It is useful for both current information and background information. This is the European Commission s own web server, providing comprehensive coverage of EU affairs. The Council has its own web site with details of its role, activities and publications. The European Parliament s server has full details of the EP s Members, committees, sessions and publications in all Community languages. The on-line version of the Institutional Directory of the European Union is searchable by name or position.
Access is free.
Gateways to EU information Gateways provide structured access to relevant web sites. The following are some notable examples, each of which is worth looking at. They are arranged in different ways and, while most will have the same key sites, they each have particular strengths or unique features. A well organised gateway to sites relevant to European Union studies, it provides links to EU servers, EU institutions and EU documents on the internet. This is on the library web pages of the University of California at Berkeley.