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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Plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques and their food and feed, and amending Regulation (EU) 2017/625

Date: 17.06.2026 · Reference: A10-0175/2026

food safety animal feedingstuffs innovation market approval health control consumer information genetically modified organism

Overall Result: 431 Against

201 For

431 Against

29 Abstention

80 Did not vote

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Report Summary

Source: AI Summary with Mistral

Adoption of regulation on genomic plants following agreement.
Implementation of new genomic techniques from 2026.
Criticism of subsidiarity principle violation by member states.

Amendments

A10-0175/2026 – Jessica Polfjärd – After Article 4 – Am 21= 31=

A10-0175/2026 – Jessica Polfjärd – Article 6, § 3, after point d – Am 6

A10-0175/2026 – Jessica Polfjärd – Article 7, § 2, after point d – Am 7

A10-0175/2026 – Jessica Polfjärd – Article 9, § 1, sub§ 2, after point d – Am 8

A10-0175/2026 – Jessica Polfjärd – Article 10, § 1 – Am 32

A10-0175/2026 – Jessica Polfjärd – Article 10, after § 1 – Am 22= 33=

A10-0175/2026 – Jessica Polfjärd – After Article 11 – Am 34

A10-0175/2026 – Jessica Polfjärd – After Article 24 – Am 23= 35=

A10-0175/2026 – Jessica Polfjärd – Article 27, § 1, point c – Am 9

A10-0175/2026 – Jessica Polfjärd – After Article 37 – Am 15,16= 24= 36=

A10-0175/2026 – Jessica Polfjärd – Annex II, after point 2 – Am 37

A10-0175/2026 – Jessica Polfjärd – After Recital 1 – Am 18= 26=

A10-0175/2026 – Jessica Polfjärd – After Recital 15 – Am 27

A10-0175/2026 – Jessica Polfjärd – After Recital 18 – Am 19

A10-0175/2026 – Jessica Polfjärd – After Recital 25 – Am 20= 28=

A10-0175/2026 – Jessica Polfjärd – Recital 34 – Am 1

A10-0175/2026 – Jessica Polfjärd – After Recital 68 – Am 30

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