General EU information
EU institutions
- Names of institutions, bodies and agencies of the European Union
- List of directorates-general and departments of the European Commission
- List of EU Commissioners
- Council configurations
- European Parliament committees
- Committee of the Regions — commissions
European legislation
- EUR-Lex — EU law currently in force
Contractor guides
Guidelines
- Clear writing for administrations – German government
- How to write clearly — European Commission booklet (all EU languages)
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Other resources
JRC Language Technology Resources
EU terminology
- IATE — EU terminology database
- TARIC codes — online customs tariff database
- EU Budget online
- Eurovoc — multilingual thesaurus covering EU policy fields
- RAMON — Eurostat's statistical metadata website (including combined nomenclature)
Style guides
- Gemeinsames Handbuch
- Interinstitutional Style Guide — for German
- Joint practical guide for persons involved in the drafting of EU legislation — for German
- Vademecum „Übersetzen für die Europäische Kommission“
Language-specific information
Für Auftragnehmer mit einem TRAD19 Rahmenvertrag mit der Kommission: Vademecum „Übersetzen für die Europäische Kommission“ (eingeschränkter Zugang/limited access)