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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Adjustment of customs duties on the import of certain goods originating in the United States of America and opening of tariff quotas for imports of certain goods originating in the United States of America

Date: 16.06.2026 · Reference: A10-0069/2026

originating product agricultural product CCT duties United States import (EU) industrial product fishery product customs duties tariff quota

Overall Result: 440 For

440 For

151 Against

50 Abstention

100 Did not vote

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Report Summary

Source: AI Summary with Mistral

Tariff reductions for US goods in response to US trade measures.
Safeguard clauses in case of violations of the Joint Declaration.
Evaluation after six months and before expiry of validity.

Amendments

A10-0069/2026 – Bernd Lange – Motion for adjournment of vote

A10-0069/2026 – Bernd Lange – Proposal for rejection – Am 47

A10-0069/2026 – Bernd Lange – Article 3 – § 1 – after sub§ 1 – Am 61

A10-0069/2026 – Bernd Lange – After recital 1 – Am 48

A10-0069/2026 – Bernd Lange – After recital 1 – Am 49

A10-0069/2026 – Bernd Lange – After recital 1 – Am 50

A10-0069/2026 – Bernd Lange – After recital 2 – Am 51

A10-0069/2026 – Bernd Lange – After recital 2 – Am 52

A10-0069/2026 – Bernd Lange – After recital 2 – Am 53

A10-0069/2026 – Bernd Lange – After recital 2 – Am 54

A10-0069/2026 – Bernd Lange – After recital 2 – Am 55

A10-0069/2026 – Bernd Lange – After recital 3 – Am 56

A10-0069/2026 – Bernd Lange – After recital 4 – Am 57

A10-0069/2026 – Bernd Lange – After recital 4 – Am 58

A10-0069/2026 – Bernd Lange – After recital 9 – Am 59

A10-0069/2026 – Bernd Lange – After recital 9 – Am 60

A10-0069/2026 – Bernd Lange – Commission proposal

A10-0069/2026 – Bernd Lange – Proposal to vote on amendments

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