Some important facts

Economic statistics
europa.eu.int/comm/eurostat

EU law

General site on EU law
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/en/index.htm

The Big 5 institutions

General information: look at the links under ‘European Union institutions and bodies’ on
www.europarl.eu.int/facts/default2003.htm

One link per institution
ue.eu.int/en/Info/eurocouncil/index
http://ec.europa.eu/commission_barroso/index_en.htm
http://www.curia.europa.eu/en/index.htm
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/parliament/public.do?language=en

To find site of current and past EU presidencies, see
http://www.consilium.europa.eu/cms3_fo/showPage.asp?id=695&lang=en&mode=g

Legislative processes
www.europarl.europa.eu/parliament/public.do?language=en

The budget
http://ec.europa.eu/budget/index_en.htm