Government bodies

Chambre des Députés du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg

The website of the Parliament of Luxembourg offers information on the organisation, membership and activities of the parliament. It includes press releases, access to live web content of the proceeedings, lists of members, committee programmes and fact sheets on parliamentary organisation in Luxembourg. Users should note that most information is currently offered in French only.

Child Welfare Information Gateway

Child Welfare Information Gateway is a service of the Children's Bureau, part of Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It is a national resource for professionals in the United States seeking information on adoption, child welfare and child abuse and neglect. It includes online publications and fact sheets, summaries of state statutes, clearinghouse catalogue, specialised services, online databases and directories, and related sites.

European Patent Office

The EPO's website has a Law and Practice section which includes the European Patent Convention (EPC), the EPO's Official Journal (OJ), legislation, guidelines and case law. The European Patent Register is also available on the site, together with news, factsheets and other information. The site is available in English, French or German.

Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities

The home page for the Directorate General of Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities of the European Commission. Its mission is to promote a high level of employment and social protection, to raise the standard of living and quality of life, and to promote economic and social cohesion and solidarity among Member States. It also tackles discrimination. These pages provide information and news on the various areas of activity currently undertaken. The e-library contains details of publications, including those of the former DG, with links to many of them in full text.

European Commission: Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs

Webiste of the European Commission's directorate-general for the Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs ('DG GROW'). Covers EU policy on the Single Market - which aims to secure the free movement of goods, services, people and capital in the EU - business and related matters. The site provides organization charts for the D-G, lists calls for tender, outlines the D-G's information activities and explains its work on impact assessments and policy evaluation.

Drzavni Zbor (National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia)

The website of the National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia is available in both English and Slovenian. The English version provides information on the legislative procedure of the Republic and the committee structure of the Assembly. It also offers a link to the Slovenian Interactive Legal information system which aims to provide data on legislation and decisions of the Constitutional Court. This includes a biography of the president and details of current parliamentary business.

Hellenic Parliament

The Greek Parliament's website contains information about the institution's history, organisation, procedure and composition, in Greek, English and French. Minutes of proceedings, agendas, committee reports, the Constitution of Greece, bills, legislation (c.2010 onwards), newsletters and other documentation are available in Greek only. Lists of legislation passed in the last few years are provided in English, French and Greek.

Knesset - The Parliament of Israel

The Knesset website contains information on the history and role of the parliament, as well as offering a list of its members and committees and an outline of how laws are made in Israel. It also allows provides official documents, including the Proclamation of Independence, the Rules of Procedure of the Knesset and peace process documents. Full versions and summaries of the Basic Laws are available, along with details of elections and other official events. The site can be viewed in English, Hebrew, Russian and Arabic.

Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly

The Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly is composed of representatives from the parliaments of the member nations. Its website contains information on the history and work of the Parliamentary Assembly, including monitoring of elections. Press releases are available and also the text of the Parliamentary Assembly's newsletter "The Europeans" from issue 1, 1997 onwards. Information is also provided on Committee meetings with timetables and the list of adopted texts from 1996. The information is available in English or French.

Sveriges Riksdag

Website of the Swedish parliament, which has some information in English, including translations of selected laws. Other English-language content includes information about the political parties and electoral system, descriptions of the role of women in Swedish politics and information about the relationship of Sweden with the EU. More detailed information is accessible in Swedish only; this includes parliamentary debates, bills going through the parliament, committee reports and the online catalogue of the parliamentary library.

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