Breaking News: President Trump is said to have fired Attorney General Pam Bondi as his frustration with her performance deepened. nyti.ms/4sPYIsM

She Spoke Out About Gaza. Now She Can’t Use a Credit Card. After accusing governments and corporations of complicity in Gaza, the U.N. investigator for Palestinian territories now finds herself in Washington’s crosshairs.

I don't think it's a coincidence this is published in the same magazine as this piece, which is relatively supportive of a strong anti-Israel voice www.politico.com/news/magazin...

Migrant workers risk missing out on billions in Dutch wage dispute A potential mass lawsuit in the Netherlands is seeking back pay for temporary workers who were allegedly underpaid in breach of EU legislation. More than a million people could be eligible, and many o...

The Dutch industry has enriched itself at the expense of temporary agency workers - many of them originating from fellow EU countries - against the principle of equal treatment as enshrined in EU law.

Billions of euros are now at stake 👇
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Italian MEP rejects bribery allegations in Huawei corruption scandal Fulvio Martusciello, an Italian member of the European Parliament (MEP), denies taking bribes in the Huawei cash-for-influence scandal, insisting that thousands of euros transferred to his account wer...

Read the defense of EU lawmaker Fulvio Martusciello against his alleged involvement in #Huaweigate in full on @ftm.eu. With @alistairkeepe.bsky.social www.ftm.eu/articles/hua...

Italian MEP hits back at Huawei bribery allegations in battle over immunity Fulvio Martusciello, an Italian member of the European Parliament (MEP), denies taking bribes in the Huawei cash-for-influence scandal, insisting that thousands of euros transferred to his account wer...

News! www.ftm.eu/articles/hua...
@simonvandorpe.bsky.social

Italian MEP hits back at Huawei bribery allegations in battle over immunity Fulvio Martusciello, an Italian member of the European Parliament (MEP), denies taking bribes in the Huawei cash-for-influence scandal, insisting that thousands of euros transferred to his account wer...

News on the Huawei corruption case!
With @simonvandorpe.bsky.social

‼️ EU institutions are blocking several corruption investigations from the EPPO and Belgian prosecutors, using their reputation as an argument. An upcoming EU General Court judgement is expected to set an important legal precedent in this battle. Read more in @ftm.eu's latest newsletter ⤵️

Hi Max, happy to have a coffee one day, but

1) The link in Playbook is behind a paywall, so the majority of your readers will never find out.
2) The mention in your story is not clear enough.
3) Building on each other's reporting suggests you add something new

Huaweigate, one year on: the latest from the scandal that rocked Brussels Follow the Money - Platform for investigative journalism

Our Wednesday newsletter with @alistairkeepe.bsky.social www.ftm.eu/newsletters/...

Dear @politico.eu @gabrielgavin.bsky.social @maxgriera.bsky.social if you copy @ftm.eu reporting, it'd be nice to mention the original source

Israëlische zakenman verdiende zo’n miljard met omkoping via Nederland De Israëlische zakenman Dan Gertler verdiende naar schatting een miljard euro met omkoping via een Nederlandse brievenbusfirma. Recent kreeg hij van het Openbaar Ministerie een boete van 25,8 miljoen ...

Deze Israëlische zakenman verdiende zo’n miljard met omkoping via Nederland.

Van het OM mag hij 99,97% houden.

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Huaweigate, one year on: the latest from the scandal that rocked Brussels Follow the Money - Platform for investigative journalism

A year ago, the Huaweigate scandal rocked Brussels.

But the prosecution of MEPs allegedly involved has hit a few roadblocks - including an embarrassing mistake by Belgian authorities:

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Denk niet dat iemand ooit beweerd heeft dat hij een 4D schaker was 😅 (in tegenstelling tot wat misschien gedacht werd over Putin). Maar het blijft verbazen

Merz accepts a harder world on Iran | Euractiv Downplaying the weight of international law, the German chancellor signals that Berlin may be adjusting to a great-power order shaped by Washington rather than rules

An alarming and telling admission by German chancellor Friedrich Merz, who seems to be going along with the Trump administration's open disregard of international law. www.euractiv.com/news/merz-ac...

‘Divide and conquer’: U.S. businesses bully Brussels into weakening supply chain rules The EU’s flagship corporate sustainability law has been massively scaled back following industry pushback. Leaked documents shared with Follow the Money reveal how a secretive U.S. lobby piled pressur...

Big corporations. Big influence.

An EU law meant to hold corporations accountable for human rights and environmental abuses in their supply chains (CS3D) has been heavily stripped back after pressure from a secret U.S. lobbying group of 11 multinationals, including ExxonMobil and Honeywell.

🔥 The Belgian Competition Authority has opened an own-initiative investigation into Google's online advertising practices www.bma-abc.be/sites/defaul...

Newsletter | New Parliament working group to review internal spending rules Follow the Money - Platform for investigative journalism

⚖️ In this week’s Crime & Corruption newsletter:

- The European Parliament quietly rethinks its internal spending rules
- Heated fallout from the latest Qatargate ruling
- Raids over a €900m Brussels property deal, plus fresh charges in the Didier Reynders probe

Podcast | The lottery scandal that shook Brussels As the European Commissioner for Justice, Didier Reynders was tasked with defending the rule of law across the EU. But days after leaving office, his home was raided as part of a money laundering prob...

𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁 | 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗕𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗹𝘀

He defended the rule of law as EU Justice Commissioner. Days after leaving office, Didier Reynders’ home was raided in a money-laundering probe.

What happened? Journalist @simonvandorpe.bsky.social unpacks the story. ⚖️

Newsletter | New Parliament working group to review internal spending rules Follow the Money - Platform for investigative journalism

🔥 In this morning's crime and corruption newsletter: some heated reactions following last week's judgement in the #Qatargate investigation:

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This would make sense, especially considering the European Commission's increasingly outspoken political profile.

Follow the Money is phasing out U.S. tech – follow the journey We report critically on Europe’s dependence on Big Tech – yet our own platform still relies heavily on U.S. systems. It’s time to change that. Together with De Correspondent, we’re phasing out U.S. te...

After years reporting on Europe’s dependence on Big Tech, we’re making a vital shift: phasing out U.S. tech and moving to European alternatives. With rising geopolitical tensions and risks tied to foreign cloud infrastructure, this is about protecting our journalism, security, and independence.

Shilling for Trump in Brussels: A document we obtained shows how Tony Blair and his institute lobbied behind closed doors for the EU to join Trump's "Board of Peace" and put €€€ behind US- and Israeli-led Gaza reconstruction efforts.

Published with Democracy for Sale, ht @lighthousereports.com

Newsletter | Uphill court battle awaits consultancy blacklisted by the EU Follow the Money - Platform for investigative journalism

Today in @ftm.eu's crime and corruption newsletter:

⚖️ One of the EU's largest contractors has challenged its exclusion from EU tenders in court.

⚖️ NATO's procurement agency has entered 2026 under the shadow of a new corruption investigation.

⚖️ Plenty of news updates

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EU schorst adviesbureau na nieuw gesjoemel Een adviesbureau dat bijna 350 miljoen euro aan contracten van de Europese Commissie binnenharkte, zit opnieuw in de problemen. Vanwege vermeend ‘ernstig professioneel wangedrag’ mag het bedrijf twee ...

Honderden miljoenen aan EU-geld werden toevertrouwd aan IBF International Consulting. Nu wordt het adviesbureau verdacht van corruptie en witwassen. De Europese Commissie trok de stekker eruit, partners stappen op en de alarmbellen luiden.

Maar hoe kon het zo ver komen?
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EU suspends major aid consultancy – again – in fresh blow to scandal-hit firm IBF International Consulting – a firm that has won substantial development aid contracts from the European Commission – is once again facing scrutiny in Brussels. The company has been banned from bidd...

Read the full story for free today on Follow the Money EU (3/3)

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This move is paralyzing one of the EU's key framework contracts for external action and casts uncertainty on IBF's future, as the company remains under criminal investigation by European prosecutors. (2/3)

⚡ The European Commission has once again suspended IBF International Consulting from bidding on new EU tenders for two years due to alleged "grave professional misconduct." IBF has challenged the decision before the EU General Court. (1/3)

Sad to say, but I would no longer be surprised if he did

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