Statistical Office of the European Union Eurostat offers wide scale of information published in English, German and French on its website. There is accessible Statistics Explained, official Eurostat website, performed as encyclopedia, presenting all statistical topics in an easily understandable way.
In case of any problem with orientation on Eurostat website or difficulties connected with extractions from Eurostat database, please contact the Centre of European Statistics Data Support (ESDS) in the Slovak Republic esds@statistics.sk.
Eurostat databases provide users with on-line free access almost to all official European statistical data compiled by Eurostat. Statistical data can be extracted according to the requirements and parameters specified by users. Click to go straight to the database (known as Data Navigation Tree).
Eurostat publications are available on-line. Electronic version (PDF- format) can be downloaded free of charge.
EU publications - publications of all institutions, agencies and bodies of the European Union
Release calendar for Euro Indicators
Eurostat News Releases - full view of news releases, which provide the latest information on Euro Indicators and on social, demographic, regional, agricultural, environmental and other topics
RAMON - Eurostat's Metadata Server (concepts, definitions, legislations, methodology etc.)
Comext - free of charge database that includes data on international trade of the EU, its Member States and some non-EU countries
Access to microdata - access to confidential data, which contains information on individual statistical units
Other useful links:
The European Statistical System (ESS)
News feeds in RSS format from ESS partners
EUR-Lex provides direct free access to the European Union law. The system makes possible to consult the Official Journal of the European Union and it includes inter alia the treaties, legislation, case-law and legislative proposals.