Links to the European Union (EU)

In this section links are provided that refer to institutions of the European Union (EU) and their offers concerned with Science and Ethics. The European Union comprises several political bodies which do have competences in the field of science and ethics and are engaged in respective activities.

Links are provided to the main institutional bodies, namely the European Parliament, the European Commission as well as the Council of the European Union and the European Council and their respective suborganisations.

European Parliament

European Parliament

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URL
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/

Provider
European Parliament

Description
The website of the European Parliament provides general information on its activities and refers to information on its parties, Members of the European Parliament, and its standing committees.

Languages
Official Languages of the European Union

Keywords
European Union

Legislative Observatory

Alternative title
European Parliament. The Legislative Observatory

URL
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/index.jsp?form=null&language=en

Provider
European Parliament

Description
The website provides information on legislative processes as well as access to respecting documents.

Languages
English, French

Keywords
Legislative processes; European Union;

Science and Technology Options Assessment

Alternative title
STOA

URL
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/stoa/default_en.htm

Provider
European Parliament

Description
The website of the STOA network of the European Parliament provides general information on its activities as well as access to its publications which comprise official assessments as well as non-official working papers on disputed subjects in the field of science and technology.

Languages
Official languages of the European Union

Keywords
Technology assessment; Opinions; European Union

European Commission

European Commission

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URL
http://ec.europa.eu/index_en.htm

Provider
European Commission

Description
The homepage of the European Commission serves as a starting point to general information about the Commission’s work. It provides links to further departments and services as well as information on European legislation and policies.

Languages
Official Languages of the European Community

Keywords
Legislation; European Union; Community law;

European Research Area

Alternative title
ERA

URL
http://ec.europa.eu/research/era/index_en.htm

Provider
European Commission

Description
Portal of the European Research Area. ERA is supposed to bundle activities, programmes and policies at regional, national and European level, and thus enable the creation and exploitation of synergies and complementarities. The website provides general information and documents published by ERA as well as links to institutions concerned with science policy and research.

Languages
English, French, German

Keywords
Research policy; European Union; Research

European Group on Ethics and Science and New Technologies

Alternative title
EGE

URL
http://ec.europa.eu/european_group_ethics/index_en.htm

Provider
European Commission

Description
The website provides information about the European Group on Ethics in Science and New Technologies (EGE) which includes thematic documentation, electronic full texts of EGE publications as well as published opinions of the EGE. Further linking to related European websites is provided.

Languages
English, French

Keywords
Ethics; Science; Legislation; Opinions; European Union

European Commission – RESEARCH

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URL
http://ec.europa.eu/research/index.cfm

Provider
European Commission

Description
Website of the European Commission on research policy and research funding. Information on research issues are provided as well as information with regard to specific target groups, like, among others, researchers, students, teachers, or journalists.

Languages
English, French

Keywords
Ethics, Science; Research; European Union;

RESEARCH - Science in Society

Alternative title
Science in Society portal

URL
http://ec.europa.eu/research/science-society/index.cfm?fuseaction=public.topic&id=22&lang=1&CFID=4248581&CFTOKEN=c93d5474db944d8f-06023ADD-AC3A-9EEE-6D04C365393CA1AD&jsessionid=b10197c0dd2b00ddf7763da4870471417540TR

Provider
European Commission

Description
The portal of the Science in Society (SIS) Programme of the European Commission provides information on European science policies and links to activities in the European Research Area (ERA) and further information.

Languages
English

Keywords
Research policy; European Union;

Council of the European Union

Alternative title
Consilium

URL
http://www.consilium.europa.eu/homepage.aspx?lang=en

Provider
Council of the European Union

Description
Not to be confused with the European Council the Council forms the second legislative body of the European Union besides the European Parliament. The website provides general information on the work of the Council as well as access to regarding documents.

Languages
Official languages of the European Union

Keywords
Legislative processes; European Union;

European Council

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URL
http://www.european-council.europa.eu/home-page.aspx?lang=en

Provider
The European Council

Description
Not to be confused with the Council of the European Union the European Council is an official institution of the European Union (EU) comprising the head of state or government of EU member states. It has no direct legislative power but defines the EU's policy agenda. The website of the European Council provides general information and news as well as the accompagnying documents.

Languages
Official languages of the European Union

Keywords
European Union; Legislative processes;