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Pascal Hansens

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Digging deep for @investigate-eu.bsky.social, former @contexte.com @Agence Europe. Tips welcome: hansens (at) investigate-europe (dot) org

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Follow the Money EU @ftm.eu · 14/07/2026
The latest Secrecy Tracker newsletter is out! 🚨🔐 What's inside? 🇵🇸 Secrecy over EU-funded infrastructure in Gaza ⚖️ Concerns over transparency at the EU’s top court 🇩🇪 Germany’s plans to weaken information access 📱 A new probe into von der Leyen’s texts 🔍 Beneficial ownership updates
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Commission buries Gaza audits as EU top court faces transparency backlash
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Pascal Hansens @pascalhansens.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Our new Secrecy Tracker is out! Gaza, EU transparency battles, von der Leyen’s texts, conflicts of interest and our new survey on journalists’ access to EU documents. More here 👇 www.linkedin.com/pulse/secrec...
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Secrecy Tracker: Commission buries Gaza audits as EU top court faces transparency backlash
Dear reader, We are back with a new issue of the Secrecy Tracker – your regular update on what the EU institutions prefer to keep under wraps. I am Nikolaj Nielsen, a reporter at EUobserver, who has f...
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Follow the Money @ftm.nl · 30/06/2026
Rechters van het Hof van Justitie van de EU blijken opvallend vaak belangen te hebben in de sectoren waarover ze uitspraken doen. Dat onthult Investigate Europe. Zo heeft meer dan 40 procent van de rechters en advocaten-generaal aandelen of andere belangen in bedrijven waar ze ook over oordelen.
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Investeringen van EU-rechters leiden tot zorgen over belangen­conflicten
Rechters bij het Hof van Justitie van de Europese Unie hebben financiële belangen in bedrijven en sectoren waarover ze recht moeten spreken, zo onthult Investigate Europe. ‘Er is geen externe controle...
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Pascal Hansens @pascalhansens.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Just out! Our investigation on the CJEU: more than 40% of judges have declared interests in big companies (such as Total, Boeing, Merck, etc.) Some have worked on cases involving sectors, sometimes even companies, where they hold interest. More here 👇 #CJEU www.investigate-europe.eu/posts/top-eu...
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Top EU judges financial holdings raise troubling questions
More than 40 per cent of jurists at the Court of Justice have declared private financial interests, with some working on cases concerning industries where they hold shares. A new Investigate Europe in...
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Investigate Europe @investigate-europe.eu · 30/06/2026
Revealed: Top EU judges financial holdings raise troubling questions 40% of judges at the Court of Justice declared financial interests in everything from Amazon and Airbus to AstraZeneca and Total. Our investigation reveals the transparency and conflict of interest risks at Europe's highest court
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Top EU judges financial holdings raise troubling questions
More than 40 per cent of jurists at the Court of Justice have declared private financial interests, with some working on cases concerning industries where they hold shares. A new Investigate Europe in...
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Rob Davies @byrobdavies.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
A little thread on why independence matters in journalism. Together with @investigate-europe.eu, the Guardian has been investigating the dangerous illegal casinos trade. 🧵
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Investigate Europe @investigate-europe.eu · 02/12/2025
Toxic Ground, our new investigation together with @watershed-i.bsky.social, is Europe’s largest-ever landfill mapping project, published with partners across the continent. www.investigate-europe.eu/posts/europe...
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Investigate Europe @investigate-europe.eu · 25/11/2025
Argan has evolved from a traditional Berber oil produced by women-led collectives to a cosmetic & cooking elixir sold across the globe. Big companies dominate supply chains, leaving small collectives behind. Our article investigates the impact of this shift. www.investigate-europe.eu/posts/morocc...
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Investigate Europe @investigate-europe.eu · 14/11/2025
Social media is full of so-called financial influencers promising quick wealth. Our new article details how "finfluencers” may profit from leading their audience to unregulated investment firms. Young people are particularly exposed while current safeguards do little to protect them.
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The rogue 'finfluencers' pushing risky investments to young followers
Social media is awash with glamorous users promising to help you get rich with savvy financial investments. But some so-called “finfluencers” lack proper licenses and may enrich themselves by promotin...
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Pascal Hansens @pascalhansens.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Et de deux articles paru dans @lalibre.be sur nos enquêtes concernant un réseau serbe de fraudes à l'investissement et sur les lacunes et failles du DSA. 👇 www.lalibre.be/internationa...
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Des milliers de personnes, dont 380 en Belgique, piégées par des arnaques aux cryptomonnaies : un couple soupçonné de gérer un empire tentaculaire
Arnaques en ligne, call centers serbes, sociétés-écrans à la chaîne : un réseau tentaculaire aurait piégé près de 70 000 personnes à travers le monde et...
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Pascal Hansens @pascalhansens.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
For those who want to improve the European Commission's practices in terms of transparency, the position of head of the Document management & Access to document unit seems to be vacant within the SG :-) anyone @jeancomte.bsky.social or @alexfanta.bsky.social ? #transparency
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Investigate Europe @investigate-europe.eu · 30/09/2025
Last year, online investment scams cost Europeans €4bn. With AI, deepfakes & fake trading platforms, fraudsters are evolving faster than regulators. We've teamed up with the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network and media across Europe to launch Scam Europe.
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Scam Europe - How online financial fraud is taking Europeans for billions
Cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin. Forex. Bonds. Digital trading is everywhere, and with it are organised crime groups happy to take your money. With investment fraud booming across the continent and AI ratch...
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Investigate Europe @investigate-europe.eu · 29/09/2025
Great news! Our investigation Deadly Prices won the IJ4EU Impact Award! Eight months of work revealed Europe’s hidden medicine pricing and impact on patients. Congrats to all nominees & winners! Read it here: www.investigate-europe.eu/themes/inves... Thanks to the organisers @ecpmf.bsky.social
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Investigate Europe @investigate-europe.eu · 10/09/2025
Revealed: at least 11,000 trans people were subjected to contested sterilisation requirements for legal gender recognition, Investigate Europe shows in the first cross-border estimate. These rules existed in several EU countries. Chances for reparations are minimal.
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An 'open wound': Europe's trans community reckons with decades of sterilisation requirements
Thousands of trans people across Europe were pushed towards invasive surgery under national ‘sterility’ laws, exclusive Investigate Europe analysis reveals.
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Pascal Hansens @pascalhansens.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Hey hey! Our latest newsletter on EU transparency is out. We cover the Commission’s delays after ruling on #Pfizergate, the rather unknown opacity of the EU Court of Justice itself and an interview with the new Ombudsman @ftm.eu @euobserver.com @investigate-europe.eu www.linkedin.com/pulse/secrec...
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Secrecy Tracker: Pfizergate wait, EU court grey zones and the new Ombudsman
Dear reader, We are back with a new instalment of Secrecy Tracker – your regular update on what the EU institutions prefer to keep under wraps. I'm Alexander Fanta from Follow the Money, and I co-wrot...
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infoLibre @infolibre.es · 11/06/2025
‼️ Investigación | El Fondo Europeo de Defensa financia con millones a un fabricante de drones propiedad de Israel Konstantina Maltepioti, Maria Maggiore y Leila Minano en @investigate-europe.eu, consorcio del que forma parte infoLibre ow.ly/EX7c50W7wna
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El Fondo Europeo de Defensa financia con millones a un fabricante de drones propiedad de Israel
La filial europea de Israel Aerospace Industries participa actualmente en 15 proyectos de defensa de la UE
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euobserver — EU news that matters @euobserver.com · 11/06/2025
A European subsidiary of Israel Aerospace Industries is currently involved in 15 EU defence projects, including a multi-million euro drone development programme co-funded by European governments.
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European Defence Fund millions benefiting Israeli state-owned drone manufacturer
A European subsidiary of Israel Aerospace Industries is currently involved in 15 EU defence projects, including a multi-million euro drone development programme co-funded by European governments.
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Investigate Europe @investigate-europe.eu · 16/05/2025
We are looking for a Managing Director to lead fundraising & oversee finances for our growing cross-border journalism team. The position is fully remote with some in-person meetings. If you have excellent leadership skills & strong fundraising experience, we want to hear from you! Apply by 16 June!
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We’re looking for a Managing Director
We’re looking for a dynamic and strategic Managing Director to join our team
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Pascal Hansens @pascalhansens.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
Petit article à lire dans @contexte.com sur l’art subtil et tendance au sein de la Commission européenne, consistant à externaliser toujours plus ses tâches dans le domaine de la santé, non sans poser certaines interrogations. www.contexte.com/fr/article/s...
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Enquête - Quand la Commission européenne sous-traite la santé publique aux consultants - Contexte
Le recours massif aux cabinets de conseil par la Commission européenne et ses agences dans le secteur de la santé s’impose comme une dynamique de fond. L’évaluation législative des textes est ainsi de...
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Pascal Hansens @pascalhansens.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
Hey hey hey, our latest #SecrecyTracker is out! With @ftm.eu and @euobserver.com, we shed light on EU Commission's obscruction of access to docs, EP opaque handling of harassment cases & Malta's favorable treatment of the gambling industry. More here => www.linkedin.com/pulse/journo...
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Journos fume over default secrecy, Libya saga & the gambling industry
Dear reader, We (Investigate Europe, Follow the Money and EUobserver) are back with a new instalment of Secrecy Tracker; your bi-monthly(is) update on what the EU institutions want to keep under wrap....
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Alexander Fanta @alexfanta.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
Judgement day in the Pfizergate case over Ursula von der Leyen’s text messages with the CEO of Pfizer! The General Court of the EU has scheduled its ruling in @matinastevis.bsky.social v Commission for 14 May at 9.30. 🍿🍿🍿
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Investigate Europe @investigate-europe.eu · 10/04/2025
👏 We’re in Perugia at @journalismfestival.com and are thrilled to share that our Deadly Prices investigation has been nominated for the @europeanpressprize.bsky.social! From 810 submissions, 25 projects were shortlisted. Winners will be announced on 28 May. bit.ly/4joI5iz
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Chris Matthews @cmatth.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Our new investigation out today reveals the unlicensed websites, offshore secrecy and regulatory void in Europe’s gambling industry. Here @maxencepeigne.bsky.social uncovers a network of blacklisted sites operating across Europe — one brand connected is an official partner of Seria A giant AC Milan:
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Soft2bet: dozens of blacklisted gambling sites connected to award-winning European firm
Investigate Europe can reveal a vast network of betting websites operating without necessary licences across Europe. Many attract millions of monthly visits, despite a string of lawsuits and fines.
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Investigate Europe @investigate-europe.eu · 06/03/2025
Malta-based betting firms such as Pokerstars, Paddy Power and Betsson are being shielded from scores of legal claims made against them thanks to a little-known law. Under Bill 55, Malta's courts can “refuse recognition and, or enforcement” of rulings issued abroad. Lawyers claim it breaches EU law:
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EU citizens lose out as Malta regulatory ‘sledgehammer’ protects gambling giants
Thousands of successful claims against betting operators are going unpaid as Malta-based firms shielded from court judgements overseas.
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Investigate Europe @investigate-europe.eu · 06/03/2025
Soft2bet: dozens of blacklisted sites connected to award-winning firm Investigate Europe can reveal a vast network of betting websites operating without necessary licences across Europe. Many attract millions of monthly visits, despite lawsuits and fines.
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Soft2bet: dozens of blacklisted gambling sites connected to award-winning European firm
Investigate Europe can reveal a vast network of betting websites operating without necessary licences across Europe. Many attract millions of monthly visits, despite a string of lawsuits and fines.
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Investigate Europe @investigate-europe.eu · 06/03/2025
EU citizens lose out as Malta regulatory ‘sledgehammer’ protects gambling giants The world’s biggest betting firms are using a little-known Maltese law that nullifies court verdicts elsewhere in the EU to protect themselves from potentially having to pay out millions in legal claims:
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EU citizens lose out as Malta regulatory ‘sledgehammer’ protects gambling giants
Thousands of successful claims against betting operators are going unpaid as Malta-based firms shielded from court judgements overseas.
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Investigate Europe @investigate-europe.eu · 06/03/2025
Shady bets: how Europe’s gambling industry spun out of control Our new investigation, produced with media in 11 countries, unravels the spin of Europe's multibillion-euro betting industry. It exposes the void of EU regulation, unlicensed sites, offshore secrecy and a growing public health crisis:
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Shady bets
Glitzy offers and bonus bets lure in millions to online gambling every day. Yet behind the crafted promotions lies a different reality. One defined by unlicensed operations, offshore accounts and a gr...
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Dr. Raphael Weyland @raphaelweyland.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
🚨 Join: 6 March, lunchtime debate in #Brussels 👉 How to make @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu's law #enforcement more effective, to ensure @ec.europa.eu's role as Guardian of the Treaties and deliver compliance & #RuleOfLaw! cc @lauramercier.bsky.social @l-guillot.bsky.social @pascalhansens.bsky.social
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How to save billions by enforcing existing environmental laws
Effective implementation: Transparency in the EU infringement process
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Pascal Hansens @pascalhansens.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
Dozens of sanction regimes, hundreds of pages of regulations and guidelines, thousands of sanctioned entities and individuals, and DG Fisma has only 25 staff to design and monitor them (compared to 700-800 in the US). More here👇#Sanctions #EU #InvestigateEurope
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euobserver — EU news that matters @euobserver.com · 27/02/2025
The EU relies on punitive measures to project its will on the world stage. But when it comes to upholding sanctions law at home, enforcement is weak and monitoring is patchy.
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EU dropping the ball on sanctions enforcement
The EU relies on punitive measures to project its will on the world stage. But when it comes to upholding sanctions law at home, enforcement is weak and monitoring is patchy.
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Jean-Sébastien Lefebvre @jslefebvre.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
Écoute recommandée. #Munich et après ? Prendre la mesure du retournement américain, par Le Collimateur d’ @alexjubelin.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/2zW8...
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Munich, et après ? Prendre la mesure du retournement américain [Le Casque et la plume #10]
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Pascal Hansens @pascalhansens.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
Dernier travail sur le contournement des sanctions et le manque de suivi sur Arte Journal avec @artefr.bsky.social et la camarade @ellajoyner.bsky.social et @investigate-eu.bsky.social Pour en savoir plus => www.investigate-europe.eu/fr/posts/boe... www.arte.tv/fr/videos/12...
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Sanctions contre la Russie: des difficultés de mise en oeuvre - Regarder le documentaire complet | ARTE
Quinze paquets de sanctions, bientôt seize, de nombreux embargos et 2331 individus et entités visés, sans oublier les milliards d'Euros gelés : depuis l'invasion de l'Ukraine, l'UE et ses États membre...
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Jean Comte @jeancomte.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
Members of the EU Parliament picked today their 5 favorite candidates (out of 8) to join the executive board of the future EU anti-money laundering authority www.mlex.com/mlex/financi...
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AMLA executive board’s preferred candidates set out by EU Parliament | MLex | Specialist news and analysis on legal risk and regulation
Lead members of the European Parliament's Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs have chosen their five preferred candidates to join the executive board of the future EU Anti-Money Lau...
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Leïla Minan0 @leilaminano.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
Une enquête avec @cmatth.bsky.social @ellajoyner.bsky.social @pascalhansens.bsky.social @voytekciesla et chez Disclose, editing @arianelavrilleux.com @mathiasdestal.bsky.social et en video @penelopeblanchetete
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Investigate Europe @investigate-europe.eu · 20/02/2025
Revealed: Boeing, Airbus shipments among aircraft parts worth millions passed on to Russia via India, despite sanctions Our new investigation, coordinated with media in 11 countries, traced hundreds of cargoes using customs data from western firms to Indian intermediaries and then Russian buyers.
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Boeing and Airbus shipments passed on to Russia via India, despite sanctions
Indian intermediaries re-export aircraft parts worth millions from western firms to buyers in Russia, customs data up until last September shows.
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Lise Witteman @lise-witteman.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Heads up! What information is Brussels keeping from us? @investigate-eu.bsky.social @euobserver.com and @ftm.eu have started a tracker, as the secrecy spins out of control. Today we published the second edition of this bi-monthly newsletter 👇 mailing.ftm.nl/index.php?ac...
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AI secrecy, anonymous lobbyists & a silent Commissioner
A newsletter from Follow...
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infoLibre @infolibre.es · 27/01/2025
‼️Investigación | La UE deja manos libres a la Policía para vigilar a los ciudadanos con inteligencia artificial Documentos obtenidos por @investigate-eu.bsky.social desvelan cómo fueron las negociaciones entre los Gobiernos de la UE para aprobar la Ley de Inteligencia Artificial ow.ly/gCqJ50UNlgL
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La UE deja manos libres a la Policía para vigilar a los ciudadanos con inteligencia artificial
Francia lideró la presión dentro de la UE para autorizar la vigilancia de personas en espacios públicos, espiar a refugiados en zonas fronterizas
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Investigate Europe @investigate-europe.eu · 22/01/2025
Revealed: France, Greece & others lobbied to weaken European AI Act Governments secured loopholes in new law, enabling AI-powered surveillance in border zones and public spaces for 'national security', internal docs obtained by Investigate Europe reveal: www.investigate-europe.eu/posts/france...
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Peter Teffer @peterteffer.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
Something you don’t often hear: supervision in the US being more complex and fragmented than in the EU (at least, the eurozone). The author compares banking supervision.
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Pascal Hansens @pascalhansens.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
Using advanced new analysis with hospital data, online surveys, and obituaries, researchers from the @thelancet.bsky.social estimate 64,260 deaths (around 41% underreported) in Gaza from Oct 2023 to June 2024. #Israel #Gaza
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Pascal Hansens @pascalhansens.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
Big up to our comrade Maxence Peigné, who brilliantly presented his investigation for @investigate-eu.bsky.social on Vertex negotiation strategy in yesterday @cashinvestigation.bsky.social
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Cash Investigation @cashinvestigation.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
🔴 L’enquête de @julielotz.bsky.social "Pénuries de médicaments : les labos font-ils la loi ?" pour #CashInvestigation, présentée par @eliselucetenvrai.bsky.social, est disponible en replay sur france .tv : www.france.tv/france-2/cas...
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Cash Investigation Pénuries de médicaments : les labos font-ils la loi ?
Cash Investigation enquête sur les raisons du manque de médicaments en France et sur les tarifs exorbitants de certains traitements.Pour le troisième hiver consécutif, la France fait face à un phénomè...
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Investigate Europe @investigate-europe.eu · 08/01/2025
We’re starting 2025 with renewed energy and a strong commitment to delivering impactful investigative journalism that crosses borders. But we can’t do it without your input! Take our quick survey and help shape our journalism: forms.gle/KBWhTcUoE5i2...
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Pascal Hansens @pascalhansens.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
Hey nice, first gift of the year, the Council now automatically gives us all the references for the working party's documents #Transparency #FOI
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Bellingcat @bellingcat.com · 03/01/2025
User-uploaded images on Google Maps can be really useful for researchers but the filename of those images is not visible by default. We built a tool to help reveal that information which can add important contextual clues to any image: www.bellingcat.com/resources/20...
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Discovering Clues Hidden in Google Maps Image Filenames
The Bellingcat Filename Finder makes it easy to see the filenames of images on Google Maps, which can provide useful contextual clues.
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Florent Servia @florentservia.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
Petite plongée dans le passé à l’occasion des 50 ans du Conseil Européen. Comme Agence Europe y était, on ressort la couverture du sommet des 9&10 décembre 1974 à Paris. A l'agenda: - contribution 🇬🇧 au budget - Union économique & monétaire - création d'un fonds régional 👉 aeur.eu/f/EWE
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Investigate Europe @investigate-europe.eu · 19/12/2024
Revealed: Rheinmetall’s secretive ammunition factory program The German defence firm supplies Ukraine and ‘friendly’ Nato govts. But it has a parallel business: selling factories worldwide. Clients include oppressive states and nations that supply Russia: www.investigate-europe.eu/posts/arming...
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Arming the world: Rheinmetall’s secretive ammunition factory program
Germany’s leading defence company is a major supplier to Ukraine and ‘friendly’ Nato countries. But Rheinmetall also has a parallel business, free from German export rules, selling machinery and facto...
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European Ombudsman @ombudsman.europa.eu · 17/12/2024
Teresa Anjinho has been elected European Ombudsman by the European Parliament with 344 votes in favour. Ms Anjinho will take office on 27 February 2025. www.ombudsman.europa.eu/news-documen...
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Investigate Europe @investigate-europe.eu · 10/12/2024
UK universities are cutting ties with fossil fuel giants after years of campaigning by students and staff. According to People & Planet, over 75% of UK universities have pledged to divest, removing €21.4bn from oil & gas investments: www.euronews.com/green/2024/1...
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UK universities are leading Europe’s divestment from fossil fuels
While the pledges have been praised by campaigners, investigations show universities have still accepted millions of euros in funding from fossil fuel companies in recent years.
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Euronews @euronews.com · 16/12/2024
A new study has found that the approval of new drugs in England has come at a heavy cost to the health of many others due to a loss of funding.
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Are new, expensive drugs worth it? Not if you're not a recipient
A new study has found that the approval of new drugs in England has come at a heavy cost to the health of many others due to a loss of funding.
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