European Union: Websites

This guide provides an introduction to the European Union and the resources available about it. It is maintained by Jennifer Wertkin, Columbia Law School.

This guide is written and maintained by Duncan E. Alford, New York University School of Law. It provides an overview to resources about the European Union.

Guide created by Marylin Johnson Raisch in 2007 (it might not be very updated).

Guide developed by Princeton University providing information on EU documentation.

Home page to the European Commission website.

Home page of the Council of the European Union.

Home page of the European Parliament.

Home page of the European Council.

Home page of the Court of Justice. The website provides information about the Court and free access to the texts of the judgments, orders, Opinions and notices (these texts are subject to amendment; only the versions published in the "Reports of Cases before the Court of Justice and the General Court" or the "Official Journal of the European Union" are authentic).

Home page to the EESC website, a consultative body committed to European integration, and democratic legitimacy.

Home page to the website of the EU's Assembly of Regional and Local Representatives.

Home page to the European Central Bank website, providing links to resources, publications, and statistics of the bank.

Four-page newsletter by the Delegation, that offers in-depth information about important European issues–including security and defense, job creation, immigration, and more–and how they impact the transatlantic relationship.

Database to find all EU press releases.

EUR-Lex provides direct free access to European Union legal sources. The content of the database can also be searched on Lexis-Nexis.

This database on inter-institutional procedures follows the major stages of the decision-making process between the Commission and the other institutions.

The website presents the main aspects of European Union (EU) legislation in a concise, easy-to-read and unbiased way. It provides approximately 3 000 summaries of European legislation, divided into 32 subject areas corresponding to the activities of the European Union.

Collection of European Parliament reports.

European Commission Libraries Catalog.

European Parliament's database for monitoring the EU decision-making process.