Europe General

 

|Europa:  https://europa.eu/european-union/contact_en

This site gives information on Europe , with links to the European Commission.

 

 

|European Bank for Reconstruction & Development:   http://www.ebrd.com/

This site contains an introduction to the EBRD, the annual report and policy details for financing in central and eastern Europe and the FSU.

 

 

|European Investment Bank:  http://www.eib.org/

Provides an introduction to the bank, details of projects and key EIB contacts

 

 

|European Trade Promotion:  http://www.europe-tpo.com

A site listing ETPO members with home pages.  Also provides information on ETPO and has links to international organisations.

 

 

|European Union: External Relations:  http://www.europarl.europa.eu/atyourservice/en/displayFtu.html?ftuId=theme6.html

This site has details on PHARE, TACIS and OBNOVA programmes.  Has daily information on press releases and important documents.

 

 

|Foreign & Commonwealth Office:  http://www.fco.gov.uk

A site which is updated daily and provides consular and visa service details, information for travellers and details of overseas trade promotions.

 

 

|UKRep:  https://www.gov.uk/government/world/organisations/uk-representation-to-the-eu

This site is provided by the UK 's Permanent Representation to the European Community in Brussels .  It provides a useful list of UKRep contacts and also includes links to other sites.

 

 

Western Europe

 

|Belgium: https://www.belgium.be/en

This is the official government site and provides information on the country.

 

 

|British Chamber of Commerce: http://www.britishchambers.org.uk

Introduction to the British Chamber of Commerce, press releases, benefits and details of publications.

 

 

|British Consultants Bureau: http://www.bccb.org.uk/bx/pages/bx.php

This is a private sector organisation of some 300 consulting firms and individuals, working throughout the world in over 100 disciplines.

 

 

|Cyprus: http://www.pio.gov.cy/moi/pio/pio2013.nsf/index_en/index_en?OpenDocument

Official Cyprus homepage. Information about Cyprus , political, economic, social and cultural developments.

 

 

|Denmark Statistics: http://www.dst.dk

Homepage of the statistical office of Denmark . Provides limited statistics on a number of sectors.

 

 

|Finland:  http://www.visitfinland.com/fcb/

A site provided by the Invest in Finland Bureau and contains economic and country information.  Includes information on various industry sector profiles such as telecommunications, information technology and consumer goods.

 

 

|Finland Statistics: http://www.stat.fi/til/vrm_en.html

Provides statistics on a wide range of subjects e.g. agriculture, construction, prices, wages etc

 

 

|France Statistics: http://www.insee.fr/ fr/home/home_page.asp

The National institute of Statistics and Economic Studies site.  Limited statistics in English covering economy, social, trade and manufacturing.

 

 

|German Statistics: http://www.destatis.de/

Statistics on short term economic indicators, basic statistical figures as well as statistical links.

 

 

|Iceland: http://www.intracen.org/Trade-Council-of-Iceland/#

Provided by The Trade Council of Iceland . It gives information on Iceland as well as an export directory which can be searched by product, company name or harmonised code.

 

 

|Iceland:  http://www.invest.is/

The Invest in Iceland Bureau site provides information on Iceland 's economy, taxes, infrastructure, legislation and investment opportunities.

 

 

|Iceland Statistics:  http://www.statice.is/

The official Iceland statistics site.

 

 

|Luxembourg Statistics: http://www.statistiques.public.lu/en/actors/statec/index.html

The National Statistics Institute of Luxembourg , statistics on population, employment, companies, industry, with export and import figures by sector.

 

 

|Malta Government: http://www.gov.mt/

Provides general information on the country, with a list of ministries and departments, government policies as well as economic indicators.

 

 

|Netherlands Statistics: http://www.cbs.nl /en/

Provides a wide range of economic data and links to international statistical services.

 

 

|Nordic Pages: http://www.it-kompetens.com/nordic/

Contains links to the following countries: Demark, Finland , Iceland , Norway , Sweden , Faroe Islands, Greenland and Aaland Islands .

 

 

|Norway Statistics: http://www.ssb.no

This is the English section.  The site is published by the statistical office and gives statistical information by subject.

 

 

|Portugal Statistics: https://www.ine.pt/xportal/xmain?xpgid=ine_main&xpid=INE

Provided by the National Institute of Statistics.  Information is from Jan - June 1997 and includes international trade globally, by products and by EU member states.

 

 

|Switzerland:  https://www.admin.ch/gov/en/start.html?_organization=1&_startDate=01.04.2015l

Contains details on the Swiss government and departments.  Also includes the Swiss Federal Statistical Office, providing useful census information, international statistics, and production statistics.

 

 

|Turkey:  http://www.officialstatistics.gov.tr/?q=en/content/turkish-statistical-institute-turkstatl

A site provided by the State Institute of Statistics and contains up to date statistical figures.

 

 

|UK Government Information Service:  https://www.gov.uk

Provides links to all government departments.

 

 

|Wales:  http://www.data-wales.co.uk/

Provides general information about Wales on tourism, and science and technology companies in Wales .

 

 

Central  Eastern Europe

 

|CIS Statistics: https://www.unicc.org/Pages/Home.aspx

Provides statistical information on the 12 Commonwealth of Independent States. Data is both in annual and current data format.

 

 

|Croatian Chamber of Economy:  https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/exporting-to-croatia/doing-business-in-croatia-croatia-trade-and-export-guide

Information on how to do business in Croatia as well as lists of contacts, economic profiles and economic indicators.

 

 

|Czech Embassy in Washington DC:  http://www.czech.cz/en/Home-en

Information to help UK businesses set up a business, the tariff system, top 50 companies and Czech companies seeking partners.

 

 

|Estonia Business: https://www.investinestonia.com/en/investment-guide

Estonian business guide.

 

 

|Estonia Ministry of Foreign Affairs:  http://www.vm.ee /en

This site contains information on the government and consular information as well as business news and links to other sites.

 

 

|Georgia:  http://www.parliament.ge/en/

This is the site of the Parliament of Georgia .  It provides information on government, elected officials and economic information.

 

 

|Hungary Statistics:  https://www.ksh.hu/?lang=en

The official site of the Hungarian Central Statistical Office. Based on 1997 figures, including population, trade, earnings, GDP and investment.

 

 

|Latvia:  http://www.heritage.org/index/country/latvia

This site is an index of Latvian information on the internet with links to numerous sites.   However the site has not been updated since 1996.

 

 

|Polish Embassy, London: http://www.london.mfa.gov.pl/en/

This site provides useful information on the Polish government, culture, economy, regulations and travel.

 

 

|Romania Business Economics: http://www.economist.com/topics/romania

This site aims to provide information on business and political trends in Romania , with a companies database that can be searched.

 

 

|Romania Embassy: http://londra.mae.ro/en

This site is provided by the Romanian Embassy in the USA .  The information supplied covers, economic environment

 

 

|Romania Chamber of Commerce & Industry:  http://www.ccir.ro/

This site contains information about the Chamber, plus business information.

 

 

|Russian-American Chamber of Commerce: http://www.russianamericanchamber.com

Information is provided on Russian-US trade relations as well as trade fairs and business opportunities in Russia .

 

 

|Slovenian Statistical Office: http://www.stat.si/StatWeb/en/home

This site provides quite useful statistics. It has data for short term  economic indicators and this covers retail sales, earnings, energy, consumer prices, industrial production, producer and retail price indices, employment, foreign trade and finance.