The European Commission has defended the use of a public relations firm to gloss the image of president Ursula von der Leyen.
Von der Leyen had hired the Berlin-based Story Machine while a candidate to become European Commission president, to set up her social-media accounts.
Once she landed the job, the contract continued according to revelations in the Back our independent journalism by becoming a supporting memberGet EU news that matters
Nikolaj joined EUobserver in 2012 and covers home affairs. He is originally from Denmark, but spent much of his life in France and in Belgium. He was awarded the King Baudouin Foundation grant for investigative journalism in 2010.
Nikolaj joined EUobserver in 2012 and covers home affairs. He is originally from Denmark, but spent much of his life in France and in Belgium. He was awarded the King Baudouin Foundation grant for investigative journalism in 2010.