Free public tool

Public money should be public. Not just on paper.

Civitas aggregates official public-finance data from across European jurisdictions and turns it into a single readable interface. Every budget line, every procurement contract, every subsidy, in one place.

The case

Public spending is technically published. Budget documents go up on government websites. Procurement contracts are filed on official portals. Audit office reports appear on schedule. The data exists.

The friction sits between the data and the citizen. PDFs scattered across dozens of portals. Inconsistent formats across jurisdictions. Different languages. Terminology that varies by ministry. A motivated person can find what they need, eventually. The rest of us give up. Civitas removes the friction.

What's inside

Coverage by jurisdiction

  • FRFrance
  • EEEstonia
  • DEGermany
  • ESSpain
  • ITItaly
  • NLNetherlands
  • BEBelgium
  • SESweden
  • PTPortugal
  • FIFinland
  • DKDenmark
  • IEIreland

Additional jurisdictions added quarterly. Civitas covers national, regional, and major municipal levels where data is published.

Data categories tracked

Budgets
National, regional, and municipal budget documents and line-item allocations.
Procurement
Public procurement contracts, tender outcomes, and supplier records.
Subsidies
Direct subsidies, grants, and structural fund allocations.
Audits
National and regional audit office reports and findings.
Lobbying
Lobbying registers and transparency declarations, where jurisdictions publish them.
Political
Political party financing and campaign expenditure disclosures.
Assets
Public asset registers and state-owned enterprise holdings.
Regulatory
Regulatory filings and sector-specific public disclosures.

Civitas in numbers

8
Data categories indexed
12+
European jurisdictions covered
~ weekly
Data refresh cadence
24+
Years of historical coverage where available
EU
Data residency, hosting in Estonia

How it works

01

Aggregate

Civitas pulls data directly from official government publication sources, audit office releases, and regulatory disclosure portals.

02

Normalise

Records are normalised into a consistent schema across jurisdictions, so spending in Berlin can be compared to spending in Lyon.

03

Surface

The data is searchable, browsable, and downloadable through the Civitas interface. No login required to read.

Who uses Civitas

Citizens
Understanding where local, regional, and national money goes, and where it does not.
Journalists
Following the money on a specific story without spending three days inside procurement PDFs.
Civic researchers
Comparing spending patterns across jurisdictions for academic or policy work.
NGOs and accountability organisations
Building cases on subsidy allocation, lobbying influence, or budget transparency at scale.
Public officials
Benchmarking their own jurisdiction against peers in spending category, efficiency, or transparency.

Access and pricing

Free to use. Civitas's core platform is free for citizens, journalists, and the public. No login required to read.

Paid tiers for organisations. Organisations needing bulk data access, API integration, custom analysis, or dedicated support can license a paid tier. Contact us →

Trust signals

Open data principlesEU data residencyHosted in Tallinn, EstoniaTriops Technologies OÜFree for citizens

What Civitas is and isn't

Civitas surfaces data. It does not editorialise, allege, or accuse. The platform makes public information legible and lets readers draw their own conclusions. If you find something in the data that warrants investigation, we recommend forwarding it to qualified journalists or to the appropriate national audit or anti-corruption authority.

Civitas is free, open, and online today.

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