European Democracy Consulting & Stiftung
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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.
..the @europarl.europa.eu and @appf-eu.eudemocracy.eu, and made our life much easier.
We have also been working on creating a chatbot to help citizens easily get information and answers on #europeanparties, which we hope to launch this year!
Thanks a lot VPSBG for your support and trust. You rock!
We have also been working on creating a chatbot to help citizens easily get information and answers on #europeanparties, which we hope to launch this year!
Thanks a lot VPSBG for your support and trust. You rock!
January 9, 2026 at 9:58 AM
..the @europarl.europa.eu and @appf-eu.eudemocracy.eu, and made our life much easier.
We have also been working on creating a chatbot to help citizens easily get information and answers on #europeanparties, which we hope to launch this year!
Thanks a lot VPSBG for your support and trust. You rock!
We have also been working on creating a chatbot to help citizens easily get information and answers on #europeanparties, which we hope to launch this year!
Thanks a lot VPSBG for your support and trust. You rock!
Dear Antoine, yes indeed we are well aware of the fact that Volt Europa is not a registered European political party, and the report itself confirms this. However, it is a good example of how European- and national-level entities can make their relationship clear to voters. A single brand is ideal.
January 7, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Dear Antoine, yes indeed we are well aware of the fact that Volt Europa is not a registered European political party, and the report itself confirms this. However, it is a good example of how European- and national-level entities can make their relationship clear to voters. A single brand is ideal.
Now it is up to #europeanparties to liaise with their members, and to the @appf-eu.eudemocracy.eu to keep a close eye on their websites and ensure proper implementation of this provision.
January 7, 2026 at 12:47 PM
Now it is up to #europeanparties to liaise with their members, and to the @appf-eu.eudemocracy.eu to keep a close eye on their websites and ensure proper implementation of this provision.
To be clear, this revised provision will not, in and of itself, transform the visibility of #europeanparties. However, it is always good to see that evidence-based advocacy can influence EU legislation. It confirms that civil society has a role to play in public decision-making.
January 7, 2026 at 12:47 PM
To be clear, this revised provision will not, in and of itself, transform the visibility of #europeanparties. However, it is always good to see that evidence-based advocacy can influence EU legislation. It confirms that civil society has a role to play in public decision-making.
In the end, the revised provision is not as detailed or strict (removing the "equally visible manner" requirement), but our recommendation to make this a regular requirement, subject to the regular sanction mechanism, and not a condition for public funding was implemented.
#europeanparties
#europeanparties
January 7, 2026 at 12:47 PM
In the end, the revised provision is not as detailed or strict (removing the "equally visible manner" requirement), but our recommendation to make this a regular requirement, subject to the regular sanction mechanism, and not a condition for public funding was implemented.
#europeanparties
#europeanparties
The @ec.europa.eu even heeded our recommendation that the logo "should be located in the top section of the frontpage and in the same size and manner as the member party’s own logo" in its first legislative proposal for a recast.
#europeanparties
#europeanparties
January 7, 2026 at 12:47 PM
The @ec.europa.eu even heeded our recommendation that the logo "should be located in the top section of the frontpage and in the same size and manner as the member party’s own logo" in its first legislative proposal for a recast.
#europeanparties
#europeanparties
Both the @europarl.europa.eu and @ec.europa.eu quoted our findings, respectively in the EP's implementation report on Regulation 1141/2014 and in the Commission's own evaluation report, highlighting the relevance of our study.
#europeanparties
#europeanparties
January 7, 2026 at 12:47 PM
Both the @europarl.europa.eu and @ec.europa.eu quoted our findings, respectively in the EP's implementation report on Regulation 1141/2014 and in the Commission's own evaluation report, highlighting the relevance of our study.
#europeanparties
#europeanparties
The result? Extremely low compliance, as our Logos Project showed in 2021, with "85% of member parties [not displaying] the logo of their European party of affiliation in a 'clear and user-friendly' manner" and an "overwhelming majority of logos clearly 'not visible'".
eudemocracy.eu/logos-project
eudemocracy.eu/logos-project
The λogos project – European Democracy Consulting
The λogos project challenges the implementation of national parties' requirement to display the logo of their European party on their website.
eudemocracy.eu
January 7, 2026 at 12:47 PM
The result? Extremely low compliance, as our Logos Project showed in 2021, with "85% of member parties [not displaying] the logo of their European party of affiliation in a 'clear and user-friendly' manner" and an "overwhelming majority of logos clearly 'not visible'".
eudemocracy.eu/logos-project
eudemocracy.eu/logos-project
This was a very poor provision, as 1) it was inconvenient (if not downright impossible) to prove that the logo had indeed been continuously displayed, and 2) it meant that the only applicable sanction was a complete denial of public funding -- far too great a threat to ever be applied.
January 7, 2026 at 12:47 PM
This was a very poor provision, as 1) it was inconvenient (if not downright impossible) to prove that the logo had indeed been continuously displayed, and 2) it meant that the only applicable sanction was a complete denial of public funding -- far too great a threat to ever be applied.
Previously, under Regulation 1141/2014, #europeanparties were required to prove, as part of their application for public funding, that their member parties had displayed their logo "on their websites, in a clearly visible and user-friendly manner" over the past 12 months (Art. 18).
January 7, 2026 at 12:47 PM
Previously, under Regulation 1141/2014, #europeanparties were required to prove, as part of their application for public funding, that their member parties had displayed their logo "on their websites, in a clearly visible and user-friendly manner" over the past 12 months (Art. 18).
In the meantime, let us celebrate the entry into force of Regulation 2025/2445 and the fact that #europeanparties remain on the agenda.
Welcome, Regulation, you'll be hearing from us soon!
9/9
Welcome, Regulation, you'll be hearing from us soon!
9/9
December 28, 2025 at 9:12 AM
In the meantime, let us celebrate the entry into force of Regulation 2025/2445 and the fact that #europeanparties remain on the agenda.
Welcome, Regulation, you'll be hearing from us soon!
9/9
Welcome, Regulation, you'll be hearing from us soon!
9/9
Another important start is a set of more technical changes to the Regulation on #europeanparties designed to improve the visibility of information around them.
Good news, we have drafted them already! 💪
8/9
edcstiftung.eu/files/EDCS_-...
Good news, we have drafted them already! 💪
8/9
edcstiftung.eu/files/EDCS_-...
December 28, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Another important start is a set of more technical changes to the Regulation on #europeanparties designed to improve the visibility of information around them.
Good news, we have drafted them already! 💪
8/9
edcstiftung.eu/files/EDCS_-...
Good news, we have drafted them already! 💪
8/9
edcstiftung.eu/files/EDCS_-...
These changes are a necessary precondition for a real & democratic political union and will involve citizens, instead of alienating them. Let's be clear: our Union will not be able to move forward without these changes. Since they take time, we should start right away and engage with citizens.
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December 28, 2025 at 9:12 AM
These changes are a necessary precondition for a real & democratic political union and will involve citizens, instead of alienating them. Let's be clear: our Union will not be able to move forward without these changes. Since they take time, we should start right away and engage with citizens.
7/9
7/9
For a proper representative democracy, citizens should vote directly for #europeanparties, and EU parties should be able to choose their candidates and place them in political office. This means changing the Treaty on European Union and the EU electoral act (cf. @jflopezaguilar.bsky.social).
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December 28, 2025 at 9:12 AM
For a proper representative democracy, citizens should vote directly for #europeanparties, and EU parties should be able to choose their candidates and place them in political office. This means changing the Treaty on European Union and the EU electoral act (cf. @jflopezaguilar.bsky.social).
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6/9
Long story short, the main issue afflicting #europeanparties is not funding or gender or logos; it's that citizens don't know them and don't care about them, and this will require institutional changes, not merely regulatory ones.
5/9
5/9
December 28, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Long story short, the main issue afflicting #europeanparties is not funding or gender or logos; it's that citizens don't know them and don't care about them, and this will require institutional changes, not merely regulatory ones.
5/9
5/9
Unfortunately, the real impact of these provisions remains to be seen in practice and some, such as the decrease of #europeanparties' co-funding requirement, seem outright detrimental to the link between European parties and citizens.
4/9
4/9
December 28, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Unfortunately, the real impact of these provisions remains to be seen in practice and some, such as the decrease of #europeanparties' co-funding requirement, seem outright detrimental to the link between European parties and citizens.
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4/9
The main ones are provisions to promote gender balance, avoid foreign interference, ease the funding of #europeanparties, require member parties to adhere to EU values, clarify joint activities, create self-generated resources, and improve the visibility of the link bt national and EU parties.
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December 28, 2025 at 9:12 AM
The main ones are provisions to promote gender balance, avoid foreign interference, ease the funding of #europeanparties, require member parties to adhere to EU values, clarify joint activities, create self-generated resources, and improve the visibility of the link bt national and EU parties.
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3/9
This new Regulation consolidates three texts: the current Regulation 1141/2014, along with its 2018 and 2019 amendments. In addition, it makes rather limited changes, not all of them positive, which were reviewed extensively here 👇 bsky.app/profile/loui...
2/9
2/9
🚨 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
December 28, 2025 at 9:12 AM
This new Regulation consolidates three texts: the current Regulation 1141/2014, along with its 2018 and 2019 amendments. In addition, it makes rather limited changes, not all of them positive, which were reviewed extensively here 👇 bsky.app/profile/loui...
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Additionally, EL was fined under €1,900 for a joint activity with the Party Communist Français where it "neither achieved meaningful visibility, nor had any co-ownership of the event's substance or organisation".
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December 9, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Additionally, EL was fined under €1,900 for a joint activity with the Party Communist Français where it "neither achieved meaningful visibility, nor had any co-ownership of the event's substance or organisation".
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For accepting a donation, in the form of travel costs relief, from the Partido Socialista Unido de Venezuela (therefore an entity from a non-EU country), EL was fined over €3,000. EL was supposedly participated in election observation, but ostensibly displayed support of one of the contestants.
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December 9, 2025 at 8:08 AM
For accepting a donation, in the form of travel costs relief, from the Partido Socialista Unido de Venezuela (therefore an entity from a non-EU country), EL was fined over €3,000. EL was supposedly participated in election observation, but ostensibly displayed support of one of the contestants.
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