The EU’s NGO Scandal: How Brussels Funds Its Own Propaganda | Deep Dives

The EU is quietly funnelling billions into so-called non-governmental organisations.

These “independent” NGOs are anything but. They’re propped up by Brussels, pushing its agenda, shaping public opinion, and drowning out dissenting voices. It’s propaganda—paid for with your money.

In this episode of Deep Dives, we sit down with Thomas Fazi, talking about his report exposing the EU’s shadowy NGO network. He lays out how Brussels bankrolls groups that parrot its talking points, suppresses real civil society, and even lobbies itself to demand the policies it already wants.

Read the MCC Brussels report to uncover the staggering scale of the EU’s taxpayer-funded propaganda machine

📖 Read the full report here 👉 https://brussels.mcc.hu/publication/the-eus-propaganda-machine-how-the-eu-funds-ngos-to-promote-itself