REGPEX - Scrutiny of EU legislation by Regions
Find opinions from regional parliaments on proposed EU legislation, in particular with regards to the respect of the principle of subsidiarity. See also IPEX for information on the scrutiny of legislative proposals by national parliaments. See also the 'Subsidiarity control mechanism' tool in the Commission toolbox.
Council preparatory bodies
Identify working parties and committees preparing decisions of Ministers, find information on their mandate, access the webpage of each preparatory body to track meetings and access documents.
IPEX - EU Interparliamentary Exchange Platform
Find opinions from national parliaments on proposed EU legislation, in particular with regards to the respect of the principle of subsidiarity. Also provides a calendar of interparliamentary conferences and meetings. See also the 'Subsidiarity control mechanism' tool in the Commission toolbox. See also REGPEX for information on the scrutiny of legislative proposals by the Committee of Regions.
Transparency Register
Map stakeholders and interest groups, the human and financial resources they allocate to influencing the EU institutions, who they are meeting and their responses to Commission public consultations. See also LobbyFacts.eu and EU Integrity Watch.
Better Regulation Toolbox
The Commission's Better Regulation agenda is meant to ensure EU law-making is evidence-based, transparent and based on the views of stakeholders. The toolbox contains detailed advice for each step in the policy cycle based on the Better Regulation guidelines.
European Agencies, Supervisory Authorities and Joint Undertakings
Access the websites of the EU's decentralised Agencies, European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) and Joint Undertakings (JUs) that comprise the EU Agencies Network (EUAN). Agencies implement EU policies in various policy areas, ESAs supervise the financial sector, JUs are public-private research partnerships.
MEP-Industry fora
Corporate Europe Observatory table of unofficial industry-led cross-party groups. Genuine MEP-led groups also exist such as https://responsiblebusinessconduct.eu. See also 'Intergroups'.
Court of Justice of the EU
Understand the powers and access the case law of the judicial authority of the EU which comprises two courts: the Court of Justice and the General Court. These courts review the legality of the acts of the institutions of the European Union, ensure that the Member States comply with obligations under the Treaties, and interpret European Union law at the request of the national courts and tribunals.
Subsidiarity control mechanism: national parliaments and EU decision-making
National parliaments have a role in EU decision-making through the subsidiarity control mechanism. Access reasoned opinions of national parliaments on Commission proposals and Commission replies. See also the 'IPEX' and 'REGPEX' tools in the 'Other institutions' toolbox.
European External Action Service (EEAS)
The European External Action Service (EEAS) is the European Union’s diplomatic service. The EEAS carries out the EU’s Common Foreign and Security Policy. It works under the political guidance of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission (HR/VP).
Committees
All information on work at Committee level including calendar of meetings, documents, broadcasts, results of votes and hearings.
Regulatory Scrutiny Board
The Regulatory Scrutiny Board (RSB) is an independent body within the Commission that provides quality control on draft impact assessments, fitness checks, and on major evaluations of existing legislation.
Delegations of the EP
Find out the membership and calendar of meetings of the delegations of the EP to joint parliamentary assemblies, bilateral inter-parliamentary committees and third countries.
National transposition of EU directives
Find measures adopted by EU Member States at national or regional level to transpose EU directives into national law.
Rules of Procedure of the European Parliament
Rules of procedure of the European Parliament
Political group: ECR
Identify coordinators (download 'ECR Vademecum') and advisors (go to 'Contacts') for each EP committee .
State of the Union & Letter of Intent 2023
Read or watch the annual September address of the president of the Commission to the European Parliament setting out the achievements of the past year and the priorities for the coming years. The speech is accompanied by a 'letter of intent' to the president of the EP and the presidency of the Council triggering discussions on joint priorities (see EU Agenda: Joint declaration of the EP, Council and Commission on legislative priorities for 2023-2024).