Guest blog: ⚠️ THE REAL SCANDALS including hijacking democracy
Guest blog from the European Environmal Bureau (ENB) In the EU, environmental NGOs face an unprecedented attack – and alarm bells are ringing. Disinformation about NGO funding, coupled with attempts to fabricate a false scandal, has forced us to bust a few myths... This is the newsletter that we would never have wanted to write. But at a time when the most basic democratic values are being so openly eroded, this campaign to shrink civic space is far more sinister than it appears. ๐ WHAT'S GOING ON? Emboldened by a globally surging authoritarian agenda , some EU policymakers are attempting to backtrack on environmental and social safeguards. How? By targeting NGOs. On Wednesday evening , some MEPs brought a targeted debate to the EU Parliament regarding the...