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
European External Action Service 271
Health and Food Safety 282
Climate Action 292
European Border and Coast Guard Agency 310
Energy 337
Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs 465
Trade 493
Council of the European Union 558
European Parliament 723
Secretariat General of the European Commission 1307

Public bodies with the most successful requests

Public Body Percentage of total requests
Human Resources and Security 66
Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs 66
Climate Action 67
Research and Innovation 68
Agencia Ejecutiva de Innovación y Redes 68
Council of the European Union 69
Trade 73
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control 74
Informatics 76
European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority 80

Public bodies with the fewest successful requests

Public Body Percentage of total requests
Permanent Representation of UK to the EU 10
European Police Office 12
European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights 17
Court of Justice of the European Union 18
European Anti-Fraud Office 21
Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized enterprises 23
Foreign Policy Instruments 27
Consumers, Health and Food Executive Agency 32
European Medicines Agency 33
European Economic and Social Committee 36

Public bodies with most overdue requests

Public Body Percentage of requests that are overdue
Joint Research Centre 24
Energy 24
European Anti-Fraud Office 25
Education, Youth, Sport and Culture 26
Eurostat 28
European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights 28
Court of Justice of the European Union 38
Consumers, Health and Food Executive Agency 39
Permanent Representation of UK to the EU 40
European Police Office 51

Public bodies that most frequently replied with "Not Held"

Public Body Percentage of total requests
Permanent Representation of UK to the EU 20
European External Action Service 20
European Environment Agency 21
Education, Youth, Sport and Culture 22
Foreign Policy Instruments 23
Agriculture and Rural Development 23
European Investment Bank 25
European Court of Auditors 28
Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection 30
European Asylum Support Office 38

People

Most frequent requesters

Last 28 days

  1. A

    Andreea Năvîrgeac

    Joined in 2022

    18

  2. A

    Antonia Hapaina

    Joined in 2022

    18

  3. B

    Bianca Marmandiu

    Joined in 2021

    11

  4. Profile image for Maximilian Henning

    Maximilian Henning

    Joined in 2020

    8

  5. A

    Anas Ambri

    Joined in 2022

    7

  6. A

    Alina Bejan

    Joined in 2022

    6

  7. L

    Laura Döring

    Joined in 2022

    6

  8. W

    Will Aitchison

    Joined in 2021

    4

  9. B

    Barnaby Pace

    Joined in 2020

    4

  10. I

    Ine Lejeune

    Joined in 2022

    3

All time

  1. V

    Vicky Cann

    Joined in 2011

    484

  2. L

    Lora Verheecke

    Joined in 2015

    298

  3. P

    Peter

    Joined in 2014

    277

  4. Profile image for Mathias Schindler

    Mathias Schindler

    Joined in 2015

    218

  5. L

    Luisa Izuzquiza

    Joined in 2016

    206

  6. Profile image for Arun Dohle

    Arun Dohle

    Joined in 2013

    187

  7. R

    Rabyah Khan

    Joined in 2022

    117

  8. V

    Vincent Harmsen

    Joined in 2015

    116

  9. V

    Venetia Roxburgh

    Joined in 2020

    111

  10. M

    Margarida da Silva

    Joined in 2015

    109

Most frequent annotators

Last 28 days

  1. M

    Madeline O'Brien

    Joined in 2019

    1

All time

  1. Profile image for Arun Dohle

    Arun Dohle

    Joined in 2013

    255

  2. A

    Abdul Hai

    Joined in 2016

    103

  3. V

    Vicky Cann

    Joined in 2011

    59

  4. Profile image for AsktheEU Admin

    AsktheEU Admin

    Joined in 2011

    36

  5. K

    Klaus Zinser

    Joined in 2014

    29

  6. D

    David Savic

    Joined in 2017

    26

  7. N

    Nicholas Lee

    Joined in 2021

    20

  8. Profile image for Gregorio Abascal Galán

    Gregorio Abascal Galán

    Joined in 2014

    17

  9. M

    Mike Stabenow

    Joined in 2013

    17

  10. Profile image for Andreas Pavlou

    Andreas Pavlou

    Joined in 2011

    15

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
2019-09-23 0
2019-09-30 0
2019-10-07 0
2019-10-14 0
2019-10-21 0
2019-10-28 1
2019-11-04 2
2019-11-11 0
2019-11-18 5
2019-11-25 1
2019-12-02 0
2019-12-09 0
2019-12-16 0
2019-12-23 0
2019-12-30 0
2020-01-06 0
2020-01-13 0
2020-01-20 0
2020-01-27 0
2020-02-03 0
2020-02-10 0
2020-02-17 0
2020-02-24 0
2020-03-02 0
2020-03-09 0
2020-03-16 0
2020-03-23 0
2020-03-30 0
2020-04-06 0
2020-04-13 0
2020-04-20 0
2020-04-27 0
2020-05-04 0
2020-05-11 0
2020-05-18 0
2020-05-25 0
2020-06-01 0
2020-06-08 0
2020-06-15 0
2020-06-22 0
2020-06-29 0
2020-07-06 0
2020-07-13 0
2020-07-20 0
2020-07-27 0
2020-08-03 0
2020-08-10 0
2020-08-17 0
2020-08-24 5
2020-08-31 0
2020-09-07 3
2020-09-14 0
2020-09-21 0
2020-09-28 0
2020-10-05 0
2020-10-12 0
2020-10-19 0
2020-10-26 0
2020-11-02 0
2020-11-09 0
2020-11-16 0
2020-11-23 0
2020-11-30 0
2020-12-07 0
2020-12-14 0
2020-12-21 0
2020-12-28 0
2021-01-04 2
2021-01-11 0
2021-01-18 0
2021-01-25 1
2021-02-01 1
2021-02-08 0
2021-02-15 0
2021-02-22 0
2021-03-01 2
2021-03-08 0
2021-03-15 0
2021-03-22 1
2021-03-29 0
2021-04-05 0
2021-04-12 0
2021-04-19 1
2021-04-26 0
2021-05-03 0
2021-05-10 0
2021-05-17 0
2021-05-24 0
2021-05-31 2
2021-06-07 0
2021-06-14 0
2021-06-21 0
2021-06-28 0
2021-07-05 0
2021-07-12 0
2021-07-19 0
2021-07-26 0
2021-08-02 1
2021-08-09 0
2021-08-16 0
2021-08-23 0
2021-08-30 0
2021-09-06 0
2021-09-13 0
2021-09-20 0
2021-09-27 0
2021-10-04 0
2021-10-11 0
2021-10-18 0
2021-10-25 0
2021-11-01 0
2021-11-08 0
2021-11-15 0
2021-11-22 0
2021-11-29 0
2021-12-06 0
2021-12-13 0
2021-12-20 0
2021-12-27 0
2022-01-03 0
2022-01-10 0
2022-01-17 0
2022-01-24 0
2022-01-31 0
2022-02-07 0
2022-02-14 0
2022-02-21 2
2022-02-28 0
2022-03-07 0
2022-03-14 0
2022-03-21 0
2022-03-28 0
2022-04-04 0
2022-04-11 0
2022-04-18 0
2022-04-25 0
2022-05-02 0
2022-05-09 0
2022-05-16 0