Identifying decision-makers
- All institutions: Official directory of the EU: https://publications.europa.eu/en/web/who-is-who
- EP: directory: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/home & legislative observatory (below)
- Commissioners and cabinets (2019-2024): https://ec.europa.eu/commission/commissioners/2019-2024_en
- Council: websites of permanent representations
e.g. France: https://ue.delegfrance.org/organigramme-complet-de-la-3193
and Germany: https://bruessel-eu.diplo.de/eu-de/staendigevertretungeu/Arbeitsbereiche_NEU
Tracking legislation
- EUR-Lex: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/advanced-search-form.html
- IPEX.eu (InterParliamentary EU info eXchange): http://ipex.eu/IPEXL-WEB/search.do
- Secondary legislation (‘delegated acts’): https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/regdel/#/home
European Commission
- Work Programme:
- Have Your Say (consultations):
https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say_en - DG Management Plans and Strategic Plan:
https://ec.europa.eu/info/publications/management-plans_en - EC register of expert groups:
https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regexpert/
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/IP_21_5246
https://ec.europa.eu/info/publications/2022-commission-work-programme-key-documents_en
European Parliament
- Legislative observatory: http://europarl.europa.eu/oeil
- Work in Progress (general version, updated on Monday; some committees publish a more detailed version on their committee homepage): http://www.europarl.europa.eu/comparl/cpc/wip_en.pdf
- Committees
– Information hub: http://europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/home.html (choose committee on the top of the page)
– eMeeting: emeeting.europarl.europa.eu/emeeting/ - Plenary: http://europarl.europa.eu/plenary/ (voting lists, plenary amendments, agenda, seating, webstream)
- https://parltrack.org/
- https://www.tttp.eu/
Council
- Document Register: https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/documents-publications/public-register/public-register-search/
- Meetings: https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/calendar/ (filter by Council configuration)
- Preparatory bodies: https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/council-eu/preparatory-bodies/
- Voting calculator: https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/council-eu/voting-system/voting-calculator/
- Council presidency website, e.g. Czech Republic 2022: https://czech-presidency.consilium.europa.eu/en/
- National systems, e.g:
- DK Parliament European Affairs Committee https://www.thedanishparliament.dk/en/committees/committees/the-european-affairs-committee
- NL BNC “fiches” https://www.eerstekamer.nl/eu/kamerstukdossier/nieuwe_commissievoorstellen_en
Mapping interest groups
- EC & EP transparency register: http://ec.europa.eu/transparencyregister/public/homePage.do
- Civil society websites where the information of the transparency register is centralised & processed: lobbyfacts.eu (no www!) and www.integritywatch.eu
- EC register of expert groups: http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regexpert/index.cfm
Access to Documents
- Access to Documents Regulation 2001/1049 applies to all institutions
- A request can be filed via the website of the institution holding the documents, e.g. Commission: https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regdoc/index.cfm?fuseaction=fmb&language=en
- You can also use the open source tool developed by Access Info Europe and other civil society organisations: https://www.asktheeu.org/
- In case of refusal an appeal called a ‘confirmatory application’ can be submitted to the institution. If this application is also rejected, you can then appeal to the European Court of Justice and/or the European Ombudsman.
- For more information, see the AskTheEU FAQ: https://www.asktheeu.org/en/help/requesting
Monitoring websites (free/free versions)
- EU Insider: https://www.eu-insider.com/
- EUobserver: https://euobserver.com/
- EURACTIV: https://www.euractiv.com/
- Politico: https://www.politico.eu/
Last verified: 1 September 2022
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