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๐คฏ Leaked documents reveal an insane US lobby, sidelining Brussels' officials.
Objections from major EU companies such as Nestlรฉ, IKEA, and Unilever were largely ignored in Brussels, while representatives of polluting industries had their say on the law. #CSDDD
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๐ฅ The Belgian Competition Authority has opened an own-initiative investigation into Google's online advertising practices www.bma-abc.be/sites/defaul...
The Epstein files show not only how he abused women and girls while mixing with powerful people, but also how he tried to influence politics in Europe.
Overigens, als ik รฉรฉn generatie zorgeloos (doch mopperend) de wereld rond zie vliegen, zijn t de 55+'ers
Tijd om de boel wat op te schudden. Te beginnen met de pers
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In NRC vandaag.
โโฆ stel nou dat we straks terugkijken op de tijd van nu en vaststellen dat we in een interbellum leefden, hadden we dan niet minder zelfzuchtig en iets heldhaftiger willen zijn?โ
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๐ฑ๐ Launched in 2013, Telegram now has more than a billion monthly users. As its reach has grown, so have questions in Brussels: is it really just a messaging service, or should it face the same EU rules as large platforms like YouTube and Meta, after being described as โthe dark web in your pocketโ?
What sorts of financial flows are hiding behind anti-democratic forces in Europe today? How are they connected, how is the network structured, and who is leading influence campaigns? Follow the Money is looking for a reporter to investigate this field of influence.
Which stories mattered most in 2025?
This year, we uncovered stories powerful actors would rather keep hidden, from corruption in the European Parliament to data privacy failures, sanctions dodging and hidden lobbying in Brussels. Weโve compiled the top 10 most-read investigations of the year.
Europeโs green farming paradox: who really benefits? ๐ท๐ฟ
The Netherlands spends billions to cut livestock pollution, yet its biggest pig farmer is paid millions to shut a mega farm once backed as โgreenโ. Our investigation shows EU farm policies still favour the largest players.
๐ฃ Elbit Systems, Israelโs largest weapons firm, is implicated in a widening NATO corruption scandal. The military allianceโs procurement agency (NSPA) has suspended the company from bidding on new contracts.
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โกWe can now reveal that Israels biggest weapons firm, Elbit Systems, is implicated in a widening NATO corruption scandal ๐
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Kunnen pro-Russische complotdenkers nog van gedachten veranderen?
In bijzondere documentaire neemt regisseur Kvapil 3 Poetin-aanhangers mee van Tsjechiรซ naar oorlog in Oekraรฏne
Onze Nieuwsuur repo over 'Change My World' is โฌ๏ธ hier te zien.
We spraken regisseur รฉn complotdenker
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Top officials at NATOโs procurement agency this year accused its chief of favouritism, failing to investigate corruption, and undue interference in their work, leaked internal reports reveal..
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๐ช๐บ๐ฌWhatโs happening in this weekโs Bureau Brussels?
Diplomats face the music over a secret Signal groupchat, Serbia and the Balkanโs press freedom is on its last legs while the Commission appears unbothered despite ongoing risks of secrets leaking to China through notified bodies.
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Weber off the hook
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In a bit, the EPP is expected to team up with the far right to get rid of legislation that holds companies accountable for human rights & environmental abuses. This is not new. Weber's promise to sideline extremists has been eroding for a year now as @alistairkeepe.bsky.social and I showed.
๐จ๐ฑUnder the EUโs DSA, X must report user-safety risks. Yet the platform hid data about child abuse and terrorism and now Brussels is helping to keep its reports confidential.
An EU watchdog is calling the Commission out for shielding the platform.
Read our update: www.ftm.eu/articles/eu-...
How Google won friends and influenced people - while slowly gobbling up a quarter of all ad revenue on the internet.
Here's my look at two decades of Googleโs ruthless tactics to secure its dominance.
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Last year, @alexfanta.bsky.social and I started collecting data on a decade of meetings between Google and the European Commission. Today, Alex shows how Google influenced people in Brussels to dominate the scene.
Google, the worldโs largest search engine operating three in four smartphones, has played Brussels like a fiddle โ shaping laws, silencing rivals, and calling it "innovation". The chart shows how Big Tech bankrolls Brusselsโ top think tanks.
Read our latest story here: www.ftm.eu/articles/goo...
Who FUNDS Europe's THOUGHTS โก
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๐๏ธNew podcast: As Europe ramps up defence spending, Hungaryโs Viktor Orbรกn has handed his countryโs defence industry to a trusted ally. Journalist Jesse Pinster uncovers how EU funds and state assets are funnelled into Orbรกnโs inner circle โ and why Brussels seems powerless to stop it.
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๐ฅThis week, all eyes on #Natogate โ our special Crime & Corruption edition breaks down the scandal with exclusive NATO details, plus fresh stories from Sarkozyโs sentence to EU VAT fraud and the ECB union clash.
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๐ Weโre honoured to receive the Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for Journalism 2025 for our cross-border investigation The Shadow Fleet Secrets.
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๐ข ๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ๐น๐น๐ผ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ๐, ๐๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ธ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ป #๐ก๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ด๐ฎ๐๐ฒ โ a two-part investigation into how NATO insiders, defence consultants and a Turkish arms magnate got tangled in a โฌ2 million corruption web from Brussels to Washington.
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Uitgerekend nu onze defensie-uitgaven explosief stijgen, wordt het NAVO-aankoopagentschap NSPA getroffen door liefst drie corruptieschandalen.
Dat blijkt uit #NATOgate, een onderzoek van @knack.be
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