What we do

We provide independent information on the environment, to feed into EU and national policymaking.
With a permanent staff of around 130 and an annual budget of €40m, we provide a wide range of information and assessments on:

• the state of the environment
• environmental trends, including assessments of economic and social factors putting pressure on the environment
• policies and their effectiveness
• possible future trends and problems.

Member countries

The EEA currently has 32 members - 28 EU countries plus Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland and Turkey.

Partners

• Eionet – the European environment information and observation network (mostly national environment agencies and ministries with some 300 lower-level institutions).

The EEA is responsible for developing Eionet and coordinating its activities.

• European topic centres – set up by the EEA to collect, manage and analyse data on:
  • water
  • air and climate change
  • biodiversity
  • sustainable consumption and production
  • land use and spatial information.
• EU statistical office and EU joint research centre
• OECD
• UN Environment Programme
• UN Food and Agriculture Organization
• World Health Organization

Legal basis for our work

EU regulation 401/2009 on EEA and Eionet

Mr Hans BRUYNINCKX
Executive Director