Half of Europe’s towns and villages have fewer residents than 60 years ago
A data analysis by CORRECTIV.Europe reveals for the first time that even as Europe’s overall population grows, half of its municipalities are losing inhabitants…
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The Oligarch-Autocrat Alliances
Democracy is not dying by sudden coup – it is being dismantled through the law itself, using a shared playbook refined across continents.
Signal Phishing Attack: Digital Evidence Points to Russia
For weeks, a wave of attacks has been targeting Signal users in Germany and abroad. Among those targeted are security officials, politicians, and journalists. A…
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.
The New German War Machine
Germany’s transformation into a military power is in full swing: confidential government documents reveal plans to channel billions into ammunition and controversial…
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…
„White Gold“: Debris and Deception
Crooked deals with waste are just as lucrative to drug deals – only easier to conceal. An investigation by CORRECTIV.Europe shows how two companies from Germany and…
Russia declares CORRECTIV an “undesirable organization”
The Russian Prosecutor General's Office has designated CORRECTIV as an “undesirable foreign organization.” With this move, the Russian state is placing our journalistic…
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…
“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…
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…