[PedroBatista]

> Everyone needs money, it doesn’t matter who you are and what your circumstances are. So to bring this up as an argument against someone is kind of pointless.

Yes, that's why my whole point of contention is not the money but the half-assed cheap tactics to get it.

> "and appeals to the stated ideals of the EU."

This whole letter looks like a toddler with an oversized business suit writing a letter to Santa. It's not the end of the World, it really doesn't matter that much. But I find it funny how they think the EU works and how they think this will get them money.

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The people who wrote the original letter (https://ps.zoethical.org/pub/lettre-publique-aux-ncp-au-suje...) understand how the EU works just fine. Funny that; I live in Brussels and have that “Brussels specific expertise” some other commenter is talking about upthread. They noticed NGI was not present in a draft and wrote a call out addressed to NCPs (National Contact Points, the contact points of horizon calls) as feedback that the NGI scheme has been funding good project and it should remain prioritised.

What actually is your problem with it? Do YOU know how the EU works?