Summary: January 23, 2002: European Community Press Release issued at the United Nations in New York.
THE EUROPEAN UNION LAUNCHES ITS WEBSITE AT THE UNITED NATIONS
Aiming to increase understanding of its activities at the United Nations, the European Union is launching an EU@UN website. Managed jointly by the EU Presidency, the European Commission and the Council Secretariat in New York, it will give the latest news about EU-UN relations to the public, the media and the UN community.
This achievement reflects the reality of regular and growing coordination of EU positions and actions throughout the UN system. It also demonstrates the extent to which the EU's Common Foreign and Security Policy has progressed since its inception in 1992.
Hitherto, EU positions and information within the UN context were spread around many websites, including the Europa website, or have resided in websites in New York constructed by the EU member country holding the six-month rotating European Union Presidency. Now, with the launch of this new website, there is a one-stop-shop for such items at our permanent address:
www.eu-un.europa.eu
Among its features, the website contains a multilingual (English, French and Spanish) and multifaceted search engine (by key words, date, subject, UN body, EU institution, world region, etc.). EU statements at the UN, press releases and policy documents are now available in a database format that makes it easy to locate current and past documents. It also sports an e-mail alert service for those who want to be informed about the latest news appearing on the website.
In recognition of the importance of multilingualism within its own borders and at the UN, the website is available in the official languages of the 15 EU Member States*. All documents are loaded onto the search engine in English and French; Spanish documents will be added to the search engine for the duration of the current Spanish EU Presidency. EU priorities at the United Nations and general background information are posted in all eleven EU languages.
We cordially invite you to visit the site. For any inquiries about the website and further information about EU-UN relations, please contact us at delegation-new-york-euinfo@cec.eu.int. You will find at our website a complete directory of the EU institutions, the Presidency and the Member States.
*Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.
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