Maria Maggiore
Journalist, Brussels
Maria Maggiore studied international law in Palermo and European journalism in Strasbourg. For more than 20 years, from Brussels, she covered European affairs for the daily newspaper La Stampa, Radio Popolare, the TV channel Euronews, among others. Together with a group of friends, in 2008 she launched the first European Parliament web TV of which she was deputy editor-in-chief, managing TV reports from all over Europe. She is one of the founders of Investigate Europe, dividing her time between Italy and Brussels.
Recent Works
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Social media influencers steer millions of Europeans to unlicensed gambling websites
Social media influencers steer millions of Europeans to unlicensed gambling websites
24 February 2026
Maxence Peigné, Maria Maggiore, Marta Portocarrero, Eurydice Bersi (Reporters United)
European Defence Fund millions benefiting Israeli state-owned drone manufacturer
European Defence Fund millions benefiting Israeli state-owned drone manufacturer
11 June 2025
Konstantina Maltepioti, Maria Maggiore, Leïla Miñano
France spearheads member state campaign to dilute European AI regulation
France spearheads member state campaign to dilute European AI regulation
22 January 2025
Maria Maggiore, Leïla Miñano, Harald Schumann
Big pharma influence hangs over Europe’s medicines regulator
Big pharma influence hangs over Europe’s medicines regulator
17 June 2024
Leïla Miñano, Maria Maggiore, Manuel Rico, Catrien Spijkerman
France and Netherlands lobbied for child border detention from birth in EU migration pact
France and Netherlands lobbied for child border detention from birth in EU migration pact
13 February 2024
Maria Maggiore, Leïla Miñano, Pascal Hansens, Harald Schumann
‘Greenwashing’ fears plague mining audit industry
‘Greenwashing’ fears plague mining audit industry
17 November 2023
Maria Maggiore, Chris Matthews
Mission critical: Europe eyes new suppliers in geopolitical race for metals
Europe eyes new suppliers in geopolitical race for metals
6 November 2023
Eurydice Bersi (Reporters United), Maxence Peigné, Maria Maggiore
Producers wield power over plastic pollution
Producers wield power over plastic pollution
27 April 2023
Maria Maggiore, Manuel Rico, Maxence Peigné
€60bn earmarked for Europe’s Covid recovery could go to fossil fuel projects
€60bn earmarked for Europe’s Covid recovery could go to fossil fuel projects
9 January 2023
Maria Maggiore
Demolition of Milan’s iconic San Siro stadium brings benefits to funds in tax havens
Demolition of Milan’s iconic San Siro stadium brings benefits to funds in tax havens
16 December 2022
Maria Maggiore
Dark screen for transparency: public access to ultimate ownership data abolished by European Court of Justice
Dark screen for transparency: public access to ultimate ownership data abolished by European Court of Justice
1 December 2022
Maria Maggiore, Laure Brillaud
Russia’s multi-million euro nuclear exports untouched by EU sanctions
Russia’s multi-million euro nuclear exports untouched by EU sanctions
7 October 2022
Sigrid Melchior, Pascal Hansens, Harald Schumann, Maria Maggiore
‘Pesticides aren’t the absolute evil’: the project where nature and agriculture coexist
‘Pesticides aren’t the absolute evil’: the project where nature and agriculture coexist
4 August 2022
Maria Maggiore
Frans Timmermans, EU Commission Vice-President: “Without pesticides reduction, we will have a food crisis in Europe”
Frans Timmermans, EU Commission Vice-President: “Without pesticides reduction, we will have a food crisis in Europe”
20 June 2022
Eurydice Bersi (Reporters United), Maria Maggiore
EU closed loophole for arms sales to Russia only after public disclosure
EU closed loophole for arms sales to Russia only after public disclosure
29 April 2022
Ingeborg Eliassen, Maria Maggiore
To shun Putin’s gas, the EU opts for other fossil fuel projects
To shun Putin’s gas, the EU opts for other fossil fuel projects
31 March 2022
Maxence Peigné, Maria Maggiore, Lorenzo Buzzoni
Javier Solana, former NATO secretary, "NATO needs a capable Europe, it’s a win-win situation for both”
Javier Solana, former NATO secretary, "NATO needs a capable Europe, it’s a win-win situation for both”
28 March 2022
Wojciech Cieśla, Maria Maggiore
Hannah Neumann, MEP “The EU Parliament is shut out of defence decisions”
Hannah Neumann, MEP “The EU Parliament is shut out of defence decisions”
27 March 2022
Harald Schumann, Maria Maggiore
EU member states exported weapons to Russia after the 2014 embargo
EU member states exported weapons to Russia after the 2014 embargo
17 March 2022
Laure Brillaud, Ana Curic, Maria Maggiore, Leïla Miñano, Nico Schmidt
European Commission’s new action plan promises to strengthen railways
European Commission’s new action plan promises to strengthen railways
16 December 2021
Maria Maggiore
The Covid-19 patent waiver proposal
The Covid-19 patent waiver proposal
7 May 2021
Ingeborg Eliassen, Harald Schumann, Maria Maggiore, Sigrid Melchior, Wojciech Cieśla
The unexpected European dilemma: Support the US — or Big Pharma?
The unexpected European dilemma: Support the US — or Big Pharma?
7 May 2021
Ingeborg Eliassen, Harald Schumann, Maria Maggiore, Sigrid Melchior, Wojciech Cieśla
Giacomo Aiello, Italian State Attorney: “Private arbitration is becoming a Russian roulette”
Giacomo Aiello, Italian State Attorney: “Private arbitration is becoming a Russian roulette”
23 February 2021
Maria Maggiore
Pierre-Marie Dupuy, arbitrator and lawyer: “There is a very strict control on the independence of arbitrators”
Pierre-Marie Dupuy, arbitrator and lawyer: “There is a very strict control on the independence of arbitrators”
23 February 2021
Maria Maggiore, Boryana Dzhambazova
Energy giant Eni’s despicable attack on Italian newspaper il Fatto Quotidiano
Energy giant Eni’s despicable attack on Italian newspaper il Fatto Quotidiano
29 December 2020
Maria Maggiore
Emilio De Capitani, former head of unit at the Public Liberties Committee: ‘Informal meetings are part of the legislative process and therefore must be public’
Emilio De Capitani, former head of unit at the Public Liberties Committee: ‘Informal meetings are part of the legislative process and therefore must be public’
30 November 2020
Maria Maggiore
The (in)visible hand of the gas lobby in Brussels
The (in)visible hand of the gas lobby in Brussels
22 October 2020
Maria Maggiore
Loopholes and lobbies: An explainer of the European Commission’s Hydrogen strategy
Loopholes and lobbies: An explainer of the European Commission’s Hydrogen strategy
20 October 2020
Nico Schmidt, Maria Maggiore
Klaus-Dieter Borchardt, Deputy Director-General, Energy: "It is not for the Commission to decide anything"
Klaus-Dieter Borchardt, Deputy Director-General, Energy: "It is not for the Commission to decide anything"
11 October 2020
Daphné Dupont-Nivet, Maria Maggiore
Mozambico, investimenti fossili con garanzia statale
Mozambico, investimenti fossili con garanzia statale
21 July 2020
Maria Maggiore
Capacity Market: L’aiutino pubblico fa felici i soliti noti
Capacity Market: L’aiutino pubblico fa felici i soliti noti
29 June 2020
Maria Maggiore
English Altro che Green Deal
English Altro che Green Deal
29 June 2020
Maria Maggiore
Civil liberties under threat from ‘covtech’ surveillance apps
Civil liberties under threat from ‘covtech’ surveillance apps
1 April 2020
Maria Maggiore
The forgotten people of Sea Watch 3
The forgotten people of Sea Watch 3
5 December 2019
Maria Maggiore, Nico Schmidt
Italy, G7 member and Third World country
Italy, G7 member and Third World country
12 October 2017
Maria Maggiore
The Italian dilemma
The Italian dilemma
24 November 2016
Maria Maggiore