EU Commission Gave NGOs Taxpayer Billions To Lobby Politicians For Leftist Causes
The commission funded thousands of NGOs to petition politicians to support left-wing causes like the Green Deal.
by Kurt Zindulka Apr 18, 2025
Corruption concerns have been raised amid an investigation into the billions handed out from the EU to NGOs, allegedly in exchange for lobbying efforts on behalf of the European Commission to advance left-wing causes such as the green agenda. [emphasis, links added]
The European Court of Auditors has found that between 2021 and 2023, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) received a total of €7.4 billion ($8.4B) from the EU, including 4.8 billion euros from the governing Commission and another 2.6 billion euros from member states.
Thousands of NGOs were funded with taxpayer cash to promote so-called EU values and advance left-wing causes on immigration, environmentalism, and even lobbying for the ban on combustion engine cars, Germany’s Focus magazine reported.
The Court of Auditors report, which found that there was “no reliable overview of EU funding granted to NGOs”, raised concerns that some such organizations were disguising themselves as NGOs to lobby politicians on behalf of their economic interests while claiming to be nonprofits, or by government actors using the groups to advance their ends clandestinely.
https://climatechangedispatch.com/eu-commission-gave-ngos-taxpayer-billions-to-lobby-politicians-for-leftist-causes/
