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Inside this week’s New Leaf:

🌍 Climate talks a decade after Paris
✊ EU civil society’s moment of truth
💚 How climate wins: fair, fun & fierce
⚔️ Saving LIFE: Europe’s green heartbeat

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A decade later, the picture is mixed. The US has come and gone, the EU has built a Green Deal now under fire, and the world meets again under darker skies.

This week’s New Leaf looks back at what’s changed, and what’s still at stake for Europe’s climate legacy.

EU institutions and national governments share responsibility to ensure public money is used for public good 🌾💧🪱

As the post-2027 #CAP is shaped, this is the moment to drive a just transition towards social and environmental sustainability in farming, see our vision 👇 eeb.org/library/cap-...

Europe did not become a global leader in environmental and social protection by silencing independent voices. It became one by embracing them.

Now it is time for Europe to commit to its civil society.

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In its Civil Society Strategy, due out next week, @ec.europa.eu must treat civic space as a strategic asset – not an afterthought. This means:

✅ Stable and independent funding for CSOs
✅ Fair, transparent rules that apply to all
✅ Meaningful participation in EU decision-making

⚠️ Efforts to delegitimise, defund or restrict civil society are no longer isolated. They are appearing across Europe – including here in Brussels.

Without an independent civil society, corporate lobbies will fill the void. Important protections will be rolled back in the name of “efficiency.”

🫣 Imagine waking up in a Europe where you can’t trust the water from your tap, the air you breathe, or the food on your plate. Where no one checks if rules are enforced and disinformation goes unchallenged.

That’s not dystopia - it’s the logical outcome of a trend already visible across Europe.

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We call out those ghosting their climate duties, spotlight the threats facing NGOs, and celebrate cities proving the movement for people & planet is very much alive.

And speaking of life - it’s alive! - the EU’s first-ever Soil Monitoring Law is here, a rare green victory in an age of rollback.