Follow the Money: The Podcast

By Follow the Money

Reckon you know who’s running Europe? Think again. Every week, we dive into a Follow the Money investigation exposing the continent’s hidden powerbrokers: from deceiving companies and influential lobb... more

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November 19, 2025 The Libyan war crimes suspect released by Italy
When Italy arrested an alleged Libyan war criminal wanted for torture and crimes against humanity earlier this year, it made international headlines. Forty-eight hours later, Osema Habish Najim Almasri was flown home as a free man. Lorenzo Bagnoli and Paolo Riva reveal how migration politics seem to have trumped international justice.
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19min
November 12, 2025 The dark side of Morocco's mining boom
Phosphate minerals from Morocco are essential for producing fertiliser and the batteries that power electric vehicles. But local communities say that the world’s biggest exporter – the state-owned OCP – is causing pollution and harming their health. Despite concerns about the government’s attempts to stifle the media, journalist Manon Stravens travelled to Morocco to uncover OCP’s toxic trail.
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November 05, 2025 Europeans' health data in ex-Israeli spies' hands
Tech company Zivver promised Europe it would keep its health and legal data safe. But FTM journalists Sebastiaan Brommersma and Siem Eikelenboom reveal how the company can in fact access private messages, and how that data came in reach of a U.S. company led by former Israeli spies.
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28min
October 29, 2025 Inside the NATO corruption schandal
A NATO corruption scandal made international headlines when several suspects were arrested across Europe earlier this year. But a cross-border investigation reveals that just a few months later, the United States quietly dropped charges against four of them – despite strong evidence.
FTM journalists Jesse Pinster and Simon Van Dorpe reveal how one of NATO’s most important members seems to have given up on cracking down on corruption.
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https://www.ftm.eu/articles/us-drops-case-in-nato-corruption-scandal
https://www.ftm.eu/articles/the-network-behind-the-nato-corruption-scandal
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30min
October 22, 2025 How Orbán funnels Hungary’s assets to his allies
As Europe ramps up its defence spending, Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has handed over his country’s entire defence industry to a trusted business ally.
Journalist Jesse Pinster uncovers how EU money and state assets are being funnelled into the hands of Orbán’s inner circle — continuing a pattern of cronyism that’s reshaped Hungary over the past decades. Despite growing concerns in Brussels, the EU still struggles to hold one of its most troublesome members to account.
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30min
October 15, 2025 A Belgian prince’s parade in Congo
A Belgian prince is running a conservation project in the Democratic Republic of Congo, financed by millions in European aid. Journalist Olivier van Beemen reveals how more than 150 million euros in European funding ended up powering a failed conservation dream – and even Bitcoin mining in the rainforest.
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https://www.ftm.eu/articles/bitcoin-mining-in-congo-rainforest-thanks-to-eu
https://www.ftm.eu/articles/belgian-prince-in-congo
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26min
October 08, 2025 European money is fueling the global spyware industry
A stranger reading your messages, tracking your movements, scrolling through your photos. That's what spyware can do – without you even knowing. It’s marketed as a tool to fight terrorism and crime, but it’s also used to silence journalists, activists, and political opponents.
Greek journalist Vas Panagiotopoulos reveals how the EU and national governments give public funds to companies behind this powerful surveillance technology linked to human rights abuses and political repression. The same firms accused of helping authoritarian regimes are cashing in on European taxpayer money.
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22min
October 01, 2025 Why Europe can’t stop Nestlé's false health claims
Health supplements are booming. Pills, powders, and gummies promise to make us fitter, stronger, and younger – and the industry is worth billions. But a Follow the Money investigation by Irene van den Berg and Mathilde de Jeu uncovered that nearly half of these products carry claims that aren’t allowed under EU rules. Still, Nestlé, Unilever, and other food giants keep them on the shelves, exploiting loopholes and weak regulation. Meanwhile, they profit twice: first from unhealthy foods, then from the supplements that supposedly undo the damage.
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18min
September 24, 2025 European companies are plundering Senegal’s seas
In Senegal, fishing is the backbone of the economy. But local fishermen’s nets are coming back empty. Journalists Hans Wetzels and Remy Käller discovered how European fishing companies are plundering Senegal’s seas through joint ventures that let them fly Senegalese flags – while profits flow back to Europe. With livelihoods disappearing, many young Senegalese see no other option but to migrate to Europe in search of a future.
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https://www.ftm.eu/articles/eu-fishing-companies-are-emptying-senegalese-seas-stealing-the-country-s-future?share=R8mVZs9n0RedJE%2BkDD6LFd4Xomu6npuxbPYO79eykzsSQJfuqmT%2BgPrhcpCePFw%3D
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19min
September 17, 2025 Meloni's €70 million migration fiasco
When Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni ran her election campaign in 2022, she promised a bold solution to Italy’s migration challenges: building offshore migrant centres in Albania. The hubs should process asylum seekers abroad. But three years later, the reality looks very different. The hubs stand half-empty, construction costs have spiraled, and courts have thrown up roadblocks at every turn.
We’re joined by Milan-based journalist James Imam, who uncovered how Meloni’s flagship project turned into a costly fiasco – and why Brussels still praises it as a model for the future.
Content warning: This episode contains references to suicide, which some listeners may find distressing.
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https://www.ftm.eu/articles/meloni-s-migration-centres-costs-the-italian-taxpayer?share=SQ8CUqkpvHGT8zViJlwbBjTGWYtHq7XROzYmWTUqCSBkIgM4eKoqchogVNxq%2BvM%3D
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25min

FAQs about Follow the Money: The Podcast:

How many episodes does Follow the Money: The Podcast have?

The podcast currently has 19 episodes available.