{"id":8,"date":"2024-04-04T05:13:39","date_gmt":"2024-04-04T02:13:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/euroinfo\/information-sources\/"},"modified":"2026-02-05T14:54:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T12:54:13","slug":"information-sources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/euroinfo\/en\/information-sources\/","title":{"rendered":"Information Sources"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\">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.<\/p>\n<h4 dir=\"ltr\">Key Institutions of the European Union<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>European Commission <a href=\"https:\/\/commission.europa.eu\/index_en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/commission.europa.eu\/index_en<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Council of the European Union <a href=\"https:\/\/www.consilium.europa.eu\/en\/council-eu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.consilium.europa.eu\/en\/council-eu\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>European Council <a href=\"https:\/\/www.consilium.europa.eu\/en\/european-council\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.consilium.europa.eu\/en\/european-council\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>European Parliament <a href=\"https:\/\/www.europarl.europa.eu\/portal\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.europarl.europa.eu\/portal\/en<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 dir=\"ltr\">Supporting EU Institutions<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>European Central Bank (ECB) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecb.europa.eu\/ecb\/html\/index.en.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.ecb.europa.eu\/ecb\/html\/index.en.html<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Court of Justice of the European Union <a href=\"https:\/\/curia.europa.eu\/site\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/curia.europa.eu\/site\/<\/a>\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>European Court of Auditors <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eca.europa.eu\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.eca.europa.eu\/en<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 dir=\"ltr\">Databases, Publications &amp; Research Tools<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>ESTER \u2013 Estonian Library Catalogue <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ester.ee\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.ester.ee<\/a> (search: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ester.ee\/search~S59*est?\/X%22euroopa+liit%22&amp;searchscope=59&amp;SORT=DZ\/X%22euroopa+liit%22&amp;searchscope=59&amp;SORT=DZ&amp;extended=0&amp;SUBKEY=%22euroopa+liit%22\/1%2C5680%2C5680%2CB\/browse\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">European Union<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>EU Publications Office \u2013 Bookshop <a href=\"https:\/\/op.europa.eu\/en\/web\/general-publications\/publications\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/op.europa.eu\/en\/web\/general-publications\/publications<\/a><\/li>\n<li>FIND-eR \u2013 European Commission Library Catalogue <a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/libraries\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/libraries<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Europeana \u2013 Digital access to European heritage <a href=\"https:\/\/www.europeana.eu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.europeana.eu<\/a><\/li>\n<li>University of Tartu Library \u2013 Databases for academic use <a href=\"https:\/\/utlib.ut.ee\/en\/databases\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/utlib.ut.ee\/en\/databases<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 dir=\"ltr\">Additional EU Information Sources<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>IATE \u2013 Interinstitutional Terminology Database <a href=\"https:\/\/iate.europa.eu\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/iate.europa.eu\/home<\/a><\/li>\n<li>EU Open Data Portal <a href=\"https:\/\/data.europa.eu\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/data.europa.eu\/en<\/a><\/li>\n<li>EUR-Lex \u2013 Access to EU Law <a href=\"https:\/\/eur-lex.europa.eu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/eur-lex.europa.eu<\/a><\/li>\n<li>CORDIS \u2013 EU Research and Innovation Results <a href=\"https:\/\/cordis.europa.eu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/cordis.europa.eu<\/a><\/li>\n<li>OpenAIRE \u2013 EU-funded research results and data <a href=\"https:\/\/www.openaire.eu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.openaire.eu<\/a><\/li>\n<li>DART-Europe \u2013 European Theses Portal <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dart-europe.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.dart-europe.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li>EURAXESS \u2013 Researcher Mobility and Career Development <a href=\"https:\/\/euraxess.ec.europa.eu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/euraxess.ec.europa.eu<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Eurostat \u2013 Statistics on the EU and Member States <a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/eurostat\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/eurostat<\/a><\/li>\n<li>EUROBAROMETER \u2013 Public Opinion Surveys <a href=\"https:\/\/europa.eu\/eurobarometer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/europa.eu\/eurobarometer<\/a><\/li>\n<li>EUROPAGES \u2013 European Business Directory <a href=\"https:\/\/www.europages.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.europages.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Passport: Euromonitor \u2013 Market Research &amp; Industry Stats (Subscription Required) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.portal.euromonitor.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.portal.euromonitor.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 dir=\"ltr\">Other European &amp; Legal Information<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Council of Europe \u2013 Treaties and Conventions <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coe.int\/en\/web\/conventions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.coe.int\/en\/web\/conventions<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Summaries of European Court of Human Rights Cases (in Estonian) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.riigiteataja.ee\/kohtuteave\/eik_liigitus.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.riigiteataja.ee\/kohtuteave\/eik_liigitus.html<\/a><\/li>\n<li>TED \u2013 Tenders Electronic Daily (EU Procurement Notices) <a href=\"https:\/\/ted.europa.eu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/ted.europa.eu<\/a><\/li>\n<li>ESO \u2013 European Sources Online <a href=\"https:\/\/www.europeansources.info\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.europeansources.info<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Practical EU Citizen Information \u2013 Your Europe <a href=\"https:\/\/europa.eu\/youreurope\/citizens\/index_en.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/europa.eu\/youreurope\/citizens\/index_en.htm<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Contact the EU Institutions <a href=\"https:\/\/european-union.europa.eu\/contact-eu_en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/european-union.europa.eu\/contact-eu_en<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 dir=\"ltr\">Historical Sources on the EU<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>ERPA \u2013 European Research Papers Archive <a href=\"http:\/\/eiop.or.at\/erpa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/eiop.or.at\/erpa\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>TEPSA \u2013 EU History &amp; Democracy Resources <a href=\"https:\/\/tepsa.eu\/eu-history-democracy-explained\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/tepsa.eu\/eu-history-democracy-explained\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Last verified: February 5, 2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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