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.

Get Involved

Become a member: Join us to advance digital democracy and transparency in Germany and Europe.
Volunteer: Contribute your skills in technology, design, policy, or activism.
Support democracy: Help us strengthen accountability and bring politics closer to citizens.

Commission Delegated Regulation amending Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/807 to introduce a trajectory to gradually decrease the contribution of high indirect land-use change-risk biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels to renewable energy targets

Date: 08.07.2026 · Reference: B10-0337/2026

soya bean soya bean oil deforestation EU energy policy reduction of gas emissions renewable energy biofuel animal feedingstuffs land use biomass

Overall Result: 388 For

388 For

248 Against

24 Abstention

81 Did not vote

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Report Summary

Source: AI Summary with Mistral

Criticism of soy classification as high-risk biofuel feedstock
Demand for 2008 baseline in iLUC assessment
Warning of economic impacts on EU soy sector

Amendments

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Commission delegated regulation of 10 April 2026 amending Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/807 to introduce a trajectory to gradually decrease the contribution of high indirect land-use change-risk biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels to renewable energy targets

B10-0337/2026 – After § 1 – Am 5

B10-0337/2026 – After § 1 – Am 6

B10-0337/2026 – § 3, introductory part – Am 7

B10-0337/2026 – Recital B – Am 1

B10-0337/2026 – After recital G – Am 2

B10-0337/2026 – After recital M – Am 3

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