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It's become clear Qatargate is being used by rightwing MEPs to cast doubt on civil society. For them, the sometimes successful campaigns by often under-financed and understaffed NGOs is a pain — it counters their private sector and neo-liberal ideology.
Elsewhere in the region, the Hungarian prime minister calls Ukraine ‘no man’s land’; and Poland records lowest number of births since WW2.
Exclusive: Dutch MEP hopes site will give early warning of suspicious tactics such as use of front organisations
MEPs' assistants, EU Commission officials, and industry insiders should help drain the lobbyist swamp in Brussels by tipping off a new "early-alert" system, Dutch socialist MEP Paul Tang has said.
Tool meant to help whistleblowers warn for ‘excessive lobbying’ by tech giants.