META’s Digital Majority Age is a distraction to avoid compliance

02/10/2025 In recent weeks, a flurry of announcements has put children’s online safety back at [...]

Webinar: How Can Civil Society Reclaim a Voice in Puzzling Times

The formula for influence in Brussels has shifted. Public interest advocates have to navigate closed-doors, [...]

Event: Resilient Voices, Robust Organisations: Redefining the Future of European Civil Society

As the world grapples with democratic backsliding, civic space restrictions, and overlapping global crises, the [...]

EU Stops Funding Health NGOs

25/09/2025 The European Commission has effectively cut off funding for European health NGOs by failing [...]

How data-driven tools can inform policymaking – Discussion & Networking

Join us for an evening exploring how data-driven tools can make policymaking smarter, fairer, and [...]

Europe Takes on Food and Textile Waste with New Rules

On 9 September 2025, the European Parliament adopted a historic reform of the European Waste [...]

Big Oil Turns to Trump to Dilute CSDDD

22/09/2025 Just as MEPs are locked in frantic last-minute negotiations over the Omnibus file, the [...]

Von der Leyen at a Crossroads: Europe Can’t Afford More Inaction

17/09/2025 In her latest State of the Union address, European Commission President Ursula von der [...]

Shaping the EU Strategy on Intergenerational Fairness

16/09/2025 On 12 September, the European Commission launched its European Citizens’ Panel on Intergenerational Fairness, [...]

EU Funds for Minorities? Another Successful but Failed ECI

15/09/2025 On 3 September 2025, the European Commission once again declined to take legislative action [...]

The EU’s Omnibus Wave isn’t Simplification but Deregulation

10/09/2025 This autumn, Brussels will debate yet another series of “Omnibus” Packages, one of a [...]

Europe’s Budget Blindspot is Alcohol (Tax Reform)

08/09/2025 The European Union’s upcoming 2028-2034 budget cycle offers a unique opportunity to align policies [...]