Francisca Valentim
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Francisca Valentim
@franciscavalentim.bsky.social
journalist | Erasmus Mundus Journalism MA student 📍Amsterdam | @ftm.eu | @thefixmedia.bsky.social | Portuguese
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⚽🚫 Pay Russian clubs and risk breaching sanctions – or refuse and face a transfer ban. That was the trap major European clubs like West Ham, FC Basel and PSV fell into after a FIFA warning.

Today, as FIFA hands out its Peace Prize, questions over its ethics remain.

Read the full story below:
FIFA orders European clubs to ignore sanctions on Russia
European football clubs must pay outstanding transfer fees to Russian teams despite sanctions, says the sport's governing body FIFA. If the likes of West Ham United, FC Basel and Atalanta do not compl...
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December 5, 2025 at 6:13 AM
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🏆 FTM & partners received the Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for The Shadow Fleet Secrets, revealing how Western shipowners fuelled Russia’s shadow fleet. We’re donating our €20 000 prize to fearless outlets in Ukraine & Russia.

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October 22, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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Reporters who exposed how Russia evades oil sanctions win the Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for Journalism.

Their work exposed the hidden financial networks enabling Russia’s sanction-evading oil trade.

Read more: link.europa.eu/TW6YgD

Full story: www.ftm.eu/articles/who...
October 21, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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Fossil fuel and mining companies have launched a record number of lawsuits against governments, demanding billions for lost profits due to green policies. This year alone, they’ve filed a record number of 22 claims. Critics warn this pressures governments to dilute climate action.
Record number of corporate lawsuits target climate action in controversial tribunal
Behind closed doors in Washington, D.C., fossil fuel and mining companies are suing governments over lost profits. Follow the Money has analysed how a system built to protect foreign investors poses a...
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August 28, 2025 at 6:42 AM
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The former president of the European Commission still holds office at his old headquarters, where he regularly receives prominent guests. According to the Kazakh government, he also offered help as go-between. Jean-Claude Juncker himself denies this, claiming that he is “immune” to influence.
Former EU boss keeps office in von der Leyen’s building – and allows his guests to lobby in secret
Years after stepping down as head of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker still meets with lobbyists and foreign diplomats in the Berlaymont, the EU executive’s seat in Brussels. He holds regu...
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August 21, 2025 at 7:01 AM
❗ Mulheres que tenham sido despedidas por um motivo ligado à maternidade

Estou à procura de #mulheres em #Portugal que tenham sido despedidas por um motivo relacionado com a #maternidade, especialmente durante a #gravidez ou a licença de maternidade.

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Despedimentos ligados à maternidade
Olá, o meu nome é Francisca Valentim, sou uma jornalista freelance, e podem descobrir mais sobre mim aqui. Procuro mulheres que tenham sido despedidas por um motivo ligado à maternidade, especialment...
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August 12, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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🔴 Commission to kill EU anti-greenwashing rules – POLITICO www.politico.eu/article/comm...
Commission to kill EU anti-greenwashing rules
The EU executive will abandon its green claims directive after right-wing lawmakers vowed to block it in the Parliament.
www.politico.eu
June 20, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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June 30, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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The Azerbaijani government’s relentless crackdown on journalists has eradicated any semblance of independent media from the country.

Here’s how smuggling charges, harsh prison conditions, and pro-government attack dogs are strangling press freedom 👇

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The Death of Journalism in Azerbaijan
A relentless crackdown over the past 18 months has eradicated any semblance of independent media from authoritarian Azerbaijan. But as President Ilham Aliyev casts critical journalists as enemies of t...
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June 5, 2025 at 7:14 AM
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Parabéns pelo trabalho, PJ.
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
"PJ detém seis neonazis, incluindo um chefe da PSP. Encontradas armas 3D, algo inédito"
Notícia no @publico.pt
PJ detém seis neonazis, incluindo um chefe da PSP. Encontradas armas 3D, algo inédito em Portugal
Detidos integravam Movimento Armilar Lusitano, que pretendia apoiar-se em milícia armada e propagar ideais de discriminação. Foram apreendidas armas feitas em 3D. Há bandeiras e autocolantes do 1143.
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June 17, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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In a dangerous era for journalism – a powerful new tool to help protect sources
In a dangerous era for journalism – a powerful new tool to help protect sources
Today, the Guardian, in collaboration with the University of Cambridge, launches Secure Messaging, a world-first from a media organisation
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June 9, 2025 at 6:26 AM
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European industry is wrong to blame the Green Deal for its woes, says Ottmar Edenhofer, former adviser to Merkel, in an interview with FTM. The real threat to Europe’s economy? Climate inaction.
Europe's economic woes have nothing to do with climate policy, says ex-Merkel advisor
European industry is wrong to blame the Green Deal for its own failures, according to Ottmar Edenhofer, a leading climate economist. To remain economically competitive, the EU must stick to its ambiti...
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June 3, 2025 at 5:26 AM
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The European Court of Auditors is under fire: EU prosecutors have sued the EU financial watchdog for refusing to allow its staff members to testify in a fraud investigation into the former president. The lawsuit marks the escalation of a conflict that has been brewing for years.
Watchdog under scrutiny: EU Court of Auditors sued for blocking fraud probe
EU prosecutors and the European Court of Auditors (ECA) have been involved in a stand-off for years over a fraud probe involving the court's former president.
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April 28, 2025 at 9:03 AM
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We’re proud to share that the #BakuConnection project—led by Forbidden Stories in collaboration with over a dozen media partners—has received the Special Award from the European Press Prize. This award honors exceptional journalism that stands for courage, impact, and international solidarity.
May 28, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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European companies are plundering Senegal’s seas and funnelling the profits away: at least 1 in 5 vessels under Senegal’s flag is owned by European firms. Yet the EU is blaming Senegal for poor oversight of illegal fishing – while European companies keep reaping the benefits.
European fishing boats hurt West Africa's future
Follow the Money travelled to the West African coast and discovered how fishing companies from Spain and France are plundering Senegalese waters while siphoning off the profits. As Senegal strives to ...
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April 2, 2025 at 5:43 AM
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Hundreds of public safety grants cut, worth $500 million, funded initiatives like drug treatment and gun violence prevention programs.
Justice Department cuts to public safety grants leave police and nonprofits scrambling
Hundreds of public safety grants cut, worth $500 million, funded initiatives like drug treatment and gun violence prevention programs.
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May 24, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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Meta will eliminate fact-checking on Facebook, Instagram and Threads.

Mark Zuckerberg sought to blame "biased" fact-checkers for the change.
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“A hard hit for the fact-checking community and journalism”: Meta eliminates fact-checking in the U.S.
Meta will replace its third-party fact-checking program in the U.S. with a crowd-sourced community notes program similar to the one used by X, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced on his Facebook page on Tue...
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January 7, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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There is nothing more American than taking something that happens routinely in countries around the world – like politicians of different parties coming together for ceremonial occasions – and declaring it to be uniquely American.
Reagan on Carter, 1986: “Today our very differences attest to the greatness of our nation. For I can think of no other country on earth where two political leaders could disagree so widely yet come together in mutual respect … because we are all Americans.” youtu.be/GWTEUOjk2vs?...
President Reagan's Remarks at the Dedication of the Carter Presidential Library, October 1, 1986
YouTube video by Reagan Library
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December 30, 2024 at 8:53 AM