ER Editor: We were alerted to this story from a prominent Twitter user. Alas, the full article (in Italian but browsers will translate) lies behind a paywall. Here is the tweet —
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A massive EU slush fund of €132 million was quietly handed to media outlets ahead of the European elections – with zero transparency on who got paid and why. Roberta Metsola and Ursula von der Leyen funneled the money through a private ad agency, Havas Media France, bypassing competitive bidding and keeping payouts hidden. In Italy, outlets like Repubblica were directly paid to publish EU-friendly election coverage – with no disclosure to the public. Source: Il Fatto Quotidiano
🚨🇪🇺EU FUNNELED €132 MILLION TO MEDIA AHEAD OF ELECTIONS
A massive EU slush fund of €132 million was quietly handed to media outlets ahead of the European elections – with zero transparency on who got paid and why.
Roberta Metsola and Ursula von der Leyen funneled the money… pic.twitter.com/dqvC3Hn5Gy
— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) February 11, 2025
🇬🇧|The @EU_Commission paid €132.82 million to #media outlets without any #transparency, accountability, or oversight on where the money went. There is growing suspicion that Brussels may have attempted to influence the #EU elections. A full investigation is urgently needed!…
— Christine Anderson (@AndersonAfDMdEP) February 12, 2025
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ER Editor: This short article extract below is machine-translated
As many as 130 million data in the media: this is how the EU gets good press
Which controllers – Funds distributed by the Commission before the June elections through Havas. But names and figures are secreted
Di Ivo Caizzi for IL FATTO QUOTIDIANO
In Brussels there is a “shaded area ” with EU funds for as many as 132.82 million euros which were allocated to the media in relation to the European elections last June. This mega-elargition, coordinated by the Maltese president of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola in harmony with the German number one of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen (and with the […]
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