The Good Lobby

🇪🇺Looking for an internship at the heart of the EU bubble?

We’ve opened applications for two internship positions:
📌 Communication & Policy Intern
📌 Policy & Education Intern

Learn more: thegoodlobby.eu/join-the-goo...

🗓️ Apply Today!

🌍THE PRICE WE PAY - Who is responsible for the climate crisis?

🎬 On 11 December, 10:00–12:00, the European Parliament will host a screening of “The Price We Pay”, a documentary by Greenpeace Italia and @recommon.org exposing the human cost of fossil-fuel injustice.

👉 Register here: bit.ly/48pbPYT

Is the #EU quietly weakening the very institution meant to defend the European interest?
@alemanno.bsky.social warns of a “Dogeization” of #Europe - a hollowing of the Commission that could reshape the Union’s future.
Read more: thegoodlobby.eu/the-dogeizat...

✅ Tomorrow, 4 Dec, Neil Campbell, Senior Advisor at The Good Lobby, joins the Finance for Society Forum 2025

🎤 He’ll speak in the session on mobilising public pressure and unlikely advocacy allies, pushing for finance that serves people and planet.

🔗 Info: www.finance-watch.org/campaign/fin...

❓ What happens when your business association becomes your biggest reputational risk?
Germany’s Familienunternehmer crisis shows how opaque governance can blindside member companies.
🌍The Good Lobby’s REBASE initiative is pushing for transparency and responsible representation
More: bit.ly/448LYTM

🔔 We are hiring!

Two Brussels-based internships now open:
🔷 Communication & Policy
🔷 Policy & Education

👉 More info here: thegoodlobby.eu/join-the-goo...

🗓️ Apply by 6 January!

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The World Bank responded by confirming that work was underway in key areas. However, important questions remain, no timetable has been provided, and large-scale institutional changes could affect how citizen participation is prioritised.

👉 Learn more in our latest blog post: bit.ly/4posOl6

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✉️ On 9 October, civil society organisations, including The Good Lobby, sent a letter urging The World Bank to translate its commitments to civic and citizen engagement into concrete actions.

👉 Learn more in our latest blog post: bit.ly/4posOl6

@arc-au.bsky.social @accountlab.bsky.social

The proposal calls for:
🔹 Reimagining the EU Semester
🔹 Establishing a dedicated EU–Member State IGF coordination network
🔹 Aligning EU funding with long-term, future-proof investments
🔹 Promoting the UN Declaration on Future Generations across EU external action

👇 bit.ly/4p7iHRD

📘 As the EU prepares its Strategy on Intergenerational Fairness, the Fit for Future Generations coalition - co-founded by The Good Lobby - presents a new proposal outlining how to embed intergenerational fairness in EU governance through stronger vertical coordination.

👇 Read more: bit.ly/4p7iHRD

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These votes add to the growing evidence that the EPP has normalised a tactical alliance with far-right groups, dismantling what remains of the cordon sanitaire in pursuit of short-term political wins.

📊 We’re tracking every single instance.

👉EU Far-Right Tracker: bit.ly/48nkvyK

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🚨 Far-Right Tracker Update

This week again, the EPP chose to side with the far right — not once, but three times to:

1️⃣ Delay the EU Anti-Deforestation Law
2️⃣ Shift Power Away from the EU Toward National Governments
3️⃣ Advance a Declaration on SME & Scale-Up Financing

🔍Tracker: bit.ly/48nkvyK

@ombudsman.europa.eu has ruled that the Commission committed maladministration in preparing Omnibus I - confirming concerns raised by The Good Lobby and civil society. This is an important reminder that EU policymaking must respect the rule of law.

👉 More: thegoodlobby.eu/omnibus-i-fo...

@transparency-eu.bsky.social @eucivilsociety.bsky.social @lobbycontrol.bsky.social @corporateeurope.org @fidh-official.bsky.social @socialplatform.bsky.social @ilgaeurope.bsky.social @daphne.foundation @civic-forum.eu @eapneurope.bsky.social @ecolise.bsky.social @eurogroupforanimals.org

🔍 Can a working group built on opacity and bias really claim to defend transparency?

🇪🇺 The EU Parliament’s new NGOs Scrutiny Working Group launched in total opacity. Its biased design targets civil society while ignoring far more powerful actors in EU funding

🗞️ Read more: bit.ly/3XPnw67

🚨 Don't miss the Building Bridges organised by IFM-SEI !

It's the perfect opportunity to exchange ideas with other NGOs on how we can tackle the challenges we currently face, from burnout to lack of funding.

📅 28 November
⏰ 9:30 - 16:00
📍Rue d'Edimbourg 26, Brussels

Registration 👉 bit.ly/4iG8SIh

What are Europeans' most urgent challenges and why? Amid sliding optimism in the EU's future, almost half of EU citizens believe the war in Ukraine remains the bloc's top challenge, as European leaders warn Trump's peace plan needs work.

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🗣️ As Prof. @alemanno.bsky.social, pointed out: "When faced with geopolitical pressure, economic uncertainty, and the opportunity to forge genuine European independence, EU leaders have instead chosen accommodation"

🔗 Full data: bit.ly/48vgcTn

What are Europeans' most urgent challenges and why? Amid sliding optimism in the EU's future, almost half of EU citizens believe the war in Ukraine remains the bloc's top challenge, as European leaders warn Trump's peace plan needs work.

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🇪🇺 Which challenges feel most urgent to Europeans and why?

📊 Data published by @euronews.com suggests a significant loss of confidence in Europe's ability to defend itself and a decline in optimism among citizens who perceive a leadership vacuum in Europe.

🔗 Full data: bit.ly/48vgcTn

👥 The recommendations of the European Citizens' Panel on Intergenerational Fairness have been published. 150 citizens from across the EU have spoken out, and their message is clear: Europe must adopt a long-term vision to protect current and future generations.

📰 Read more: bit.ly/48uTACt

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🔍 How to monitor EU policy like a pro?

It can seem impossible to keep up without drowning in information or missing out on what really matters.

👇 Swipe to discover 7 steps that can help you to monitor EU policy!

💼 Discover our services : lnkd.in/e-Vzuk4u

Credits: Milos Labovic

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🔍 How to monitor EU policy like a pro?

Endless newsletters, constantly changing schedules, 200-page PDFs, last-minute amendments, countless meetings.

👇 Swipe to discover 7 steps that can help you to monitor EU policy!

💼 Discover our services here: lnkd.in/e-Vzuk4u

Credits: Milos Labovic

👥 Who really decides whether big companies take climate action or protect human rights?

Proxy advisors quietly shape how trillions in global investments are voted and whether corporate leaders face consequences or get a free pass.

🗞️ Read more: bit.ly/4imaqXA

@transparency-eu.bsky.social @eucivilsociety.bsky.social @lobbycontrol.bsky.social @corporateeurope.org @fidh-official.bsky.social @socialplatform.bsky.social @ilgaeurope.bsky.social @daphne.foundation @civic-forum.eu @eapneurope.bsky.social @ecolise.bsky.social @eurogroupforanimals.org

❓What good is a Civil Society Strategy if Europe keeps shrinking the space for civil society?

📰 In our reaction to the Commission’s new Strategy, our latest blog explains why the plan needs more than well-crafted language.

👉 thegoodlobby.eu/civil-societ...

🚨 Do not miss The euroconsumers Forum Brussels 2025!

🗣️ Prof. @alemanno.bsky.social will be part of the panel "Coming together for a competitive Europe Part 2: Finding Europe’s Spot in a New World".

📅 27 November
📍 Solvay Library
👉 More info: bit.ly/3Mdv8g8

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🔍 We launched the EU Far-Right Tracker, our public tool exposing when the EPP teams up with far-right groups in the EU Parliament 👉 bit.ly/4oDMGQY

We’ve also exposed the S&D and Renew MEPs who helped pass the Omnibus package, because accountability doesn’t stop with one political family.

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🗳️ Bye secret votes?

The EU Parliament’s Conference of Presidents finally debated curbing the abuse of secret ballots, a tactic increasingly weaponised by the far right, and one that has allowed some centrist MEPs to quietly break ranks on major files.

Our EU Far-Right Tracker 👉 bit.ly/4oDMGQY

🇪🇺 Can the increasing Europeanisation of EU institutions be reflected in their political offer?

During an interview with Nicole Scicluna for the programme ‘A Europe without borders?’, Prof. @alemanno.bsky.social, expressed his thoughts on this matter.

📺 Interview: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUIf...

🛫 For 20 years, EU law has protected travellers by compensating for delays and cancellations. But proposed changes could:

⚠️ Raising the delay threshold from 2 to 4 hours
⚠️ Reducing compensation amounts

✍️ Join ‘Save your right, save your flight!’ to defend fair travel for all: lnkd.in/er_4GCWh

@eucivilsociety.bsky.social @lobbycontrol.bsky.social @corporateeurope.org @fidh-official.bsky.social @socialplatform.bsky.social @ilgaeurope.bsky.social @daphne.foundation @civic-forum.eu @eapneurope.bsky.social @ecolise.bsky.social @eurogroupforanimals.org @anticorruption.bsky.social