Left-liberal Brussels commissioner accused of paying lobbyists with taxpayer money to push his Green agenda

The Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf recently reported on secret contracts that the European Commission had signed with green organizations to carry out alleged covert lobbying activities. According to the newspaper, as cited by Magyar Nemzet, it was not members of parliament who were bought, but so-called civil society organizations.

The buyers were allegedly Brussels bureaucrats, using EU taxpayers’ money, who wanted to put pressure on the European Parliament and national decision-makers. The task of lobbying organizations commissioned by Brussels with EU money was to then persuade MEPs and member states to support the commission’s ambitious green policy initiatives.

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One such so-called civil group was the European Environmental Bureau (EEB), an umbrella organization of the “Greens” tasked with providing at least 16 examples of how the European Parliament tightened green legislation thanks to their lobbying activities. 

According to documents reviewed by the newspaper, the EEB was also given the task of supporting the controversial nature restoration legislation initiated by former Commissioner Frans Timmermans.

The left-liberal politician, who had previously run for the post of Commission President, therefore paid the green lobby to serve his own interests, using EU taxpayers’ money.

In addition, they could use around €700,000 in support to steer the debate on agricultural activity in a more environmentally friendly direction. 

So instead of the livelihood of farmers, Brussels prioritized other activities and did so via so-called civil organizations. 

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A similar practice can be observed in Hungary, where Brussels supports certain organizations with EU funds, which then serve the political goals of the unelected Brussels bureaucrats. 

MEP Péter Magyar, president of the opposition Tisza Party in Hungary, recently spoke about this as well: “As in the entire EU, in Hungary too, more intensive, higher value-added, organic agricultural production should be supported instead of the current extensive grain production.” According to the EU representative, so-called organic farming should be supported instead of grain production.

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