24/07/24 (Agence Europe) – On Wednesday 24 July, the NGOs ClientEarth and BirdLife Europe announced that they had lodged a complaint with the European Ombudsman about the reform of the environmental rules of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), proposed by the European Commission last March to appease EU farmers’ anger (see EUROPE B13408A20). Citing political urgency, the Commission met behind closed doors with only four farming unions, without seeking the opinion of NGOs or citizens....