Welcome to the 7th edition of the RED-SPINEL Newsletter, covering the RED-SPINEL 2025 Annual Conference, which took place at the IEE-ULB in Brussels during the period 17-19 March 2025. In addition, the Newsletter provides information on forthcoming and recent RED-SPINEL publications, events, and available resources, including the latest podcast, “Making sense of the role of civil society organisations in monitoring EU funds in Hungary and Poland”.