Vpogled in analiza arhivske mreže inštitucij Evropske Unije

slovenian

2022

volume 5, issue 1

archival network   archival service   archives   EU institutions   records

Narodna in univerzitetna knjižnica
(Obvezni izvod spletne publikacije)

In 1951, the European Coal and Steel Community was established, which in 1992 became the European Union. To date, the European Union has developed institutions that create significant amounts of documentary records on a daily basis. These documents are of important historical value for all EU citizens. To this end, the article presents the archival network of EU institutions, which manage their respective archival records and make them available to the public. The research of the archival network of EU institutions uses the analysis method of existing literature, archival sources, and legislation governing archival activities at the supranational level. A short questionnaire was prepared to provide a better insight into the operations of archival services in the EU institutions and in their representations at the national level. Archives are centralized within individual EU institutions. For the purpose of providing preservation and access services for historical archives of EU institutions in a single and central location, in 1984 the Historical Archives of the EU was established at the European University Institute in Florence. According to Slovenian national legislation, the National Archives should have an active role in appraising archival records coming from the producing entity. The Historical Archives of the EU does not have such a role and would need to acquire a role in this process in the future.

11.12.2023