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Yesterday, Serbians went to the polls. The Student List has won an outright majority, ending 14 years of dominance by the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS). 🇷🇸

To get there, the students promise real progress on the judiciary, fundamental rights, justice, freedom and security. These areas fall under Chapters 23 and 24, two of the most important and demanding chapters in the EU accession negotiations.

Yesterday, Serbians went to the polls. The Student List has won an outright majority, ending 14 years of dominance by the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS). 🇷🇸

For Brussels, the Student List’s win could mark a turning point in Serbia’s long-stalled EU bid. The movement says its commitment to reform comes not from a wish to tick boxes for accession, but from respect for the country’s own constitution.

Yesterday, Serbians went to the polls. The Student List has won an outright majority, ending 14 years of dominance by the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS). 🇷🇸

This victory is a vote against a model of government that had become synonymous with personalised politics, a heavy concentration of power, political control over institutions and the media, and deep social polarisation.

Episode 3/4 of breaking down our newly published report: By Invitation Only – Policy Capture and the EU Omnibus I is here! 📄 🧭Who was steering the Omnibus I? This episode looks at Commissioner Dombrovskis (in charge of simplification, including the CSRD and CSDDD) and his cabinet.

In the latest episode of far right groups in the European Parliament misspending public money, police have raided offices in Strasbourg and Brussels.

But the lack of action by the Parliament is astonishing. What public (or private) institution allows an employee to continue having budget authority under these conditions? He must be immediately stripped of this authority and face appropriate disciplinary procedures.

In the latest episode of far right groups in the European Parliament misspending public money, police have raided offices in Strasbourg and Brussels.

There are also fresh allegations that the PfE continued this scheme, for which we submitted a complaint to the EPPO in July. Mr Claeys is an employee of the European Parliament, who allegedly oversaw millions in misspending of taxpayer money which is subject to criminal investigation.

In the latest episode of far right groups in the European Parliament misspending public money, police have raided offices in Strasbourg and Brussels.

This is linked to an investigation by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) for alleged misspending of millions of euros of taxpayer money by these groups.💰 🔎Reportedly, one of the offices raided was Philip Claeys’s, the secretary general of the far-right Patriots for Europe (PfE) group.

Episode 1/4 of breaking down our newly published report: By Invitation Only – Policy Capture and the EU Omnibus I 📄

📢 NEW REPORT OUT: By invitation only: Policy Capture and the EU Omnibus I Read it here: buff.ly/L1zbnKx

⚠️ The risk of this approach? Policy capture: a group of large organisations, unevenly distributed across EU Member States and more often than necessary with roots in the US, gain disproportionate influence during the policymaking process.

📢 NEW REPORT OUT: By invitation only: Policy Capture and the EU Omnibus I Read it here: buff.ly/L1zbnKx

Large corporates and US-linked interests were heavily over-represented, while civil society and small businesses were barely heard. Sharp criticism from various quarters, including the European Ombudsman, did not stop the process, and to this day shaped 11 other Omnibuses.

📢 NEW REPORT OUT: By invitation only: Policy Capture and the EU Omnibus I Read it here: buff.ly/L1zbnKx

You may have come across some unfounded scrutiny of the EU’s funding of NGOs, often pushed by right-wing and far-right groups in the European Parliament. 🇪🇺 Disinformation has rarely hit closer to home.

That is why we are launching a mini-series that debunks the myths surrounding EU funding for NGOs. We will explain how and why these organisations are funded, and test the most persistent claims against the facts. 🔍 In this first episode, we look at why the EU funds NGOs in the first place.

Time for another explainer! This time, we’re not breaking down technical files or complex concepts. We’re going back to basics. Today, we’re unravelling the EU’s legislative process and introducing why and when lobbyists step in.

What does lobbying in the EU look like, and what is our approach to that? Last week, our director Nick Aiossa put that question to third-year students at EPHEC, at the invitation of lecturer Chris Vanhoegaerden .

We launched @parliview.bsky.social yesterday, and what an afternoon! 🎉 Thank you to Brando Benifei MEP, the researchers from @unistrathclyde.bsky.social and @ucddublin.bsky.social, Rudi Borrmann, Sofia Calabrese, Raphaël Kergueno, and everyone who joined us!

Summer is officially over, meaning the lobbyists are back in Brussels. And that's clear when looking at the data. 🌊 📊Swipe to deep dive into last month's Integrity Watch data on lobbying in both the European Parliament and Commission.

Happy Right to Information Day! The right to information isn't abstract. It's a tool you can actually use. It lets you hold governments accountable, take part in public decisions, and push back against corruption.