Onderzoeksjournalistiek werkt. Help jij ons meer onderzoeksjournalisten aan het werk zetten? @salsabilfayed.bsky.social leerde dieper graven bij Apache en doet vandaag aan waarheidsvinding in dienst van de samenleving bij Follow The Money.

NEWS #HuaweiGate 💥 Lobbyists for Huawei are accused of having funneled tens of 1000s of euros to members of the European Parliament. The Chinese management of the company’s EU operations is suspected of having endorsed the scheme. www.ftm.eu/articles/hua...

SCOOP: Brussels is facing a new corruption scandal. Belgian police raided 21 homes today as part of a corruption probe into Huawei’s EU lobbying. Lobbyists for the Chinese tech giant are suspected of bribing MEPs in exchange for their public support. #HuaweiGate www.ftm.eu/articles/hua...

"Ik vertel dit niet om medelijden op te wekken, maar met JDE Peet’s zitten we regelmatig met de tafel van nul te rekenen" www.ftm.nl/artikelen/wa... @ftm.nl @remy.bsky.social @salsabilfayed.bsky.social

Could Elon Musk turn off Ukraine’s Starlink access on a whim, to force the country to accept talks with Russia? News stories suggest that. The German government was skeptical and asked to look into alternatives from the start, according to documents we reported months ago. www.ftm.eu/articles/elo...

Europe's own Elon Musk? Meet David Sainsbury. This supermarket heir bankrolled Blair's Labour party and penetrated EU politics thanks to his wealth. He fought for "better regulation", paving the way for Musk. Though for him, it was not about tech, but biotech 👇 www.ftm.eu/articles/bri...

Red Bull geeft je vleugels... of toch niet. In een eerdere artikel beschreven we hoe grote A-merken de prijzen in supermarkten opdrijven. Brussel heeft nu haar ogen gericht op de marktleider van energiedrankjes, Red Bull. Voor mogelijk misbruik van machtspositie. To be continued... ✍️ voor @ftm.nl

Cover-ups, toxic favouritism, luxury cars... Europe’s public bank is plagued by scandals. Our investigation into the European Investment Bank (EIB) reveals its dirtiest secrets – all under the reign of one man: former president Werner Hoyer. www.ftm.eu/articles/sca...

BREAK www.ftm.eu/articles/eur...

Former EU justice chief Didier Reynders is under investigation on suspicions of money laundering, Follow the Money and Le Soir revealed yesterday in a scoop. So far, both Reynders and prosecutors have remained tight-lipped. Here is the latest you need to know. www.ftm.eu/articles/rey...

Oh sweet Monday. The beginning of a new week at the office. But most importantly it's the day our EU desk at @followthemoney-eu.bsky.social publishes its weekly newsletter. If you can spare some cash, don't forget to support our independent investigative work ❤️ www.linkedin.com/pulse/shadow...

They say art is subjective. I guess for some, a redacted page of a document from the European Commission could be considered art. For others, like me, it is a showcase of how the Commission goes a little overboard in redacting pages of documents I have requested. 🫣🫣

Together with my colleagues @henkwillem.bsky.social & @remy.bsky.social we investigated why our grocery prices were so high these past years. What we discovered is that manufacturers behind our favourite A-brands like Oreo, M&M’s or Lays are squeezing the European market, and our wallets.

Not all is clean beneath a blue sky. We’re now here to dig deeper.

There’s 25 folks from Follow the Money on Blue Sky already, that’s like half the newsroom. Find them all here -> go.bsky.app/Mj1G7RD