Working practices

Transparency and openness form the backbone of EEA's working practices. This section provides access to the main EEA procedures and policies , information on how EEA handles your personal data as well as access to various types of administrative documents .

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Procedures and policies

This page provides information on the main procedures and policies that the EEA follows to enhance public access to information about our activities.

Central register of records of processing activities

The records contain general information on the processing operations such as the name of the controller, the purpose of the processing, the categories of data subjects whose data are processed and the type of data processed, and the recipients of the data

Rules and policies on the protection of personal data

Any personal data collected by the European Environment Agency (EEA) shall be processed pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data by the Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 and Decision No 1247/2002/EC.

Contact us privacy statement

The personal data you provide in the EEA online contact form is processed in accordance with regulation (EU) No 2018/17251 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018 on the protection of natural person with regard to the processing of personal data by the EU institutions, bodies, offices and agencies.

Personal data protection

Personal data protection is a fundamental right in the European Union. Personal data is everything that identifies an individual, including names, telephone numbers, email addresses, date of birth, photographs, and other identifying information.

Register of documents

Are you looking for an EEA document? Our register of documents gives you access to various types of documents related to the Agency such as decisions by the Management Board and Bureau, their meeting agendas and conclusions, EEA annual activity reports and budget accounts. You may search the register by categories or keywords.