The EU branded core website also known as inter-institutional site (https://european-union.europa.eu) is the official website of the European Union. It is a good starting point if you are looking for information and services provided by the EU but you don't know your way around our sites.
It provides:
- basic information on how the EU works
- links to EU information on the websites of EU institutions and agencies
- EU law
- documents and publications
- the latest EU news and events
- fully multilingual content
See europa.eu/european-union/ for more.
Maintenance
A web team in DG Communication Europa Web Communication Unit (COMM B3) manages the EU core site on behalf of all EU institutions. They are responsible for the presentation, daily maintenance, and longer term planning of the EU core site.
Governance
The Europa Web Communication Unit in the Directorate-General for Communication (COMM B3) is managing this website under the supervision of the Inter-institutional Online Communication Committee (who owns the site and represents all EU Institutions). COMM B3 is responsible for daily and technical maintenance as well as editorial coordination.
Data Protection
DG Communication is the data controller and responsible for content and data.
Rules
Design
The inter-institutional EU website must align with the EU branded website design and follows general rules on logos and icons.
It must comply with accessibility rules.
Content
The content follows the writing guidelines and is translated according to the language policy.
Development
The inter-institutional EU website is developed using the Europa Web Publishing Platform.
Legal aspects
The inter-institutional EU website must comply with the rules regarding Privacy, security and legal notices.
Contact and support
Need further assistance on this topic? Please contact the team in charge of Europa Domain Management (EU Login required).