EU Links

Navigating the sea of institutions and acronyms that pave the path of European integration can be at times overwhelming for the non-initiated and even to those one would expect had been initiated. Although a visit to Wikipedia would help, I have compiled the official links to this fauna, so that we can all be familiar with the relevant species and genus. I hope it helps.

EU institutions

• General overview and Links
• European Commission –Agriculture and Rural Development,  Energy (and Energy portal); Economic and Financial Affairs (SGP – Stability and Convergence Programmes, EDP – Country-Specific The EU as a Borrower – EFSM, Greek Loan Facility, BoP Assistance, Macro-Financial Assistance to non-EU countries) (contacts); Internal Market; Agriculture and Rural Development; External Trade; Justice and Home Affairs
• European Parliament
• Council of the European Union
• High Representative for Union Foreign Affairs and Security (HRUFAS) – Security and Defense (CSDP), Foreign Policy (CFSP),  Human Rights and Regional Policies
• European Court of Justice (Very different from the Non-EU Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights)
• European Court of Auditors
• European Union Ombudsman
• OLAF – The European Anti Fraud Office
• European Central Bank
• European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB) –European Banking Authority (EBA);European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA); European Securities and Markets Autority (ESMA)
• European Financial Stability Fund (EFSF)
• European Investment Bank
• European Investment Fund
• The European Stabilization Mechanism
• Agencies
• Your Voice in Europe – Consultations, Discussions & Other tools

Parties in the European Parliament

• European People’s Party (EPP)
• Progressive Alliance of Socialists & Democrats (S&D), mostly made up of members of the Party of European Socialists
• The Greens – European Free Alliance (EFA)
• European Conservatives and Reformist group (ECRG)
• European United Left/Nordic Green Left Parliamentary Group
• Europe of Freedom and Democracy (EFD)

Permanent Missions to the EU

• The United States of America Permanent Mission to the European Union
• Japan’s Permanent Mission to the European Union
• The Russian Federation Permanent Mission to the European Union
• The People’s Republic of China’s Permanent Mission to the European Union
• India’s Permanent Permanent Mission to the European Union
• Canada’s Permanent Mission to the European Union
• Australia’s Permanent Mission to the European Union
• Brazil’s Permanent Mission to the European Union
• South Africa’s Permanent Mission to the European Union
• Israel’s Permanent Mission to the European Union