The European Union (EU) is a political and economic union of member states, located primarily in Europe. Established by the Treaty of Maastricht in 1993 upon the foundations of the pre-existing European Economic Community, it has developed into a trade bloc that covers most of Europe.
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The Council of Europe is an European Union organization that coordinates political matters in Europe. You can also find information about the Council's upcoming Ministerial conferences. If you want to learn about the European Union, this website is a good place to start.
http://www.coe.int
EFAMRO brings together market research companies in the European Union. You can find statistics on the market research industry, as well as census data to help you understand how the sector works. You can also access EFAMRO's recent newsletters.
http://www.efamro.com/
The Official Treasury Euro Resource provides information on the Euro, the currency of the European Union. You can find out about Euro coins and bank notes here. The website also has information on how to plan for adoption of the Euro currency and other business information.
http://www.euro.gov.uk/
Eurocorps is a non-profit organization which provides information about the military contributions from Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Spain, Austria, Canada, Greece, Italy, Poland and Turkey.
http://www.eurocorps.org/
The official web site for the European Union; complete with news and information about its activities, institutions, policies and programs.
http://europa.eu/
The web site for the European Environment Agency includes news, environmental data and other information about the European Union's environmental and sustainable development policies.
http://www.eea.europa.eu/
The European Parliament is the legislative body of the European Union. You can find a list of all current Members of the Parliament. You can also find out what issues the Parliament is currently considering. The website is available in a wide variety of languages, including French, Spanish and Dutch.
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/
European Union Joint Research Centre
Web site for the European Union Joint Research Centre provides details about the scientific advice and technical knowledge offered by the centre to support European Union policies.
http://www.jrc.it/
The Delegation of the European Commission to the USA is a diplomatic mission. The delegation's website provides a variety of information about Europe to Americans. The site covers everything you could want to know about Europe including fellowships for academics to European policies on antitrust and education.
http://www.eurunion.org/eu/
Slovak Republic's Mission to the European Union
Web site contains information about the permanent representation of the Slovak Republic to the European Union; with a list the activities of the Mission in both English and Slovak.
http://www.eubrussels.mfa.sk/
Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union
Web site contains information about the Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union which provides accurate translations of important communications for all member countries.
http://www.cdt.europa.eu/
