“EU funding for NGOs is too opaque”, said the European Court of Auditors (ECA) in a report published on Monday 7 April. Nor are the lobbying and advocacy activities of NGOs “clearly disclosed”, according to the institution, whose analysis was eagerly awaited.
Last week, on Tuesday 1 April, the European Commission confirmed that “in some cases, the work programmes submitted by NGOs and annexed to the grant agreements [from the LIFEframework programme] contained specific advocacy...