European Archives Group (EAG)

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European Archives Group (EAG)

Details

Abbreviation: EAG

Policy Area: Administration;Culture

Lead DG: Secretariat-General

Type: Informal

Scope: Limited

Mission: The mission of the European Archives Group (EAG) is to ensure cooperation and coordination on matters relating to archives. The EAG advises the Commission on issues that affect archives.

Task: Coordinate with Member States, exchange of views

Contact: -

Publication in RegExp: 07/10/2005

Creating Act: -

Last updated: 29/06/2023

Additional Information

Activity report: Progress Report to the Council on the implementation of Council Recommendation 2005/835/EC of 14 November 2005 on priority actions to increase cooperation in the field of archives in Europe presented by the European Archives Group; COM(2008)500 SEC(2008) 2364

http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:52008DC0500:EN:NOT

COMM_PDF_COM_2008_0500_F_EN_COMMUNICATION.pdf (approx. 43 kb)

COMM_PDF_SEC_2008_2364_F_EN_AUTRE_DOCUMENT_TRAVAIL_SERVICE.pdf (approx. 119 kb)

Activity report: Guidance on data protection for archive services

https://ec.europa.eu/info/about-european-commission/service-standards-and-principles/transparency/freedom-information/access-documents/information-and-document-management/archival-policy/european-archives-group/guidance-data-protection-archive-services_en

Activity report: Member organisations were invited to designate a representative to participate in the 'Connecting Europe eArchiving' event taking place in Brussels on 3 and 4 December 2019. The CEF-event is organised by DG CNECT and DG DIGIT.

https://ec.europa.eu/cefdigital/wiki/display/CEFDIGITAL/Meet+eArchiving

info-external-invited-experts-en-fr.pdf (approx. 391 kb)

Selection procedure: The members of this group are representatives of the National Archives of the EU Member States. It is for the authority of each Member State to decide who will represent them at the meetings of the group; this is usually the National Archivist.

Rules of procedure: Rules of procedure of the European Archives Group

eag_rules-procedure_en-1.pdf (approx. 13 kb)

Subgroups

EAG Archiving-by-design

EAG Programme and Coordination Group

 
 

Type D - Member State Authority

Name

Public Authorit(y-ies)

Status

Austria

Österreichisches Staatsarchiv (The national archives of Austria)

Member

Belgium

Archives générales du Royaume (Belgian State Archives)

Member

Germany

 

Member

Hungary

National Archives of Hungary;National Archives of Hungary

Member

Italy

Ministero per i beni e le attività culturale. Direzione generale per gli archivi (Ministry of Culture. Directorate general for the archives)

Member

Luxembourg

Archives nationales du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg

Member

Netherlands

 

Member

Poland

 

Member

Romania

Arhivele Nationale ale Romaniei (National Archives of Romania)

Member

Spain

Ministerio de Cultura. Subdirección General de los Archivos Estatales (Ministry of Cultury. Subdirectorate general of the State Archives);Ministerio de Cultura. Subdirección General de los Archivos Estatales (Ministry of Cultury. Subdirectorate general of the State Archives);Spanish State Archives

Member

Sweden

Riksarkivet (The national archives of Sweden)

Member