Democracy
The Internet has become the central place for democratic negotiation processes, where we have to fight for our freedoms and rights more than ever before. Society has a right to have a say on the rules in this great market place. We need more participation, more interference and more knowledge for all to put our democracy on a broader basis.
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The shield for democracy is here – now it must be put to use!
Dear friends! Yesterday, the European Commission published its long-awaited communication on the so-called European Democracy Shield. As coordinator of the Greens/EFA group in the European Parliament’s Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield (EUDS), I have been pushing in many discussions and meetings for the European Commission to really tackle the problems and consistently implement […]
How 1.2 million EU citizens are standing up against the right-wing anti-gender movement
Dear friends! This Wednesday (5 November 2025), we supported the demands of over 1.2 million EU citizens for safe access to abortion throughout the EU in a separate resolution in the European Parliament’s Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM). With 26 votes in favour and 12 against, we were able to form a […]
Babiš wins – Europe loses – Putin smiles
Dear friends! Over the weekend, former Prime Minister Andrej Babiš and his ANO party won a clear victory in the parliamentary elections in the Czech Republic. The right-wing populist billionaire, who made his money in agriculture, is currently facing legal proceedings for embezzlement of European agricultural subsidies. He has also announced that he will reduce […]
No, the state of union is not good.
Dear friends! I actually wanted to send you a newsletter about yesterday’s State of the European Union, the EU Commission President’s key annual speech, with a focus on my analysis of her digital policy announcements. But with yesterday’s suspected Russian drone attack on Poland and the murder of the far-right US thought leader Charlie Kirk, […]
Bargaining chip
Dear friends, Trump and Vance made it clear right at the start of their term in office: with them, there will be no European rules for US tech companies. They are to continue making huge profits from our data unhindered, while at the same time poisoning our democracies. Vance went so far as to […]
FREEDOM FOR FACTS: For true freedom of expression on online platforms!
Sign now! Lies spread faster than the truth. Opinion on major online platforms is not free, but determined by recommendation algorithms. Lies reach users three times faster on Facebook (1) and six times faster on Twitter (2). And that was before Zuckerberg bowed down to Trump and Musk took over Twitter. We can only guess […]
He did it again: Manfred Weber’s EPP votes with the far right and blocks the new EU climate law
Dear friends! They’ve done it again. The EPP Group, the political group led by Ursula von der Leyen (CDU) and Manfred Weber (CSU), is continuing to expand its alliance with the far right in the European Parliament. Today, the EPP voted with the far right to prevent the new EU climate law from being passed […]
Why Pride in Budapest could shake Orban
Dear friends! It was truly incredible. On Saturday, I joined 70 other MEPs from all democratic political groups at Pride in Budapest, Hungary. In response to Orban’s ban, Budapest’s Green mayor Gergely Karacsony organised Pride as a municipal event, openly challenging the autocratic regime. Well over 200,000 people from Hungary and across Europe turned up […]
Success on the road to technological independence from Musk, Meta & Microsoft
My long read for the long weekend Dear friends! Past week, we took the first step towards independence from the big digital corporations in the US and China. Their platforms and services, from social media to clouds, are the digital backbone of Europe. These are companies that use the US government to threaten Europe in […]
After Poland, Portugal and Romania: Change the algorithms now!
Take part in the public hearing on the EU Democracy Shield here and demand a change to the algorithms! Dear friends Only at first glance do the results of the European Super Election Sunday seem like a relief. Even though pro-European parties and candidates are in the lead, far-right parties are stronger than ever in […]
Zuckerberg meets Virkunnen – Facebook class action lawsuit underway in Germany
Join the Facebook class action lawsuit now (German residents only)! Dear friends! This meeting is a big one. Today, Henna Virkunnen, Vice-President of the European Commission for Technical Sovereignty, Security and Democracy, meets wth Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook, in the United States. After the €200 million fine for Facebook’s anti-competitive practices in April, the […]
Independence ≠ Pandering
Dear friends! On this Europe Day, I am writing to you with joy in my heart about this day. 75 years after the Schuman Declaration and 80 years after the end of the war, we in Europe can be proud of what we have achieved. But this day is also a mission. Because the powers […]
