Access Info Europe promotes and protects the right of access to information in Europe. Access Info runs a range of projects designed to leverage the right to information in order to increase participation and accountability, to defend human rights, and to advance democracy. Access Info Europe runs the RTI Rating, which measures the strength of access to information laws globally, and the Legal Leaks Toolkit to support journalists.

EU sanctions (‘restrictive measures’) support the objectives of the EU’s common foreign and security policy. The EU sanctions map provides comprehensive details of all EU sanctions regimes and their corresponding legal acts, including those regimes adopted by the UN Security Council and transposed at EU level.

Access the Presidency programme, calendar of events and news of the Polish Presidency of the Council of the EU.

Projection of the results of the June 2029 European Parliament elections based on the results of polls in all EU Member States. Updated periodically.

Access briefings tracking the commitments made by Commissioners of the von der Leyen I Commission (2019-2024) to the European Parliament in their written answers to Parliament's questions, in their confirmation hearings and, in some cases, in subsequent appearances before Parliament's committees.

The European Court of Auditors (ECA) is the EU's external auditor. The ECA audits the EU's finances and produces special reports auditing EU policies. The ECA’s special reports set out the results of its audits of EU policies of significant political and public interest. Read these reports to get an independent of the effectiveness, efficiency and integrity of important EU policies.

Understand the division of competences and balance of power between the EU and its Member States set out in the treaties for the different policy areas in which the EU is active.

Find the results of regular cross-national opinion polls carried out on behalf of the EU institutions and agencies to monitor public opinion and attitudes in Europe on EU-related issues.

Independent online media outlet supporting independent European journalism run by a European press cooperative, with journalists, editors, translators and media partners from over 30 countries. Read news and investigative articles about climate, inequalities, democracy, migration and more in nine languages.

Access the resources of the knowledge sharing platform created by the European Commission's Directorate-General for International Partnerships (INTPA) for development professionals around the world including: articles, projects and events by topic or country; Team Europe Initiative and Joint Programming tracker; communication products...

Access live streams, recordings, photos and infographics of the European Parliament.

Access news, press briefings and live streams of the European Parliament.

Access information on European Free Trade Association (EFTA) and the European Economic Area (EEA). EFTA is the organisation set up to promote free trade and economic integration between the EU and Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland. The EEA brings together EU Member States and three of the four EFTA members (Iceland, Liechtensteing and Norway) in the European single market, also called the Internal Market.

Policy priorities of the European Council for the 2024-2029 institutional cycle focusing on three pillars: a free and democratic Europe; a strong and secure Europe; a prosperous and competitive Europe

Political guidelines of the Commission for 2024-2029 presented by Ursula von der Leyen to the European Parliament in July 2024.

European Parliament website of the 2019 hearings of the Commissioners-designate. Understand the process and access the recordings and documents for the hearing of each Commissioner, including the questions and answers, verbatim report and the final assessment of the Committees.

European Parliament Research Service website on the hearings of Commissioners-designate carried out by the EP before their investiture as part of its scrutiny powers. Find recordings and records of previous hearings, the planning of future hearings and an explanation of the procedure and role of the EP.

Independent and impartial non-judicial body that holds the EU institutions and agencies to account. File a complaint to report maladministration by an institution. Read the reports of the Ombudsman's proactive investigations on systemic issues.

Access the Presidency programme, calendar of events and news of the Hungarian Presidency of the Council of the EU.

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