Europa.eu is the official website of the European Union and provides:
**basic information on how the EU works,
**the latest EU news and events,
**links to EU information on the websites of EU institutions and agencies.
Eurostat is the statistical office of the European Union situated in Luxembourg. Its mission is to provide high quality statistics for Europe. While fulfilling its mission, Eurostat promotes the following values: respect and trust, fostering excellence, promoting innovation, service orientation, professional independence.
The Standard Eurobarometer was established in 1974. Each survey consists of approximately 1000 face-to-face interviews per country. Reports are published twice yearly. Reproduction is authorised, except for commercial purposes, provided the source is acknowledged.
Full profiles provide an instant guide to history, politics and economic background of countries. They also include audio and video clips from the BBC archives.
The mission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is to promote policies that will improve the economic and social well-being of people around the world.
Provides an overview of the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities; also has maps, flags, and time zones.