Germany’s leading defence company is a major supplier to Ukraine and ‘friendly’ Nato countries. But Rheinmetall also has a parallel business, free from German export rules, selling machinery and factories to places rarely named in public. Investigate Europe went on the trail of the arms giant’s little-known global operations.
19 December 2024
Internal documents indicate that the federal government inserted a confidentiality clause into a new law in part to help secure a multi-billion euro investment from the US pharmaceutical company.
31 October 2024
The European Commission is regularly failing to enforce laws as member states avoid sanctions for more than 40 court-ruled violations, primarily concerning environmental legislation, Investigate Europe analysis reveals.
24 September 2024
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