European Parliament tools, sources and resources

9. Other websites useful for research

ESPAS is a unique interinstitutional project aimed at intensifying EU efforts in the crucial area of ​​foresight planning.

ORBIS - forecasting studies platform. It presents itself as the largest library of foresight studies in the world.

URBIS - implementation studies platform. It collects all the material coming from national parliaments, regions, cities, and social partners and is connected with the Commission's work programme.

The Fact Sheets on the European Union are a concise but comprehensive source of information that provides an overview of European integration, EU institutions and policies as well as the role played by Parliament in this process. They are updated regularly and can be found on both the Think Tank and Fact Sheets websites.

EU Publications: the bookshop, library, and online archive of the publications of the EU institutions.

VoteWatch Europe is an independent organisation that tracks the vote of European politicians. It is not linked to the European Parliament or to other European institutions, local or national governments, political parties, agencies, organisations linked to the business world or other sectors. It provides quick access to data by offering state-of-the-art analysis of the votes and other activities of the European Parliament and the EU Council.

data.europa.eu is a portal with a catalogue that allows access to the data of the institutions and other EU bodies on various topics: agriculture, transport, population and society, etc.

On discrimination in the EU: Special Eurobarometer 493: Discrimination in the EU (including LGBTI)

Eurobarometer is a service offered by the European Commission which measures and analyses trends in public opinion in all Member States and candidate countries.