The hidden agenda behind the Recovery and Resilience Facility

The hidden agenda behind the Recovery and Resilience Facility

The hidden agenda behind the Recovery and Resilience Facility Member countries will be continuously assessed for meeting targets and reforms in order to receive their share of the recovery fund. If European governments do not comply with the agreed recovery plan, the...
COVID-19 pandemic exposes southern Europe’s nursing shortage

COVID-19 pandemic exposes southern Europe’s nursing shortage

For weeks, Spain and Italy were epicentres of the COVID-19 pandemic. Their health defences had an important gap: large staffing shortages and low ratios of nurses to doctors. At the same time, nurses had higher infection rates than the general population, mainly...
Trapped in Paradise

Trapped in Paradise

Trapped in paradise   THE DARK FACE OF THE GREEK TOURISM INDUSTRYPosted workers in the EU: how letterbox companies based in Bulgaria are getting awaywith overworked, underdeclared and underpaid workers in Greek hotels.A months-long cross-border investigation about the...