Lora Verheecke
@loraverheecke.bsky.social
Policy Officer in Counter-Balance
Researching lobbying in the EU and doing lobby tours at DarkSideEUTours
Researching lobbying in the EU and doing lobby tours at DarkSideEUTours
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Ca fait deux ans qu'on alerte sur la capacité de l'IA à créer des Fake News parfaite. Avec Nano Banana Pro de Google, la techno est prête et accessible.
Les exemples dans l'article sont assez bluffant
www.numerama.com/cyberguerre/...
Les exemples dans l'article sont assez bluffant
www.numerama.com/cyberguerre/...
C’est la fin de la preuve par l’image : l'outil Google Nano Banana Pro génère d'incroyables fake news à la chaîne
Le 3 décembre 2025, NewsGuard a publié une enquête sur le nouvel outil de génération d’images de Google, NanoBanana Pro. L’entreprise américaine, qui évalue la fiabilité des sites d’information, a vou...
www.numerama.com
December 4, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Ca fait deux ans qu'on alerte sur la capacité de l'IA à créer des Fake News parfaite. Avec Nano Banana Pro de Google, la techno est prête et accessible.
Les exemples dans l'article sont assez bluffant
www.numerama.com/cyberguerre/...
Les exemples dans l'article sont assez bluffant
www.numerama.com/cyberguerre/...
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🚨Exposed: how a secretive alliance of US companies is working to tear down the CSDDD.
They:
- Aimed to get “the most extreme position” in the European Parliament
- Worked to mobilise pressure from non-EU countries
- Paid for a think tank report
Full analysis: www.somo.nl/the-secretiv...
They:
- Aimed to get “the most extreme position” in the European Parliament
- Worked to mobilise pressure from non-EU countries
- Paid for a think tank report
Full analysis: www.somo.nl/the-secretiv...
December 3, 2025 at 8:36 AM
🚨Exposed: how a secretive alliance of US companies is working to tear down the CSDDD.
They:
- Aimed to get “the most extreme position” in the European Parliament
- Worked to mobilise pressure from non-EU countries
- Paid for a think tank report
Full analysis: www.somo.nl/the-secretiv...
They:
- Aimed to get “the most extreme position” in the European Parliament
- Worked to mobilise pressure from non-EU countries
- Paid for a think tank report
Full analysis: www.somo.nl/the-secretiv...
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DYK⁉️ Planned LNG export projects alone could result in releasing over 10 gigatonnes of CO₂ by 2030.
That's the same amount in annual emissions of the U.S. and the EU combined 😲
It's time to #StopLNG
More stats at ExitLNG.org
That's the same amount in annual emissions of the U.S. and the EU combined 😲
It's time to #StopLNG
More stats at ExitLNG.org
December 4, 2025 at 7:52 AM
DYK⁉️ Planned LNG export projects alone could result in releasing over 10 gigatonnes of CO₂ by 2030.
That's the same amount in annual emissions of the U.S. and the EU combined 😲
It's time to #StopLNG
More stats at ExitLNG.org
That's the same amount in annual emissions of the U.S. and the EU combined 😲
It's time to #StopLNG
More stats at ExitLNG.org
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Les services de renseignement français ont obtenu la preuve que le Kremlin a approuvé un plan visant à s’en prendre aux communautés à la fois juive et musulmane afin de mieux fracturer notre société. Révélations. Via @mediapart.fr
www.mediapart.fr/journal/inte...
www.mediapart.fr/journal/inte...
Des documents internes au Kremlin montrent l’implication de la Russie dans des opérations en France visant juifs et musulmans
Les services de renseignement français ont obtenu la preuve que l’administration présidentielle russe a approuvé un plan visant à s’en prendre aux communautés à la fois juive et musulmane afin de mie…
www.mediapart.fr
December 2, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Les services de renseignement français ont obtenu la preuve que le Kremlin a approuvé un plan visant à s’en prendre aux communautés à la fois juive et musulmane afin de mieux fracturer notre société. Révélations. Via @mediapart.fr
www.mediapart.fr/journal/inte...
www.mediapart.fr/journal/inte...
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'It's green colonialism'
Thousands of miles in Patagonia could be covered in wind farms & industrial infrastructure - as European and British firms invest in green fuel mega-projects
My report from Chile
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
@criordor.bsky.social @triofrancos.bsky.social
Thousands of miles in Patagonia could be covered in wind farms & industrial infrastructure - as European and British firms invest in green fuel mega-projects
My report from Chile
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
@criordor.bsky.social @triofrancos.bsky.social
‘Will it change the weather? Will wildlife cope?’: Europe’s rush to build energy projects in Chile might not be as green as it seems
The country’s government is upbeat about the economic prospects of the growing number of windfarms, solar parks and industrial complexes but others warn of ‘green colonialism’
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:40 PM
'It's green colonialism'
Thousands of miles in Patagonia could be covered in wind farms & industrial infrastructure - as European and British firms invest in green fuel mega-projects
My report from Chile
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
@criordor.bsky.social @triofrancos.bsky.social
Thousands of miles in Patagonia could be covered in wind farms & industrial infrastructure - as European and British firms invest in green fuel mega-projects
My report from Chile
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
@criordor.bsky.social @triofrancos.bsky.social
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Société Générale de Banque au Liban is one of several banks facing civil suits for allegedly preventing customers from retrieving funds after the collapse of Lebanon’s financial system.
www.occrp.org/en/news/leba...
www.occrp.org/en/news/leba...
Lebanese Bank Hit With Civil Suit for Failing to Cash Check Following Financial Meltdown
Société Générale de Banque au Liban is one of several banks facing civil suits for allegedly preventing customers from retrieving funds after the collapse of Lebanon’s financial system.
www.occrp.org
December 1, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Société Générale de Banque au Liban is one of several banks facing civil suits for allegedly preventing customers from retrieving funds after the collapse of Lebanon’s financial system.
www.occrp.org/en/news/leba...
www.occrp.org/en/news/leba...
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HUGE WIN: UK Government pulls $1.15bn in support for the controversial Mozambique LNG project - putting pressure on the Dutch Govt to pull out too.
@financialtimes.com story: www.ft.com/content/b2ea...
@financialtimes.com story: www.ft.com/content/b2ea...
UK to withdraw financing for Total’s Mozambique LNG project
Energy chief has warned he is ready to ‘exercise all my contractual rights’ if governments do not stand by contracts
www.ft.com
December 1, 2025 at 9:33 AM
HUGE WIN: UK Government pulls $1.15bn in support for the controversial Mozambique LNG project - putting pressure on the Dutch Govt to pull out too.
@financialtimes.com story: www.ft.com/content/b2ea...
@financialtimes.com story: www.ft.com/content/b2ea...
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No joke: Switzerland to approve export credits for a giant new gas power plant in #SaudiArabia – the 10th such project since it pledged to no longer finance fossil fuels at the Glasgow COP. My latest post on #SwissClimateRambles calls out the responsible political actors. tinyurl.com/CHKlimaZerst...
Saudi Arabia: Swiss climate wreckers strike again
Export credit for Saudi gas expansion betrays Swiss climate diplomacy
tinyurl.com
December 1, 2025 at 7:43 AM
No joke: Switzerland to approve export credits for a giant new gas power plant in #SaudiArabia – the 10th such project since it pledged to no longer finance fossil fuels at the Glasgow COP. My latest post on #SwissClimateRambles calls out the responsible political actors. tinyurl.com/CHKlimaZerst...
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Sauras-tu trouver parmi ces deux images où se trouve la violence politique selon le ministre de l'intérieur Laurent Nuñez 🤔 ?
November 30, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Sauras-tu trouver parmi ces deux images où se trouve la violence politique selon le ministre de l'intérieur Laurent Nuñez 🤔 ?
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This week, the European People's Party’s Party (EPP) once again chose to side with the far right - not once, but three times.
Check the EU Far-Right Tracker and see the full list: lnkd.in/e3dszCX7 @thegoodlobby.bsky.social
Check the EU Far-Right Tracker and see the full list: lnkd.in/e3dszCX7 @thegoodlobby.bsky.social
November 28, 2025 at 10:55 AM
This week, the European People's Party’s Party (EPP) once again chose to side with the far right - not once, but three times.
Check the EU Far-Right Tracker and see the full list: lnkd.in/e3dszCX7 @thegoodlobby.bsky.social
Check the EU Far-Right Tracker and see the full list: lnkd.in/e3dszCX7 @thegoodlobby.bsky.social
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1/ Proud to announce the launch of a new @amnesty.org @amnestybhr.bsky.social report, detailing the lessons learned from our corporate crimes project. This works to address business involvement in crimes linked to human rights abuses.
www.amnesty.org/en/documents...
www.amnesty.org/en/documents...
The Corporate Crimes Handbook - Amnesty International
Following a nearly two-year study, Amnesty International presents the Corporate Crimes Handbook which compiles insights and lessons learned by practitioners, communities, and law enforcement who are s...
www.amnesty.org
November 28, 2025 at 10:51 AM
1/ Proud to announce the launch of a new @amnesty.org @amnestybhr.bsky.social report, detailing the lessons learned from our corporate crimes project. This works to address business involvement in crimes linked to human rights abuses.
www.amnesty.org/en/documents...
www.amnesty.org/en/documents...
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The EU–Mercosur agreements: are they actually treaty-compatible?
The EU–Mercosur agreements: are they actually treaty-compatible?
The Merosur procedure led by the European Commission has been chaotic, untransparent and, more importantly, raises significant legal issues.
euobserver.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:17 PM
The EU–Mercosur agreements: are they actually treaty-compatible?
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✊ Today workers across Europe are taking action against Amazon.
❌ Amazon exploits its workers
❌ Has close ties with the Israeli military
❌ Is a monopolist
As the company is under intense scrutiny, it has ramped up its lobby power in the EU 🧵
#MakeAmazonPay
corporateeurope.org/en/2025/11/w...
❌ Amazon exploits its workers
❌ Has close ties with the Israeli military
❌ Is a monopolist
As the company is under intense scrutiny, it has ramped up its lobby power in the EU 🧵
#MakeAmazonPay
corporateeurope.org/en/2025/11/w...
November 28, 2025 at 9:56 AM
✊ Today workers across Europe are taking action against Amazon.
❌ Amazon exploits its workers
❌ Has close ties with the Israeli military
❌ Is a monopolist
As the company is under intense scrutiny, it has ramped up its lobby power in the EU 🧵
#MakeAmazonPay
corporateeurope.org/en/2025/11/w...
❌ Amazon exploits its workers
❌ Has close ties with the Israeli military
❌ Is a monopolist
As the company is under intense scrutiny, it has ramped up its lobby power in the EU 🧵
#MakeAmazonPay
corporateeurope.org/en/2025/11/w...
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1) 🌍 The @eib.org has launched its new Global Strategic Orientation.
But instead of focusing on poverty reduction or equality, the strategy puts EU geopolitical and economic interests first.🧵👇
counter-balance.org/news/the-eib...
But instead of focusing on poverty reduction or equality, the strategy puts EU geopolitical and economic interests first.🧵👇
counter-balance.org/news/the-eib...
The EIB is globalising EU corporate interests
counter-balance.org
November 28, 2025 at 9:53 AM
1) 🌍 The @eib.org has launched its new Global Strategic Orientation.
But instead of focusing on poverty reduction or equality, the strategy puts EU geopolitical and economic interests first.🧵👇
counter-balance.org/news/the-eib...
But instead of focusing on poverty reduction or equality, the strategy puts EU geopolitical and economic interests first.🧵👇
counter-balance.org/news/the-eib...
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Corporate Europe Observatory was one of more than 130 organisations that signed an open letter today telling the EU to scrap its neocolonial #greenhydrogen import plans.
You can read the full letter here: corporateeurope.org/en/2025/11/t...
#No2GreenHydrogenImports
You can read the full letter here: corporateeurope.org/en/2025/11/t...
#No2GreenHydrogenImports
November 27, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Corporate Europe Observatory was one of more than 130 organisations that signed an open letter today telling the EU to scrap its neocolonial #greenhydrogen import plans.
You can read the full letter here: corporateeurope.org/en/2025/11/t...
#No2GreenHydrogenImports
You can read the full letter here: corporateeurope.org/en/2025/11/t...
#No2GreenHydrogenImports
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5) 📖 Read the full blog by @loraverheecke.bsky.social for a deeper dive into the EIB Global Strategy 👇
The EIB is globalising EU corporate interests
counter-balance.org
November 28, 2025 at 9:53 AM
5) 📖 Read the full blog by @loraverheecke.bsky.social for a deeper dive into the EIB Global Strategy 👇
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🚗A Zhengzhou, le cœur battant des voitures électriques chinoises
L'ouverture d'une gigafactory de la marque BYD à Zhengzhou témoigne tant du tournant électrique chinois que de la puissance nouvelle acquise par la marque.
@franceculture.fr
www.radiofrance.fr/francecultur...
L'ouverture d'une gigafactory de la marque BYD à Zhengzhou témoigne tant du tournant électrique chinois que de la puissance nouvelle acquise par la marque.
@franceculture.fr
www.radiofrance.fr/francecultur...
November 28, 2025 at 9:42 AM
🚗A Zhengzhou, le cœur battant des voitures électriques chinoises
L'ouverture d'une gigafactory de la marque BYD à Zhengzhou témoigne tant du tournant électrique chinois que de la puissance nouvelle acquise par la marque.
@franceculture.fr
www.radiofrance.fr/francecultur...
L'ouverture d'une gigafactory de la marque BYD à Zhengzhou témoigne tant du tournant électrique chinois que de la puissance nouvelle acquise par la marque.
@franceculture.fr
www.radiofrance.fr/francecultur...
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👖🌱 Ever wonder where your dropped-off clothes go?
Some travel thousands of kilometres – Spain to Pakistan and even back – sometimes tripling emissions vs local processing.
Once outside the EU, the trail goes dark – and new Brussels rules may worsen it.
Read more: www.ftm.eu/articles/eur...
Some travel thousands of kilometres – Spain to Pakistan and even back – sometimes tripling emissions vs local processing.
Once outside the EU, the trail goes dark – and new Brussels rules may worsen it.
Read more: www.ftm.eu/articles/eur...
November 27, 2025 at 6:57 AM
👖🌱 Ever wonder where your dropped-off clothes go?
Some travel thousands of kilometres – Spain to Pakistan and even back – sometimes tripling emissions vs local processing.
Once outside the EU, the trail goes dark – and new Brussels rules may worsen it.
Read more: www.ftm.eu/articles/eur...
Some travel thousands of kilometres – Spain to Pakistan and even back – sometimes tripling emissions vs local processing.
Once outside the EU, the trail goes dark – and new Brussels rules may worsen it.
Read more: www.ftm.eu/articles/eur...
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L'Allemagne a repris ses exportations d'armements vers Israël
Pourtant comme le rappelle @amnesty.org : le génocide des Palestiniens à Gaza se poursuit sans relâche malgré le cessez-le-feu
327 personnes dont 136 enfants ont été tués depuis le 9 octobre.
www.amnesty.fr/presse/le-ge...
Pourtant comme le rappelle @amnesty.org : le génocide des Palestiniens à Gaza se poursuit sans relâche malgré le cessez-le-feu
327 personnes dont 136 enfants ont été tués depuis le 9 octobre.
www.amnesty.fr/presse/le-ge...
Le génocide des Palestinien·ne·s commis par Israël à Gaza se poursuit sans relâche malgré le cessez-le-feu
Plus d’un mois après l’annonce d’un cessez-le-feu et la libération de tous les otages israéliens en vie, les autorités israéliennes continuent de commettre un génocide contre les Palestiniens dans la ...
www.amnesty.fr
November 27, 2025 at 12:34 PM
L'Allemagne a repris ses exportations d'armements vers Israël
Pourtant comme le rappelle @amnesty.org : le génocide des Palestiniens à Gaza se poursuit sans relâche malgré le cessez-le-feu
327 personnes dont 136 enfants ont été tués depuis le 9 octobre.
www.amnesty.fr/presse/le-ge...
Pourtant comme le rappelle @amnesty.org : le génocide des Palestiniens à Gaza se poursuit sans relâche malgré le cessez-le-feu
327 personnes dont 136 enfants ont été tués depuis le 9 octobre.
www.amnesty.fr/presse/le-ge...
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Zambia’s Kariba Dam crisis is one of inequality - Harry Verhoeven www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...
Zambia’s Kariba Dam crisis is one of inequality
For far too long the Zambian and other African governments have prioritised urban over rural communities.
www.aljazeera.com
November 17, 2024 at 1:44 AM
Zambia’s Kariba Dam crisis is one of inequality - Harry Verhoeven www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...
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🎙️ New episode of EU Watchdog Radio is out!
This time, @isabelafranco.bsky.social and @loraverheecke.bsky.social dive into the EU’s race for critical raw materials and the real impacts on communities in the Global South. 🌍⚒️
An insightful analysis of what "green" partnerships mean in practice 👇
This time, @isabelafranco.bsky.social and @loraverheecke.bsky.social dive into the EU’s race for critical raw materials and the real impacts on communities in the Global South. 🌍⚒️
An insightful analysis of what "green" partnerships mean in practice 👇
At What Cost? The EU’s Race for Critical Raw Materials in the Global South
open.spotify.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:12 AM
🎙️ New episode of EU Watchdog Radio is out!
This time, @isabelafranco.bsky.social and @loraverheecke.bsky.social dive into the EU’s race for critical raw materials and the real impacts on communities in the Global South. 🌍⚒️
An insightful analysis of what "green" partnerships mean in practice 👇
This time, @isabelafranco.bsky.social and @loraverheecke.bsky.social dive into the EU’s race for critical raw materials and the real impacts on communities in the Global South. 🌍⚒️
An insightful analysis of what "green" partnerships mean in practice 👇
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💸 Do you know how much money Big Tech is spending on lobbying in Brussels? How has this amount been increasing? On what is the money being funnelled to and what can we do about it?
📻 Listen to our new #podcast episode to find out 👉 corporateeurope.org/en/2025/11/t...
📻 Listen to our new #podcast episode to find out 👉 corporateeurope.org/en/2025/11/t...
November 13, 2025 at 9:16 AM
💸 Do you know how much money Big Tech is spending on lobbying in Brussels? How has this amount been increasing? On what is the money being funnelled to and what can we do about it?
📻 Listen to our new #podcast episode to find out 👉 corporateeurope.org/en/2025/11/t...
📻 Listen to our new #podcast episode to find out 👉 corporateeurope.org/en/2025/11/t...
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1) Export credit agencies (ECAs) are gaining space in EU debates on sustainable development, but there’s a catch. 🤔
ECAs exist to boost national companies abroad, not to reduce poverty or fight climate change. 🚫🌍
ECAs exist to boost national companies abroad, not to reduce poverty or fight climate change. 🚫🌍
November 18, 2025 at 11:56 AM
1) Export credit agencies (ECAs) are gaining space in EU debates on sustainable development, but there’s a catch. 🤔
ECAs exist to boost national companies abroad, not to reduce poverty or fight climate change. 🚫🌍
ECAs exist to boost national companies abroad, not to reduce poverty or fight climate change. 🚫🌍
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I enjoyed my conversation with @janrosenow.bsky.social. I’ve learned a lot from his work over the years, especially his critique of using expensive green hydrogen for home heating (or baking an egg).
Here we talk about how electrifying our industries can actually make them more competitive.
Here we talk about how electrifying our industries can actually make them more competitive.
According to Oxford professor of energy Jan Rosenow, rapid electrification of Europe's industry, not rolling back the EU's Green Deal, will save European industry.
Why electrification, not repealing green laws, will save Europe's industry
According to Oxford professor of energy Jan Rosenow, rapid electrification of Europe's industry, not rolling back the EU's Green Deal, will save European industry.
euobserver.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:27 AM
I enjoyed my conversation with @janrosenow.bsky.social. I’ve learned a lot from his work over the years, especially his critique of using expensive green hydrogen for home heating (or baking an egg).
Here we talk about how electrifying our industries can actually make them more competitive.
Here we talk about how electrifying our industries can actually make them more competitive.