Why Lobbying is Killing Democracy - Chloé Mikolajczak

Fidias EU Parliament

Apr 23, 2025•43 min

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Episode description

Lexi, a journalist from the EU Youth Portal, invited me and Chloé Mikolajczak (@thegreenmonki) to have a chat together in the European Parliament.Chloé Mikolajczak is a climate justice activist and social media communicator based in Brussels. She has been involved in numerous environmental and social justice initiatives across Europe. She has collaborated with organizations like the European Environmental Bureau and has been active in pushing for stronger environmental policies at the EU level.

Follow Chloéhttps://www.instagram.com/thegreenmonki/https://x.com/chloemkljczkFollow Lexihttps://www.instagram.com/hahaha_lex/

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction

01:00 Who is Chloé Mikolajczak?

01:56 Lobbying 04:25 Communication in the EU

07:17 The EU is in Trouble

13:31 Climate Change

16:13 Impact in the world

19:22 My Direct Democracy Project

20:34 Manipulation of citizens 23:34 Freedom of Speech

25:40 Consensus & Truth

39:01 Activism VS Politics Sole liability rests with the Member financing this political and information activity. The European Parliament is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information contained herein.

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