| Name | Description |
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| Consumer Affairs | Launched on 15th March, 2003 to mark World Consumer Day, this consumer website includes all legislation and proposals as well as a useful section on European contract law. |
| The Council of the European Union | The Council of the European Union is a Community institution exercising the powers conferred upon it by the Treaties. Some of it's functions include: it is the Community's legislative body; it coordinates the general economic policies of the Member States; it concludes international agreements on behalf of the Community. Along with the European Parliament, it constitutes the budgetary authority that adopts the Community's budget policies. |
| Enlargement | Access through a clickable map or by drop-down menus, this site provides information on the enlargement of the EU including negotiations, strategies, news, access to documents and contacts. Contains detailed maps, country profiles and key political developments by country and many useful web links. |
| EnviroWindows | Created by the European Environment Agency, this website facilitates consumer access to company's information on products, best practices, use of natural resources and corporate environmental performance. |
| European Parliament | The Official Website of the European Parliament. Contains a wealth of information including a who's who section, the future of Europe, enlargement, treaties, legislation and current topics such as Europe's position on human genetics. |
| Euroguide | A guide to the location of authoritative sources of European information on the Internet. Offers access by 60 subject categories, chosen to represent the terms generally used, rather than "Eurojargon". Can also use the site's search engine. Developed by Essex County Libraries. User-friendly and comprehensive. Regularly evaluated and updated. |
| Europa - The European Union online | The starting point for European Union information. Provides up-to-date coverage of European Union affairs and information on European integration. Access to all legislation currently in force or under discussion, links to the websites of each EU institution. Presentation and organization of the information is clear and user friendly. Consider it as the first step to access information on Europe. |
| European Commission Representation in Ireland | Dual functionality - informs the Irish public of developments at European Union (EU) level and keeps the Commission and the rest of the EU abreast of developments in Ireland. Content includes newspaper-type format with top EU news-stories, and other EU news; EU information providers throughout Ireland with contact names and addresses and details of the type of information provided. Useful links to other Irish and European sites such as the Irish Congress of Trade Unions and the European Movement in Ireland. Maintained by the staff in head office in Dublin. In English and Irish. |
| European Environmental Agency | Supporting sustainable development, the EEA website contains all the latest European news on environmental issues. Includes contact details for environmental bodies in each EU country, including links to other bodies and sites. |
| European Judicial Network | European Judicial Network in civil and commercial matters contains large quantities of information on the Member States, Community law, European law and civil and commercial law. |
| European Parliament Committee Meeting Documents | Easy access to debates and discussion within the European Parliament, now published online in an effort to create an "open" and transparent Europe. Documents are loaded as soon as they become available and can be easily downloaded. |
| Eurostat | The website of Eurostat, official source for statistics at European level, including the euro-zone and candidate countries. Structured by themes and collections, provides daily updated information and statistics. Eurostat's mission is to provide the EU with a high quality statistical information service. Impartial, reliable and comparable between Member States. |
| Intute - EuroStudies | Provides free access to the best of the Web for European Studies. There is also a link to European Union resources, which can be searched separately. |
RAPID | A current awareness database containing most of the press releases, speeches and background information of the Commission of the European Union, and some from other institutions, particularly the Council of the Union, since 1985. The great majority of them are in at least two languages. From the Press and Communication Service of the Commission. Available online the same day of publication. May seem a little complicated to use at first sight but "About this service" section is very clear and explains how to use the database in detail. |
| SME TechWeb | Website for Small and Medium sized Enterprises (SME's). Contact point for online information and advice about EU research in this area. Contains information on the Fifth Framework Programme's Specific Measures for SME's and Economic and Technological Intelligence actions, as well as forms to submit a proposal, together with guidance notes on completion. Useful links to sources on marketing and training. Monitored and updated regularly. |
