Can transparency compensate for a conflict of interest?
10/7/2026 On 1 July, Ireland took over the rotating Presidency of the Council of the [...]
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Why aren’t Europeans switching to European digital alternatives?
9/7/2026 Every day, we – Europeans – rely on American digital services. We communicate through [...]
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Can EU judges rule fairly on companies they own shares in?
03/07/2026 What if the members of the Court of Justice of the European Union own [...]
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The Real Price of Simplification
The Real Price of Simplification: What’s been lost, and what we can do about it [...]
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A Slide Away From Better Regulation, Not Progress Towards It
29/06/2026 Civil society sounds the alarm as the Commission moves to weaken its own rulebook [...]
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An Advocacy Survival Guide for Civil Society
26/06/2026 The ground has shifted under civil society globally, and especially in Europe. NGOs are [...]
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Another Rule of Law Report Another Box-Ticking Exercise?
25/06/2026 On 15 July 2026, the European Commission will publish its seventh annual Rule of [...]
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The EU Must Stop Trading with Illegal Settlements
24/06/2026 The European Commission needs to ban trade with Israel’s illegal settlements, and it needs [...]
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“Send Them Back”: The EPP–Far Right Alliance Behind the EU Return Regulation
19/06/2026 On 17 June, the European Parliament approved the Return Regulation with 418 votes in [...]
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Digital “Simplification” Must Not Become Deregulation
16/06/2026 As EU institutions continue discussions on the proposed Digital Omnibus package, a growing coalition [...]
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The EU Defence Omnibus is now law, and civil society’s Warnings Went Unheeded
15/06/2026 A provisional agreement on the last pending file of the EU Defence Readiness Omnibus [...]
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The 1st EU’s AI Envoy has a Conflict of Interest
12/06/2026 The European Commission recently appointed the Chairman of Siemens AG – Mr Jim Hagemann [...]
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