Focus Area

07 / 07 / 2025

Frontex unlawfully shared thousands of people’s personal data with Europol

Under the banner of fighting migrant smuggling, Frontex has collected, and unlawfully siphoned to Europol, personal data for years—quietly drawing thousands of migrants, as well as EU citizens aiding refugees, into a widening criminal dragnet through large-scale ‘covert interrogations’.

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13 / 06 / 2025

“Smiles Don’t Lie” – Israeli Propaganda Targets Greece, EU Countries

As public attention in Greece and across Europe turns to the March to Gaza, Israel has launched a targeted campaign aimed at regional audiences. Through sponsored YouTube ads promoting its “humanitarian aid” efforts, the Israeli government is rapidly boosting video viewership across the region.

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06 / 06 / 2025

He Escaped Death, But Dreams of Returning to Gaza

Yousef fled Gaza in 2024, still a minor. Now 19, he’s in Cairo — caught between loss and survival, still hoping to return home one day.

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07 / 05 / 2025

“We don’t feel comfortable in our own homes” – Your answers to Solomon’s questionnaire 

We asked how you deal with the cold in winter and the difficulty of keeping your homes warm. From using the oven as a heat source, to staying confined to a single room, these are the experiences that 546 Solomon readers shared with us.

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30 / 04 / 2025

In Zakynthos, activists confront poachers and the long tradition of impunity

The environmental organization CABS, active on Zakynthos for three years in an effort to protect the endangered turtle dove species, reports that it has been attacked by poachers. It is the latest episode in a series of violent incidents that have been escalating since April 2024.

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16 / 04 / 2025

How A Shady US AI Company Dodged Fines and Defied Regulators Across Europe 

Clearview AI’s saga in Europe underscores the clash between international tech firms and supposedly robust EU privacy laws.

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09 / 04 / 2025

Poisoned Chalice: Is Frontex Director’s Clean-Up Operation Doomed to Failure?

Dutch former gendarmerie commander Hans Leijtens took the reins of Frontex with a vow to renew the EU border agency’s commitment to the rights of migrants. With Europe’s leaders taking a hard line on migration, is he fighting a losing battle?

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31 / 03 / 2025

Unaccompanied Children Sleep on the Floor in Shifts in Greece’s ‘Model Camps’. The EU Is Aware.

Internal EU documents obtained through freedom of information requests and visual evidence from rights organizations on the ground, reveal systemic neglect of hundreds of unaccompanied children trapped in dire conditions in Greek refugee camps.

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25 / 02 / 2025

Heat or eat: The coldest homes in Europe are in western Greece

One in ten people in Europe are cold in their homes in winter. In Greece, the percentage is double: two in ten. Across Europe, western Greece ranks as the region with the coldest homes.

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Revolving doors

12 / 02 / 2025

Revolving Doors: How top Greek officials became executives in companies they once oversaw 

The former Minister of Maritime Affairs becomes CEO of the country's largest shipyard. The government’s Director of the National Recovery & Resilience Fund becomes an executive at a company that had received millions from the Fund. Solomon investigates conflict of interest issues regarding executives who transfer from the public to the private sector.

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07 / 02 / 2025

Shadow Fleet Secrets: How Greek tankers were used to transport Russian oil

To create the shadow fleet that illegally transported Russian oil, Putin relied on aging tankers whose prices suddenly skyrocketed − among them were many former Greek-owned ships.

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16 / 01 / 2025

Invisible Walls: How AI Tech at Europe’s Borders Threatens People Seeking Refuge

With EU funding, more and more countries are using artificial intelligence (AI) systems, drones, and surveillance towers at their borders, and gaining access to the personal data of people seeking refuge in Europe.

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