Definition
EU branded harmonised websites host general information about the EU in a specific area and/or for a wide target audience, which does not need specific knowledge of the EU Institutions to navigate the site (in all EU official languages).
Rules
The EU branded harmonised websites use the components of the Europa Components Library (ECL) as this template shows:
EU branded harmonised websites template
EU branded harmonised websites anatomy table
Section | No. | component | Harmonised template |
---|---|---|---|
0. | Global banner (provided by Webtools) | ||
Site header | 1. | EU identity (logo) | |
2. | Login | ||
3. | Language switcher | ||
4. | Search form | ||
5. | Site name | ||
6. | Menu | ||
Page header | 7. | Breadcrumb | |
8. | Meta | ||
9. | Page title | (except homepage) | |
10. | Thumbnail | (requires introduction) | |
11. | Introduction | ||
Local footer | 12. | Site name | |
13. | Content owner details | ||
14. | Accessibility statement | ||
15. | DG-related navigation | ||
Corporate footer | 16. | Site logo | |
17. | Contact, social media and legal navigation | ||
18. | EU institutions |
Contact and support
Need further assistance on this topic? Please contact the team in charge of Europa Domain Management (EU Login required).