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.

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"

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...

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

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:

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

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

🎙️ 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...

When French distributors faced a crop shortage, they used cheap Spanish bulk wine and falsely labeled it as Vin de France. Watch our latest podcast episode to find out how this "solution” quickly became one of the biggest wine frauds in recent years: www.ftm.eu/articles/pod...

Your “French” wine might not be French at all. 🍷 In episode #6 of the @ftm.eu podcast, journalist & wine connoisseur Barnaby Eales dives into how fraudsters passed off millions of litres of Spanish bulk wine as premium French bottles. www.ftm.eu/articles/pod...

Forever chemicals are everywhere, even in our drinking water. And they're not going anywhere. In this episode of FTM The Podcast, hosts Emma du Chatinier and Alexander Fanta discuss the risks of these chemicals with physicist Thomas Goorden. Watch the full episode here: lnkd.in/dyXYyACc

In episode #5 of the @ftm.eu podcast, investigative journalist Thomas Goorden reveals how the EU — swayed by industry lobbying — is disregarding alarming levels of “forever chemicals” in our food and drinking water: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/f...

Episode #4 of the @ftm.eu Podcast with @henkwillem.bsky.social and @salsabilfayed.bsky.social: How a vulture capitalist that profits from stolen Palestinian land got a hold of Europe's festivals, @boilerroom.tv, and many more cultural spaces. open.spotify.com/episode/5Vpb...

Episode #3 of the Follow the Money podcast is out now! @birteschohaus.bsky.social tells us how Western shipowners have made billions by selling rusty oil tankers to Russia’s shadow fleet — helping Putin dodge sanctions and fund his war in Ukraine. open.spotify.com/episode/3Agg...

A new episode of the @ftm_eu podcast is out! @alexfanta and @simonvandorpe unpack the Huawei corruption scandal that rocked Brussels. Available on FTM.EU, YouTube, Spotify & Apple Podcasts 👉 www.ftm.eu/articles/pod...

Who really pulls the strings in Europe? In our brand new podcast we uncover the hidden players shaping the continent. In the first episode, out now, we dive into the toxic tactics of fast fashion giant Shein. Reporter Yara van Heugten reveals how the Chinese app may be losing its shine.

Big news! @ftm.eu has launched a podcast, with @emmaduchatinier.bsky.social and yours truly as co-hosts. Our first episode zooms in on Shein’s toxic business model. Tune in for free: www.ftm.eu/articles/pod...

De nieuwe Landbouwvisie van Eurocommissaris Hansen, werd vandaag besproken in Brussel. “De wind waait positief voor Nederland”, stelde de aanwezige Nederlandse Landbouwminister Femke Wiersma (BBB) na afloop van de Raad voor Landbouw en Visserij. brusselsenieuwe.nl/wiersma-in-b...

Europese #defensie staat op een kruispunt. 800 miljard investeringen, steun voor Oekraïne en groeiende zorgen over de VS. In mijn nieuwsbrief Defensie & #Veiligheid duik ik in de #EU defensieplannen en wat ze voor Nederland betekenen. Abonneren kan hier 👇 shop.brusselsenieuwe.nl/product/defe...

BREAKING: De Belgische politie viel vanochtend binnen bij woningen van Huawei-lobbyisten in een grootschalig corruptieonderzoek. Zij zouden Europarlementariërs hebben omgekocht om Huawei’s belangen te behartigen. In totaal werden 21 adressen doorzocht. #HuaweiGate

Luxe reizen, cadeaus en mogelijk contant geld in ruil voor publieke steun voor Huawei. Belgische autoriteiten verdenken de lobbyisten van het omkopen van Europarlementariërs. FTM onthult hoe Huawei via slimme connecties en gerichte lobbycampagnes in Europa invloed vergaarde. #HuaweiGate

Bijna een jaar lang hadden hoge Israëlische militairen zonder de juiste accreditatie toegang tot het Europees Parlement. De groep, berucht om haar extreme standpunten over de toekomst van Palestina, wist in het Parlement zelfs een conferentie te organiseren.

Without proper accreditation, a group of Israeli military officers spent a year quietly lobbying in the European Parliament, pushing their hardline stance on Gaza. They even hosted a conference. Who let them in?

“Act big and be big”: Von Der Leyen wil de Europese auto-industrie redden, ook als de gemaakte CO2-reductie afspraken daarvoor moeten worden aangepast. Voor @brusselsenieuwe.bsky.social: brusselsenieuwe.nl/act-big-and-...

It’s been two days since the new EU Commission took office. I tried to spice up their (slow-tv) introduction video’s. We better start studying their jobs in order to keep an eye on them 👀. Song: The Rembrandts- I’ll be there for you

Didier Reynders was tot afgelopen zaterdag Eurocommissaris voor Justitie – nu wordt hij door de Belgische politie verdacht van witwassen. Hij zou geld hebben witgewassen via de Nationale Loterij, waar hij als minister tot 2011 verantwoordelijk voor was. www.ftm.nl/artikelen/eu...

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