Ideas Lab
Dear European Parliament,
Under the right of access to documents in the EU treaties, as developed in Regulation 1049/2001, I am requesting documents which contain the following information:
Dear European Parliament,
Under the right of access to documents in the EU treaties, as developed in Regulation 1049/2001, I am requesting documents which contain the following information:
Vice-president Rainer Wieland was quoted in the Guardian newspaper as saying the parliament had set up a new office, described as an "idea laboratory".
“This is an idea lab where we test ideas, whether they are useful, usable – and we want to think out of the box … I am deeply convinced that testing costs money, but not testing costs also money and sometimes even more.”
I am seeking any document and/or attendance record that reveals how many MEPs and or assistants have used or reserved the Ideas Lab since its inception.
I am also seeking any documents that reveal or detail Ideas that have been created as a result.
Yours faithfully,
Nikolaj Nielsen
DHL Service Point
EPICERIE LIBRAIRIE POUYA
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Our reference: 2024-0537
Dear Mr Nielsen,
Concerning your request for access to documents, we confirm that
Parliament holds two documents falling in its the scope:
- a Note from the Secretary-General dated 7 January 2022 entitled "IDEA
Lab - State of Play after two years of innovation testing" (PE
703.721/BUR),
and
- a PowerPoint presentation from DG ITEC dated 5 December 2023 entitled
"IDEA LAB – state of play" (PE 755.350/BUR/GT).
We are glad to grant access to both of them, attached to this message.
With regard to the utilisation of the Idea Lab by Members of the
Parliament or assistants, we do not hold any document or electronic record
containing such information, nor can it be extracted from our room
reservation system.
On this basis, Parliament considers your request processed and the
procedure concluded. Do not hesitate to contact us if you want to access
any other specific document of the European Parliament in relation to it.
Best regards
TRANSPARENCY UNIT
European Parliament
Directorate-General for the Presidency
Directorate-General for Interinstitutional Affairs and Legislative
Coordination
[1][European Parliament request email]
[2]www.europarl.europa.eu/RegistreWeb
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