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Waste Money Wasted: The Millions of Euros Behind Albania’s Ghost Incinerators

Fadingsecond windCoverage went quiet for 3 days, then returned with 71 more reports - 12 voices in all.
After publishing: 3 headlines quietly rewritten3 changes
  1. Dnevnik.hr (Croatia)seen 12 Aug, 22:57headline rewritten

    Afera iz Like se širi: Medicinski otpad u Varaždinu, 11 tisuća kubika talijanske plastike zakopano u BenkovcuAfera iz Like se širi: Bale otpada u Varaždinu, 11 tisuća kubika talijanske plastike zakopano u Benkovcu

  2. Dnevnik.hr (Croatia)seen 19 Aug, 21:52headline rewritten

    DORH pokrenuo istragu zbog opasnog otpada u Poznanovcu: "Iz Slovenije uvezli 4500 tona, a znali su da je to zabranjeno"DORH pokrenuo istragu protiv troje ljudi zbog opasnog otpada: "Iz Slovenije uvezli 4500 tona, znali su da je zabranjeno"

  3. Index.hr (Croatia)seen 9 Sept, 14:26headline rewritten

    USKOK objavio nalaz za otpad u Benkovačkom SeluUskok objavio nalaz: Na zemljištu zlatara Dodića kod Benkovca pronađena mikroplastika

original reportingcopies
Sat, 8 August 2026peak 20 reports on Mon, 7 September 2026Fri, 11 September 2026

After the peak, new reports halved every 30 hours so far - this story is still being covered, so the figure moves as reports arrive.

What it is about

JosipuJosipaEuropeMonikuMonike ŠincekUSKOKEuropolaUSKOK-aLiciBenkovcemGospićuČovjekIstražiteljiVinsku alkuŠincekaVinskoj alkiHrvatskuJOSIP ŠincekVinskoj alciJosip Šincek

Who published it, and when

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tportal (Croatia)1 original report3 original reports2 original reports1 original report1 original report1 copy echoing N1 Info (Croatia)1 copy echoing N1 Info (Croatia)1 original report1 original report2 original reports3 original reports3 original reports
Slobodna Dalmacija (Croatia)1 original report1 original report - 2 copies echoing Index.hr (Croatia)2 original reports1 original report1 original report1 original report1 original report1 original report1 copy echoing N1 Info (Croatia)3 original reports - 1 copy echoing N1 Info (Croatia)1 copy echoing N1 Info (Croatia)
Telegram.hr (Croatia)1 original report1 original report1 original report1 original report1 original report1 original report1 original report1 copy echoing Vecernji list (Croatia)1 original report1 original report1 original report1 original report - 1 copy echoing Index.hr (Croatia)1 original report
24sata (Croatia)1 original report1 original report1 original report1 original report1 original report1 original report1 original report1 original report1 original report1 original report1 original report1 original report1 original report2 original reports1 original report1 original report3 original reports1 original report5 original reports1 original report
Index.hr (Croatia)2 original reports2 original reports2 original reports1 original report1 copy1 original report1 original report1 original report1 original report1 original report1 original report1 original report2 original reports5 original reports2 original reports4 original reports - edited after publishing3 original reports
Vecernji list (Croatia)2 original reports1 original report1 original report1 original report4 original reports1 original report
N1 Info (Croatia)1 original report1 original report1 original report1 original report2 original reports1 original report1 original report3 original reports1 original report1 original report
Nacional (Croatia)1 copy echoing Index.hr (Croatia)1 copy echoing Index.hr (Croatia)1 original report1 copy echoing Vecernji list (Croatia)1 original report1 original report1 original report1 original report1 original report1 original report1 original report
Dnevnik.hr (Croatia)1 original report - edited after publishing1 original report1 original report1 original report - edited after publishing1 original report1 original report2 original reports
Wirtualna Polska (Poland)1 original report
RMF24 (Poland)1 original report
Balkan Insight1 original report
8 Aug, 06:49over 34 days11 Sept, 15:52

How it spread - 141 original reports, 13 reprints

  1. Sat, 8 August 2026

    1 report
  2. Mon, 10 August 2026

    3 reports
  3. Tue, 11 August 2026

    12 reports
  4. Wed, 12 August 2026

    4 reports
  5. Thu, 13 August 2026

    10 reports
  6. Fri, 14 August 2026

    2 reports
  7. Sat, 15 August 2026

    3 reports
  8. Sun, 16 August 2026

    3 reports
  9. Mon, 17 August 2026

    6 reports
  10. Tue, 18 August 2026

    2 reports
    • Wirtualna Polska (Poland)06:30

      Złoto w sztabkach, luksusowe samochody, pakiety walut i sfałszowane dokumenty - to bilans uderzenia w zorganizowaną grupę przestępczą czerpiącą zyski z nielegalnego obrotu odpadami. W akcji koordynowanej przez specgrupę z KWP w Katowicach wytypowano 31 obiektów, w których składowano m.in. niebezpieczne chemikalia. Dwie osoby trafiły już do aresztu, a prokuratura ujawniła należące do podejrzanych mienie o wartości przekraczającej 11 mln zł.

    • Index.hr (Croatia)08:23

      PREDSJEDNIK Mosta Nikola Grmoja rekao je jučer u Gospiću da su sporni silos i pripadajuće nekretnine prodani Josipu Šinceku preko Hrvatske banke za obnovu i razvitak (HBOR) za 224 tisuće eura.

  11. Wed, 19 August 2026

    7 reports
  12. Thu, 20 August 2026

    2 reports
  13. Fri, 21 August 2026

    2 reports
  14. Sat, 22 August 2026

    1 report
  15. Mon, 24 August 2026

    1 report
  16. Tue, 25 August 2026

    9 reports
  17. Wed, 26 August 2026

    3 reports
  18. Thu, 27 August 2026

    2 reports
  19. Fri, 28 August 2026

    1 report
  20. Tue, 1 September 2026

    1 report
  21. Wed, 2 September 2026

    5 reports
  22. Thu, 3 September 2026

    7 reports
  23. Fri, 4 September 2026

    1 report
  24. Sun, 6 September 2026

    1 report
  25. Mon, 7 September 2026

    18 reports
  26. Tue, 8 September 2026

    12 reports
  27. Wed, 9 September 2026

    16 reports
  28. Thu, 10 September 2026

    4 reports
  29. Fri, 11 September 2026

    2 reports

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