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Investigation into ENVIRONMENTAL NGOs Scandal REJECTED

1 Aprile 2025 by

… millions of euros had been spent on environmental NGOs

to lobby lawmakers and citizens in favor of the EU Green Deal

… The motion was meant to review all relevant contracts

… no “public funds can be leveraged to exert political pressure on policymakers.”

… the vote was unexpectedly rejected

… 40 votes in favor

… 41 against

… two abstentions

… The conservatives voted for the transparency initiative without fail

… all leftist parties voted against it

… five members of the centrist EPP backtracked

… with three of them voting together with the left

… two abstaining [ Result of roll-call votes ]

… “Regrettable, incomprehensible dissenting vote,” Smit commented

Result of roll-call votes