New initiative registered: ‘Ethics, Transparency and Integrity for European Political Parties’

On 5 January, the European Commission registered a European citizens' initiative entitled ‘Ethics, Transparency and Integrity for European Political Parties’.

The initiative invites the Commission ‘to devise a European model of ethical governance based on transparency, integrity and shared responsibility’. The initiative organisers have six months to open the signature collection.

This is the first initiative registered in 2026, and 125th since 2012.