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EU Parliament contemplates permanent body to monitor NGO funding

Summary by EURACTIV
The body would provide "special scrutiny" of the European Commission's alleged funding of lobbyists favourable to its own proposals.

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A week ago, WELT ON SUNDAY quoted lobby agreements from the EU Commission with so-called non-governmental organisations. Thereupon an emotional debate sparked. Politicians and lawyers demand consequences – another document shows how great the secrecy was.

·Dortmund, Germany
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It is a lesson about the abysses of European politics: for years, the European Commission has been distributing billions to non-governmental organisations that are in place on time if pressure is to be put on national parliaments, on energy companies or on unpopular agreements in Brussels. However, only now that the scandal has become public and has caused a veritable purgatory of indignation will it suddenly be "reworked". With an internal work…

The European Commission has paid environmental organisations up to 700,000 euros to lobby and take legal action against European companies, German media reported over the weekend. NGOs including Friends of the Earth and ClientEarth received money to campaign to promote the EU’s green agenda.

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EURACTIV broke the news in Brussels, Belgium on Tuesday, June 17, 2025.
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