Lise Witteman
@lise-witteman.bsky.social
Journalist. Heading EU desk @FTM.eu; Co-founder The Schuman Show; Who's watching Brussels https://tinyurl.com/4waujjhh (EN) / https://tinyurl.com/3hb32drd (NL)
A new Atlantic Council report finds that Europe's Democracy Stack relies heavily on US government and philanthropic funding. Mark Scott and Richard Woods on what the findings reveal and what Brussels needs to do about it.
Europe’s Digital Sovereignty Has a Funding Gap
Mark Scott and Richard Woods highlight Europe’s reliance on US funding for its Democracy Stack and call for stronger EU investment in digital sovereignty.
techpolicy.press
What a low blow by the European Commission, naming only the @ombudsman.europa.eu as the reason for why the access to documents procedure may take up to two years. What about the Commission's own regular failure to reply within six weeks? Or the Commission's common missing of Ombudsman deadlines?
Alexander Fanta@alexfanta.bsky.social · last wk.⚡ News update on VDL's secret texts: The European Commission openly defies the European Ombudsman's call to stop auto-deleting the Commission president's text messages with EU leaders. It claims deleting texts was a "necessary cybersecurity measure". New scoop by @ftm.eu: www.ftm.eu/articles/eur...
Hungary’s close ties with Moscow were no secret. What happened behind closed doors was. Then @vsquare.bsky.social got a glimpse inside, obtaining calls between Hungary’s foreign minister and senior Russian officials.
Founded 15 years ago, Hungary’s atlatszo.hu—whose name means “transparent”—grew into a leading investigative newsroom, exposing Orbán-era corruption while surviving raids, smear campaigns and threats. Founder Tamás Bodoky reflects on what comes next. VSquare.org
Investigating the Orbán Era and Surviving Its Attacks: Átlátszó at 15 - VSquare.org
Fifteen years ago, Átlátszó began as a largely unfunded experiment: a nonprofit investigative newsroom designed to protect journalists from the political and business pressures constraining Hungary’s media.
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Hundreds of journalists have been killed in Gaza. Through the #GazaProject, investigative reporters from around the world came together to investigate the deaths of their colleagues. @frederikobermaier.com of @papertrailmedia.de was one of them. 🔗 Full episode: www.ftm.eu/articles/pod...
NEW: Meta reviewed, approved, and ran more than 50 ads containing AI-generated child sexual abuse material across Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and Threads. They ran for nine months. Some were live this week. After WIRED asked about them, researchers found ~30 more
Meta Ran Ads That Contained AI-Generated Child Sexual Abuse Imagery
More than 50 offending image and video ads were published across Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, or Threads, according to Meta’s ad library data. Some ran as recently as this week.
wired.com
Why would a Muslim post AI generated Islamophobic content on social media? #PODCAST www.ftm.eu/articles/pod... @ftm.eu
If you're active in the Brussels bubble, you might have bumped into this EU veteran. Now, you'll know his story. Meet the talented Mr. Rübig www.ftm.eu/articles/aus...
Meet the Austrian businessman harnessing the far-right to cut Europe’s green laws
Over the course of 30 years, the Austrian entrepreneur Paul Rübig has built up a network that reaches deep into the European bureaucracy. In part benefiting from a shift to the right in the political ...
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The new Secrecy Tracker newsletter is out! 📄 Commission hides reports about Gaza destruction of EU-funded aid projects 👩⚖️ EU judges hide potential conflicts of interest 📱 Von der Leyen's texting under scrutiny - again! HT @investigate-europe.eu @euobserver.com Read: www.ftm.eu/newsletters/...
Commission buries Gaza audits as EU top court faces transparency backlash
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BREAKING NEWS - EU prosecutors investigate clean tech investor InnoEnergy over suspected fraud www.ftm.eu/articles/eu-...
EU prosecutors investigate clean tech investor over suspected fraud
European prosecutors are investigating InnoEnergy, an EU-funded sustainable tech company. The case was brought by an entrepreneur who had received support from the company, but later suspected it was ...
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Simon Van Dorpe@simonvandorpe.bsky.social · 3mo agoThe big news of today's #Huaweigate vote was NOT that @europarl.europa.eu lifted the immunity of Fulvio #Martusciello ⚡ but that it refused to waive the immunity of 3 other MEPs, saying there could be "fumus persecutionis" meaning Belgian prosecutors would've tried to politically damage MEPs 🧵 ⤵️
Bewakers van Russische schaduwvloot zijn in de val getrapt van een internationaal undercoveronderzoek waaraan @tijd.be en @vrtnws.be meewerkten. 👇 Onze bevindingen kunnen de Europese strategie tegen de schaduwvloot veranderen. #ShadowFleetMercenaries www.tijd.be/politiek-eco...
Undercover bij bewakers Russische schaduwvloot: hoe het Kremlin onze veiligheidsdiensten misleidt
Bewakers van de Russische schaduwvloot zijn in de val getrapt van een internationaal undercoveronderzoek waaraan De Tijd en VRT NWS meewerkten. Tijdens zogezegde sollicitatiegesprekken vertellen ze on...
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A revealing investigation by @hmtillack.bsky.social into the German entrepreneur behind the Enhanced Games. Christian Angermayer built a contact book stretching from the Bundestag to the Trump family 👇 www.ftm.eu/articles/cha...
Charity closure casts spotlight on biotech billionaire behind the ‘Steroid Olympics’
German entrepreneur Christian Angermayer has bet big on the psychedelics movement, backed the pro-doping Enhanced Games and built a contact book stretching from the Bundestag to the Trump family. Yet ...
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“This case is further proof of the urgent need to strengthen rules and #transparency around the use of public money in Europe,” García Hermida-van der Walle said. “It shows the system needs reform, and why I support an independent EU #ethics body.”
EU lawmakers slam top EU party over costly consultants
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After Manfred Weber took over as president, the European People’s Party hired two advisors with deep connections to Greece's ruling party, racking up over half a million euros in costs for the EU party in just six months. www.ftm.eu/articles/eur...
Top EU party spent €100k a month on two consultants – with little to show for it
After Manfred Weber took over as president, the European People’s Party hired two advisors with deep connections to Greece's ruling party, racking up over half a million euros in costs for the EU part...
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💥🇭🇺🗳️ BREAKING: Péter Magyar says Viktor Orbán called to concede and congratulate him. Magyar will be Hungary’s next prime minister and, as it stands, is set to secure a 2/3 supermajority – enough to fully dismantle Orbán’s system. A 16-year chapter is over.
Miljarden aan mogelijk achterstallig loon en een groeiende massaclaim zetten de uitzendsector onder druk. Egbert Jan van Bel strijdt voor uitzendkrachten die al jaren minder betaald krijgen dan vaste werknemers. Hoe hij de uitzendbranche wil dwingen tot compensatie, vertelt hij in FTM Interviewt.
Podcast | Stichting Eerlijk Werk: ‘Uitzendbazen worden rijk door onderbetaling personeel. Pervers!’
In 'Follow the Money interviewt' spreken journalisten Annette van Soest en Harm Ede Botje met sleutelfiguren uit verschillende FTM-dossiers. Van toezichthouders en wetenschappers tot politici en juris...
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After reports about Russian meddling during the Romanian presidential elections, the EU Commission launched an investigation into TikTok. But more than a year later, and just days from a crucial vote in Hungary, the EU's probe is still open. What's taking so long? www.ftm.eu/articles/bru...
Slow EU TikTok probe raises fears of foreign meddling ahead of Hungary vote
As Hungary heads to the polls on Sunday, reports about Russia interfering in the elections are gaining urgency – and so does a European Commission probe into whether social media platforms are doing e...
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Miljoenen uitzendkrachten werden jarenlang onderbetaald. De totale schade loopt op tot tientallen miljarden euro’s, en een massaclaim is in de maak. Hoe dat zit, legt Lily je uit. Meer weten? Het hele verhaal lees je hier 👉 www.ftm.nl/s/871a8
Ah yes, that guy.. 👇 www.ftm.eu/articles/mat...
How a German media mogul took on Big Tech – and lost to Elon Musk
Friends with Elon Musk and on top of one of Europe's most powerful media empires. Meet German billionaire Mathias Döpfner, CEO of publishing giant Axel Springer. He has managed to expand his influence...
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Dave Keating@davekeating.substack.com · 6mo agoThe top boss of Politico is telling Europeans they should join Trump's war on Iran.
The top boss of Politico is telling Europeans they should join Trump's war on Iran.
Opinion | Why Europe is Wrong to Think Iran is ‘Not Our War’
Europe will have to take on global threats alone if it doesn’t support America in Iran.
politico.com
Nieuws: de overheid gaat mensen die bijstand mislopen en daardoor onder het bestaansminimum leven tóch niet actief benaderen. Zo wil het kabinet-Jetten nieuwe financiële tegenvallers elders op de begroting opvangen. Gemeenten zijn ontstemd: "Dit is heel onverstandig." www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/...
Kabinet schrapt jarenlang voorbereid plan om mensen die bijstand mislopen actief te benaderen
Extra bezuiniging: Meer dan 150.000 mensen leven onnodig onder het bestaansminimum doordat zij niet de bijstandsuitkering krijgen waar ze recht op hebben. Het kabinet schrapt nu het voornemen om deze ...
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Oei oei De uitzendbranche hield zich niet aan de regels "en dat betekent dat zij zelf ook verantwoordelijk zijn voor wat er nu gebeurt", aldus minister Vijlbrief www.rtl.nl/nieuws/polit...
Minister Vijlbrief: uitzendbranche hield zich niet aan de regels
De uitzendbranche hield zich niet aan de uitspraak van een Europese rechter dat uitzendkrachten eenzelfde vergoeding moeten krijgen als vaste krachten, hoewel het ministerie van Sociale Zaken de secto...
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‘Uitzendkrachten kregen in Nederland veertien jaar onderbetaald’
‘Uitzendkrachten kregen in Nederland veertien jaar onderbetaald’
Uitzendkrachten zijn in Nederland veertien jaar lang structureel onderbetaald. Rechterlijke uitspraken impliceren dat Nederland sinds 2011 afweek van Europese regels die dicteren…
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Overigens start morgen de nieuwe uitzendbranche-voorzitter: Bruno Bruins (VVD) De afzwaaiend voorzitter kreeg een koninklijke onderscheiding voor zijn inzet voor 'betere arbeidsverhoudingen' www.abu.nl/kennisbank/u... Niet de @speld.nl Vanaf minuut 3.41 het item op RTL www.rtl.nl/nieuws/uitze...
RTL Nieuws - 08:00 uur
Dagelijks het nieuws uit binnen- en buitenland. Altijd op de hoogte zijn van het laatste nieuws? Download dan de mobiele app van RTL Nieuws.
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Lise Witteman@lise-witteman.bsky.social · 6mo agoRuim 14 jaar lang werd uitzendpersoneel structureel onderbetaald - in strijd met Europees recht. De branche probeert nu de miljardenrekening af te schuiven op de overheid (!) #uitzendschandaal www.ftm.nl/artikelen/be...
"Hello Sergey!" A consortium of investigative outlets obtained transcripts and audio of calls between Hungarian FM Péter Szijjártó, Sergey Lavrov, and other Russian officials, showing how Hungary—and Slovakia—secretly act on the Kremlin’s behalf.
Kremlin Hotline: Hungary colluded with Russia to delist sanctioned oligarchs, companies and banks - VSquare.org
The hotline between Péter Szijjártó and Sergey Lavrov provided Russia with strategic information on critical EU issues.
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The Dutch industry has enriched itself at the expense of temporary agency workers - many of them originating from fellow EU countries - against the principle of equal treatment as enshrined in EU law. Billions of euros are now at stake 👇 www.ftm.eu/articles/net...
Migrant workers risk missing out on billions in Dutch wage dispute
A potential mass lawsuit in the Netherlands is seeking back pay for temporary workers who were allegedly underpaid in breach of EU legislation. More than a million people could be eligible, and many o...
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Ruim 14 jaar lang werd uitzendpersoneel structureel onderbetaald - in strijd met Europees recht. De branche probeert nu de miljardenrekening af te schuiven op de overheid (!) #uitzendschandaal www.ftm.nl/artikelen/be...
Bedrijven verdienden miljarden over de rug van uitzendpersoneel
Tot dit jaar kregen uitzendkrachten structureel minder betaald dan ‘gewone’ werknemers. Uit rechterlijke uitspraken blijkt dat dit indruist tegen Europese regels die Nederland al ruim veertien jaar mo...
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