Tomas Vanheste is a Belgian investigative journalist.

Tomas is a member of the collective of investigative journalists The Investigative Desk. There he specialises in agriculture and chemical pollution. He published in, among others, Knack, De groene Amsterdammer, Vrij Nederland, De correspondent and De lage landen, where he is also deputy editor.

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Name
Tomas Vanheste
Expertise
agriculture, chemical pollution
Country
Belgium
City
Gent

Supported projects

The Netherlands and Belgium not aligned in fight against drugs

  • Industry
  • Justice
  • Politics

ANTWERP/ROTTERDAM - The ports of Antwerp and Rotterdam are the main European gateway for cocaine. Publicly, the Netherlands and Belgium proclaim their united commitment to breaking the backbone of the drug trade. But behind the scenes, differences in political culture are at play, and resentment and gloom reign.

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Arguing on the railroad

  • Armed conflict
  • Transport

LOW COUNTRIES - How the Netherlands and Belgium argue over the Iron Rhine

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Is the Dutch Language Union going on the deep end?

  • Culture
  • Education

AMSTERDAM/BRUSSELS - The Dutch Language Union is unique in the world; nowhere else do two countries cooperate so closely in a policy area. They have been doing so since 1980, when the Netherlands and Belgium concluded the Language Union Treaty. In it they solemnly declared their joint commitment to spread the Dutch language throughout the world.

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The art of looking away

  • Healthcare
  • Industry

BRUSSELS - The pollution around the 3M plant has been known for years. Yet the PFOS scandal did not erupt in Flanders until the spring of 2021.

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