Vladimir Yevtushenkov, a Russian oligarch, acquired real estate on the Adriatic coast during the 2000s, which he continues to freely manage and control because he has only been sanctioned by non-EU countries.
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A movement originating in Ukraine has been spreading globally to systematically deliver climate disinformation under the guise of climate change awareness. Although its main premise — the world ending in 2036 — may seem fringe, its proponents recently secured an audience with Pope Francis and engaged a registered lobbyist to work on their behalf in the US.
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Ivica Baksa, an MP from the Independent Platform of the North, failed to report a company in Slovakia, as well as shares in two Croatian companies, and a house to the Commission for the Prevention of Conflict of Interest.
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During the 2024 parliamentary elections, HDZ promoted itself on Slavonski Brod TC, a local media outlet owned by their MP Pero Ćosić, who was also one of HDZ’s donors for the election campaign. Meanwhile, the television station is funded by the Croatian state budget.
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In the third phase of the Asset Detector project, Oštro investigated the asset declarations of sitting Croatian MPs. They discovered that as many as 17 had not updated or submitted their asset declarations by the time of the inquiry, while others failed to report their real estate and business shares.
Read MoreThe ICIJ-led investigation Cyprus Confidential reveals how the EU member state powered the Kremlin’s financial machine, moving vast sums for oligarchs, even after Russia’s 2022 Ukraine invasion
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An investigation by Welt and Oštro unveils how the European agency Frontex pays 110 euros for accommodating its trainees in the former Spačva Hotel, situated on the border between Croatia and Serbia.
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Lukáš Diko, editor-in-chief of the Ján Kuciak Investigative Centre, speaks about the implications of the recent parliamentary elections in Slovakia for journalists and media.
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Tomasz Poręba, a Polish member of the EU Parliament, opaquely purchased real estate on Korčula which was falsely advertised as having a private beach
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In its new investigative project, Oštro journalists verified assets declarations and searched for undeclared property of Croatian county prefects and the mayor of Zagreb. They have uncovered undeclared and incorrectly declared property
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Oštro and OCCRP have previously revealed the involvement of Perenčević and his family members in Jadranka, as well as some of his family members’ ownership of the company via a Russian fund and several offshore companies.
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In 2006. a silo in Vranjic was transferred to a newly established company Žitni terminal owned by offshore companies. Documents from Pandora Papers now reveal who was behind this deal.
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Several Croatian farmers were never paid the silage they produced for biogas plants in the Slavonia region in 2019 due to two intermediary companies. One is now on the verge of bankruptcy and has apparently cheated the state out of many millions of kunas by using fictitious invoices, according to an investigation by the Tax Administration.
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The Pandora Papers reveal how a group of businessmen from the northeastern Slovenian region of Štajerska moved assets of biogas plants via offshore companies to hide them from creditors. They were built a decade ago by Keter Group, at the time »the leading Slovenian provider of biogas plants«.
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Pandora Papers reveal the secret of a yet another entrepreneur, connected to tax advisor Rok Snežič. His friend Roman Stropnik namely the business of a Slovene company Poštajner which had ’issues’ with paying tax to an eponymous company in the tax haven of Belize.
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The luxury real estate on Šipan, built by the Croatian company Mikado, was financed from 37.5 millions of euros in offshore loans. Most of that was taken over by the company of former Russian Minister Igor Yusufov, Pandora’s documents reveal. The state has reimbursed Mikado at least 3.5 millions of euros in taxes for tourism investments.
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New documents reveal the true extent of involvement of the Perenčević brothers in the leading tourism developer on the Croatian island of Lošinj, the Russian pipeline constructor Velesstroy, and other lucrative investments.
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By financing its minority in Croatia the Hungarian government is expanding its influence through financing the purchase of agricultural land, establishment of companies, support for education and football clubs.
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Tuširanka puts the illustration on the pedestal above the word. Oštro wishes you smooth sailing in 2021!
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Journalists spent months following up on the extensive evidence provided by this whistleblower: thousands of call logs, customer lists, documentation of money transfers, and strikingly callous internal notes on how to target prospective victims, then keep wringing cash out of them for months.
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