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European Democracy Consulting (eudemocracy.eu) is a consulting firm, the European Democracy Consulting Stiftung (edcstiftung.eu) a non-profit foundation.
European Democracy Consulting (eudemocracy.eu) is a consulting firm, the European Democracy Consulting Stiftung (edcstiftung.eu) a non-profit foundation.
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On 14 November 2025, 🎄Christmas came early: the Authority for European political parties and European political foundations (@appf-eu.eudemocracy.eu) published information on donations and contributions received by #europeanparties in 2024!
Let's dive in! 👇👇
1/28
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Let's dive in! 👇👇
1/28
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Monnet "saw politicians as short-termist by nature, egotistical by nature" -- this is why we have political parties, to create long-projects that go beyond politicians' self-interest. And this is why we need strong #europeanparties that citizens can join and vote for, and who choose representatives.
December 1, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Monnet "saw politicians as short-termist by nature, egotistical by nature" -- this is why we have political parties, to create long-projects that go beyond politicians' self-interest. And this is why we need strong #europeanparties that citizens can join and vote for, and who choose representatives.
On 14 November 2025, 🎄Christmas came early: the Authority for European political parties and European political foundations (@appf-eu.eudemocracy.eu) published information on donations and contributions received by #europeanparties in 2024!
Let's dive in! 👇👇
1/28
www.appf.europa.eu/appf/en/dona...
Let's dive in! 👇👇
1/28
www.appf.europa.eu/appf/en/dona...
Donations and Contributions | Authority for European Political Parties and<br>European Political Foundations
Donations and Contributions/European political parties/European political foundations/per financial year/different categories
www.appf.europa.eu
November 18, 2025 at 11:26 AM
On 14 November 2025, 🎄Christmas came early: the Authority for European political parties and European political foundations (@appf-eu.eudemocracy.eu) published information on donations and contributions received by #europeanparties in 2024!
Let's dive in! 👇👇
1/28
www.appf.europa.eu/appf/en/dona...
Let's dive in! 👇👇
1/28
www.appf.europa.eu/appf/en/dona...
Entry into force of the new Regulation on #europeanparties is planned for 1st January 2026.
New Regulation on the statute and funding of #europeanparties and foundations adopted unanimously by the Council of the European Union.
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November 17, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Entry into force of the new Regulation on #europeanparties is planned for 1st January 2026.
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New Regulation on the statute and funding of #europeanparties and foundations adopted unanimously by the Council of the European Union.
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November 17, 2025 at 9:26 AM
New Regulation on the statute and funding of #europeanparties and foundations adopted unanimously by the Council of the European Union.
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While not part of the press, we share the principle that reliable information is a public good and a condition to strengthen democracy. This is the essence of our European Party Funding Observatory (epfo.eu) -- to provide citizens with reliable data on #europeanparties.
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Paris Declaration on Multilateral Action for Information Integrity and Independent Media.
Read the declaration.
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October 31, 2025 at 9:08 AM
While not part of the press, we share the principle that reliable information is a public good and a condition to strengthen democracy. This is the essence of our European Party Funding Observatory (epfo.eu) -- to provide citizens with reliable data on #europeanparties.
www.elysee.fr/en/emmanuel-...
www.elysee.fr/en/emmanuel-...
As the European Parliament votes on limited reform on #europeanparties, here is your reminder that we need your support to ensure #transparency on these parties!
Representative democracy requires political parties, in order to go beyond individual projects and egos, and citizens should be familiar with their parties. The EU is no exception.
We need your support for our project to bring transparency on #europeanparties! 🇪🇺
www.betterplace.org/en/projects/...
We need your support for our project to bring transparency on #europeanparties! 🇪🇺
www.betterplace.org/en/projects/...
European Party Funding Observatory
European political parties represent us. But what do we know about them? How are they financed? Our observatory provides long-needed transparency on the funding and spending of European parties, inclu...
www.betterplace.org
October 21, 2025 at 9:17 AM
As the European Parliament votes on limited reform on #europeanparties, here is your reminder that we need your support to ensure #transparency on these parties!
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✅ For more on #europeanparties and their funding, make sure to check the European Party Funding Observatory at epfo.eu!
EPFO | European Party Funding Observatory
The European Party Funding Observatory supports European democracy by making European party funding data transparent and accessible to all.
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October 21, 2025 at 8:28 AM
✅ For more on #europeanparties and their funding, make sure to check the European Party Funding Observatory at epfo.eu!
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🚨 Long thread alert!
Today, the EP (@europarl.europa.eu) is voting on the agreement reached with the Council on the new Regulation on the statute and funding of #europeanparties and foundations, under the Polish presidency back in June 2025.
So, what does this mean for our common parties?
1/24
Today, the EP (@europarl.europa.eu) is voting on the agreement reached with the Council on the new Regulation on the statute and funding of #europeanparties and foundations, under the Polish presidency back in June 2025.
So, what does this mean for our common parties?
1/24
October 21, 2025 at 8:28 AM
🚨 Long thread alert!
Today, the EP (@europarl.europa.eu) is voting on the agreement reached with the Council on the new Regulation on the statute and funding of #europeanparties and foundations, under the Polish presidency back in June 2025.
So, what does this mean for our common parties?
1/24
Today, the EP (@europarl.europa.eu) is voting on the agreement reached with the Council on the new Regulation on the statute and funding of #europeanparties and foundations, under the Polish presidency back in June 2025.
So, what does this mean for our common parties?
1/24
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Our European Party Funding Observatory is a unique platform providing transparency on #europeanparties and their funding. Such platforms are commonplace at the national level, but absent at the EU level, so we stepped in and built one. Now we need your support! 💪 Check out our project and chip in!
October 3, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Our European Party Funding Observatory is a unique platform providing transparency on #europeanparties and their funding. Such platforms are commonplace at the national level, but absent at the EU level, so we stepped in and built one. Now we need your support! 💪 Check out our project and chip in!
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The single best way to strengthen our union is to build a real European democracy, so that citizens may decide what the EU should do and where it should go. These projects cannot be made on a national basis. And this starts by helping citizens know their parties!👇
www.betterplace.org/en/projects/...
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European Party Funding Observatory
European political parties represent us. But what do we know about them? How are they financed? Our observatory provides long-needed transparency on the funding and spending of European parties, inclu...
www.betterplace.org
October 3, 2025 at 6:35 AM
The single best way to strengthen our union is to build a real European democracy, so that citizens may decide what the EU should do and where it should go. These projects cannot be made on a national basis. And this starts by helping citizens know their parties!👇
www.betterplace.org/en/projects/...
www.betterplace.org/en/projects/...
And it's official, we now have two additional European political foundations! 🎉
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#pluralism #europeanparties #eudemocracy @appf-eu.eudemocracy.eu
September 30, 2025 at 6:12 PM
And it's official, we now have two additional European political foundations! 🎉
#pluralism #europeanparties #eudemocracy @appf-eu.eudemocracy.eu
#pluralism #europeanparties #eudemocracy @appf-eu.eudemocracy.eu
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According to the ECJ, it is not against EU law for #europeanparties to mislead/lie to citizens, at least about themselves. This makes it even more important for the @appf-eu.eudemocracy.eu to ensure user-friendly access to the information it holds. In the meantime, the EPFO is here for you.
epfo.eu
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September 15, 2025 at 12:45 PM
According to the ECJ, it is not against EU law for #europeanparties to mislead/lie to citizens, at least about themselves. This makes it even more important for the @appf-eu.eudemocracy.eu to ensure user-friendly access to the information it holds. In the meantime, the EPFO is here for you.
epfo.eu
epfo.eu
On Wednesday, the European Court of Justice (@eucourtofjustice.bsky.social) annulled a sanction by the APPF (@appf-eu.eudemocracy.eu) requiring far-right Patriots.eu to pay a €47,000 fine -- the first ever imposed on #europeanparties -- for misleading citizens.
eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-conten...
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EUR-Lex - 62023TJ1189 - EN - EUR-Lex
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September 15, 2025 at 11:36 AM
On Wednesday, the European Court of Justice (@eucourtofjustice.bsky.social) annulled a sanction by the APPF (@appf-eu.eudemocracy.eu) requiring far-right Patriots.eu to pay a €47,000 fine -- the first ever imposed on #europeanparties -- for misleading citizens.
eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-conten...
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Great to read about #europeanparties, @politico.eu, but it would be so much better not to start with the name of the political group in the European Parliament...
Things are already confusing enough as they are. Much appreciated.
www.politico.eu/article/euro...
Things are already confusing enough as they are. Much appreciated.
www.politico.eu/article/euro...
Europe’s far right launches legal battle against EU over withheld funding
Patriots accuse EU of sabotaging its access to public cash — and it’s just scored its first victory.
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September 15, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Great to read about #europeanparties, @politico.eu, but it would be so much better not to start with the name of the political group in the European Parliament...
Things are already confusing enough as they are. Much appreciated.
www.politico.eu/article/euro...
Things are already confusing enough as they are. Much appreciated.
www.politico.eu/article/euro...
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@appf-eu.eudemocracy.eu received application material for registration of a 🆕 European political foundation affiliated to ELA Party: “For the People” (documentation published without prejudice to verifications).
More via the tab "Applications for registration" 👇
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More via the tab "Applications for registration" 👇
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APPF | European Parliament
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September 2, 2025 at 8:55 AM
@appf-eu.eudemocracy.eu received application material for registration of a 🆕 European political foundation affiliated to ELA Party: “For the People” (documentation published without prejudice to verifications).
More via the tab "Applications for registration" 👇
appf.europa.eu/appf/
More via the tab "Applications for registration" 👇
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Over 20 years, #europeanparties have received over half a billion euros in taxpayer money. Who got how much? when? what for? Public funding must be met with accountability. And accountability requires #transparency.
Support our project for more transparency! 👇👇
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Support our project for more transparency! 👇👇
www.betterplace.org/en/projects/...
European Party Funding Observatory
European political parties represent us. But what do we know about them? How are they financed? Our observatory provides long-needed transparency on the funding and spending of European parties, inclu...
www.betterplace.org
August 26, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Over 20 years, #europeanparties have received over half a billion euros in taxpayer money. Who got how much? when? what for? Public funding must be met with accountability. And accountability requires #transparency.
Support our project for more transparency! 👇👇
www.betterplace.org/en/projects/...
Support our project for more transparency! 👇👇
www.betterplace.org/en/projects/...
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@appf-eu.eudemocracy.eu received application material for registration of a🆕European political foundation affiliated to ESN Party: "Sovereignty Foundation" (documentation published without prejudice to verification)
More via the tab "Applications for registration"👇 www.appf.europa.eu/appf/en/home...
More via the tab "Applications for registration"👇 www.appf.europa.eu/appf/en/home...
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Tasks/Mandate/established for the purpose of registering, controlling and imposing sanctions on European Political Parties and European Political Foundations/Regulation No 1141/2014
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August 20, 2025 at 7:29 AM
@appf-eu.eudemocracy.eu received application material for registration of a🆕European political foundation affiliated to ESN Party: "Sovereignty Foundation" (documentation published without prejudice to verification)
More via the tab "Applications for registration"👇 www.appf.europa.eu/appf/en/home...
More via the tab "Applications for registration"👇 www.appf.europa.eu/appf/en/home...
🔍 Spotted: the Europe of Sovereign Nations is seeking to register a European political foundation, the Sovereignty Foundation (SF).
The creation/registration of this foundation had been postponed in 2024 to focus on registering the party on time to apply for European public funding.
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The creation/registration of this foundation had been postponed in 2024 to focus on registering the party on time to apply for European public funding.
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August 20, 2025 at 7:22 AM
🔍 Spotted: the Europe of Sovereign Nations is seeking to register a European political foundation, the Sovereignty Foundation (SF).
The creation/registration of this foundation had been postponed in 2024 to focus on registering the party on time to apply for European public funding.
#europeanparties
The creation/registration of this foundation had been postponed in 2024 to focus on registering the party on time to apply for European public funding.
#europeanparties
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Summer is here, the sun is out. And they say the sun is the best disinfectant. The same is true for politics where #transparency is the best way to avoid corruption & abuses. Which is why initiatives such as our observatory of the funding of #europeanparties are so essential. We need your support! 👇
Representative democracy requires political parties, in order to go beyond individual projects and egos, and citizens should be familiar with their parties. The EU is no exception.
We need your support for our project to bring transparency on #europeanparties! 🇪🇺
www.betterplace.org/en/projects/...
We need your support for our project to bring transparency on #europeanparties! 🇪🇺
www.betterplace.org/en/projects/...
European Party Funding Observatory
European political parties represent us. But what do we know about them? How are they financed? Our observatory provides long-needed transparency on the funding and spending of European parties, inclu...
www.betterplace.org
August 8, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Summer is here, the sun is out. And they say the sun is the best disinfectant. The same is true for politics where #transparency is the best way to avoid corruption & abuses. Which is why initiatives such as our observatory of the funding of #europeanparties are so essential. We need your support! 👇
It's that time of the year! The note of the secretary-general of the European Parliament on the final reports on the funding of #europeanparties for 2023 is out!! (minus the redacted part we are working to get). 🇪🇺
Now, what does this tell us about European party funding? Dive in! 🧵👇
Now, what does this tell us about European party funding? Dive in! 🧵👇
August 1, 2025 at 9:18 AM
It's that time of the year! The note of the secretary-general of the European Parliament on the final reports on the funding of #europeanparties for 2023 is out!! (minus the redacted part we are working to get). 🇪🇺
Now, what does this tell us about European party funding? Dive in! 🧵👇
Now, what does this tell us about European party funding? Dive in! 🧵👇
❌ Once again, our request for public access to documents regarding the public funding of #europeanparties is answered with redactions.
✅ Once again, we will keep pushing for the full release of documents regarding the use of European citizens' tax money by their European parties.
✅ Once again, we will keep pushing for the full release of documents regarding the use of European citizens' tax money by their European parties.
July 31, 2025 at 2:32 PM
❌ Once again, our request for public access to documents regarding the public funding of #europeanparties is answered with redactions.
✅ Once again, we will keep pushing for the full release of documents regarding the use of European citizens' tax money by their European parties.
✅ Once again, we will keep pushing for the full release of documents regarding the use of European citizens' tax money by their European parties.
In the absence of proper transparency on #europeanparties parties from EU institutions, we are doing the work and providing citizens with reliable, up-to-date information. But we need you! Support our project! 💪👇
Representative democracy requires political parties, in order to go beyond individual projects and egos, and citizens should be familiar with their parties. The EU is no exception.
We need your support for our project to bring transparency on #europeanparties! 🇪🇺
www.betterplace.org/en/projects/...
We need your support for our project to bring transparency on #europeanparties! 🇪🇺
www.betterplace.org/en/projects/...
European Party Funding Observatory
European political parties represent us. But what do we know about them? How are they financed? Our observatory provides long-needed transparency on the funding and spending of European parties, inclu...
www.betterplace.org
July 11, 2025 at 8:10 AM
In the absence of proper transparency on #europeanparties parties from EU institutions, we are doing the work and providing citizens with reliable, up-to-date information. But we need you! Support our project! 💪👇
Only one single mention of "democracy" in the priorities of Denmark's EU Council Presidency -- only to address foreign interference and really because the Commission's package is called "defence of democracy". No mention of #europeanparties.
www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etud...
www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etud...
July 3, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Only one single mention of "democracy" in the priorities of Denmark's EU Council Presidency -- only to address foreign interference and really because the Commission's package is called "defence of democracy". No mention of #europeanparties.
www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etud...
www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etud...
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Democracy is never over. And the European Democracy Consulting Stiftung never rests. If you can, give a hand! 💪🇪🇺
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European Party Funding Observatory
European political parties represent us. But what do we know about them? How are they financed? Our observatory provides long-needed transparency on the funding and spending of European parties, inclu...
www.betterplace.org
June 26, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Democracy is never over. And the European Democracy Consulting Stiftung never rests. If you can, give a hand! 💪🇪🇺
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#europeanparties and foundations receive up to 90-95% of their funding from European taxpayers' pockets -- up to €70 million for 2025 alone.
And yet, the report on this funding is not published. Citizens have to request it themselves, then wait 3 weeks, and then apparently wait yet another 3 weeks.
And yet, the report on this funding is not published. Citizens have to request it themselves, then wait 3 weeks, and then apparently wait yet another 3 weeks.
June 19, 2025 at 9:42 AM
#europeanparties and foundations receive up to 90-95% of their funding from European taxpayers' pockets -- up to €70 million for 2025 alone.
And yet, the report on this funding is not published. Citizens have to request it themselves, then wait 3 weeks, and then apparently wait yet another 3 weeks.
And yet, the report on this funding is not published. Citizens have to request it themselves, then wait 3 weeks, and then apparently wait yet another 3 weeks.