Von der Leyen’s U-Turn: ESF+ Restored to Secure Socialists’ Support Against No-Confidence Vote

10/07/2025 In a dramatic U-turn, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has backed down [...]

EU Data Act: Time for Governments to Leverage Commercial Data Improve Lives

09/07/2025 The European Union’s Data Act represents one of the most ambitious attempts to regulate [...]

Is The Rise Of Private Equity Making Lobbying Even More Opaque?

07/07/2025 Private equity firms and the companies they own come in some circles with a [...]

Europe’s Social Contract Under Threat

04/07/2025 How the EU’s Investment Plans Could Dismantle Our Welfare State A new Financial Times [...]

Hungary’s Constitutional Court Declares Climate Law Inadequate: A Turning Point for Intergenerational Justice?

03/07/2025 In an unprecedented decision, the Hungarian Constitutional Court has annulled a central provision of [...]

EU Cuts Social Funding

02/07/2025 A recently leaked European Commission document has revealed what many feared but hoped wouldn’t [...]

The EU Omnibus Rolls Back Corporate Accountability

01/07/2025 The Council of the EU has formally adopted its position on the omnibus package, [...]

Who is the new European Parliament meeting?

25/06/2025 On 24 June 2025, Transparency International EU published a revealing analysis of lobbying interactions [...]

EU Boosts Party Transparency While Targeting NGOs

24/06/2025 On 17 June 2025, the European Parliament and Council reached a provisional agreement on new [...]

When Failure Succeeds and Success Fails: A Reality Check on the European Citizens’ Initiative

20/06/2025 Despite its modest uptake since its inception in 2012, the European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) [...]

How to Engage with the vdL Commission 2.0? Lessons from the EU Advocacy Engagement Index

18/06/2025 Effective advocacy starts with a deep understanding of the policymaking ecosystem. That’s what makes [...]

Press Release – Neil Campbell Joins The Good Lobby as Senior Advisor to Lead new initiative on philanthropic advocacy

17/06/2025 The Good Lobby is delighted to welcome Neil Campbell as Senior Advisor. Neil brings [...]