Dr. Raphael Weyland<p>The <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://eupolicy.social/@eppgroup" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>eppgroup</span></a></span> tonight showed it's not interested in compromise politics but in killing civil society + environmental policies. The <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://ec.social-network.europa.eu/@EUCommission" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>EUCommission</span></a></span> announced a <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/LIFE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LIFE</span></a> Programm statement for tomorrow. EPP & <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://eupolicy.social/@ecrgroup" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ecrgroup</span></a></span> wanted a vote and despite replacing several (EPP: 6) MEPs lost 40:41. Why risking the anyhow too small funding instrument for nature instead of regulating corporate lobby and introducing conflict of interest rules?! <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/EUGreenDeal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EUGreenDeal</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Democracy</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Lobbying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lobbying</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/NGOs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NGOs</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Brandmauer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Brandmauer</span></a></p>