AsktheEU.org Statistics

Here you can see how well public bodies have responded to requests on AsktheEU.org and meet the people most actively using it. You can also find statistics about requests over time.

Public Bodies

This section on public body statistics is currently experimental, so there are some caveats that should be borne in mind:

  • The percentages are calculated with respect to the total number of requests, which includes invalid requests; this is a known problem that will be fixed in a later release.
  • The classification of requests (e.g. to say whether they were successful or not) is done manually by users and administrators of the site, which means that they are subject to error.
  • Requests are considered successful if they were classified as either 'Successful' or 'Partially Successful'.
  • Requests are considered overdue if they are in the 'Overdue' or 'Very Overdue' states.
  • The error bars shown are 95% confidence intervals for the hypothesized underlying proportion (i.e. that which you would obtain by making an infinite number of requests through this site to that authority). In other words, the population being sampled is all the current and future requests to the authority through this site, rather than, say, all requests that have been made to the public body by any means.
  • Hidden requests are not counted. Unclassified requests do not count towards the percentages.

These graphs were partly inspired by some statistics that Mark Goodge produced for WhatDoTheyKnow, so thanks are due to him.

Public bodies with the most requests

Public Body Number of requests
Human Resources and Security 156
Energy 159
Justice and Consumers 176
European Border and Coast Guard Agency 182
European External Action Service 198
Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs 227
Council of the EU 359
Trade 404
European Parliament 499
Secretariat General of the European Commission 830

Public bodies with the most successful requests

Public Body Percentage of total requests
Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations 64
Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs 65
Research and Innovation 67
Council of the EU 67
European Data Protection Supervisor 70
Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union 71
Informatics 71
Human Resources and Security 73
Trade 73
Innovation & Networks Executive Agency 83

Public bodies with the fewest successful requests

Public Body Percentage of total requests
European Police Office 11
European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights 16
European Anti-Fraud Office 19
Court of Justice of the European Union 22
European Economic and Social Committee 23
Consumers, Health and Food Executive Agency 35
Competition 38
Communication 39
European Court of Auditors 42
Education and Culture 43

Public bodies with most overdue requests

Public Body Percentage of requests that are overdue
European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights 23
Communications Networks, Content and Technology 24
European Anti-Fraud Office 25
Legal Service 25
Migration and Home Affairs 25
Consumers, Health and Food Executive Agency 25
Secretariat General of the European Commission 25
Eurostat 27
Court of Justice of the European Union 40
European Police Office 48

Public bodies that most frequently replied with "Not Held"

Public Body Percentage of total requests
Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion 19
Energy 19
European Ombudsman 19
European Council 19
European Environment Agency 20
Climate Action 21
European External Action Service 22
European Court of Auditors 23
Education and Culture 27
Agriculture and Rural Development 28

People

Most frequent requesters

Last 28 days

  1. N

    Nikolaj Nielsen

    Joined in 2012

    6

  2. L

    Laurène Tran

    Joined in 2019

    4

  3. M

    Margarida da Silva

    Joined in 2015

    3

  4. M

    Monika Klann

    Joined in 2019

    3

  5. L

    Luisa Izuzquiza

    Joined in 2016

    3

  6. Á

    Álvaro Merino

    Joined in 2018

    3

  7. S

    Sergio Pérez Sangiao

    Joined in 2018

    3

  8. L

    Laurent Pech

    Joined in 2018

    2

  9. P

    Peter

    Joined in 2014

    2

  10. A

    Abdul Hai

    Joined in 2016

    2

All time

  1. V

    Vicky Cann

    Joined in 2011

    420

  2. P

    Peter

    Joined in 2014

    211

  3. L

    Luisa Izuzquiza

    Joined in 2016

    187

  4. L

    Lora Verheecke

    Joined in 2015

    160

  5. A

    Arun Dohle

    Joined in 2013

    157

  6. Profile image for Helen Darbishire

    Helen Darbishire

    Joined in 2011

    88

  7. M

    Margarida da Silva

    Joined in 2015

    84

  8. K

    Klaus Zinser

    Joined in 2014

    73

  9. M

    Michael Bauer

    Joined in 2015

    73

  10. V

    Vincent Harmsen

    Joined in 2015

    70

Most frequent annotators

Last 28 days

  1. M

    Mathias Schindler

    Joined in 2015

    1

  2. A

    Abdul Hai

    Joined in 2016

    1

All time

  1. A

    Arun Dohle

    Joined in 2013

    237

  2. A

    Abdul Hai

    Joined in 2016

    101

  3. V

    Vicky Cann

    Joined in 2011

    59

  4. Profile image for AsktheEU Admin

    AsktheEU Admin

    Joined in 2011

    37

  5. K

    Klaus Zinser

    Joined in 2014

    29

  6. D

    David Savic

    Joined in 2017

    26

  7. M

    Mike Stabenow

    Joined in 2013

    17

  8. Profile image for Gregorio Abascal Galán

    Gregorio Abascal Galán

    Joined in 2014

    17

  9. Profile image for Andreas Pavlou

    Andreas Pavlou

    Joined in 2011

    15

  10. K

    Kristina Ronnberg

    Joined in 2015

    14

Requests

Hidden

From time to time requests need to be hidden on AsktheEU.org. This can happen for a number of reasons. For example, the request could be about someone’s personal information that shouldn’t be public or the contents could be abusive.

Here you can see how often AsktheEU.org administrators have hidden requests.

Week starting Request hide events
2011-09-26 0
2011-10-03 0
2011-10-10 0
2011-10-17 0
2011-10-24 0
2011-10-31 0
2011-11-07 0
2011-11-14 0
2011-11-21 0
2011-11-28 0
2011-12-05 0
2011-12-12 0
2011-12-19 0
2011-12-26 0
2012-01-02 0
2012-01-09 0
2012-01-16 0
2012-01-23 0
2012-01-30 0
2012-02-06 0
2012-02-13 0
2012-02-20 0
2012-02-27 0
2012-03-05 0
2012-03-12 0
2012-03-19 0
2012-03-26 0
2012-04-02 0
2012-04-09 0
2012-04-16 0
2012-04-23 0
2012-04-30 0
2012-05-07 0
2012-05-14 0
2012-05-21 0
2012-05-28 0
2012-06-04 0
2012-06-11 0
2012-06-18 0
2012-06-25 0
2012-07-02 0
2012-07-09 0
2012-07-16 0
2012-07-23 0
2012-07-30 0
2012-08-06 0
2012-08-13 0
2012-08-20 0
2012-08-27 0
2012-09-03 0
2012-09-10 0
2012-09-17 0
2012-09-24 0
2012-10-01 0
2012-10-08 0
2012-10-15 0
2012-10-22 0
2012-10-29 0
2012-11-05 0
2012-11-12 1
2012-11-19 0
2012-11-26 0
2012-12-03 0
2012-12-10 0
2012-12-17 0
2012-12-24 0
2012-12-31 0
2013-01-07 0
2013-01-14 0
2013-01-21 0
2013-01-28 0
2013-02-04 0
2013-02-11 0
2013-02-18 0
2013-02-25 0
2013-03-04 0
2013-03-11 0
2013-03-18 0
2013-03-25 0
2013-04-01 1
2013-04-08 0
2013-04-15 0
2013-04-22 0
2013-04-29 0
2013-05-06 0
2013-05-13 0
2013-05-20 0
2013-05-27 0
2013-06-03 0
2013-06-10 0
2013-06-17 0
2013-06-24 0
2013-07-01 0
2013-07-08 0
2013-07-15 0
2013-07-22 0
2013-07-29 0
2013-08-05 0
2013-08-12 0
2013-08-19 0
2013-08-26 0
2013-09-02 0
2013-09-09 0
2013-09-16 0
2013-09-23 0
2013-09-30 0
2013-10-07 0
2013-10-14 0
2013-10-21 0
2013-10-28 0
2013-11-04 0
2013-11-11 0
2013-11-18 0
2013-11-25 0
2013-12-02 0
2013-12-09 0
2013-12-16 0
2013-12-23 1
2013-12-30 0
2014-01-06 0
2014-01-13 0
2014-01-20 0
2014-01-27 0
2014-02-03 0
2014-02-10 0
2014-02-17 0
2014-02-24 0
2014-03-03 0
2014-03-10 0
2014-03-17 0
2014-03-24 0
2014-03-31 0
2014-04-07 0
2014-04-14 0
2014-04-21 0
2014-04-28 0
2014-05-05 0
2014-05-12 0
2014-05-19 0
2014-05-26 0
2014-06-02 0
2014-06-09 0
2014-06-16 0
2014-06-23 0
2014-06-30 0
2014-07-07 0
2014-07-14 0
2014-07-21 0
2014-07-28 0
2014-08-04 0
2014-08-11 0
2014-08-18 0
2014-08-25 0
2014-09-01 0
2014-09-08 0
2014-09-15 0
2014-09-22 0
2014-09-29 0
2014-10-06 0
2014-10-13 0
2014-10-20 0
2014-10-27 0
2014-11-03 0
2014-11-10 0
2014-11-17 0
2014-11-24 0
2014-12-01 0
2014-12-08 0
2014-12-15 0
2014-12-22 0
2014-12-29 0
2015-01-05 0
2015-01-12 0
2015-01-19 0
2015-01-26 0
2015-02-02 0
2015-02-09 0
2015-02-16 0
2015-02-23 0
2015-03-02 0
2015-03-09 0
2015-03-16 0
2015-03-23 0
2015-03-30 0
2015-04-06 0
2015-04-13 0
2015-04-20 0
2015-04-27 0
2015-05-04 1
2015-05-11 0
2015-05-18 0
2015-05-25 0
2015-06-01 0
2015-06-08 0
2015-06-15 0
2015-06-22 0
2015-06-29 0
2015-07-06 0
2015-07-13 0
2015-07-20 0
2015-07-27 0
2015-08-03 0
2015-08-10 0
2015-08-17 0
2015-08-24 0
2015-08-31 0
2015-09-07 0
2015-09-14 0
2015-09-21 0
2015-09-28 0
2015-10-05 0
2015-10-12 0
2015-10-19 0
2015-10-26 4
2015-11-02 0
2015-11-09 0
2015-11-16 0
2015-11-23 0
2015-11-30 0
2015-12-07 0
2015-12-14 0
2015-12-21 0
2015-12-28 0
2016-01-04 0
2016-01-11 0
2016-01-18 0
2016-01-25 0
2016-02-01 0
2016-02-08 8
2016-02-15 0
2016-02-22 1
2016-02-29 10
2016-03-07 0
2016-03-14 1
2016-03-21 6
2016-03-28 0
2016-04-04 0
2016-04-11 0
2016-04-18 0
2016-04-25 0
2016-05-02 0
2016-05-09 1
2016-05-16 0
2016-05-23 0
2016-05-30 0
2016-06-06 0
2016-06-13 0
2016-06-20 0
2016-06-27 0
2016-07-04 0
2016-07-11 0
2016-07-18 4
2016-07-25 0
2016-08-01 16
2016-08-08 11
2016-08-15 2
2016-08-22 0
2016-08-29 0
2016-09-05 0
2016-09-12 0
2016-09-19 0
2016-09-26 0
2016-10-03 0
2016-10-10 0
2016-10-17 1
2016-10-24 0
2016-10-31 0
2016-11-07 0
2016-11-14 0
2016-11-21 0
2016-11-28 0
2016-12-05 0
2016-12-12 0
2016-12-19 36
2016-12-26 0
2017-01-02 12
2017-01-09 0
2017-01-16 0
2017-01-23 2
2017-01-30 0
2017-02-06 0
2017-02-13 0
2017-02-20 4
2017-02-27 0
2017-03-06 0
2017-03-13 0
2017-03-20 0
2017-03-27 0
2017-04-03 0
2017-04-10 1
2017-04-17 0
2017-04-24 0
2017-05-01 1
2017-05-08 0
2017-05-15 0
2017-05-22 0
2017-05-29 1
2017-06-05 8
2017-06-12 1
2017-06-19 0
2017-06-26 0
2017-07-03 0
2017-07-10 1
2017-07-17 0
2017-07-24 4
2017-07-31 1
2017-08-07 1
2017-08-14 0
2017-08-21 0
2017-08-28 0
2017-09-04 3
2017-09-11 0
2017-09-18 0
2017-09-25 1
2017-10-02 0
2017-10-09 0
2017-10-16 0
2017-10-23 0
2017-10-30 0
2017-11-06 0
2017-11-13 0
2017-11-20 0
2017-11-27 0
2017-12-04 0
2017-12-11 0
2017-12-18 0
2017-12-25 27
2018-01-01 0
2018-01-08 0
2018-01-15 0
2018-01-22 0
2018-01-29 0
2018-02-05 0
2018-02-12 0
2018-02-19 0
2018-02-26 0
2018-03-05 0
2018-03-12 0
2018-03-19 0
2018-03-26 0
2018-04-02 12
2018-04-09 0
2018-04-16 1
2018-04-23 0
2018-04-30 0
2018-05-07 1
2018-05-14 0
2018-05-21 0
2018-05-28 0
2018-06-04 1
2018-06-11 0
2018-06-18 0
2018-06-25 0
2018-07-02 0
2018-07-09 0
2018-07-16 0
2018-07-23 3
2018-07-30 4
2018-08-06 0
2018-08-13 0
2018-08-20 2
2018-08-27 3
2018-09-03 0
2018-09-10 0
2018-09-17 0
2018-09-24 0
2018-10-01 0
2018-10-08 0
2018-10-15 0
2018-10-22 0
2018-10-29 0
2018-11-05 0
2018-11-12 0
2018-11-19 0
2018-11-26 0
2018-12-03 0
2018-12-10 0
2018-12-17 0
2018-12-24 0
2018-12-31 0
2019-01-07 0
2019-01-14 0
2019-01-21 0
2019-01-28 0
2019-02-04 1
2019-02-11 0
2019-02-18 0
2019-02-25 0
2019-03-04 0
2019-03-11 0
2019-03-18 0
2019-03-25 0
2019-04-01 0
2019-04-08 0
2019-04-15 0
2019-04-22 15
2019-04-29 0
2019-05-06 0
2019-05-13 0
2019-05-20 0
2019-05-27 0
2019-06-03 0
2019-06-10 0
2019-06-17 0
2019-06-24 2
2019-07-01 41
2019-07-08 1
2019-07-15 1
2019-07-22 0
2019-07-29 0
2019-08-05 0
2019-08-12 0
2019-08-19 0
2019-08-26 1
2019-09-02 0
2019-09-09 0
2019-09-16 0