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Editorial Charter

Brussels Governance Monitor is a civic information project. This charter defines the principles that guide our editorial work.

Core principles

  • Factual neutrality: we report facts, not opinions. No political stance.
  • Mandatory sourcing: every claim is accompanied by its source (official document, press release, news article, statistical data).
  • Fact/interpretation distinction: analyses are clearly identified as such and separated from raw facts.
  • Funding transparency: the project is hosted by Advice That SRL. It is not funded by any political party or interest group.
  • No partisan affiliation: no politician names appear in the cards. Content focuses on mechanisms, not individuals.
  • Right of reply: any person or institution cited may request a correction or addition via our contact address.

Verification process

Each card is verified through a two-step process: two independent sources, or a single recognised institutional source (Court of Auditors, parliament, regional administration). Metrics systematically indicate their confidence level.

Confidence levels

  • Official source — Data from a published official document (law, report, institutional statistic).
  • BGM estimate — Estimate based on partial data, extrapolations, or reliable secondary sources.
  • Unconfirmed — Information not yet verifiable by a second source. Explicitly flagged.

Corrections and updates

Any reported error is corrected as soon as possible. Corrections are tracked: each card indicates its last modification date and the nature of the change. Version history is available via the public GitHub repository.

Independence

Brussels Governance Monitor is a project independent of any partisan, trade union, media, or governmental structure. The source code is published under the AGPL v3 licence to ensure technical transparency.

Last updated: 2026-02-06