EU institutionEuropean Union
European Parliament
Primary records for votes, committees, legislative files and speeches.
“The European Parliament is the EU's only directly-elected institution.”Official source
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Sources behind the European file.
The institutions, public records and independent research organisations our writers consult when reporting EU politics.
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Institutions and think tanks
EU institutionEuropean Union
European Commission
Proposals, implementation reports, press briefings and policy documents.
“The European Commission is the EU's politically independent executive arm.”Official source
EU institutionEuropean Union
Council of the European Union
Ministerial decisions, meeting outcomes and member-state positions.
“Government ministers from each EU country meet to discuss, amend and adopt laws.”Official source
Official statisticsEuropean Union
Eurostat
Comparable European datasets, release calendars and methodology.
“High-quality statistics and data on Europe.”Official source
Think tankPan-European
European Council on Foreign Relations
Foreign-policy analysis and survey research used as attributed expert interpretation.
“A pan-European think-tank with offices across Europe.”Official source
Think tankBelgium
Bruegel
Economic policy research on trade, energy, institutions and competitiveness.
“Improving the quality of economic policy with open and fact-based research.”Official source
Think tankBelgium
Centre for European Policy Studies
Research on EU institutions, regulation, migration, security and economic policy.
“A leading independent think tank on European Union policies.”Official source
Think tankBelgium
European Policy Centre
Cross-party European policy analysis and convening, always cited by named author.
“Fostering European integration through analysis and debate.”Official source
Think tankFrance
Jacques Delors Institute
Research on European democracy, sovereignty, energy and institutional reform.
“An independent European think tank.”Official source
Research instituteGermany
German Institute for International and Security Affairs
Attributed research on German and European foreign and security policy.
“Independent, research-based advice on foreign and security policy.”Official source
Research instituteFinland
Finnish Institute of International Affairs
Northern European research on Russia, security, EU affairs and global governance.
“High-quality research for decision-making and public debate.”Official source
Research instituteSweden
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
Data and research on conflict, armaments, arms control and disarmament.
“Research into conflict, armaments, arms control and disarmament.”Official source
News and primary records
Independent media
Reuters
Used to cross-check breaking political and economic developments across Europe.
Independent media
Deutsche Presse-Agentur
A German news agency monitored for national and regional reporting; its licensed copy is not republished here.
Public broadcaster
Deutsche Welle
A federally funded German international broadcaster used for multilingual context and cross-checking.
Public broadcaster
Tagesschau / ARD-aktuell
Germany’s publicly funded national news service, monitored for domestic political coverage.
Official record
European Commission Press Corner
Primary source for Commission statements and press briefings; institutional claims are independently contextualised.
Official record
Eurostat
The European Union’s statistical office, cited for datasets with release dates and methodology.
Official record
European Parliament News
Primary record for parliamentary votes, reports and named political statements.
Official record
German Bundestag
Primary source for legislation, debates, committee documents and roll-call votes.
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