The EC branded core website, also known as the European Commission website hosts general information shared by many different websites or departments and serves as hubs for onward navigation to further thematic content and/or specific services such as web information systems (databases).
The EC branded core website uses the components of the Europa Components Library (ECL) as this template shows:
Section | No. | component | Core template |
---|---|---|---|
Site header | 0. | Global banner (provided by Webtools) | |
1. | EC identity (logo) | ||
2. | Language switcher | ||
.3 | Search form | ||
Page header | 4. | Breadcrumb | |
5. | Meta | ||
6. | Page title | (except homepage) | |
7. | Thumbnail | (requires introduction) | |
8. | Introduction | ||
Local footer | 9. | Site name | |
10. | Content owner details | ||
11. | Sitemap | ||
Corporate footer | 12. | Service navigation | |
13. | Legal navigation |
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The Europa Web Guide is the official rulebook for the European Commission's web presence, covering editorial, legal, technical, visual and contractual aspects.
All European Commission web sites must observe the rules and guidelines it contains.
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