The European Information Association is a focus of expertise on EU information

We started life in the pre-internet age, when simply finding official EU documents could be a difficult task.

We brought together people with resources and expertise and those who sought them. Although it is now generally true that access to EU information is no longer the barrier it once was, ignorance of the EU remains a problem.

The Association has no corporate view on whether the EU is a Good Thing or a Bad Thing. We do, however, believe that ignorance about the Union and how it works is detrimental to sensible discussion about EU issues. more ...

Commission Vice-President honoured for promoting transparency

The Association’s annual Awards were presented on 11 May at the European Parliament office in London.

The EIA Award for Outstanding Contribution to EU Information was given to Commission Vice-President Siim Kallas for his work on transparency and openness.

There were joint winners of the Association’s Award for European Information Sources: the Financial Transparency System managed by the Commission’s DG Budget, and Living Reviews in European Governance, a service provided under the auspices of ECSA Austria.

The Helen Greer Prize, for achievements by a European Documentation Centre Librarian, was presented to Maria Bell, EDC Librarian at the London School of Economics.

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Communication has been a significant issue for the Commission and other EU institutions since the Danes voted 'nej' to the Treaty on European Union in 1992.

Public criticism of the incomprehensible nature, not only of the Treaty text, but also of the structure, processes and policies of the Union, provided the impetus for a new information and communication policy, based on transparency and openness. Information was suddenly seen not only as something of interest to businesses and students, but to citizens generally.

The latest manifestation of the Union's information and communication policy is 'Communicating Europe in Partnership' - a joint Parliament, Council, Commission initiative which recognises 'that communicating on the European Union requires a political commitment of EU Institutions and Member States, and that Member States have their responsibility to communicate with citizens about the EU. more ...