Don’t mention the Green Deal! EPP scrubs wording from Parliament water report

Don’t mention the Green Deal! EPP scrubs wording from Parliament water report

The center-right party of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is shifting away from green issues as it aligns itself with farmers and industry.

Lena Schilling MEP: “The Green Deal Is Not the Problem—It’s Part of the Solution”

In the European Parliament in Brussels this week I was able to discuss with Lena Schilling, a Green MEP, the current debate over whether the European Green Deal should be postponed. This is currently a topic of much debate in Brussels, and beyond, amid growing concerns about European energy security, defence preparedness, industrial decline, and rising populism. Ms. Schilling argued that the Green Deal is not an obstacle to Europe’s resilience b…