The European Forum of Official Gazettes was created in 2004 by the organisations responsible for publishing the official gazettes of the European Union Member States and the Office for Official Publications of the European Communities. Since 2005, the Forum also invites legal gazettes of countries outside the European Union to participate in its work.

The objectives of the Forum are to exchange ideas and information on publication processes, technology and best practices between the official publishers.

The Forum secretariat is provided by the EU Publications Office in Luxembourg.