Maria Maggiore
@maggiore.bsky.social
Reporter for Investigate Europe (IE) from Brussels and Italy. Former EuroparlTV, La Stampa, Radio Popolare. I love Europe, this is why I ask it every day to become better.
Tips welcome: maggiore@investigate-europe.org
Tips welcome: maggiore@investigate-europe.org
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For the first time, EU institutions face legal action for inaction on Gaza. Under Article 265 of the EU Treaty, lawyers from JURDI are taking the Commission & Council to court. Investigate Europe’s @maggiore.bsky.social reports for @euobserver.com.
Our work is part of the case → bit.ly/3RZcQ8I
Our work is part of the case → bit.ly/3RZcQ8I
Lawyers file case against EU Commission and Council for 'failure to act' on Gaza genocide
Lawyers specialising in international law will file an “action for failure to act” with the European Court of Justice on Thursday for the inaction of the EU Commission and Council in the massacres per...
euobserver.com
July 15, 2025 at 12:53 PM
For the first time, EU institutions face legal action for inaction on Gaza. Under Article 265 of the EU Treaty, lawyers from JURDI are taking the Commission & Council to court. Investigate Europe’s @maggiore.bsky.social reports for @euobserver.com.
Our work is part of the case → bit.ly/3RZcQ8I
Our work is part of the case → bit.ly/3RZcQ8I
Ricorso a Comm e Consiglio Ue cita, tra le altre prove, i 15 progetti del Fondo Europeo per la Difesa che la Comm tiene aperti con la società greca Intracom Defense, di proprietà dell'israeliana IAI, per sviluppare armi, come svelato da @investigate-europe.eu e @reportersunited.gr 👇
July 15, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Ricorso a Comm e Consiglio Ue cita, tra le altre prove, i 15 progetti del Fondo Europeo per la Difesa che la Comm tiene aperti con la società greca Intracom Defense, di proprietà dell'israeliana IAI, per sviluppare armi, come svelato da @investigate-europe.eu e @reportersunited.gr 👇
I giuristi passano all'azione: giovedi parte il ricorso contro @EU_Commission e @EUCouncil per non-azione su #Gaza. Senza scomodare Convenzioni su genocidio, solo con Trattato Ue. Basta doppio standard con Russia. Oggi
@euobserver.com @fattoquotidiano.bsky.social @reportersunited.gr @publico.es 👇
@euobserver.com @fattoquotidiano.bsky.social @reportersunited.gr @publico.es 👇
July 15, 2025 at 7:06 AM
I giuristi passano all'azione: giovedi parte il ricorso contro @EU_Commission e @EUCouncil per non-azione su #Gaza. Senza scomodare Convenzioni su genocidio, solo con Trattato Ue. Basta doppio standard con Russia. Oggi
@euobserver.com @fattoquotidiano.bsky.social @reportersunited.gr @publico.es 👇
@euobserver.com @fattoquotidiano.bsky.social @reportersunited.gr @publico.es 👇
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@mommunism.bsky.social
Please can you share the message for. Staff at Nasser Hospital?
Please can you share the message for. Staff at Nasser Hospital?
A friend in Gaza sent this. It is from the staff at Nasser Hospital. Please share
July 11, 2025 at 8:26 AM
@mommunism.bsky.social
Please can you share the message for. Staff at Nasser Hospital?
Please can you share the message for. Staff at Nasser Hospital?
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Quand le ministère des armées de Lecornu et l'Europe co-financent le développement d'un drone-tueur au profit de la société d'armement d’État israélienne, salement impliquée à Gaza. Ma dernière enquête @investigate-europe.eu pour @disclosengo.bsky.social #Gaza #Eu
disclose.ngo/fr/article/l...
disclose.ngo/fr/article/l...
La France et l’Europe financent, sans le dire, l’industrie militaire israélienne
Un projet de développement de drones militaires financé par l'Europe et sept gouvernements européens, dont la France, a obtenu, en mai 2024, un financement de 59 millions d’euros d'argent public. Pro...
disclose.ngo
June 12, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Quand le ministère des armées de Lecornu et l'Europe co-financent le développement d'un drone-tueur au profit de la société d'armement d’État israélienne, salement impliquée à Gaza. Ma dernière enquête @investigate-europe.eu pour @disclosengo.bsky.social #Gaza #Eu
disclose.ngo/fr/article/l...
disclose.ngo/fr/article/l...
La Commissione finanzia 15 progetti di sviluppo di armi con società pubblica israeliana IAI. Sette lanciati dopo 7 ottobre. Rispetto del diritto internazionale, Carta diritti umani, UN Convention per Prevenzione genocidio? Niente, al Palazzo Berlyamont, business as usual. Oggi 👇
Revealed: European Defence Fund millions benefiting Israeli state drone company
Intracom Defense, a Greek subsidiary of Israel Aerospace Industries, is part of 15 EU defence projects, including a €59m drone programme co-funded by EU govts.
New investigation w/ @reportersunited.gr and partners:
Intracom Defense, a Greek subsidiary of Israel Aerospace Industries, is part of 15 EU defence projects, including a €59m drone programme co-funded by EU govts.
New investigation w/ @reportersunited.gr and partners:
European Defence Fund millions benefiting Israeli state-owned drone manufacturer
A European subsidiary of Israel Aerospace Industries is currently involved in 15 EU defence projects, including a multi-million euro drone development programme co-funded by European governments.
www.investigate-europe.eu
June 11, 2025 at 4:01 PM
La Commissione finanzia 15 progetti di sviluppo di armi con società pubblica israeliana IAI. Sette lanciati dopo 7 ottobre. Rispetto del diritto internazionale, Carta diritti umani, UN Convention per Prevenzione genocidio? Niente, al Palazzo Berlyamont, business as usual. Oggi 👇
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A European subsidiary of Israel Aerospace Industries is currently involved in 15 EU defence projects, including a multi-million euro drone development programme co-funded by European governments.
European Defence Fund millions benefiting Israeli state-owned drone manufacturer
A European subsidiary of Israel Aerospace Industries is currently involved in 15 EU defence projects, including a multi-million euro drone development programme co-funded by European governments.
euobserver.com
June 11, 2025 at 9:38 AM
A European subsidiary of Israel Aerospace Industries is currently involved in 15 EU defence projects, including a multi-million euro drone development programme co-funded by European governments.
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Uh!
❗️❗️SCOOP: Germany calls for reform of the fiscal rules to accommodate for more defense spending. World is indeed changing
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Germany Urges EU to Ease Fiscal Rules to Boost Defense Spending
Germany called for the European Union to reform its fiscal rules to allow countries to make bigger defense expenditures without running afoul of the bloc’s budget rules, according to people familiar w...
www.bloomberg.com
March 5, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Uh!
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Trois ans après l’invasion de l’#Ukraine, la Russie importe des milliers de pièces aéronautiques Airbus et Boeing, en dépit des sanctions et du risque de détournement militaire. Notre enquête @investigate-eu.bsky.social est à lire chez @disclosengo.bsky.social 🧵
disclose.ngo/fr/article/e...
disclose.ngo/fr/article/e...
En pleine guerre en Ukraine, des milliers de composants Airbus et Boeing équipent l'aviation russe
Trois ans après le début de l’invasion de l’Ukraine, la Russie importe du matériel aéronautique fabriqué par Airbus et Boeing, en dépit des sanctions internationales et du risque d’utilisation par l’a...
disclose.ngo
February 20, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Trois ans après l’invasion de l’#Ukraine, la Russie importe des milliers de pièces aéronautiques Airbus et Boeing, en dépit des sanctions et du risque de détournement militaire. Notre enquête @investigate-eu.bsky.social est à lire chez @disclosengo.bsky.social 🧵
disclose.ngo/fr/article/e...
disclose.ngo/fr/article/e...
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Read the latest issue of Secrecy Tracker! The newsletter from Investigate Europe, @ftm.nl & @euobserver.com exposing how the EU institutions fail to fulfill their duty of transparency. This time, @hsc55.bsky.social reveals how secrecy erodes democratic accountability.
bit.ly/4jQmLn0
bit.ly/4jQmLn0
February 7, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Read the latest issue of Secrecy Tracker! The newsletter from Investigate Europe, @ftm.nl & @euobserver.com exposing how the EU institutions fail to fulfill their duty of transparency. This time, @hsc55.bsky.social reveals how secrecy erodes democratic accountability.
bit.ly/4jQmLn0
bit.ly/4jQmLn0
URGENT: EU Data Protection Supervisor risks being full of conflicts of interest, coming from the Commission to control the Commission. Please, sign this open letter to stop that. I did. @investigate-eu.bsky.social @reportersunited.gr @journalismarena.eu www.digihumanism.eu/publications...
🔥JOIN THE CALL: Open letter to EU institutions to safeguard EDPS’ independence — Digihumanism
On Data Protection Day, Digihumanism, together with other experts in the field of data protection, artificial intelligence, EU law, fundamental rights, democracy and the rule of law, are calling EU in...
www.digihumanism.eu
January 29, 2025 at 11:56 AM
URGENT: EU Data Protection Supervisor risks being full of conflicts of interest, coming from the Commission to control the Commission. Please, sign this open letter to stop that. I did. @investigate-eu.bsky.social @reportersunited.gr @journalismarena.eu www.digihumanism.eu/publications...
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Intelligence artificielle: la France ouvre la voie à la surveillance de masse en Europe. Une enquête coécrite par notre @leilaminano.bsky.social et @maggiore.bsky.social pour @investigate-eu.bsky.social et @disclosengo.bsky.social.
"La France considère qu'il est très important de garder la possibilité de rechercher 1 personne sur la base de critères objectifs exprimant une croyance religieuse ou une opinion politique". @investigate-eu.bsky.social publie les extraits du courrier de Matignon, à l'époque dirigé par E.Borne. Un 🧵
January 23, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Intelligence artificielle: la France ouvre la voie à la surveillance de masse en Europe. Une enquête coécrite par notre @leilaminano.bsky.social et @maggiore.bsky.social pour @investigate-eu.bsky.social et @disclosengo.bsky.social.
Negoziati AI Act, 24/11/2023, Francia: "E' molto importante preservare la possibilità di ricercare una persona..che esprime un credo religioso o un'opinione politica, come l'indossare un distintivo o un accessorio, se coinvolta nell'estremismo violento o presenta un rischio terroristico”.
January 23, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Negoziati AI Act, 24/11/2023, Francia: "E' molto importante preservare la possibilità di ricercare una persona..che esprime un credo religioso o un'opinione politica, come l'indossare un distintivo o un accessorio, se coinvolta nell'estremismo violento o presenta un rischio terroristico”.
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The European Commission says the Artificial Intelligence Act will "create an AI ecosystem that benefits everyone." But internal docs obtained by Investigate Europe reveal France and others successfully lobbied for various loopholes, giving authorities greater powers to use AI-powered surveillance:
France spearheads member state campaign to dilute European AI regulation
Governments successfully lobby for freedom to surveil citizens in public spaces, target border areas with AI systems and exploit predictive policing algorithms, internal documents obtained by Investig...
www.investigate-europe.eu
January 23, 2025 at 7:10 AM
The European Commission says the Artificial Intelligence Act will "create an AI ecosystem that benefits everyone." But internal docs obtained by Investigate Europe reveal France and others successfully lobbied for various loopholes, giving authorities greater powers to use AI-powered surveillance:
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This investigation was led by Investigate Europe reporters @maggiore.bsky.social, @leilaminano.bsky.social & @hsc55.bsky.social. The findings are published with our media partners across Europe: Disclose, Efsyn, EU Observer, Il Fatto Quotidiano, InfoLibre, Netzpolitik, Publico and Reporters United.
France spearheads member state campaign to dilute European AI regulation
Governments successfully lobby for freedom to surveil citizens in public spaces, target border areas with AI systems and exploit predictive policing algorithms, internal documents obtained by Investig...
www.investigate-europe.eu
January 23, 2025 at 7:10 AM
This investigation was led by Investigate Europe reporters @maggiore.bsky.social, @leilaminano.bsky.social & @hsc55.bsky.social. The findings are published with our media partners across Europe: Disclose, Efsyn, EU Observer, Il Fatto Quotidiano, InfoLibre, Netzpolitik, Publico and Reporters United.
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Νέα αποκάλυψη!
🔸Παρακολουθήσεις #Μητσοτάκη με #AI
🔸Μη ενημέρωση ανεξάρτητων αρχών
🔸Τεχνολογίες αναγνώρισης προσώπων & συναισθημάτων
@investigate-eu.bsky.social @reportersunited.gr & ΕΦΣΥΝ
✍️ @ebersi.bsky.social @maggiore.bsky.social @leilaminano.bsky.social @boublis.bsky.social @hsc55.bsky.social
🔸Παρακολουθήσεις #Μητσοτάκη με #AI
🔸Μη ενημέρωση ανεξάρτητων αρχών
🔸Τεχνολογίες αναγνώρισης προσώπων & συναισθημάτων
@investigate-eu.bsky.social @reportersunited.gr & ΕΦΣΥΝ
✍️ @ebersi.bsky.social @maggiore.bsky.social @leilaminano.bsky.social @boublis.bsky.social @hsc55.bsky.social
Παρακολουθήσεις Μητσοτάκη 2.0 - Αυτή τη φορά με AI
Από τις 2 Φεβρουαρίου οι κυβερνήσεις της ΕΕ θα χρησιμοποιούν εργαλεία τεχνητής νοημοσύνης (ΑΙ) κατά των πολιτών τους σε δημόσιους χώρους.
www.reportersunited.gr
January 22, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Νέα αποκάλυψη!
🔸Παρακολουθήσεις #Μητσοτάκη με #AI
🔸Μη ενημέρωση ανεξάρτητων αρχών
🔸Τεχνολογίες αναγνώρισης προσώπων & συναισθημάτων
@investigate-eu.bsky.social @reportersunited.gr & ΕΦΣΥΝ
✍️ @ebersi.bsky.social @maggiore.bsky.social @leilaminano.bsky.social @boublis.bsky.social @hsc55.bsky.social
🔸Παρακολουθήσεις #Μητσοτάκη με #AI
🔸Μη ενημέρωση ανεξάρτητων αρχών
🔸Τεχνολογίες αναγνώρισης προσώπων & συναισθημάτων
@investigate-eu.bsky.social @reportersunited.gr & ΕΦΣΥΝ
✍️ @ebersi.bsky.social @maggiore.bsky.social @leilaminano.bsky.social @boublis.bsky.social @hsc55.bsky.social
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Governments successfully lobby for freedom to surveil citizens in public spaces, target border areas with AI systems and exploit predictive policing algorithms, internal documents obtained by Investigate Europe reveal.
France spearheaded successful effort to dilute EU AI regulation
Governments successfully lobby for freedom to surveil citizens in public spaces, target border areas with AI systems and exploit predictive policing algorithms, internal documents obtained by Investigate...
buff.ly
January 22, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Governments successfully lobby for freedom to surveil citizens in public spaces, target border areas with AI systems and exploit predictive policing algorithms, internal documents obtained by Investigate Europe reveal.
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La France ouvre la voie à la surveillance de masse en Europe. Mon enquête avec Maria Maggiore pour @investigate-eu.bsky.social et @disclosengo.bsky.social sur les négociations secrètes sur la loi européenne sur l'intelligence artificielle
🔴 Intelligence artificielle : la France ouvre la voie à la surveillance de masse en Europe
Révélations @investigate-eu.bsky.social avec @disclosengo.bsky.social sur l’obsession sécuritaire de la France, document confidentiels des négociations sur l’AI Act à l'appui
disclose.ngo/fr/article/i...
Révélations @investigate-eu.bsky.social avec @disclosengo.bsky.social sur l’obsession sécuritaire de la France, document confidentiels des négociations sur l’AI Act à l'appui
disclose.ngo/fr/article/i...
Intelligence artificielle : la France ouvre la voie à la surveillance de masse en Europe
Reconnaissance faciale en temps réel, interprétation des émotions, catégorisation des pensées religieuses, sexuelles et politiques… Ces pratiques pourraient devenir monnaie courante en Europe, comme l...
disclose.ngo
January 22, 2025 at 2:08 PM
La France ouvre la voie à la surveillance de masse en Europe. Mon enquête avec Maria Maggiore pour @investigate-eu.bsky.social et @disclosengo.bsky.social sur les négociations secrètes sur la loi européenne sur l'intelligence artificielle
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Happy to have contributed to this very important work on the #AIAct exemptions and national lobbying by @investigate-eu.bsky.social
"The [AI Act's National Security] exemption also goes against rulings from the European Court of Justice in 2020 and 2022, says @plixavra.bsky.social"
"private companies involved in national security activities are not exempted [and] still subject to EU law"
"private companies involved in national security activities are not exempted [and] still subject to EU law"
January 22, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Happy to have contributed to this very important work on the #AIAct exemptions and national lobbying by @investigate-eu.bsky.social
Esce OGGI la nostra inchiesta sulle scappatoie per le forze di polizia con l'AI ACt, dal 2 febbraio in vigore.
Potete leggere tutte le nostre scoperte sul nostro sito 👇
o su @fattoquotidiano.bsky.social. Qui le cose più inquietanti:
www.investigate-europe.eu/it/posts/fra...
Potete leggere tutte le nostre scoperte sul nostro sito 👇
o su @fattoquotidiano.bsky.social. Qui le cose più inquietanti:
www.investigate-europe.eu/it/posts/fra...
AI ACT: Parte il controllo di massa nei luoghi pubblici
Documenti interni del Consiglio Ue, ottenuti da Investigate Europe, rivelano come Parigi, sostenuta da altri paesi, tra cui l’Italia, abbia ottenuto un via libera generale all’uso dell’intelligenza ar...
www.investigate-europe.eu
January 22, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Esce OGGI la nostra inchiesta sulle scappatoie per le forze di polizia con l'AI ACt, dal 2 febbraio in vigore.
Potete leggere tutte le nostre scoperte sul nostro sito 👇
o su @fattoquotidiano.bsky.social. Qui le cose più inquietanti:
www.investigate-europe.eu/it/posts/fra...
Potete leggere tutte le nostre scoperte sul nostro sito 👇
o su @fattoquotidiano.bsky.social. Qui le cose più inquietanti:
www.investigate-europe.eu/it/posts/fra...
Our new investigation on the loopholes of the AI ACT IS OUT TODAY!
Revealed: France, Greece & others lobbied to weaken European AI Act
Governments secured loopholes in new law, enabling AI-powered surveillance in border zones and public spaces for 'national security', internal docs obtained by Investigate Europe reveal: www.investigate-europe.eu/posts/france...
Governments secured loopholes in new law, enabling AI-powered surveillance in border zones and public spaces for 'national security', internal docs obtained by Investigate Europe reveal: www.investigate-europe.eu/posts/france...
January 22, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Our new investigation on the loopholes of the AI ACT IS OUT TODAY!
Ci risiamo. Non ci sono sanzioni per le sliding doors di chi lavora per le istituzioni europee: consulenti, politici, seppur con ruoli amministrativi. Tutti liberi di andare nel privato dopo aver lasciato l'UE.
Turns out we were too generous. Former Belgian Minister Kris Peeters, who left the EIB this year, got the bank’s green light to join the board of wastewater firm Aquafin, barely a year after signing off on a €200M loan as EIB VP. So that makes 6/10 😵💫 www.tijd.be/politiek-eco...
December 20, 2024 at 12:28 PM
Ci risiamo. Non ci sono sanzioni per le sliding doors di chi lavora per le istituzioni europee: consulenti, politici, seppur con ruoli amministrativi. Tutti liberi di andare nel privato dopo aver lasciato l'UE.
I nostri colleghi greci @reporters_gr vanno domani a un secondo processo per aver indagato sullo scandalo delle spyware Predator, dov'era coinvolto l'ex segr gen del PM Mitsotakis. E' chiaramente una minaccia per fargli chiudere la bocca (SLAPP). Forza!
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Press freedom organizations support Reporters United & EfSyn
The undersigned press freedom groups condemn the ongoing, abusive legal action by Grigoris Dimitriadis against the journalists who exposed Greece’s Predator spyware scandal. Greek institutions must en...
ipi.media
December 4, 2024 at 12:35 PM
I nostri colleghi greci @reporters_gr vanno domani a un secondo processo per aver indagato sullo scandalo delle spyware Predator, dov'era coinvolto l'ex segr gen del PM Mitsotakis. E' chiaramente una minaccia per fargli chiudere la bocca (SLAPP). Forza!
ipi.media/greece-press...
ipi.media/greece-press...
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What’s behind the EU bubble? In our EU Affairs section, we scrutinise the institutions and legislations that impact Europeans: www.investigate-europe.eu/transparency...
EU affairs
Inside the negotiations of the laws that affect us all. We publish stories that get to the heart of EU decision-making and explain how political agreements inked in Brussels matter to ordinary Europea...
www.investigate-europe.eu
November 21, 2024 at 2:50 PM
What’s behind the EU bubble? In our EU Affairs section, we scrutinise the institutions and legislations that impact Europeans: www.investigate-europe.eu/transparency...
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#Wasteland: Europe's plastic disaster. This cross-border investigation lifted the lid on Europe's mounting problem with plastics: www.investigate-europe.eu/themes/inves...
Wasteland – Europe’s plastic disaster
Europe has a problem with plastics. Cheap, versatile and in constant production, plastic is in our milk bottles and toothpaste tubes. And our seas, fields and streams. Can EU plans for a circular econ...
www.investigate-europe.eu
November 21, 2024 at 2:50 PM
#Wasteland: Europe's plastic disaster. This cross-border investigation lifted the lid on Europe's mounting problem with plastics: www.investigate-europe.eu/themes/inves...