Information Sources

Information about the European Union can be found from many different sources. On this page, we have compiled some reliable sources that are helpful for information seekers.

Key Institutions of the European Union

• European Commission https://commission.europa.eu/index_en
• Council of the European Union https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/council-eu/
• European Council https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/european-council/
• European Parliament https://www.europarl.europa.eu/portal/en

Supporting EU Institutions

• European Central Bank (ECB) https://www.ecb.europa.eu/ecb/html/index.en.html
• Court of Justice of the European Union https://curia.europa.eu/site/ 
• European Court of Auditors https://www.eca.europa.eu/en

Databases, Publications & Research Tools

• ESTER – Estonian Library Catalogue https://www.ester.ee (search: European Union)
• EU Publications Office – Bookshop https://op.europa.eu/en/web/general-publications/publications
• FIND-eR – European Commission Library Catalogue https://ec.europa.eu/libraries
• Europeana – Digital access to European heritage https://www.europeana.eu
• University of Tartu Library – Databases for academic use https://utlib.ut.ee/en/databases

Additional EU Information Sources

• IATE – Interinstitutional Terminology Database https://iate.europa.eu/home
• EU Open Data Portal https://data.europa.eu/en
• EUR-Lex – Access to EU Law https://eur-lex.europa.eu
• CORDIS – EU Research and Innovation Results https://cordis.europa.eu
• OpenAIRE – EU-funded research results and data https://www.openaire.eu
• DART-Europe – European Theses Portal http://www.dart-europe.org
• EURAXESS – Researcher Mobility and Career Development https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu
• Eurostat – Statistics on the EU and Member States https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat
• EUROBAROMETER – Public Opinion Surveys https://europa.eu/eurobarometer
• EUROPAGES – European Business Directory https://www.europages.com
• Passport: Euromonitor – Market Research & Industry Stats (Subscription Required) https://www.portal.euromonitor.com

Other European & Legal Information

• Council of Europe – Treaties and Conventions https://www.coe.int/en/web/conventions
• Summaries of European Court of Human Rights Cases (in Estonian) https://www.riigiteataja.ee/kohtuteave/eik_liigitus.html
• TED – Tenders Electronic Daily (EU Procurement Notices) https://ted.europa.eu
• ESO – European Sources Online https://www.europeansources.info
• Practical EU Citizen Information – Your Europe https://europa.eu/youreurope/citizens/index_en.htm
• Contact the EU Institutions https://european-union.europa.eu/contact-eu_en

Historical Sources on the EU

• ERPA – European Research Papers Archive http://eiop.or.at/erpa/
• TEPSA – EU History & Democracy Resources https://tepsa.eu/eu-history-democracy-explained/

Last verified: February 5, 2026