About the EU | Practical Law

About the EU | Practical Law

A collection of key resources on the European Union and EU law. For full details of our coverage of EU Law, see the Practical Law EU collection.

About the EU

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About the EU

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A collection of key resources on the European Union and EU law. For full details of our coverage of EU Law, see the Practical Law EU collection.

Introduction to the EU

Law and treaties

Introduction to EU law

Diagram

EU treaties

The EEA and EFTA

National parliaments' role

EU citizenship

Infringement actions

Institutions and bodies

Introduction to EU institutions and bodies

European Commission

European Parliament

Council of the EU

European Council

Court of Justice of the European Union

See also EU courts litigation.

European Ombudsman

Other bodies and agencies

Adopting laws

Overview

Ordinary legislative procedure

Secondary legislation

Checklists

Diagrams

European Citizens' Initiative

Preparatory stages

EU courts litigation

About the CJEU

Preliminary references

Direct actions

Procedure

Institutions' rules and procedures

Institutional cycle

Overview

European Parliament elections

European Commission appointment

European Semester

EU budget

Brexit

See Brexit: the legal implications.

COVID-19

For our full coverage of COVID-19, see Global Coronavirus Toolkit.