Vula Tsetsi, Co-Chair of the European Green Party, said:

‘Did the Europeans ask for fewer rules for Big Business? No. The latest Eurobarometer shows they want lower inflation, affordable energy, decent jobs and protection from climate shocks. Business as usual will not deliver that. Yet the Presidents of the European institutions, present in the European People’s Party meeting in Zagreb, pushed deregulation for corporations, while ignoring the warnings from a UK intelligence report that shows how climate breakdown can lead to global conflict. The European institutions must protect the people living in Europe. We can build that protection through strategic investments, a reform of the EU fiscal rules, joint borrowing and a stronger European budget capable of financing an ambitious climate transition. Investing in renewables, energy independence, resilient infrastructure, and a just transition is the path to true security and competitiveness for the 21st century.’

Ciarán Cuffe, Co-Chair of the European Green Party, said:

‘When Manfred Weber's European People’s Party talks about deregulation, they are not speaking about easing the burden on families struggling with rising bills; they are speaking about reducing obligations for Europe’s corporations. That is short-sighted and reckless. Climate breakdown is no longer a distant threat; it is already destabilising economies and fuelling geopolitical tensions. In the age of climate disruption, real security means investing massively in renewable energy, grids and storage, cutting fossil fuel dependence and ensuring a just transition that leaves no one behind. These are not ideological choices but strategic imperatives for an autonomous and united Europe.’

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