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 ...

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European Council
In the 78-page publication ’The European Council in...

Payments Green Paper
The Green Paper ’Towards an integrated European...

VAT changes
The VAT-related ’Proposal for a Council Regulation...

Food waste
50% of edible food is wasted in the EU each year....

More WEEE
MEPs have approved changes to Waste Electrical and...

EP President
On 17 January, MEPs elected Martin Schulz as the...

Crime statistics
The Communication 'Measuring Crime in the EU:...

Sustainable development statistics
Eurostat has added an article on sustainable...

’A partnership between Europe and Farmers’
The European Commission has launched the CAP@50...

OCTs
To mark the annual EU–Overseas Countries and...

Biocides
MEPs have approved a new Regulation ’concerning the...

Animal welfare
A Communication ’on the European Union Strategy for...

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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 ...