
By Border Hawk
The European Commission transferred more than €600,000 of taxpayer money to the controversial Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) immediately after the 2024 European elections.
The payment — exposed by Berliner Zeitung following a parliamentary inquiry by AfD MEP Petr Bystron — went to the very media consortium whose partner outlets ran aggressive smear campaigns against conservative and EU-skeptical politicians during the election. For critics, this was not support for “investigative journalism,” but rather a payoff for political services rendered.
Trump Defunds, Brussels Bankrolls
While Brussels is now funding OCCRP, President Donald Trump had already cut off its lifeline. After his 2024 reelection, Trump defunded OCCRP from USAID, recognizing the network as a political weapon…
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