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On 23 June 2011 the European Parliament and the European Commission signed an Interinstitutional Agreement on the establishment of a common Transparency Register.
The common Register enhances transparency as it is easier for citizens to obtain information on individuals and organizations that are in contact with the EU institutions. This "one-stop shop" system should also facilitate registration by representatives of specific interests.
The common Register incorporates previously separate Parliament and Commission registers.
Individuals who have completed the registration process as set out on the Transparency Register's website: http://europa.eu/transparency-register/index_en.htm may be granted access rights to the European Parliament for up to 12 months. An application to renew access rights should be submitted two months prior to the indicated expiry date.
Individuals with access rights may obtain a daily access card to the European Parliament from the reception desks at the Simone Veil Agora entrance to the Altiero Spinelli (ASP) building in Brussels (Luxembourg Station side of the building), and at the entrances to the Louise Weiss (LOW) and Winston Churchill (WIC) buildings in Strasbourg.
Access cards in Brussels will be available from 08h00-19h00 on days when parliamentary business is being conducted (Mon.-Thurs.) and in Strasbourg during plenary part-sessions from 14h30-20h00 (Mon.), 07h30-20h00 (Tues.-Wed.) and 07h30-18h00 (Thurs.).
No more than four accredited individuals for the same organisation may enter Parliament on a single day.
The common Transparency Register contains easily accessible data on organisations and self-employed individuals engaged in EU policy-making and policy implementation, as well as statistical data on all registered parties and a listing of individuals with access rights to the European Parliament.
More information may be obtained from: TR-Accreditation@europarl.europa.eu
Interest representatives
can be private, public or non-governmental bodies. They can provide
Parliament with knowledge and specific expertise in numerous
economic, social, environmental and scientific areas. They can play
a key role in the open, pluralist dialogue on which a democratic
system is based and act as an important source of information for
Members in the context of the performance of their duties.
The Treaty on European Union provides a framework for and seeks to
foster relations between the European institutions and European
political leaders, on the one hand, and civil society, EU citizens
and representative associations, on the other.