🔎 What does it take to hold power accountable in Europe? In 2025, The Good Lobby Profs challenged Hungary's transparency law, corrected the record on the EU's Digital Markets Act before the US Congress, and much more. Read the full 2025 impact report 👉 thegoodlobby.eu/the-good-lob...

👀 When does support become political influence? 💰 The Trump administration's US State Department is offering up to $3 million to European NGOs and think tanks promoting views on migration and national sovereignty, priorities associated with MAGA. 🔗 Read more: thegoodlobby.eu/trumps-fund-...

🇪🇺 👥 European citizenship comes with rights, but can everyone access them? The European Commission has officially registered “All On Board”, a new European Citizens’ Initiative calling for more inclusive access to European citizenship. 👉 Read more here: thegoodlobby.eu/all-on-board...

🏛️ What happens when "more transparency" becomes the excuse to strip the EU's top court of its power to defend judicial independence? ⚖️Real reform means a more transparent Court - not a weaker one. 👉 Read: thegoodlobby.eu/the-politica...

📸 Fifteen editions, one tradition that never gets old. The Good Lobby Summer Academy crew at the Guggenheim Bilbao. This year's cohort is still deep into four days of rethinking advocacy, influence and civic power. Discover more about Summer Academy 2026 👉 thegoodlobby.eu/summer-acade...

🤖 Can AI make governments actually listen - or just look like they are? The OECD just mapped 50 real-world ways AI is being used for citizen participation across 22 countries, several already in the EU. 🔗 Read the blog: thegoodlobby.eu/how-is-ai-en...

📲How old should you be to open a social media account? Depends which EU country you live in. 🧒Child safety online shouldn't be a lottery of geography. It's time for a coordinated EU approach. 📄 Source: Report of the Special Panel on Child Safety Online (July 2026)

🤔 Is the Commission too afraid to tame big tech? 📱 The EU has finally started enforcing the Digital Services Act. The Commission is investigating the addictive features of Instagram and Facebook, yet key DSA provisions remain largely unenforced. 🔗 Read it here: thegoodlobby.eu/is-the-commi...

🇪🇺 When does a "technical" institutional reform become a threat to democracy? In his latest op-ed for EUobserver, Professor Alberto Alemanno, says a draft report under discussion in the EP is more than an internal debate about the Court of Justice of the EU. 🔗 Read: euobserver.com/228381/eus-t...

👀 Can an EU Presidency ever be truly neutral? In an interview with Austria's Die Presse, Professor Alberto Alemanno, founder of The Good Lobby, discusses whether Ireland's traditionally close ties with the US could affect perceptions of its role. 👉 Read: www.diepresse.com/36404799/irl...

💡 Our survival guide breaks down 10 tactics for advocacy that actually moves the needle. 🔗 Read more: thegoodlobby.eu/an-advocacy-... Want this kind of strategic firepower behind your own campaign? That's exactly what we do. Discover The Good Lobby's services: thegoodlobby.eu/ourservices/

🌍 Can fossil fuel companies still shift responsibility for climate change onto consumers? ⚖️ A landmark ruling against TotalEnergies suggests the answer is increasingly no. 🔗 Read our latest blog: thegoodlobby.eu/the-totalene...

💬 How do we make influence more democratic and accountable when democracy needs it most? 40+ changemakers are already confirmed. Will you be among them? 🗓️ Date: 20–23 July 2026 📍 Location: Bilbao, Spain 🔗 Find out more about the Summer Academy: thegoodlobby.eu/summer-acade...

🕵️ What does Europe's AI future look like? 💡We're thrilled to welcome a new special guest - Regina Joseph: a top-ranked Superforecaster. Don't miss her session! 🗓️ 20–23 July 2026 📍 Bilbao, Spain 🔗 Find out more about the Summer Academy: thegoodlobby.eu/summer-acade...

💡 Europe and other regions’s biggest stories are being told. But are they being told right? 🎤 James Kanter cuts through some dominant narratives on European current affairs and asks what’s being left out. 🗓️ Date: 20–23 July 2026 📍 Location: Bilbao, Spain 🔗 More: thegoodlobby.eu/summer-acade...

⚖️ 👀 Can transparency compensate for a conflict of interest? 🇮🇪 Ireland's public consultation ahead of its EU Council Presidency set a new benchmark for openness. But transparency alone may not be enough. 🔗 Read here: thegoodlobby.eu/can-transpar...

📱How many American digital services have you used today? Probably more than you think. Much of Europe's digital life still relies on technology developed outside the EU. 🇪🇺 What would it take for European alternatives to compete? 🔗 Read here: thegoodlobby.eu/why-arent-eu...

💬What makes The Good Lobby Summer Academy so special? Our community says it best. ➡️ Swipe through to hear what participants from the last edition had to say. 🗓️ Date: From 20 to 23 July 2026 📍 Location: Bilbao, Spain 🔗 Register: thegoodlobby.eu/summer-acade...

👀 Are the EU's Omnibus proposals really about cutting red tape or about cutting protections for people and the planet? €180,000,000,000. Every year. That's how much the EU could save in health costs and environmental damage. 🗓️ Tomorrow, 7 July at 16:30 CET 👉 Join: thegoodlobby.eu/the-price-of...

👀 A new report by Réseau Action Climat and eight civil society organisations maps exactly what's been lost and what's still at stake. 🔗 Read the report: reseauactionclimat.org/attaques-con... 🗓️ Tomorrow, 7 July at 16:30 CET 👉 Register: thegoodlobby.eu/the-price-of...

👩‍⚖️👨‍⚖️ Can EU judges rule fairly on companies they own shares in? A new investigation found over 40% have declared financial interests that could appear before them. ➡️ The European Ombudsman just opened an inquiry into it. 🔗 Read the full story: thegoodlobby.eu/can-eu-judge...

👀 What if "simplification" is just a word for making it easier to pollute? 🗓️ On 7 July at 16:30 CET, The Good Lobby is hosting a free webinar presenting the findings of a major new report by Réseau Action Climat and eight partner organisations. 🔗 Register here: thegoodlobby.eu/the-price-of...

🧑🏼‍🤝‍🧑🏼 Can private wealth defend civic power? 💡Join us as we explore what philanthropy is doing, what it could do differently, and how private wealth can help defend civic power without replacing it. 🗓️ Date: 20–23 July 2026 📍 Location: Bilbao, Spain 🔗 Secure your spot: thegoodlobby.eu/summer-acade...

☀️ What can you expect from the Good Lobby Summer Academy? 👇 Let previous participants tell you! 🗓️ Date: 20–23 July 2026 📍 Location: Bilbao, Spain 🔗 Secure your spot: thegoodlobby.eu/summer-acade...

💡 How do we influence change when the rules of influence are changing? If you've been on the fence, this is your sign. Spots are filling fast, and once they're gone, they're gone. Don’t miss it! 📍 Bilbao, Spain | 20–23 July 2026 🔗 Secure your spot: thegoodlobby.eu/summer-acade...

⚖️ What happens when "cutting red tape" means cutting out the public? Whose interests does "Better Regulation" actually serve? 📑 Together with 60 civil society organisations, we've put our name to an open letter warning the European Commission. 🔗Read more: thegoodlobby.eu/a-slide-away...

⚖️ Will the EU's seventh Rule of Law Report finally break the cycle of findings without follow-up? A report is only as strong as what happens after it's published. 🔗 Read our take on why this year's report matters more than most: thegoodlobby.eu/another-rule...

🎤 Introducing The Good Lobby Summer Academy 2026 💡 We're thrilled to welcome keynote speaker to this year’s Summer Academy - James Kanter. 🗓️ Date: 20–23 July 2026 📍 Location: Bilbao, Spain 🔗 Secure your place before it's gone: thegoodlobby.eu/summer-acade...

❓Should the EU be allowed to profit from an illegal occupation? 💬 The Good Lobby has joined Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, Oxfam, and others in calling on the European Commission to act. 🔗 Read why this matters, and what's being asked of the Commission: thegoodlobby.eu/the-eu-must-...

🎉 A big thank you to everyone who joined yesterday's EVY-PACT online event on Youth Civic Participation in Europe: Barriers, Civic Spaces and Inclusive Democratic Engagement! 💬 Stay tuned for more insights, resources and opportunities to engage as the project continues!