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Emma du Chatinier

@emmaduchatinier.bsky.social
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Freelance Journalist & Podcast Maker - Brussels Based @ Follow the Money EU | Brusselse Nieuwe | Euperspectives | VRT

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Follow the Money EU @ftm.eu · 08/07/2026
Far-right groups in Europe are using PayPal to sell merchandise and raise money, despite a ban on transactions that promote hate or discrimination. This highlights a broader failure by Big Tech, which is not just turning a blind eye but allowing extremist content to remain on its platforms.
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Podcast | PayPal and the business of hate
Far-right groups in Europe are using PayPal to sell merchandise and raise money, despite a ban on transactions that promote hate or discrimination. This highlights a broader failure by Big Tech, which...
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Follow the Money EU @ftm.eu · 15/07/2026
Is Spain really Europe’s progressive poster child? 🇪🇸🏛️ Across Europe, Spain is seen as proof that progressive politics can still succeed and govern with confidence. But the reality behind its image as the continent’s left-wing darling is more complicated.
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Podcast | Special: Is Spain really Europe’s progressive poster child?
For many observers across Europe, Spain has become a rare success story – offering hope that progressive politics can still succeed, govern, and project confidence on the world stage. But the reality ...
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Follow the Money EU @ftm.eu · 22/07/2026
Europe set sky-high targets for green hydrogen. Today, it’s nowhere near meeting them. Journalist Jesse Pinster traced Brussels’ big hydrogen bet back to one professor: Ad van Wijk. How did his vision become that of Europe?
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Podcast | The man who sold Brussels the hydrogen dream
Europe set sky-high targets for green hydrogen. Today, it’s nowhere near meeting them. Journalist Jesse Pinster traced Brussels’ big hydrogen bet back to one professor: Ad van Wijk. How did his vision...
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Follow the Money EU @ftm.eu · 23/07/2026
Spain has dominated headlines recently, from its FIFA World Cup win to Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez standing firm against Donald Trump. Politically, it has become one of Europe's most progressive voices. But do Spaniards agree? We asked political analyst Elsa Arnaiz Chico.
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Brusselse Nieuwe @brusselsenieuwe.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Het eerste vaatje Hollandse nieuwe is aan wal. Mooi moment om ons tv-programma 'Brussel in de buurt' aan te kondigen! Met @emmaduchatinier.bsky.social @anjahazekamp.bsky.social @hjaruissen.bsky.social Tune in as. zaterdag, 20 juni, om 17u bij @omroep_west 📺https://share.google/t65WQsrMPapVtMrXP
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Emma du Chatinier @emmaduchatinier.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
In the name of competitiveness, the EU diluted its once-hailed corporate sustainability law. But FTM found there was more at play: a lobbying campaign from Washington. Watch/listen to the latest episode of the FTM EU podcast on your favorite podcast app: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/f...
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How US lobbying helped derail Europe’s supply chain rules
Podcast Episode · Follow the Money: The Podcast · 10 June · 24min
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Remy Koens @remy.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
The Iran war has upended oil and gas markets and disrupted global supply chains. But the fallout may affect something more fundamental: the price of food. Let's talk about that with @tiesgijzel.bsky.social and @emmaduchatinier.bsky.social in our latest for @ftm.eu www.ftm.eu/articles/pod...
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Podcast | Betting billions on rising food prices in wartime
The Iran war has upended oil and gas markets and disrupted global supply chains. But the fallout may affect something more fundamental: the price of food. Journalists Ties Gijzel, Remy Koens, and Jan Daalder found that investors have bet billions on agricultural commodities in recent months. What might this mean for the world's food systems?
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Simon Van Dorpe @simonvandorpe.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
In case you missed our article about Manfred Weber’s (big fat Greek) raid on the European People’s Party, I just discussed it with @emmaduchatinier.bsky.social for the @ftm.eu podcast ⤵️
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Follow the Money EU @ftm.eu · 23/03/2026
“The problem is just like junk food, American culture is best consumed in moderation. FTM podcast host Emma du Chatinier spoke with author Dave Keating about Europe’s cultural dependence on the US, why it matters, and what alternatives could look like. 🎧 Full episode: www.ftm.eu/articles/pod...
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Emma du Chatinier @emmaduchatinier.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Just days after leaving office, former EU Justice Commissioner Didier Reynders saw his home raided by Belgian authorities. In our latest @ftm.eu podcast episode, @simonvandorpe.bsky.social tells us the full saga of a man fallen from grace. open.spotify.com/episode/64qs...
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The lottery scandal that shook Brussels
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Simon Van Dorpe @simonvandorpe.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Read the full story for free today on Follow the Money EU (3/3) www.ftm.eu/articles/eu-... With @emmaduchatinier.bsky.social and @irpimedia.eu
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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...
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Simon Van Dorpe @simonvandorpe.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
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)
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Simon Van Dorpe @simonvandorpe.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
⚡ 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)
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Emma du Chatinier @emmaduchatinier.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
S2E1 of the @ftm.eu podcast is out now! @sebasbrommersma.bsky.social & @tokmetzis.bsky.social explain how they revealed that data from Tinder can be used to track where soldiers are — and even find out where they live. open.spotify.com/episode/3Cfe...
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How we tracked soldiers on Tinder
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Follow the Money EU @ftm.eu · 03/02/2026
🎧 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗧𝗠 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 | 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆! From military security exposed via Tinder to Big Tobacco and power in EU politics, we dig into investigations that hold power to account, with expert voices and great guests. Stream from tomorrow on our app, website and podcast platforms.
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Emma du Chatinier @emmaduchatinier.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Met dank aan @marjonrozema.bsky.social van @amnesty.org / @amnestynl.bsky.social voor haar inzichten:
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Follow the Money EU @ftm.eu · 30/12/2025
🎧 As 2025 wraps up, we’re revisiting our most-listened podcasts of the year. From Pfizergate and spyware to festival takeovers and fast fashion, these episodes sparked major conversations. We’ve curated special Spotify and YouTube playlists to revisit the highlights.
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Our most-listened-to podcasts of 2025
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Emma du Chatinier @emmaduchatinier.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗿𝘂𝗻𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲. 𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗿𝘂𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘆? In this week’s @ftm.eu podcast, Thomas Bollen explains why money is not “real” in the way we think it is, how banks control around 90% of it, why reform keeps failing, and what democratic control would actually take: open.spotify.com/episode/5yGG...
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Plenty of money (but not for you)
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Follow the Money EU @ftm.eu · 02/12/2025
𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝘃𝘀 𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗴𝗹𝗲: 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗲𝘂𝗱? EU regulators say Google is abusing its dominance and distorting competition. In our latest podcast, we break down what our investigation found – and why the U.S. might step in to stop Brussels from acting. 🎧 Latest episode: youtu.be/o72231r4hLk
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Emma du Chatinier @emmaduchatinier.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Is the EU about to break up Google? In the latest episode of the @ftm.eu podcast, @alexfanta.bsky.social and @simonvandorpe.bsky.social explain the controversial business tactics that put Google in Brussels’ crosshairs: open.spotify.com/episode/5s9U...?
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EU vs Google: The battle for the internet
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Follow the Money EU @ftm.eu · 21/11/2025
Arrested in Italy. Wanted by the ICC for torture. Yet back in Libya as a free man within 48 hours. Our latest podcast with Lorenzo Bagnoli unpacks how migration politics may have overridden justice. 🎧 Listen now, free on our app for five days: www.ftm.eu/articles/pod...
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Emma du Chatinier @emmaduchatinier.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
In January, Italy arrested an alleged Libyan war criminal wanted for torture and crimes against humanity. 48 hours later, Almasri was flown home as a free man. Italy’s migration politics may have trumped international justice. Listen to our latest @ftm.eu podcast: open.spotify.com/episode/1hVB...
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Follow the Money EU @ftm.eu · 14/11/2025
🇲🇦 ⚒️Morocco’s phosphate powers Europe’s food and EVs –but communities living beside the mines say they’re paying the price. 🎧 In our latest podcast, journalist Manon Stravens investigates a mining giant accused of poisoning land and putting workers at risk: www.ftm.eu/articles/pod...
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Follow the Money EU @ftm.eu · 07/11/2025
“The CEO used to be an elite spy.” FTM journalist Sebastiaan Brommer reveals how European health and government data ended up with a U.S. firm tied to ex-Israeli intelligence – and the risks that poses. 🎧 Here's the latest episode: www.ftm.eu/articles/pod...
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Emma du Chatinier @emmaduchatinier.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
A “secure” messaging firm used by hospitals and courts across Europe can actually access users’ messages — and is now owned by a U.S. company run by former Israeli spies. In our newest episode of the @ftm.eu podcast, @sebasbrommersma.bsky.social explains it all: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/f...
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Europeans' health data in ex-Israeli spies' hands
Podcast Episode · Follow the Money: The Podcast · 05/11/2025 · 28m
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Emma du Chatinier @emmaduchatinier.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
"Between Flags", our documentary on the division of Cyprus and Turkey's growing influence on the island, is now available on YouTube - with English subs www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1y7...
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DOCU - Hoop op einde verdeeldheid Cyprus
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Follow the Money EU @ftm.eu · 03/11/2025
Google, the world’s largest search engine operating three in four smartphones, has played Brussels like a fiddle – shaping laws, silencing rivals, and calling it "innovation". The chart shows how Big Tech bankrolls Brussels’ top think tanks. Read our latest story here: www.ftm.eu/articles/goo...
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Alexander Fanta @alexfanta.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
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 Google’s ruthless tactics to secure its dominance. www.ftm.eu/articles/goo...
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How Google fooled Brussels: the tech giant’s playbook exposed
Regulators in the U.S. and the EU are closing on tech giant Google in an attempt to break up its dominance over the internet. An investigation by Follow the Money reveals how Google has persuaded lawm...
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Emma du Chatinier @emmaduchatinier.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Cyprus: a divided island with a dark history of violence and occupation. How do Greek and Turkish Cypriots find connection in a country where politicians would rather see them separated? Our very first documentary is out now on VRT MAX and airs this Friday on VRT Canvas: www.vrt.be/vrtmax/a-z/n...
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Emma du Chatinier @emmaduchatinier.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Several suspects were arrested earlier this year in a NATO corruption scandal. Few months later, the US dropped charges against four of them —despite strong evidence. @jesse-pinster.bsky.social & @simonvandorpe.bsky.social dig into it in ep.16 of the @ftm.eu podcast: www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXl2...
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Inside the NATO corruption scandal | Follow the Money, The Podcast #16
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Emma du Chatinier @emmaduchatinier.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
In ep.15 of the @ftm.eu podcast, @jesse-pinster.bsky.social tells us all about how Viktor Orbán handed over Hungary's defence industry to one of his business allies. Watch/listen on YouTube and all podcast platforms: open.spotify.com/episode/7MAc...
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Follow the Money EU @ftm.eu · 22/10/2025
🎙️New podcast: As Europe ramps up defence spending, Hungary’s Viktor Orbán has handed his country’s defence industry to a trusted ally. Journalist Jesse Pinster uncovers how EU funds and state assets are funnelled into Orbán’s inner circle – and why Brussels seems powerless to stop it. Listen now 👇
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Podcast | How Orbán funnels Hungary’s assets to his allies
Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has handed over his country’s defence industry to one of his business allies – just as Europe is pouring billions into military spending. Journalist Jesse Pinster...
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Follow the Money EU @ftm.eu · 21/10/2025
🏆 We’re honoured to receive the Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for Journalism 2025 for our cross-border investigation The Shadow Fleet Secrets. Read the investigation here: www.ftm.eu/files/the-sh...
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Simon Van Dorpe @simonvandorpe.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
💥 Here’s what you need to know about #Natogate, the corruption scandal that broke today, in 10 skeets #bagsofcash #ammunition #NSPA (link to full stories below)
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Jesse Pinster @jesse-pinster.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
Three suspects (incl the CEO of a big Turkish arms company), involved in major bribery cases related to NATO, were about to be extradited from European jails to the U.S. But then something happened… Read our @ftm.eu investigation together with @lesoir.be @knack.be and La Lettre. #NatoGate
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U.S. pulls plug on major NATO corruption probes – top suspects walk free
A NATO corruption scandal made international headlines when several suspects were arrested across Europe in May. Several months later, the U.S. dropped charges against four of them – including a Turki...
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Follow the Money EU @ftm.eu · 17/10/2025
💰 𝗔 𝗕𝗲𝗹𝗴𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲. €𝟭𝟱𝟬𝗠 𝗶𝗻 𝗘𝗨 𝗮𝗶𝗱. 𝗕𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁. Virunga was meant to protect nature – instead, EU money helped fund a crypto-fuelled project in Congo. 🎧 Listen to our latest episode on our website, app and on major streaming services here: www.ftm.eu/articles/pod...
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Follow the Money EU @ftm.eu · 15/10/2025
🇪🇺💰 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐄𝐔 𝐚𝐢𝐝. 𝐀 𝐁𝐞𝐥𝐠𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞. 𝐀 𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐨. What began as a conservation project to protect Virunga National Park became a story of conflict, broken promises – and Bitcoin mining in the rainforest. 🎙️ Journalist Olivier van Beemen investigates 👇 www.ftm.eu/articles/pod...
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Podcast | A Belgian prince’s parade in Congo
A Belgian prince is running a conservation project in the Democratic Republic of Congo, – financed by millions in European aid. Journalist Olivier van Beemen reveals how more than 150 million euros i...
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Emma du Chatinier @emmaduchatinier.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
In ep.#14 of the @ftm.eu podcast, journalist @oli4vb.bsky.social reveals how over €150M in EU funds fueled a Belgian prince's failed conservation dream in Congo’s Virunga Park: open.spotify.com/episode/5AkN...
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A Belgian prince’s parade in Congo
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Vas Panagiotopoulos @vaspanagiotopoulos.com · 08/10/2025
⚠️ Since the piece was published, 39 MEPs from 4 political groups have written to the @ec.europa.eu to express their "deep concerns" that EU subsidies, alongside national taxpayer funds, have directly financed #spyware companies.
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Vas Panagiotopoulos @vaspanagiotopoulos.com · 08/10/2025
Really enjoyed speaking with @emmaduchatinier.bsky.social and @alexfanta.bsky.social on the @ftm.eu podcast about my investigation into 🇪🇺European funding for commercial #spyware companies. Thanks for having me! 🙏 📺 Watch: youtu.be/htXwY5KQzas?... 🎧 Listen: www.ftm.eu/articles/eur...
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Emma du Chatinier @emmaduchatinier.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
Op 14 oktober presenteert @brusselsenieuwe.bsky.social het grote Europawoordvoerders-verkiezingsdebat, gepresenteerd door Sander van Vliet, Bijou van der Borst, Yves Lacroix en mijzelf. Kom dat zien in @nieuwspoort.bsky.social: www.nieuwspoort.nl/programma/he...
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Het grote Europawoordvoerders verkiezingsdebat - Brusselse Nieuwe
Europa bepaalt steeds meer de spelregels voor Nederland.
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Emma du Chatinier @emmaduchatinier.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
Ep.11 of the @ftm.eu podcast: European companies are plundering Senegal's seas. Local fishermen’s nets are coming back empty. The culprit? European fishing companies. With livelihoods disappearing, many young West-Africans see no option but to migrate to Europe. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/f...
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European companies are plundering Senegal’s seas
Podcast Episode · Follow the Money: The Podcast · 24/09/2025 · 19m
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Follow the Money EU @ftm.eu · 17/09/2025
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni vowed to solve Italy’s migration challenges by building offshore migrant centres in Albania to process asylum seekers. Three years on, the hubs are half-empty, construction costs have ballooned into millions and courts keep stalling progress.
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Podcast | Meloni's €70-million migration fiasco
When Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni ran her election campaign in 2022, she promised a bold solution to Italy’s migration issues: building offshore migrant centres in Albania. But three years la...
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Emma du Chatinier @emmaduchatinier.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
In ep.10 of the @ftm.eu podcast, journalist James Imam tells us all about Meloni's €70M migration fiasco: alleged human rights abuses, half-empty hubs, ballooning costs and legal chaos. "Italians are paying for prisons in a foreign country that are leading to great suffering"
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Meloni's €70 million migration fiasco
Podcast Episode · Follow the Money: The Podcast · 17/09/2025 · 24m
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Emma du Chatinier @emmaduchatinier.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
In 2021, von der Leyen texted Pfizer’s CEO ahead of a multi-billion € vaccine deal. When @alexfanta.bsky.social asked to see the texts, the Commission refused. In episode #9 of the @ftm.eu podcast, we unpack #Pfizergate with @lise-witteman.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/f...
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Von der Leyen’s secret texts with Pfizer
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Follow the Money EU @ftm.eu · 08/09/2025
Daniel Křetínský is a Czech billionaire businessman who built his fortune on coal – all the while receiving hundreds of millions of euros for green subsidies from the EU. In our latest podcast episode, journalists Hazel Sheffield and Sofia Cherici unpick his vast empire: www.ftm.nl/s/50a39
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Emma du Chatinier @emmaduchatinier.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
Veilige routes vergroten, gevaarlijke overtochten beperken – naar het Canadese voorbeeld. Dat is de verkiezingsinzet van @d66.nl op migratie. Maar kan dat wel in Europa? Voor @brusselsenieuwe.bsky.social sprak ik met @annemarijke.bsky.social over de nieuwe migratiekoers van haar partij:
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Interview | Anne-Marijke Podt (D66) over koerswijziging op migratie: inspiratie uit Canada, maar een-op-een toepassen in Europa kan niet - Brusselse Nieuwe
D66 wil migratie hervormen met een systeem naar Canadees model: legale routes, minder bootvluchtelingen. Anne-Marijke Podt legt uit wat dit voor asielzoekers en Europa betekent.
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Alistair Keepe @alistairkeepe.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
2025 is a record-breaking year for claims filed by fossil fuel and mining firms against democratic policies – marking a grim milestone in a surge of polluting industries seeking compensation for lost profits via a secretive tribunal. For @ftm.eu with contributions by ao @anilyilmaz.bsky.social
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Record number of corporate lawsuits target climate action in controversial tribunal
Behind closed doors in Washington, D.C., fossil fuel and mining companies are suing governments over lost profits. Follow the Money has analysed how a system built to protect foreign investors poses a...
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Follow the Money EU @ftm.eu · 27/08/2025
Europe’s most powerful political party has picked an unexpected enemy: NGOs. After it claimed Brussels was secretly bankrolling green lobbyists, journalists Lise Witteman and Hans Wetzels found a very different story. Watch the full episode here: www.ftm.nl/s/f37b9
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Emma du Chatinier @emmaduchatinier.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
🎙️ Episode #7 of the @ftm.eu podcast: After the @eppgroup.bsky.social claimed Brussels was secretly funding green lobbyists, @lise-witteman.bsky.social & Hans Wetzels uncovered a very different story. The EPP is scapegoating NGOs as it backpedals on the Green Deal. 🔗 www.ftm.eu/articles/pod...
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Podcast | How Europe’s largest party made an enemy out of NGOs
Europe’s most powerful political party has picked an unexpected enemy: NGOs. After it claimed Brussels was secretly bankrolling green lobbyists, Follow the Money journalists Lise Witteman and Hans Wet...
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