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Vijf problemen met de financiering van politieke partijen in de EU

May 31, 2024 | ftm.nl | Jesse Pinster |Ada Homolová

Spaanse partijen die zwemmen in subsidies. Duitse bedrijven die meerdere partijen tegelijk sponsoren. Europarlementariërs die de grens van de regels opzoeken en een deel van hun salaris overmaken naar hun politieke partij. Dat zijn enkele van de bevindingen van een internationaal onderzoek naar de financiering van politieke partijen in de EU.
5 ways in which political parties get their money - and what's wrong with it

May 31, 2024 | ftm.eu | Jesse Pinster |Ada Homolová

Spanish political parties live in an ivory tower built from subsidies. A Bulgarian businessman bought a ministerial position. German companies hand out money in the millions. A cross-border investigation, led by Follow the Money, scrutinised the financial reports of almost 300 political parties in Europe – and got some startling results. Campaign posters are mushrooming across Europe in the runup to next week's elections.
Transparency Gap: the Funding of Political Parties in Europe

May 30, 2024 | ftm.eu | Jesse Pinster |Ada Homolová |Carmen Aguilar García |Carmen Garcia |Pamela Duncan

Political parties are a cornerstone of democracies, but citizens’ trust in politicians and their parties is at an all-time low. Lack of transparency and corruption scandals fuel the public's concerns about whether parties are serving the greater good of society or just the interests of few. However, finding out the truth about how parties in the EU are funded is no easy task: all 27 EU-member states have their own rules and their own way of reporting the numbers.
The donors behind almost three quarters of political donations in the EU are hidden from the public. Germany's to blame for most of it.

May 30, 2024 | ftm.eu | Jesse Pinster |Ada Homolová

Political parties in the European Union received almost a billion euros in donations between 2019 and 2022. For hundreds of millions of euros, the public doesn’t know who donated the money. The lack of transparency is biggest in powerful western European countries like Germany and France.
Where does Europe’s aid to Palestinians come from and where does it end up?

Oct 18, 2023 | ftm.eu | Alexander Fanta |Ada Homolová

The outbreak of war between Hamas and Israel has created a terrible conundrum for European policy-makers. Today, the EU and its member states are the biggest funders of the Palestinian Authority. Experts agree that its collapse would strengthen Hamas and destabilise the entire region. But for how long can Europe keep funding a state-building project that is going nowhere?
Soros’ vertrek uit Brussel verzwakt ngo’s - en maakt de lobby van het bedrijfsleven nog sterker

Sep 14, 2023 | ftm.nl | Lise Witteman |Ada Homolová

In Brussel geldt het recht van sterkste – bijna altijd de rijkste. Daardoor hebben lobbyisten van bedrijven haast altijd een streepje voor. Belangenbehartigers van ‘zachte waarden’ als mensenrechten zijn afhankelijk van subsidies en giften. Ze kampen per definitie met minder financiële slagkracht. Die scheve verhouding wordt verder uit het lood getrokken nu een van hun belangrijkste geldschieters zich terugtrekt: de goededoelenstichting van George Soros.
Soros's departure from Brussels weakens NGOs and strengthens corporate lobbying

Sep 14, 2023 | ftm.eu | Lise Witteman |Ada Homolová

In Brussels the strongest prevail – which almost always means the richest. So corporate lobbyists generally have the advantage. Those promoting ‘soft values’ like human rights depend on subsidies and donations. They invariably have fewer financial resources. This unlevel playing field is being further upended now one of their most important funding parties is pulling out: George Soros’s charity organisation.
EU countries fork out billions to hang on to electricity guzzling industry

Mar 31, 2023 | ftm.eu | Jesse Pinster |Ada Homolová

To prevent steel plants and chemical companies from leaving Europe, EU countries plan to support their large-scale industrial electricity consumers with no less than 65 billion euros. Especially Germany is doling out money, forcing other countries to do the same. Remarkably, the Netherlands seems to have opted out from this subsidy race.
EU-landen smijten met miljarden om stroomverslindende industrie te behouden

Mar 29, 2023 | ftm.nl | Jesse Pinster |Ada Homolová

Om te voorkomen dat staalfabrieken en chemiebedrijven uit Europa wegtrekken, gaan EU-landen hun industriële grootverbruikers van elektriciteit steunen met maar liefst 65 miljard euro. Vooral Duitsland strooit met geld en dwingt daarmee andere landen hetzelfde te doen. Opvallend, Nederland lijkt niet meer mee te willen doen aan de subsidiewedloop. 0:00 / 0:00 Onze audioverhalen zijn alleen op de eerste dag gratis zonder abonnement te luisteren.