Péter Krekó: “Like a grim episode of Black Mirror”

Péter Krekó, political analyst at Political Capital, a Hungarian think tank, has been the target of a frenzied attack by media allied to Viktor Orbán’s government. He told us about the sound a smear campaign makes on one’s phone and the best way to sanely live through a character assassination. by Márton Sarkadi Nagy, Atlatszo […]
Long years in jail and terabytes of scandals: The definite end of Kočner’s era

The results of a police investigation into the murder of investigative journalist Ján Kuciak have left powerful figures in Slovakia extremely jumpy.
The golden lion roars from Cracow

How can Our Lady of Fatima holy cards distributed in Poland add up to hundreds of thousands of euros that have been invested in a radically conservative organization in Lithuania? Our cross-border investigation.
Salve Maria, or millions made in Poland

The amounts funneled over several years by the founders of Poland’s Ordo Iuris to radical Catholic organisations overseas reach ten million euros. The discovery came as a result of our international investigation.
The bittersweet story of a campaign to kill the sugar tax

We reveal a disinformation effort undertaken behind-the-scenes in an area where Poland’s PR and business sector meet.
Bribery, secret tapes, and the arrest of a powerful Slovak tycoon

On 1 December dozens of special police commandos in Bratislava entered the headquarters of Penta, an influential private-equity firm.
The Golden Boys of Fatima

Tens of millions of zlotys, expensive properties, and a behind-the-scenes war for influence and money – we reveal the financial dealings of an empire built in Poland by a group of Catholic fundamentalists.
Ordo Iuris and Friends: the games around the abortion ban in Poland

Who influenced the the Polish Constitutional Tribunal’s decision to ban abortion?