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In a rare clash between two EU watchdogs, the EPPO has emerged victorious. The bloc’s independent prosecutor sued the ECA for refusing to allow a dozen of its staff to testify in an ongoing fraud investigation involving the institution’s former president, Klaus-Heiner Lehne.
NEW: The Moroccan Banque Central Populaire (BCP) today reached a €175 million (‼️) settlement with Belgian prosecutors, who were investigating the bank and its French subsidiary, Chaabi Bank, over alleged illegal banking activities in Belgium.
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A court ruling against the European Court of Auditors (ECA) could strengthen the hand of EU prosecutors, and make it harder for Brussels institutions to push back against criminal investigations into ...
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⚡ EU watchdog warns against mass deletion of leaders' texts📱
Ursula von der Leyen is under fire once again over her texting. This time, the European Ombudsman told the Commission chief to stop auto-deleting her texts with EU leaders.
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This week in Bureau Brussels:
🔍 The EU’s right to know problem
🛡️European Parliament shields three members from Huawei corruption probe
🇮🇸 Iceland’s accession referendum faces interference fears
🤖 A €500 million boost for US artificial intelligence platform
Ursula von der Leyen and her fellow commissioners shouldn’t auto-delete text messages, the European Ombudswoman has decided. Even after Pfizergate, the EC President kept using the disappearing messages function on Signal to communicate with EU leaders like Emmanuel Macron. And that needs to change.
Russia’s shadow fleet relies on a hidden workforce: former soldiers, intelligence operatives, and mercenaries. We identified 83 Russian security guards aboard oil tankers and spoke to some of the men helping protect the trade that funds Putin’s war in Ukraine.
The EU’s flagship corporate sustainability law was meant to hold companies accountable for abuses in their supply chains. Journalist Hans Wetzels obtained leaked documents suggesting efforts to weaken it were driven in part by pressure from Washington.
This week at Follow the Money:
🔎 The Ombudswoman ruled the Commission mishandled our request for deleted texts
🎙️ A podcast on investors betting on rising food prices amid the Iran war
🕵️ An interview with Bellingcat founder Eliot Higgins
⚖️ Volkswagen won a long-running Dieselgate court battle
