Don’t blame Morocco for Ceuta crisis, Spain urges allies
Don’t blame Morocco for Ceuta crisis, Spain urges allies
EU steps up fight against disinformation instead of confronting Rabat
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Elisa Braun
@elisabraun.bsky.social
Chief Brussels correspondent, Euractiv
Don’t blame Morocco for Ceuta crisis, Spain urges allies
Don’t blame Morocco for Ceuta crisis, Spain urges allies
EU steps up fight against disinformation instead of confronting Rabat
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Vance, Farage and Weidel posted fear-mongering messages about a Spanish migrant crisis that weren't true. They haven't retracted them. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
The Far Right Is Distorting Ceuta
We’ve seen this before.
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Spanish PM rebukes ‘selfish’ EU allies over Ceuta backlash
Spanish PM rebukes ‘selfish’ EU allies over Ceuta backlash
Data released by the Spanish Interior Ministry revealed that nearly 48,300 people voluntarily returned to Morocco
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Le rond-point Schuman, point névralgique du quartier européen, s’est transformé en poêle à crêpe géante et c’est une cata, dixit l’architecte lui-même, qui confie à @eddywax.bsky.social son désarroi sur le projet à plus de 30 millions d’€ www.euractiv.com/news/new-sch...
New Schuman roundabout is 'worst' possible outcome, says architect | Euractiv
The symbolic EU plaza has become a barren concrete lagoon, after three years of building work
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""We live in an attention economy,” the lobbyist added. “When an official is on stage or at a breakfast, they are not at their desk reviewing policy proposals from others.”" brutally honest 😂 www.euractiv.com/news/pay-to-...
Pay-to-play in Brussels: How media events became the new lobbying frontier | Euractiv
Dinners, roundtables and conferences have long been a feature of lobbying culture. What is changing is who organises them
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Le saviez-vous ? Les fanfictions sur le couple, pardon le ship, Attal-Séjourné sont nombreuses sur Internet, et particulièrement en Chine (ce qui conduit des étudiantes chinoises à se rendre aux dédicaces d'Attal) www.euractiv.com/news/the-unl...
The unlikely TikTok cult of Gabriel Attal and Stéphane Séjourné | Euractiv
From Berlaymont to Chinese fanfic, the EU commissioner has become an online sensation
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👀France is the country that grants the most visas to Russians in Europe, with a +23% increase in 2025. And not everyone in Brussels is happy about it. scoop @nicolettaionta.bsky.social www.euractiv.com/news/eu-coun...
EU countries split as Russian visa numbers climb again | Euractiv
The data has triggered tensions in closed-door meetings of EU diplomats
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"Bezos and two of the world’s other richest men—Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk—have clearly left the world of consequences behind. They float in a sensory-deprivation tank the size of the planet, in which their actions are only ever judged by themselves." www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
What I Learned About Billionaires at Jeff Bezos’s Private Retreat
For the richest men on Earth, everything is free and nothing matters.
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Meanwhile in Brussels… www.euractiv.com/news/exclusi... by @nicolettaionta.bsky.social
EXCLUSIVE: Brussels to host Taliban in talks on Afghan deportations | Euractiv
The controversial talks are likely to be held in a neutral venue, such as a hotel in the Belgian capital, rather than on EU premises
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👀 How far has the European Commission really come on gender parity? Things are moving, but slowly. Women still make up ~2/3 of assistant roles, and their number shrink higher up in senior roles (esp. in areas like defence, financial policy, energy, innovation) www.euractiv.com/news/europea...
new: clashes at Euronews as the broadcaster and news website removes a story over companies linked to Hungarian leader and Euronews' owner www.euractiv.com/news/euronew...
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At one point, Kövesi said a senior EU official told her to tone down her warnings about the scale of corruption. “I said: How dare you tell me this?" Great & depressing interview with a formidable prosecutor who did her job far better than EU bigwigs had planned for, via @elisabraun.bsky.social
‘Politics, not crime’ is the challenge to tackling corruption, EU chief prosecutor says | Euractiv
Europe’s main fraud problem is not just the criminals, it is the politicians, the EU’s top prosecutor has told Euractiv
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Stuck in the Gulf or waiting for someone who is? Here’s what EU countries are doing to bring citizens home, why evacuations are slow, and what steps you should take now. www.euractiv.com/news/strande... @magnuslundnielsen.bsky.social @nicolettaionta.bsky.social @anupriyadatta.bsky.social
Stranded in the Gulf: how European countries are scrambling to bring citizens home | Euractiv
European embassies are grappling with an increasingly volatile situation
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EU countries are preparing to allow the US to access national biometric databases – holding sensitive personal data like fingerprints and facial scans – to maintain visa-free travel to the US. The latest on the deal w/ @maximilian-henning.bsky.social
EXCLUSIVE: US algorithms judging EU travellers not fully excluded in draft data deal
Qatargate: Belgian court dismissed suspects’ claims that the case was legally flawed, allowing the corruption probe to proceed www.euractiv.com/news/belgian...
Belgian court rejects bid to halt Qatargate corruption probe | Euractiv
The judges dismissed suspects’ claims that the case was legally flawed, allowing the corruption probe to proceed
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New report claims that after a close Orban ally bought Euronews, the TV network turned into a propaganda machine for autocratic regimes www.euractiv.com/news/inside-...
Inside Euronews: How Europe’s broadcaster became an influence network | Euractiv
Conceived as Europe’s answer to CNN, the EU-funded channel has become a platform for authoritarian regimes
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new: Mogherini resigns as College of Europe rector amid fraud probe www.euractiv.com/news/mogheri...
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EXCLUSIVE: Top Commission official takes early retirement amid EEAS scandal www.euractiv.com/news/exclusi... @nicolettaionta.bsky.social @sofiamazzanaro.bsky.social
EXCLUSIVE: Top Commission official Sannino takes early retirement amid EEAS scandal | Euractiv
His departure is the first senior resignation linked to the widening investigation
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Did the EU's bureaucrat production factory misuse the bloc's funds? Police raided several premises today! Major scoop by our @eddywax.bsky.social and @elisabraun.bsky.social www.euractiv.com/news/exclusi...
EXCLUSIVE: Police raid EU External Action Service, College of Europe in sweeping fraud probe | Euractiv
Authorities make arrests in Brussels and Bruges in the latest scandal to engulf the EU
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Belgian court convicts two for EU funds misuse linked to Nigel Farage's Brexit group www.euractiv.com/news/belgian...
Belgian court convicts two for EU funds misuse linked to Nigel Farage's Brexit group | Euractiv
Verdict ends decade-long probe into alleged misuse of EU funds by associates of top Brexit campaigner
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new: Greek neo-Nazi Ioannis Lagos continued to receive thousands of euros from the European Parliament months after being sentenced to 13 years in prison for leading a criminal organisation. www.euractiv.com/news/exclusi...
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🚨🚨"European Parliament tells Belgian prosecutor to stay in lane on corruption probes" Excellent investigation by @elisabraun.bsky.social on corruption, immunities, European Parliament and #bureucracy (I was fortunate to discuss some of these issues with Elisa). 🧵 www.euractiv.com/news/investi...
INVESTIGATION: European Parliament tells Belgian prosecutor to stay in lane on corruption probes | Euractiv
A showdown over Belgium's role in policing Europe's institutions looms as Parliament pushes back on corruption probes
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Three years after the Qatargate scandal shook the EU to its core, the European Parliament is quietly pushing back against Belgian authorities investigating allegations of wrongdoing among lawmakers. Here's why ⤵️ www.euractiv.com/news/investi...
INVESTIGATION: European Parliament tells Belgian prosecutor to stay in lane on corruption probes | Euractiv
A showdown over Belgium's role in policing Europe's institutions looms as Parliament pushes back on corruption probes
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EU prosecutors open probe into far-right group linked to Le Pen www.euractiv.com/section/poli...
EXCLUSIVE: EU prosecutors open probe into far-right group linked to Le Pen - Euractiv
Media reports allege €4.3 million in EU funds was misused by the far-right Identity and Democracy group from 2019-2024.
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Great to see our investigation featured in Le Monde! www.lemonde.fr/economie/art... cc @nicolettaionta.bsky.social
Huawei : l’affaire présumée de corruption de députés européens revient sur le devant de la scène
Plusieurs médias bruxellois ont divulgué les propos tenus aux policiers par un assistant de deux eurodéputés italiens, le principal acteur du « scandale Huawei ».
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Sorry for the linkedinesque post here but I’m thrilled to share that I’ve joined @euractiv.com Excited to dig deeper into EU affairs and tell the stories that matter—alongside a strong team of talented colleagues (and old friends!).
Euractiv is thrilled to announce renowned investigative reporter @elisabraun.bsky.social is joining the team. 'Her decision to join shows confidence in us. It proves that we can and do hire the best, in order to be the best,' Editor in Chief Matthew Karnitschnig. www.euractiv.com/renowned-inv...
NEW: An investigation by @euractiv.com (with De Standaard & Le Vif) unveils the testimony given to police by the lobbyist at the centre of Huawei’s cash-for-influence scandal in the EU Parliament. Via @nicolettaionta.bsky.social and our new Chief Brussels Correspondent @elisabraun.bsky.social
Confessions of a Huawei lobbyist
🚨 BREAKING: The “Pfizergate” verdict: The EU Commission was wrong to refuse the release of Ursula von der Leyen’s secret texts. Read the developing story: ow.ly/b6aL50VSi3H