EURegister

EURegister is a centralized registry maintained by the European Union that catalogues information about organizations, programmes, and funded activities connected with EU policies. It aims to improve transparency, accountability, and accessibility of information for researchers, policymakers, journalists, and the general public. The registry covers EU-funded projects, research collaborations, public bodies, non-governmental organizations, and private entities participating in EU programs across member states.

Data held includes official name, legal form, country, type of entity, programme or funding source, grant amounts (where applicable), start and end dates, participating partners, and a contact point. Records are updated by designated program officers or registrants, with periodic validation and automated checks to ensure consistency. The registry provides a public search interface and an application programming interface (API) to support data reuse in compliance with privacy and data protection rules.

Governance is overseen by a core EU body—typically the European Commission unit responsible for open data and transparency—supported by a governance board representing member states and stakeholder groups. Data quality standards align with EU open data and interoperability guidelines. Access is governed to balance public availability with privacy and proprietary information constraints under GDPR.

Since its inception as part of EU open data and transparency initiatives, EURegister has been used to track project lifecycles, verify eligibility, and facilitate impact assessment. Critics have highlighted challenges in data completeness and timeliness, prompting ongoing efforts to improve data quality and interoperability. Related resources include the EU Open Data Portal and the general EU transparency framework.