Major investigations
Major investigations
We investigate in depth power, public contracts, pardons, public-private relations and many other necessary issues.
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Health
payments to doctors
Investigation on transfers from pharmaceutical companies in direct payments, as fees for their services or to cover the training of health professionals. Awards: Concha Garc铆a Campoy Award in Science Journalism to 脕ngela Bernardo Finalist - Inter American Press Association Awards for Excellence in Journalism 2018
Justice
citizenship
Acquiring the nationality of a country is a long, costly and barrier-filled process for hundreds of thousands of people every year across Europe.
Environment
Spain in flames
In-depth research on forest fires in Spain and Europe.
Health
vaccines
Journalistic investigation on immunization levels and vaccine prices. Awards: Second Albert Jovell Award for Excellence in Health Care Journalism 2018
Justice
pretrial detention
How many people are in jail awaiting trial in Spain? And in Europe? What psychological consequences does preventive detention have? What happens if when the trial comes you are acquitted? We answer all these questions in a series of investigations on the status of provisional detention throughout Europe and in Spain.
Health
assisted reproduction
We investigate in-depth the barriers to accessing assisted reproduction in public and private healthcare in Spain and Europe, in addition to the buoyant business that these services represent and the implications it has for donors. Awards: II Vicente Verd煤 Award 2022 European Science Journalist of the Year 2022 Award to 脕ngela Bernardo Observable Community Recognition Award 2021 to Carmen Torrecillas
Justice
Pardonometer
In-depth investigation on pardons granted in Spain since 1996.
Health
mental health
Since 2020 we have focused on mental health, in Spain but also in Europe, especially on real access problems to the public system, the use of models that do not respect human rights or the overmedication of the population. Awards: Accesit in the Miradas 2022 Award European Science Journalist of the Year 2022 Award to 脕ngela Bernardo Observable Community Recognition Award 2021 to Carmen Torrecillas
Procurement
emergency contracts
In 2020, due to the COVID pandemic, Spanish public administrations used emergency procedures to award 16,589 contracts worth 6,445 million euros to companies on a discretionary basis and with minimal control and transparency. And while the vast majority of these contracts were for the purchase of COVID-19 medical supplies, they were also used to award concessions to public television stations, buy taser guns and even hire camels for a Christmas parade. In this data-driven research, Civio analysed for the first time the emergency contracts of all Spanish public administrations - national, regional and local - awarded and published in 2020. This serie was published by El Pais and received the following awards: Sigma Award 2022 API Data Journalism Award 2022 Observable Community Recognition Award 2021 to Carmen Torrecillas
Procurement
Minor contracts
Investigation into minor contracts in the Public Sector to discover divisions, suspicious contracts and other illegal practices.
Health
medicine prices
We investigate and litigate to know what prices public administrations pay for the purchase of medicines.
Transparency
Algorithms
We investigate and monitor the applications used by public administrations. From the case of BOSCO, the application that decides who is entitled to help on the electricity bill, to the most opaque black boxes.
Health
contraceptives
En 2021, la Ley de protecci贸n a la infancia aboli贸 el uso de contenciones mec谩nicas consistentes en atar a una persona de mu帽ecas y tobillos a una cama mediante correas. Pero esta pr谩ctica sigue siendo habitual en centros penitenciarios, sanitarios y de personas mayores. Recopilamos informaci贸n sobre su uso, y tambi茅n del uso de grilletes, como medida de contenci贸n en todo tipo de centros.
Procurement
public work
Investigation on public procurement in Spain: who are the main companies and how much money they receive.