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EU Cuts €15M for Green NGOs Amid Corporate Lobbying

3/21/2025

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The Strasbourg vote to cut funding for green NGOs reveals the EU's troubling priorities, diverting €15 million from environmental advocates while corporations rake in €1.7 billion in lobbying. This imbalance threatens the EU's Green Deal and the public's urgent call for a swift green transition, leaving the future of environmental health hanging in the balance.

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The Strasbourg vote to cut funding for green NGOs reveals the EU's troubling priorities, diverting €15 million from environmental advocates while corporations rake in €1.7 billion in lobbying. This imbalance threatens the EU's Green Deal and the public's urgent call for a swift green transition, leaving the future of environmental health hanging in the balance.