The letter is an answer to Patriots’ group chair Jordan Bardella’s call on Jan. 28 for the European Union’s right-wing factions to unite to kill the Green Deal together.
“We have long underscored the need to reassess its timelines and implementation to ensure that it does not jeopardize our industries or the livelihoods of our citizens,” the letter said.
The European election in June 2024 marked a pivotal point toward a right-wing majority with the objective to backtrack on the European Commission’s flagship Green Deal. The EPP has not shied away from using the right-wing majority to push forward with deregulation in the last months, namely to water down the deforestation regulation.
However, the EPP has consistently rejected a structural cooperation with the far-right Patriots, which is led by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, because that would break long-standing alliances with both the left-leaning Socialists and Democrats and Renew Europe’s liberals.
