14 Europa Experience centres
Dear European Parliament,
Pursuant to Article 15 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 regarding public access to documents, I hereby request access to the following documents and information relating to the 14 Europa Experience centres (located in Athens, Berlin, Budapest, Copenhagen, Dublin, Helsinki, Ljubljana, Luxembourg, Paris, Prague, Rome, Stockholm, Tallinn, Vienna, Warsaw, and Zagreb) for the period 1 January 2024 to 4 May 2026.
Specifically, I request:
Attendance records, including total visitor numbers (daily, monthly, or annual aggregates), demographics (where recorded), and any reports on visitor engagement or feedback.
Running costs, including breakdowns of operational expenditures (staffing, maintenance, utilities, marketing, events), per centre and in aggregate.
Budgetary allocations, constraints, and related documents, including initial budgets, amendments, audits, performance reviews, and any assessments of cost-effectiveness or future funding plans.
If any part of this request is considered too broad, please treat it as a request for access to each identifiable document or dataset containing the information, and indicate what is available. Provide documents in electronic format where possible.
In case of any exceptions under Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001, please grant partial access to non-exempt parts and provide a reasoned statement for any refusals or redactions.
Please confirm receipt and reply within 15 working days.
Yours faithfully,
Nikolaj Nielsen
EUobserver
Résidence Palace, International Press Centre
Rue de la Loi / Wetstraat 155
1040 Brussels
Belgium
Our reference: 2026-0204
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European Parliament
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Our reference: 2026-0204
Dear Mr Nielsen,
The time limit for responding to your application for public access to
documents under Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001, as registered on May 4,
2026, expires today, on May 28, 2026.
However, our consultations are taking more time than expected, so that
Parliament must exceptionally extend the time limit provided by Article
7(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 by a further 15 working days in
accordance with Article 7(3) of that Regulation in order to reply to your
application.
Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience. We thank you for your
understanding.
Best regards,
TRANSPARENCY UNIT
European Parliament
Directorate-General for the Presidency
Directorate-General for Interinstitutional Affairs and Legislative
Coordination
[1][European Parliament request email]
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Dear Mr Nielsen,
The time limit for responding to your application for public access to
documents under Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001, as registered on May 4,
2026, expires today, on June 18, 2026.
However, the decision concerning you application is being prepared and it
will be communicated to you by post without delay, once it is finalised.
Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience. We thank you for your
understanding.
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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