Information office of the European Parliament in Germany
The information office of the European Parliament in Germany is one of a total of 34 information offices of the European Parliament in the 28 member states of the European Union . In addition to the 28 central, national offices in the capitals of the Member States, there are also six regional offices. In Germany, in addition to the central information office for Germany in the capital Berlin, there is another, regional information office based in Munich .
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tasks and activities
Citizen information
The main task of the information offices is to inform the local people in Germany about the activities of the European Parliament and to bring them closer to them. This is ensured, among other things, by means of seminars, conferences or simulation games for schoolchildren and the publication of information brochures. The offices also serve as a point of contact for everything from simple questions to complex research relating to the European Parliament and the EU in general. The offices also establish links with national and regional authorities as well as with representatives from civil society and business.
public relation
The work of the information offices is also aimed at journalists in Germany. Every year, media representatives are invited to Strasbourg or Brussels , for example , so that they can get an impression of how Parliament works and can report competently on the plenary sessions. The offices also provide information on the topics of the respective plenary sessions and provide further relevant information to journalists and the interested public in the form of press releases, newsletters and via social networks on the Internet.
Events
The information offices organize events on their own or in cooperation with other institutions and invite specialist audiences as well as the general public to do so. The so-called midday talks should be mentioned here, for example. The information office invites a MEP to a lunchtime discussion so that he can report on his work in Parliament and discuss current issues with the audience. The information offices also organize the so-called citizen forums. In the series of events organized under the title Mitreden über Europa , citizens are invited to discuss and enter into dialogue with members of the European Parliament , Bundestag or Landtag as well as experts on a specific topic about Europe.
Management partnership
The European Parliament in Germany works together in an administrative partnership with the Federal Government and the European Commission . Aktion Europa was jointly launched as part of the partnership , which aims to involve the citizens of Germany in a dialogue about Europe. As part of Aktion Europa, joint projects with high public profile such as the issuing of publications are carried out. In addition, the partners of the administrative partnership meet regularly at the so-called “European communication round table” with other representatives of the administration at various levels and civil society.
Information office in Germany - Berlin
The information office in Berlin is one of 28 national information offices operated by the European Parliament in the capitals of the EU member states. The office has been headed by Frank Piplat since August 2009, followed by Georg Pfeifer in January 2020. The information office in Berlin was founded in 1994 as a branch of the German information office that opened in Bonn in 1978. After German reunification and the move of the German seat of government to Berlin, the information office finally moved to Berlin in 1999 and moved into the new premises on Unter den Linden . The office in Bonn and the previous Berlin branch were closed.
European House Berlin
The information office has had its current headquarters in the so-called European House on Berlin's boulevard Unter den Linden on Pariser Platz since 1999. The press room and conference room are located on the first floor of the European House and are used for the frequently held seminars, school simulation games and panel discussions or used as a place to receive groups of visitors.
Europe experience
In addition to the information office of the European Parliament, the European Commission also houses the Representation of the European Commission in Germany . On the initiative of the European Parliament in cooperation with the European Commission, they brought the permanent exhibition "Experience Europe" into being. This is the point of contact for citizens who can experience in all 24 official EU languages how European politics are designed and how they can become active themselves. In addition to the first 360 ° cinema in Berlin and numerous interactive information tables, visitors can obtain personal information about the EU seven days a week or receive brochures and current information on the European Union. The Europe experience is open daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Regional information office - Munich
The information office in Munich is one of six regional information offices that operate in addition to the capital city offices in the major EU member states. The Munich office is responsible for the communication of the European Parliament in southern Germany, especially in Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg . This is done in cooperation with the regional representative of the European Commission, who share the premises on the ground floor of the Isar building of the European Patent Office in Munich.
Individual evidence
- ↑ List of all information offices
- ↑ a b Publication of the European Parliament through its information offices
- ↑ Current dates of the citizens' forums ( Memento of the original from April 6, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Administrative partnership ( Memento from May 3, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ action europe ( Memento of May 13, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Round table on European communication ( Memento from May 3, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Report on Frank Piplat ( Memento of the original from February 6, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , the head of the Berlin Information Office
- ↑ Pfeifer heads the European Parliament's liaison office. In: politik-kommunikation.de. Politics & Communication , January 17, 2020, accessed on January 22, 2020 .
- ↑ Experience Europe. In: erlebnis-europa.eu. Retrieved June 13, 2016 .
