International Day of Parliamentarism: a moment of reflection and
appreciation
On June 30, 1889, the Inter-Parliamentary Union was created. Since
2018, we celebrate the International Day of Parliamentarism
[https://www.un.org/en/observances/parliamentarism-day] on that very
same day, a commemoration that is dedicated to appreciating
parliaments and to reflect on the goals they have reached in becoming
more representative and become future ready. 

The International Day of Parliamentarism holds particular relevance to
the European Union (EU) elections, which just concluded this month
[https://data.europa.eu/en/news-events/news/eu-election-results-are-here-learn-how-votes-are-distributed].
As citizens across member states casted their votes, 720 parliament
members play a pivotal role in shaping EU policies and legislation. By
fostering transparency, accountability, and representation,
parliaments contribute to a stronger democratic foundation for the EU.
This day serves as a reminder of the important role that elected
representatives play in shaping the collective future of Europe. 

Changes that are implemented by the parliament can be visualised with
the support of open data. For example, there are tools to monitor the
integrity of decisions made in the EU, accessible through the EU
Integrity Watch [https://www.integritywatch.eu/]. This platform
transforms open data about the European Parliament into dashboards to
inform journalists, citizens, and civil society about integrity
activities, such as lobbying. Besides the EU level, there are also
integrity dashboards available on country level, for example The
Netherlands [https://www.integritywatch.nl/] or Spain
[https://integritywatch.es/].  

On our data.europa.eu [https://data.europa.eu/en] portal, you can find
transparent information of the European Parliament through more than
35,000 datasets
[https://data.europa.eu/data/datasets?query=european%20parliament&locale=en].
From annual budget decisions
[https://data.europa.eu/data/datasets/european-parliament?locale=en]
to information on the elected members
[https://data.europa.eu/data/datasets/members-of-the-european-parliament?locale=en],
the data displays how the Parliament is making progress through the
years and keeps citizens informed on the way their vote is
represented.  

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Publication Date/Time
2024-06-28T08:00:00+00:00
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