Now at home in the European Commission’s Midday Briefing, Hussein Hasan spent two decades reporting amid war, sectarian violence and government crackdowns in Baghdad, Turkey and Syria. Yet the France 24 correspondent still recalls the jolt of his arrival in Brussels. Standing outside the Berlaymont with a camera in hand, he half expected to be stopped and asked for press credentials.
Author Archives: Oliver Money-Kyrle
Oliver Money-Kyrle is a Brussels-based media freedom expert, analyst and former senior advocacy leader specialising in European journalism policy, press freedom and the structural dynamics of media capture. With over 25 years of experience defending journalists’ rights worldwide, he brings deep institutional insight to BraveNews.eu.
At BraveNews.eu, Oliver analyses media independence and viability, EU media regulation, and their impact on the Brussels press corps. His reporting examines how power is negotiated inside the so-called “Brussels Bubble” — and why it matters for European democracy.
