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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.

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.

International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) is a specialized agency of the United Nations which acts to maintain and extend international cooperation in the standardization and improvement of all forms of telecommunication. Its website provides information on the history and membership of the ITU with the full-text of all its press releases from 1996 onwards. It also offers a calendar of forthcoming events, news cuttings relating to the telecommunications sector and information on world radio communication conferences.

Parliament of the Czech Republic, Chamber of Deputies

The Website of the Czech Parliament contains documents relating to its work including the establishing constitution and electoral laws, together with annual surveys of legislative activity from 1993 onwards. Additional information on the site includes a list of all current members, including their membership of political clubs and a listing of committee membership. It is also possible to access and search the catalogue of the Czech Parliamentary Library. The site is available in English and Czech.

Law Commission for England and Wales

Website of the Law Commission, an independent body created by the Law Commissions Act 1965 to keep the law under review and recommend reforms. Details of the laws currently being reviewed by the Commission are available, and responses are encouraged to current consultations and recent reports. Reports, consultation papers and other publications going back to 1996 are available on the site; earlier Law Commission reports are available on other sites and links to these are provided.

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