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?
PM’s soft spot for brides leads to a mass testing programme

Slovak authorities underestimated the second wave of the pandemic and walked straight into it, unprepared.
Lost summer in Poland

Instead of dealing with the pandemic, Poland’s leaders try to cover it up with one distraction after another: the presidential campaign, the reconstruction of the government, the fight for power inside the coalition, controversial bills.
From hero to zero

Despite the celebration of “the end or the coronavirus crisis” in July, the Czech Republic is at the moment of writing the world’s most infected country per capita with around 15,000 people daily reported to have the virus.
The game must go on

Even though the government has been trying to stress that they have prepared for the second wave of the pandemic, daily figures released in recent days appear to contradict this. Meanwhile, football, Viktor Orbán’s favorite sport, still attract crowds.
A suspicious PR consultant and a selfie with Orban

Igor Janke, a partner in Polish PR agency R4S has been charged by the prosecutor’s office in a giant financial scandal. Just a few weeks ago, Janke and his R4S partners opened an office in Budapest.
The victory of far-right fundamentalism in Poland

The Constitutional Tribunal’s decision to ban abortion in cases of foetal defects resulted in a wave of pro-women’s rights protests in Warsaw and other cities.