Elisa Braun

Brussels

Brussels Correspondent at POLITICO Europe

Brussels correspondent for @POLITICOEurope, covering crime, corruption and power. 💌 in your inbox every week with EU influence

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Articles

„Pfizergate“: Geheime Textnachrichten mit dem Pharma-Boss werden zum heiklen Fall für von der Leyen

1 day ago | welt.de | Elisa Braun |Mari Eccles
Von der Leyen faces critical test as EU court decides on secret ‘Pfizergate’ texts

3 days ago | politico.eu | Elisa Braun |Mari Eccles

BRUSSELS ― Ursula von der Leyen's legacy as European Commission president will face a huge challenge this week when the EU court rules on secret text messages she exchanged with the boss of a drug company that agreed a multibillion-euro vaccine deal with Brussels.
Power of idolatry, idolatry of power

6 days ago | politico.eu | Elisa Braun

Presented by European Parliament By ELISA BRAUN PRESENTED BY Bonjour. Sometimes, an image is worth a thousand press releases.
Parliament probes EU asylum agency amid allegations of mismanagement

1 week ago | politico.eu | Max Griera |Elisa Braun

BRUSSELS — The European Parliament is investigating damaging allegations made about management and recruiting processes at the agency overseeing the EU’s asylum work. Following a confidential investigation into the European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA) by the bloc’s anti-fraud watchdog, OLAF, the European Parliament will vote on Wednesday to delay approval of EUAA’s 2023 financial accounts to give lawmakers time to look into the allegations.
Senior Commission official faces internal disciplinary probe linked to Qatar gifts

1 week ago | politico.eu | Nicholas Vinocur |Elisa Braun |Tommaso Lecca

BRUSSELS — The European Commission launched an internal disciplinary probe into one of its senior officials, Henrik Hololei, over concerns he allegedly violated rules on conflicts of interest, transparency, gift acceptance and document disclosure, according to documents seen by POLITICO. The internal probe comes five months after the European Public Prosecutor’s Office opened a criminal investigation into corruption allegations involving the Estonian politician Hololei.
The EU’s conclave

2 weeks ago | politico.eu | Elisa Braun

A weekly newsletter on campaigning, lobbying and political influence in the EU. By ELISA BRAUN BONJOUR. Brussels may not have the Sistine Chapel, but the EU’s backroom dealings could give the papal conclave a run for its money.
Golden tickets

3 weeks ago | politico.eu | Elisa Braun

A weekly newsletter on campaigning, lobbying and political influence in the EU. By ELISA BRAUNTips, tales, traumas to @elisabraun or [email protected] | View in your browserBONJOUR. In Brussels, we meet people who whisper to the ears of policymakers every day. Reporters and researchers write about them, trying to understand what works, and what doesn’t, and why.
NGOs’ week from hell

1 month ago | politico.eu | Elisa Braun

A weekly newsletter on campaigning, lobbying and political influence in the EU. By ELISA BRAUNTips, tales, traumas to @elisabraun or | View in your browserBONJOUR. In recent years, France has worked hard to combat the stereotype that misuse of taxpayer money — for example, to pay family, friends and political allies for fake jobs — is as French as red wine or going on strike. But how about using the public purse to hire a private detective to spy on a colleague?
NGOs’ week from hell

1 month ago | shorturl.at | Elisa Braun

A weekly newsletter on campaigning, lobbying and political influence in the EU. By ELISA BRAUNTips, tales, traumas to @elisabraun or [email protected] | View in your browserBONJOUR. In recent years, France has worked hard to combat the stereotype that misuse of taxpayer money — for example, to pay family, friends and political allies for fake jobs — is as French as red wine or going on strike. But how about using the public purse to hire a private detective to spy on a colleague?
Huawei top executive in Europe charged in Belgian corruption probe

1 month ago | politico.eu | Elisa Braun

BRUSSELS — One of Huawei’s most senior executives in Europe is a suspect in the Belgian investigation into alleged corruption at the European Parliament benefitting the Chinese technology company, POLITICO can reveal. The senior executive was represented in a Belgian court on Tuesday, documents relating to the hearing showed.