‘NGOs contribute to the effective functioning of democracy, silencing them will not make the environmental crisis go away’

For several weeks now, right-wing and far-right MEPs have been using disinformation to challenge public funding for environmental NGOs, writes Le Monde’s Stรฉphane Foucart in his column.

French food safety agency advises a โ€˜tofu-banโ€™ in mass catering

But environmental NGOs have criticised the recommendation, arguing it contradicts established scientific consensus and could undermine plant-based diets.

How von der Leyen blindsided Brussels with her deregulation drive

The Commission president is pushing a sweeping, rapid and centralized agenda to โ€œsimplifyโ€ EU rules โ€” and not everyone in Brussels is thrilled.

Rightwing MEPs threaten huge funding freeze for environmental NGOs

Freeze to EUโ€™s LIFE programme funding would deprive 30 NGOs of up to 70% of annual incomesSeveral environmental NGOs could be effectively shut down in Europe, if a defunding push by rightwing MEPs is successful, campaigners say.At the same time that ce…

Commission VP Ribera on political tensions in the way of the Clean Industrial Deal

โ€ŠLess than a month before the publication of the Clean Industrial Deal vision, Ribera speaks to host Giada Santana and EET editor Donagh Cagney about competitiveness, environmental NGOs lobbying, and the hostile political climate she faces.
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