Official and governmental information, Europe

Here are some selected links you might like to try.

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Committee of the Regions
The Committee of the Regions is an EU institution with the objective of involving regional and local bodies in shaping Community policies. The site provides general information and full details of what each of the Committee's Commissions are doing.
http://www.cor.europa.eu/pages/HomeTemplate.aspx|

Council of Europe
The Council of Europe's official portal, providing a gateway to information from and about it. Available in English and French.
http://www.coe.int/DefaultEN.asp|

DIN Deutsches Institut für Normung e. V.
DIN is the German Standards Institution; English-language version of the site.
http://www.din.de/cmd?level=tpl-home&contextid=din|

EU Official Documents
Full text of treaties, legislation and case law coming from the European Union.
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/guide/search/docsearch_en.htm|

Europa
The main gateway to European Union information, with links to the Parliament, the Council, the Commission, the Court of Justice, the Court of Auditors and other bodies.
http://europa.eu/|

European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions
The Foundation is a tripartite European Union body set up in 1975 to contribute to the planning and establishment of better living and working conditions.
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/|

National Standards Authority of Ireland (NSAI)
The National Standards Authority of Ireland (NSAI) continuously supports enterprise, trade and consumers through the provision of services in areas of Standards development, legal metrology and Agrément; and provides Certification services.
http://www.nsai.ie/|

Policies of the European Union
Including transport, environment and energy.
http://europa.eu/documents/index_en.htm|

Tenders on the Web
Tenders on the Web contains all the documents published in the OJ S, including invitations to tender for all public sector purchasing in the EU over a certain value. Also includes pre information notices and contract award notices.
http://www.tenders.co.uk/|

UK Office of the European Parliament
The European Parliament's office in the UK exists to provide information to the public, the media, government, regional agencies and the business community about the role and activities of the Parliament itself and the European Union more generally.
http://www.europarl.org.uk/index.htm|