The EU branded core website, also known as the inter-institutional website is the first entry point for information and services provided by the EU, a hub that links to EU institutions and agencies web presence.
The core sites are owned and managed exclusively by DG COMM and the template is provided for information (only). DGs are not supposed to use it. The EU branded core website uses the components of the Europa Components Library (ECL) as this template shows:
Section | No. | component | Core template |
---|---|---|---|
0. | Global banner (provided by Webtools) | ||
Site header | 1. | EC identity (logo) | |
2. | Language switcher | ||
3. | Search form | ||
4. | Menu | ||
Page header | 5. | Breadcrumb | 9 |
6. | Meta | ||
7. | Page title | (except homepage) | |
8. | Thumbnail | (requires introduction) | |
9. | Introduction | ||
Footer | 10. | Site logo | |
11. | Content owner details | ||
12. | Contact, social media and legal navigation | ||
13. | EU institutions |
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