Open Letter from Academics on NGO Funding and the LIFE Programme
A group of over 100 academics from across Europe has issued an open letter to the European Commission expressing deep concern over proposed changes to the EU’s Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) 2028–2035 that could undermine dedicated funding for environmental NGOs, particularly the LIFE programme. The letter warns that merging environmental priorities into a new Competitiveness Fund risks weakening the EU’s climate commitments and marginalising civil society voices. The academics also condemn recent political attacks on NGOs, characterising them as authoritarian and undemocratic, and call on the Commission to preserve the independence of LIFE, protect NGO funding, and uphold transparent, democratic governance in EU policymaking.
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