Articles by Kira Schacht

European food companies break their plastics promises

12/09/2022 -  Kira Schacht

Two-thirds of pledges to go greener on plastic fail or are dropped, a DW investigation has found. Here's how European food and drink companies break their own commitments, and how legislation might hold them accountable

The impact of the pandemic on prisons in Europe

22/12/2021 -  Kira Schacht Berlin

Prisons make fertile breeding grounds for viruses, yet administrations have revealed little about Covid-19 cases, deaths and vaccinations in Europe’s prisons. Data from 32 countries show the pandemic’s impact on prisons