EU web links

A collection of links to web sites of the European Union institutions and other European business web sites.

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Doing Business in Turkey (HLBI) — 03 August 2006, 22:58 CET

Guide on Turkey from HLB International, which has produced a series of international booklets on accounting, taxation and company law information.

Taxation and Investment in Turkey 2011 (Deloitte) — 16 August 2012, 12:11 CET

Country Business guide from Deloitte featuring information on the Investment Climate, Labour Relations and Work Force, Business Regulations, Foreign Investment, Choice of Business Entity and Corporate Taxation in Turkey.

Business Environment - Turkey — 03 August 2006, 22:51 CET

Snapshot of the business environment for the Turkish economy, from the World Bank

Trade Turkey — 03 August 2006, 22:50 CET

Turkey Business Directory and Trade leads of Turkish manufacturers, foreign and Turkish importers, and Turkish Products.

Turkey Browser — 03 August 2006, 22:49 CET

Turkey legal, trademark and patent portal

Doing Business in Switzerland (HLBI) — 03 August 2006, 22:48 CET

Guide on Switzerland from HLB International, which has produced a series of international booklets on accounting, taxation and company law information.

Taxation and Investment in Switzerland 2011 (Deloitte) — 20 August 2012, 22:03 CET

Country Business guide from Deloitte featuring information on the Investment Climate, Labour Relations and Work Force, Business Regulations, Foreign Investment, Choice of Business Entity and Corporate Taxation in Switzerland.

Business Environment - Switzerland — 03 August 2006, 22:46 CET

Snapshot of the business environment for the Swiss economy, from the World Bank.

Draft Directive on Services in the EU internal market — 01 August 2006, 23:24 CET

The objective of the Services proposal is to achieve a genuine Internal Market in services by removing legal and administrative barriers to the development of service activities between Member States. The proposed Directive would guarantee service providers more legal certainty if they want to exercise two fundamental freedoms (freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services) enshrined in the EC Treaty. This would make it easier for businesses to provide and use cross-border services in the EU, thus increasing cross-border competition in service markets, bringing down prices and improving quality and choice for consumers. The Directive will also strengthen the rights of users of services, for instance by enshrining the right of non-discrimination.

European Railway Agency — 01 August 2006, 23:22 CET

The European Railway Agency has the mission of reinforcing safety and interoperability of railways throughout Europe.

SCADPlus - Database of EU legislative summaries — 01 August 2006, 23:21 CET

Summaries of EU legislation. Clear, concise summaries of EU legislation categorised by policy area.

Official Journal of the European Union — 01 August 2006, 23:20 CET

Online editions of the Official Journal of the European Union in pdf format

Monthly summary of European Council Acts — 01 August 2006, 23:18 CET

This website makes it possible to track the EU Council's activity through monthly summaries prepared by the General Secretariat of the Council of acts adopted by the Council since January 1999. The the General Secretariat publishes a monthly document listing legislative and non-legislative acts of the Council, including the results of votes, explanations of voting and statements for the minutes when the Council is acting in its capacity as legislator.

EU legislation in force — 01 August 2006, 23:17 CET

The legislation in force as classified according to the Directory of Community legislation may be accessed from this page. The Directory covers agreements, directives, regulations and decisions. The Directory also gives access to consolidated texts, which have no legal value but which integrate a basic instrument of Community legislation with its subsequent amendments and corrections in a single text.

International Criminal Court — 01 August 2006, 23:16 CET

The European Union fully supports the International Criminal Court (ICC). The principles of the Rome Statute of the ICC, as well as those governing its functioning, are fully in line with the principles and objectives of the Union. The consolidation of the rule of law and respect for human rights, as well as the preservation of peace and the strengthening of international security, in conformity with the Charter of the United Nations and as provided for in Article 11 of the EU Treaty, are of fundamental importance to, and a priority for, the Union.

International Criminal Court — 17 May 2010, 16:00 CET

The European Union fully supports the International Criminal Court (ICC). The principles of the Rome Statute of the ICC, as well as those governing its functioning, are fully in line with the principles and objectives of the Union. The consolidation of the rule of law and respect for human rights, as well as the preservation of peace and the strengthening of international security, in conformity with the Charter of the United Nations and as provided for in Article 11 of the EU Treaty, are of fundamental importance to, and a priority for, the Union.

European Judicial Network in civil and commercial matters — 01 August 2006, 23:15 CET

This website, managed by the European Commission, contains a large quantity of information about the Member States, Community law, European law and various aspects of civil and commercial law.

European Union Treaties — 01 August 2006, 23:14 CET

The European Union is based on the rule of law. This means that everything that it does is derived from treaties, which are agreed on voluntarily and democratically by all Member States. Previously signed treaties have been changed and updated to keep up with developments in society. The most recent one, the draft Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe, aims to replace all the existing Treaties with a single text and is the result of the work done by the Convention on the Future of Europe and an Intergovernmental Conference (IGC).

EU decision-making: process and players — 01 August 2006, 23:12 CET

The treaties constitute the European Union’s ‘primary legislation’, which is comparable to constitutional law at national level. They thus lay down the fundamental features of the Union, in particular the responsibilities of the various actors in the decision-making process, the legislative procedures, under the Community system and the powers conferred on them. The treaties themselves are the subject of direct negotiations between the governments of the Member States, after which they have to be ratified in accordance with the procedures applying at national level (in principle by the national parliaments or by referendum).

How the EU takes decisions — 01 August 2006, 23:10 CET

Decision-making at European Union level involves various European institutions, in particular the European Commission, the European Parliament (EP), and the Council of the European Union. In general it is the European Commission that proposes new legislation, but it is the Council and Parliament that pass the laws.

Labour Law Directives — 26 November 2009, 13:49 CET

EU Labour Law Directives from the European Commission's Labour Law and Work Organisation.

EUR-Lex — 01 August 2006, 23:07 CET

EUR-Lex is a Commission portal to European Union law. EUR-Lex is a first step in bringing together the whole body of EU official acts for consultation.

European Aviation Safety Agency - EASA — 17 January 2013, 15:33 CET

Air transport is one of the safest modes of travel. It is also the fastest growing. That is why the European Union decided on a common initiative to keep air transport safe and sustainable, allowing for growth and improved safety. It is called the European Aviation Safety Agency. The Agency promotes the highest common standards of safety and environmental protection in civil aviation in Europe and worldwide. It is the centrepiece of a new regulatory system which provides for a single European market in the aviation industry.

European Court of Auditors reports — 01 August 2006, 23:05 CET

Annual reports of the European Court of Auditors

Combined Nomenclature — 01 August 2006, 23:03 CET

When declared to customs in the Community, goods must generally be classified according to the Combined nomenclature or CN. Imported and exported goods have to be declared stating under which subheading of the nomenclature they fall. This determines which rate of customs duty applies and how the goods are treated for statistical purposes.