Omnibus I: EU’s Deregulation Push Strikes First Blow

16/12/2025 The European Parliament’s adoption of Omnibus I marks a turning point in the EU’s [...]

How can the European Parliament scrutinise the European Council?

16/12/2025 The European Council is often described as the collective leadership of the EU. Bringing [...]

Ethics Complaint Against Omnibus I’s rapporteur MEP Warborn

15/12/2025 The Good Lobby joined Transparency International EU and eight other civil society organisations in [...]

EU simplification weakens, not strengthens, Europe’s competitiveness

11/12/2025 The European Union has entered a new political cycle with “regulatory simplification” elevated as [...]

When Judges Have to Sound the Alarm: The Medel Case

(Inspired by and referring to Anna Walczak’s op-ed in EU Law Live: “Is the European [...]

The “Turtle Worship” Trap

08/12/2025 Adapted from an idea by Aaron McLoughlin Every so often, someone finds a metaphor [...]

The Dogeization of Europe: the plan to ‘rollback’ the EU’s own institutions

04/12/2025 While headlines focus on Brussels’ new wave of deregulation, a deeper – and far [...]

When Your Business Association Becomes Your Biggest Reputational Risk: Lessons from Germany’s “Familienunternehmer” Crisis

How poor governance and opacity in business associations can blindside member companies—and what regulators and [...]

Civil Society’s Call to the World Bank: Putting Citizen Engagement Back at the Center

02/12/2025 On 9 October, a broad coalition of civil society organisations, including The Good Lobby, [...]

Join The Good Lobby: We’re Hiring!

01/12/2025 The Good Lobby is looking for two motivated interns committed to strengthening democracy and [...]

EU Simplification Agenda Took Its First Blow

27/11/2025 The Good Lobby welcomes today’s landmark decision by the European Ombudswoman, who found that [...]

EU Parliament’s NGOs Scrutiny Group Starts on the Wrong Foot

26/11/2025 Today, the European Parliament’s Scrutiny Working Group on NGOs (SWG) met for the first [...]