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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13656
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Environment

Some 60 MEPs urge European Commission to keep LIFE programme as is in EU’s next long-term budget

In a letter dated 5 June, 67 MEPs called on the European Commission to ensure the LIFE programme remains a stand-alone programme in the post-2027 multiannual financial framework (MFF). This financial instrument is designed to support innovative projects in the environment and climate sectors. 

MEPs from the ranks of the S&D, the Greens/EFA, Renew Europe, The Left, and the EPP (a minority on this list) are worried that the LIFE programme in its current form will be either scrapped or...

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