infoLibre @infolibre.es · 02/12/2025
‼️ INVESTIGACIÓN | El mapa de la basura de Europa: miles de vertederos amenazan el agua, los suelos y la salud pública infoLibre, medio colaborador de la red internacional @investigate-europe.eu, publica en exclusiva en España esta investigación www.infolibre.es/medioambient...
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El mapa de la basura de Europa: miles de vertederos amenazan el agua, los suelos y la salud pública
Una investigación internacional identifica más de 60.000 vertederos y alerta de fugas tóxicas en zonas inundables y protegidas
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Leana Hosea @leanahosea.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
Mercury, lead, arsenic + PFAS: Europe's hidden historic landfills leaching chemicals into water, soil + ecosystems. Our new joint report with @investigate-europe.eu, out now: share.google/gQ0rXbwL4rjN...
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UK and Europe’s hidden landfills at risk of leaking toxic waste into water supplies
Exclusive: Rising flood risks driven by climate change could release toxic waste from ageing sites – posing threats to ecosystems
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Investigate Europe @investigate-europe.eu · 02/12/2025
Europe may have up to 500,000 landfills: many unmapped, forgotten and compromised. Our modelling shows the scale of risk. We also documented sites leaking PFAS, heavy metals, plastics and other toxins. www.investigate-europe.eu/posts/europe...
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Europe’s toxic landfill crisis exposed in groundbreaking mapping project
Locations of more than 60,000 landfills pinpointed across Europe in first-of-its-kind analysis, uncovering a multitude of potential threats to ecosystems and communities.
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