thegoodlobby.eu

What it is

The Good Lobby is a EU public interest advocacy organization headquartered in Brussels. Its core mission is to promote transparency in lobbying, balance the voice of public interest groups in EU policy-making, and provide professional support for policy advocacy to non-profits, civil society activists and progressive businesses. It currently has offices in Brussels, Milan, Paris and Tokyo.

Core Features & Pricing

The organization's core work has three main sections:

1. Customized consulting services, covering the full process of lobbying strategy design, stakeholder mapping, policy analysis, campaign execution and more
2. Capacity-building training, offering customized masterclasses and workshops to help organizations master advocacy skills
3. Themed research: it runs multiple public initiatives focused on hot topics including deregulation monitoring, EU far-right tracking, and decarbonization lobbying, while also making toolkits and resources like the guide to EU policy participation and tutorials on how to submit public comments freely available to all.

On pricing: only service introductions are available on public channels, and no unified pricing is disclosed. Consulting services are charged on a custom per-project basis, and all public research and tool resources are free to access.

Pros, Cons & Who It's For

The biggest advantage is its sharp, targeted positioning, which fills the capacity gap that civil society organizations face when engaging with EU policy. Its large volume of free open resources are also highly valuable for users who follow EU policy. The downsides are that its core business is fully focused on the EU, so it offers very limited value for non-EU users; it has no Chinese language support, and its pricing lacks transparency.

This site is best suited for global civil society non-profits that need to engage with EU policy processes, and EU policy researchers.

Accessibility from China

thegoodlobby.eu is currently directly accessible in mainland China, no proxy tool is required. However, the site only offers content in English, which creates a relatively high reading barrier for Chinese-speaking users.