The Bureau and People & Power investigate why the EU funding system is riddled with fraud and mismanagement.
In Video: Europe’s missing billions
June 8th, 2011 by Angus Stickler
Published in All Stories, Europe's Hidden Billions, Video
EU waste: Massive Spanish desalination plant lies idle
April 27th, 2011 by Caelainn Barr and Victor Mallet | 2 Comments
Published in All Stories, EU, Europe's Hidden Billions, Open Society
An award-winning £265m Spanish desalination facility, backed by EU Funds, has never been used.
EU Commission welcomes Bureau investigation
February 1st, 2011 by Caelainn Barr
Published in All Stories, Europe's Hidden Billions, Views from the Bureau
The Commission responds after a joint Bureau and FT investigation into EU funding.
Cigarette factories suck in €1.5m of EU funding
December 2nd, 2010 by Caelainn Barr | 6 Comments
Published in All Stories, Corporate Watch, EU carousel, Europe's Hidden Billions
World’s most profitable tobacco companies receive grants from EU Structural Funds.
Track the money: Who gets what from EU Structural Funds
November 29th, 2010 by Europe Team | 5 Comments
Published in All Stories, Europe's Hidden Billions, Get the Data, Graphics
Access the database to find out where every penny goes.
EU’s hidden billions
November 29th, 2010 by Annamarie Cumiskey and Caelainn Barr | 8 Comments
Published in All Stories, Europe's Hidden Billions, The Bureau's Investigations
The Bureau and Financial Times reveal the waste and fraud in Europe’s structural funds.
Billions of euros lost to fraud and irregularities
November 29th, 2010 by Cynthia OMurchu and Stanley Pignal | 1 Comment
Published in All Stories, Corporate Watch, Europe's Hidden Billions
More than €700m euros lost to fraud and waste in 2009 alone.
Questions surround EU relocations
November 29th, 2010 by Europe Team | 1 Comment
Published in All Stories, Corporate Watch, Europe's Hidden Billions
EU subsidies wrongly allocated to companies relocating from western to eastern Europe.
Multinationals cash in on EU funds
November 29th, 2010 by Europe Team | 1 Comment
Published in All Stories, Corporate Watch, Europe's Hidden Billions
Beneficiaries of the EU’s flagship regional development program include corporations.
EU funds to build a stronger Europe are tied up in red tape
November 29th, 2010 by Europe Team | 3 Comments
Published in All Stories, Europe's Hidden Billions
Only 10% EU Structural Funding paid out sue to concerns over the program’s administration.
