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The Good Lobby The Good Lobby is a non-profit civic start-up committed to equalising access to power for a more plural, inclusive and democratic society.

We believe that every citizen can make a difference in their community. To this end, we inspire, train and help citizens to influence major policy decisions, hold their political representatives accountable and share with them new solutions. In so doing, we build unconventional collaborations and alliances with and among NGOs, progressive companies, consultancies, and philanthropies. In other words, we help citizens and other organisations to set up ‘good lobbies’, enabling them to balance the undue influence of special interest groups. For this purpose, The Good Lobby popularises and democratises the various channels of participatory democracy existing at local, national and EU level. By embracing lobbying, everyone can gain a seat at the table and make their political system more responsive to societal needs. It’s time to get heard wherever you are and change society for the better, through many more voices.

🇪🇺 When are Europe’s next major elections, and who is expected to win?In 2026 and 2027, MILLIONS OF VOTERS  will choose ...
02/10/2026

🇪🇺 When are Europe’s next major elections, and who is expected to win?

In 2026 and 2027, MILLIONS OF VOTERS  will choose their new members of parliament and presidents. 

👀 Which national parties are heading to the polls? And where are far-right parties are SET TO GAIN  ground? 

Swipe to see the key national elections to watch ➡️

🛂 Who checks the border checks?Today, The Good Lobby filed a formal complaint with the Commission, signed by over 100 ac...
01/10/2026

🛂 Who checks the border checks?

Today, The Good Lobby filed a formal complaint with the Commission, signed by over 100 academics and former EU Commissioners, including Josep Borrell, László Andor, Joaquin Almunia and Nicolas Schmit, as well as former MEP Sophie in 't Veld. It asks the Commission to enforce the rules.

Since 1 August, hundreds of thousands of travellers between Italy and Spain have faced internal border checks, and they still do. Yet neither government has shown the serious threat that EU law requires, and the European Commission has failed to act.

🔗 Read more: link in bio!

🛂 Who checks the border checks?Today, The Good Lobby filed a formal complaint with the Commission, signed by over 100 ac...
01/10/2026

🛂 Who checks the border checks?

Today, The Good Lobby filed a formal complaint with the Commission, signed by over 100 academics and former EU Commissioners, including Josep Borrell, László Andor, Joaquin Almunia and Nicolas Schmit, as well as former MEP Sophie in 't Veld. It asks the Commission to enforce the rules.

Since 1 August, hundreds of thousands of travellers between Italy and Spain have faced internal border checks, and they still do. Yet neither government has shown the serious threat that EU law requires, and the European Commission has failed to act.

🔗 Read more: link in bio!

🙇‍♀️ Did you know that next week, the rules protecting your personal data in the EU could quietly change?📱The EU Council...
21/09/2026

🙇‍♀️ Did you know that next week, the rules protecting your personal data in the EU could quietly change?

📱The EU Council is close to a position on the Digital Omnibus - a package touching the GDPR and ePrivacy Directive. Branded as "simplification," it would let pseudonymised data count as non-personal for some companies, open the door to using your data for AI development, and weaken key transparency and biometric safeguards.

Swipe through to know more 👉

📱 What if you replaced your usual digital services with European alternatives?📲 Instead of X or Meta → W Social or Monne...
03/09/2026

📱 What if you replaced your usual digital services with European alternatives?

📲 Instead of X or Meta → W Social or Monnett for social media.
🌐 Instead of Chrome or Safari → Vivaldi or Ecosia for browsing and search.
🤖 Instead of ChatGPT or Claude → Mistral AI or Aleph Alpha for AI.
☁️ Instead of iCloud → Nextcloud for cloud storage.
💳 Instead of PayPal or Apple Pay → Wero for payments.
🎥 Instead of Teams or Google Meet → Proton Meet for online meetings.
💻 Instead of Anthropic → Pi.dev for coding.

🇪🇺 European digital alternatives already exist across the services we use every day. So the question is: what is stopping us from making the switch?

🤔 What happens to democracy when civil society can't afford to defend it?💶 Funding is the missing piece of Europe's civi...
21/08/2026

🤔 What happens to democracy when civil society can't afford to defend it?

💶 Funding is the missing piece of Europe's civil society ambitions: the EU relies on civil society to defend rights, hold power to account and connect citizens to Brussels, yet funding remains fragmented, unpredictable and often out of reach for the organisations doing this work.

The next EU budget (MFF 2028-2034) is being negotiated now. Will it treat civil society funding as a priority, or an afterthought?

👀 How many times has the EPP voted with the far right since 2024? More than 20, and counting.Our EU Far-Right Tracker da...
20/08/2026

👀 How many times has the EPP voted with the far right since 2024? More than 20, and counting.

Our EU Far-Right Tracker data just made it into The Guardian. TGL founder Prof Alberto Alemanno (Alberto Alemanno 🇪🇺) breaks down how the EPP now governs through two majorities - one centrist, one built with the AfD and Le Pen's Patriots. Two more cases from last month, below.

📖 Read the full op-ed: link in bio!

🚨 What does it take for Europe to actually see the people dying at its own border?On 30 July, more people entered the EU...
14/08/2026

🚨 What does it take for Europe to actually see the people dying at its own border?

On 30 July, more people entered the EU in a single day than ever before - 72,000 people crossed from Morocco into Ceuta. Within days, almost all of them were expelled. Not one reached mainland Europe. And still, it took five days for European leaders to even acknowledge the dead, and just as long to stand by Spain instead of turning on it.

Professor Alberto Alemanno 🇪🇺 calls it what it was: a trap. One built by Europe's own migration fortress, and one its rivals were watching closely.

Read the full story on The European Correspondent: link in bio!

🇪🇺 What did Europe get wrong in Ceuta? 🧑🏼‍🤝‍🧑🏼 When around 70,000 people crossed into Ceuta, the response was swift: “in...
12/08/2026

🇪🇺 What did Europe get wrong in Ceuta?

🧑🏼‍🤝‍🧑🏼 When around 70,000 people crossed into Ceuta, the response was swift: “invasion” rhetoric, calls to suspend Spain from Schengen, and tighter borders elsewhere.

Ceuta showed how quickly misinformation, geopolitics and migration can collide.

➡️ Swipe to see what Europe needs to get right next time.

Alberto Alemanno 🇪🇺

🔎 What does it take to hold power accountable in Europe?In 2025, The Good Lobby Profs challenged Hungary's transparency ...
28/07/2026

🔎 What does it take to hold power accountable in Europe?

In 2025, The Good Lobby Profs challenged Hungary's transparency law, intervened in a landmark case on judicial independence (MEDEL), pushed for answers on the Várhelyi spying allegations, held Slovakia to account for democratic backsliding, and corrected the record on the EU's Digital Markets Act before the US Congress - often alongside partners like you.

Read the full 2025 impact report 👉 link in bio!

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