European Parliament

What European Parliament does

The European Parliament is the directly elected legislative body of the European Union, composed of 720 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) representing the citizens of all 27 EU member states. It operates as one of seven EU constitutional institutions established by the Treaties, with its principal seat in Strasbourg, France, and additional places of work in Brussels, Belgium, and Luxembourg, supported by a network of approximately 30 liaison offices across all 27 member states plus Washington DC. Its core functions include co-legislating with the Council of the EU on most EU policies, sharing equal power over the EU Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF), approving international agreements, exercising democratic oversight of the European Commission and other EU bodies, granting discharge on EU budget management, and electing the European Ombudsman. Internally, it organizes work through 8 political groups, 26 committees, and 48 international parliamentary delegations.

The Parliament's digital infrastructure centers on the europarl.europa.eu portal, available in all 24 official EU languages, with built-in web accessibility under EN 301 549 / WCAG 2.1 Level AA, RSS and email subscription feeds, AT Internet web analytics with IP anonymization, and Bitmovin/Watchity-powered video streaming for plenary and committee sessions. Core digital products include the Legislative Observatory (procedure tracking database), Legislative Train (visual pipeline tracker), the EU Official Journal publication platform, the EU Web Archive, the EP Newshub, and the Transatlantic Legislators Dialogue platform. There is no public or partner-facing API; RSS/XML feeds serve as the primary machine-readable distribution channel.

The Parliament does not operate a commercial revenue model. It is funded through the EU budget to which all 27 member states contribute, and its services are provided free of charge to the public. Its position on the 2028-2034 MFF calls for approximately €2.3 trillion in total EU spending, including new taxes on digital giants and online gambling and a roughly 10% increase versus the prior framework. Its go-to-market is effectively direct-to-citizen: 720 directly elected MEPs represent voter constituencies, while outreach is delivered via the multilingual website, social media (Facebook, X, LinkedIn, YouTube, Instagram, Flickr, Pinterest, Reddit), a Multimedia Centre, liaison offices, plenary sessions open to observers, and programs such as the LUX Audience Award and the Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for Journalism.

Name

European Parliament

Legal name

European Parliament

Website

https://europarl.europa.eu

Company type

Public

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

The European Parliament is the directly elected legislative body of the European Union, comprising 720 MEPs from 27 member states. It co-legislates with the EU Council, approves the EU budget, and oversees EU institutions, serving EU citizens through multilingual digital tools and a network of liaison offices.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Parliamentary and Legislative Services

NAICS

Legislative Bodies (921120), Executive and Legislative Offices, Combined (92114), Public Finance Activities (92113)

akta.pro primary industry

State Legislature/Regional Assembly Administration (BPAIABAB)

Keywords

• Legislative services
• Democratic representation
• EU lawmaking
• Parliamentary oversight
• Interparliamentary relations

Headquarters

HQ city

Brussels

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. EU Member State Contributions: The European Parliament operates as an EU institution funded by contributions from the 27 member states as part of the EU budget. The Parliament's position on the 2028-2034 Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) calls for approximately €2.3 trillion budget including new taxes on digital giants and online gambling.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

The European Parliament is the directly elected legislative institution of the European Union. Its 720 MEPs debate, amend, and adopt EU legislation together with the Council of the EU, exercise budgetary authority over the EU budget, approve international agreements, and provide democratic oversight of the European Commission and other EU institutions. It delivers public-facing services including multilingual legislative information, live plenary and committee streaming, interparliamentary dialogue platforms, and citizen engagement through liaison offices.

Product overview

The European Parliament operates the official EU legislative portal providing democratic services including legislative tracking tools (Legislative Observatory, Legislative Train), interparliamentary dialogue platforms (Transatlantic Legislators Dialogue), and official publication services (EU Official Journal). The institution does not offer commercial products but provides public digital democracy services, web archiving (EU Web Archive), and RSS/XML subscription feeds for institutional transparency. The portal serves citizens across 24 official EU languages.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• European Parliament Official Website The official web portal of the European Parliament at europarl.europa.eu, providing access to legislative information, MEP profiles, committee activities, plenary sessions, news, and institutional information in 24 official EU languages.
• EU Web Archive A web archiving service that preserves EU institutional web content for future generations, accessible through op.europa.eu.
• EU Official Journal platform Publication platform for official EU legal texts and decisions, which serve as the authentic legal reference.
• Legislative Observatory (OEIL) A database for monitoring EU decision-making processes, procedure files, and legislative status tracking, accessible at oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu.
• Legislative Train A visual tracking tool showing the progress of prioritized legislative files in the EU decision-making pipeline.
• Transatlantic Legislators Dialogue (TLD) A platform facilitating dialogue between European Parliament MEPs and US Congress members on transatlantic relations, trade, security, and global governance issues. The 91st edition took place in Nicosia in June 2026 with 12 MEPs and 4 US Congress members.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• European Film AcademycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 May 2026Joint initiative for the LUX Audience Award, a pan-European film prize awarded by the European Parliament and voted on by citizens and MEPs, now in its seventh edition. All five nominated films were subtitled for deaf and hard of hearing across all 24 EU languages.
• Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for JournalismcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 May 2026Annual journalism prize awarding €20,000 for investigative journalism promoting EU principles including human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, rule of law, and human rights. Independent jury from all 27 member states selects winner.
• European CommissioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe European Parliament co-legislates with the European Commission on all major EU policies. The Commission proposes legislation which Parliament and the Council adopt together. Parliament also exercises political oversight of the Commission and must approve the College of Commissioners.
• Council of the European UnioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParliament and Council form the two chambers of the EU legislative branch under the ordinary legislative procedure. Both must approve EU laws and the EU budget. On most issues, Parliament and Council are equal co-legislators.
• United States CongressflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe 91st Transatlantic Legislators Dialogue (TLD) took place in Nicosia, Cyprus on 19-20 June 2026 with 12 MEPs and 4 US Congress members discussing global governance, Middle East, critical raw materials, and foreign interference. Next TLD scheduled for San Francisco in August 2026.
• 48 International Parliamentary DelegationscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParliament maintains relations with parliaments in non-EU countries including US, UK, China, Japan, India, Mercosur, Russia, Ukraine, Iran, and others through 48 formal delegations covering all regions of the world.
• UN Global CompactminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUN Global Compact convened senior sustainability leaders and EU policymakers at the European Parliament for the European Chief Sustainability Officer Platform to discuss corporate sustainability and European competitiveness.
• Creative Europe MEDIA Programme SuccessorscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParliament discussed proposed AgoraEU programme to succeed Creative Europe MEDIA framework for 2028-2034, with MEDIA-supported films accounting for nearly one-third of Cannes main competition entries.
• European CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe European Parliament and European Council interact on major EU political priorities. Parliament President Roberta Metsola delivers addresses to EU summits, and Parliament must approve major decisions including EU leadership appointments and treaty changes.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Assemblée nationale (France): France's lower house, co-host of Parliament's work via Strasbourg. Directly comparable as a directly elected national legislature with committee system and government oversight function.
• United States Congress: Larger, bicameral federal legislature; the Parliament's flagship Transatlantic Legislators Dialogue partner. Comparable as a directly elected national/federal legislative body exercising oversight of the executive.
• UK Parliament: Westminster-style bicameral legislature; historically a direct institutional model for the European Parliament. Comparable in committee structure, plenary proceedings, and Hansard-style record keeping.
• Deutscher Bundestag: Germany's federal lower house and the largest single national parliament in the EU; directly comparable as a directly elected legislative body with extensive committee work and strong executive oversight powers.
• UN General Assembly: Global deliberative body of member states. Comparable as a large multilateral legislative/deliberative forum operating through committees, resolutions, and budget decisions.

Others

• Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU): Global interparliamentary organization of national legislatures. Comparable as an enabling/coordination platform that convenes legislative bodies; relevant for understanding Parliament's international parliamentary network.
• European Court of Auditors: EU institution that audits EU finances; Parliament grants discharge on the EU budget on the Court's basis. Directly comparable as an EU treaty-based institution with public-finance responsibilities.

Direct peers

• Council of the European Union: Co-legislator with the European Parliament under the ordinary legislative procedure; together they form the EU's two-chamber legislature. Most comparable as the Parliament's institutional counterpart.
• European Commission: Proposes EU legislation that Parliament and Council adopt; subject to Parliament's political oversight and approval of the College of Commissioners. Direct institutional peer within the EU governance triangle.

Regional players

• NATO Parliamentary Assembly: Transatlantic interparliamentary body overseeing NATO. Comparable in operating model (delegations, committees, dialogue with US Congress) and as a venue for parliamentary diplomacy on security and defense.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Europarl_en
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/EuropeanParliament
• Facebookfacebook.com/europeanparliament
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/1816
• Instagraminstagram.com/europeanparliament
• Pinterestpinterest.com/epinfographics

Compliance2 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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