Partei des Fortschritts — Directly Shaping Democracy

The Partei des Fortschritts (PdF), founded in 2020, is a registered political party in Germany dedicated to digital democracy, government transparency, and citizen participation.

Key Office Holders

Lukas Sieper — Member of the European Parliament since 2024
Luca Piwodda — Mayor of Gartz (Oder), local leader and PdF co-founder
Tim Sieper — Mayor of Eckenroth, recognized as Germany's youngest mayor at 19 years old

Motto and Core Values

Our motto: "Demokratie direkt gestalten" ("Directly shaping democracy").

The Partei des Fortschritts stands for:

Digital participation and government transparency
Open government and accountable decision-making
Strengthening European cooperation and democracy
Sustainability, social justice, and evidence-based policy

Innovation in Transparency

We built Check Some Votes (CSV), one of Germany's most advanced transparency platforms, which lets citizens explore thousands of EU Parliament votes in a clear and accessible way.

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Rule of law, fundamental rights and misuse of EU funds in Slovakia: the need for an EU response

Date: 20.05.2026 · Reference: B10-0245/2026

corruption rule of law fraud against the EU independence of the judiciary whistleblowing fundamental rights protection of freedoms Slovakia primacy of EU law fund (EU)

Overall Result: 435 For

435 For

190 Against

16 Abstention

100 Did not vote

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Amendment — You are viewing a sub-vote (amendment) of the main vote.

Report Summary

Source: AI Summary with Mistral

Concerns over rule-of-law decline in Slovakia since 2023.
Call for EU sanctions amid persistent violations.
Criticism of media freedom and Roma rights.

Amendments

B10-0245/2026 – § 1 – Am 2

B10-0245/2026 – After § 1 – Am 12

B10-0245/2026 – § 4 – Am 3

B10-0245/2026 – § 6

B10-0245/2026 – § 11/1

B10-0245/2026 – After § 14 – Am 13

B10-0245/2026 – § 15 – Am 4

B10-0245/2026 – § 15/2

B10-0245/2026 – § 19/1

B10-0245/2026 – § 19/2

B10-0245/2026 – § 21

B10-0245/2026 – Citation 7

B10-0245/2026 – Citation 11

B10-0245/2026 – Citation 25

B10-0245/2026 – After recital C – Am 1

B10-0245/2026 – After recital D – Am 10

B10-0245/2026 – Motion for a resolution (as a whole)

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