From Policy Capture to Political Capture in the Energy Transition

05/03/2026 The success of the energy transition is jeopardised by political capture, or the idea [...]

MEPs vote ahead of the first-ever EU Anti-Poverty Strategy

04/03/2026 On 12 February, the European Parliament voted on a report that for the first [...]

Ombudswoman opens inquiry into Commission’s handling of Fur Free Europe ECI

The Good Lobby welcomes the European Ombudsman’s decision to open an inquiry into how the [...]

The Castle Method

03/03/2026 On 12 February, EU leaders met at Alden Biesen Castle for an informal competitiveness [...]

My Voice, My Choice Wins but other ECIs still await

02/03/2026 This week, the Commission responded to My Voice, My Choice, the ECI demanding EU-funded [...]

Scale(s) of advocacy activities

27/02/2026 This piece breaks down the daily tasks and deliverables of advocacy teams, how they [...]

European Law Professors Urge Ursula von der Leyen to Investigate Peter Mandelson

Brussels, 26 February 2026 – A group of leading EU law professors affiliated with The Good Lobby [...]

Watchdogs call to drop ex-Meta lobbyist as Digital Omnibus rapporteur

25/02/2026 Seven civil society watchdog organisations, including The Good Lobby, have jointly addressed the coordinators [...]

Cross-Party MEPs Stand for Civil Society

23/02/2026 A new manifesto to pushback against Europe’s shrinking civic space At a time when [...]

The Deregulation Wave Reaches Social Europe

BusinessEurope wants a “labour market omnibus.” The script is identical to every one that came [...]

New ECI: Stop Funding the Kremlin

The Good Lobby welcomes the launch of a new European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) calling on [...]

Complaint against EU Commission for failing to follow up on Fur Free Europe ECI

18/02/2026 The Good Lobby supported a complaint to the European Ombudsman concerning the European Commission’s [...]