Zpráva●Redakce DR
DR reporter wins global award for reporting on the fossil fuel oligarchy
Deník Referendum’s Daniel Kotecký has been named one of three Emerging Journalists of the Year by Covering Climate Now. The Forever Lobbying Project, whose team included our reporter Zuzana Vlasatá, has also won an international award.
Zpráva●Redakce DR
Deník Referendum launches “Rozjezd”: an investigative section focused on Brno
As Brno’s only national newspaper, Deník Referendum is responding to the declining volume and quality of local journalism with Rozjezd, an investigative section. The newsroom presented it on 1st October at a debate with council candidates.
Zpráva●Redakce DR
PM Babiš ordered to apologize to Deník Referendum for calling it “a cesspool”
The District Court in Prague has granted Deník Referendum's request to hear its lawsuit against PM Andrej Babiš for calling the newspaper a “lying journalistic cesspool.” The Czech Republic is required to apologize and pay damages.
Analýza●Kőváry Sólymos, Moravanský
The Disinformation Machine Behind Czech and Slovak Anti-Wind Farm Campaigns
Leading politicians from Andrej Babiš’s government are attacking wind turbines, and the movement against them is gaining ground throughout the Czech Republic. Surprising help is coming from bizarre Slovak yogi.
Reportáž●Petra Dvořáková
No turning back for Serbia’s protestors: ‘The beginning of the end for Vučić’
Analýza●Daniel Kotecký
Křetínský's EPH corporation hides over half its carbon emissions. Here's how
DR investigation reveals how EPH, the largest Czech corporation, distorts its climate impact through creative emissions accounting — and debunks its claim of being a European decarbonization leader.
Analýza●Khazalová, Patočka
Sanctioned Putin Ally Arranged Czech Billionaire’s Moscow Meeting
In 2016, billionaire Daniel Křetínský, the owner of EPH, met Gazprom executives in Moscow at a meeting arranged by the office of Aleksandr Babakov, a leading Putin regime politician already on the EU sanctions list.
Analýza●Diko, Khazalová
Gas and Russian dolls: the fruitful dealings of Daniel Křetínský
Daniel Křetínský's expansion into new industries was funded by energy profits — and mounting debt. Both depended on Russian gas transit fees. We traced how he secured them and where the money flows.
Analýza●Čejková, Khazalová, Kotecký
How the war in Ukraine is affecting the business of Daniel Křetínský
Czech fossil fuel magnate Daniel Křetínský has a vested interest in the European Union remaining dependent on Russian gas. Revenue from its transit is the engine driving the growth of his empire.
Reportáž●Patočka, Vlasatá
On the day of the Bečva poisoning, Babiš’s Deza plant covered up an accident
DEZA, Mr. Babiš’s chemical plant, claims that no accident had been reported on the day of the poisoning of river Bečva. Our evidence proves otherwise. Moreover, number of leads suggest that cyanide was not the main cause of the poisoning.
Reportáž●Zuzana Vlasatá
Anatomy of an Ecocide: The Mysterious Poisoning of Bečva River
This story summarizing the most far-reaching investigation ever carried out by Deník Referendum was produced as a part of a Balkan Investigative Research Network Fellowship.
Reportáž●Petra Dvořáková
No turning back for Serbia’s protestors: ‘The beginning of the end for Vučić’
The largest anti-government protest in Serbian history took place in Belgrade in March 2025. President Vučić has called a snap election, but there is no way to ensure its fairness. Protesters demand a caretaker government.
Reportáž●Petra Dvořáková
Polish activists opened a pop-up abortion clinic. Opponents threw acid at it
Poland's allegedly liberal government has failed to pass abortion rights reform. Feminists opened a pop-up abortion clinic outside Parliament. They face harassment, and police are not providing adequate protection.