The European Environment Agency (EEA) is an agency of the European Union. Agency task is
to provide sound, independent information on the environment. The institution are a major
information source for those involved in developing, adopting, implementing and evaluating
environmental policy, and also the general public. Currently, the EEA has 32 member
countries.
Main clients are the European Union institutions — the European Commission, the European
Parliament, the Council — and the member countries. In addition to this central group of
European policy actors, it also serve other EU institutions such as the Economic and Social
Committee and the Committee of the Regions.
The business community, academia, non-governmental organisations and other parts of civil
society are also important users of its information.
