Contents
- Information sources in the ESO database
- General information
- Agricultural Information
- Competition policy information
- Consumer information
- Culture and language information
- Defence and security information
- Economic information
- Education information
- Employment information
- Energy information
- Environmental information
- European policies and relations with the European Union
- Geographic information and maps
- Health information
- Human rights information
- Intellectual property information
- Investment information
- Justice and home affairs information
- Living and working information
- Media information
- Political information (including Elections)
- Public management information
- R&D information
- Regional information
- Social information
- Statistical information
- Taxation information
- Tourism information
- Transport information
- Weather information
Information sources in the ESO database
- Region: Germany
General information
- Germany: Government portal: The Federal Government
- Wikipedia: Germany
- UK: FCO: Country profile: Germany
- US: CIA: The World Factbook: Germany
- US: State Department: Background Note: US Relations with Germany
- BBC News: Country Profile: Germany
- SearchEnginesoftheWorld: European Search Engines, Directories and Lists: Germany
- Find websites on Germany through Google
- The Guardian: World News: Germany
- Encyclopaedia Britannica: World Data: Germany
- OECD: Germany
Agricultural information
- Germany: Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection (Bundesministerium für Ernährung, Landwirtschaft und Verbraucherschutz – BMELV)
- FAO: Country Profiles: Catalogue of data sources
- European Commission: DG Agriculture: Agriculture and Rural Development
- European Commission: DG Agriculture and Rural Development: German approval of CAP strategic plan (2022 onward)
- Organic agriculture information portal: Oekolandbau
Competition policy information
- Germany: Federal Cartel Office (Bundeskartellamt)
- Germany: Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur)
- OECD: Regulatory reform: Germany
- OECD: Competition: Germany
- Federal Ministry of Justice: Competition Act (ammended July 2022)
Consumer information
- Federal Ministry of Justice (Bundesministerium der Justiz): Buy, Travel, Live (consumer rights)
- ICLG: Consumer Protection in Germany
- European Commission: DG Health and Consumer Protection:http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/health_food-safety/
- European Commission: Consumer bodies in Germany
Culture and language information
- Germany: Discover Germany (Entdecke Deutschland): Culture [in German]
- Germany: Culture Portal Germany (Kulturportal Deutschland) [in German]
- Germany: Goethe-Institut
- Germany: German Culture International (ifa – Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen)
- Federal Ministry of the Interio (Bundesministerium des Innern): National minorities, minority and regional languages in Germany (2015)
- SIL International: Ethnologue: Languages of Germany
- UNESCO: World Heritage Sites: Germany
- Council of Europe/ERICarts: Cultural Policies and Trends in Europe: Cultural Policy Profile
Defence and security information
- Germany: Federal Ministry of Defence (Bundesministerium der Verteidigung)
- Germany: Armed Forces (Bundeswehr) [in German]. Information on the Armed Forces available on the Federal Ministry of Defence website
- Germany: Intelligence Agencies
- Federal Intelligence Service (Bundesnachrichtendienst)
- Military Counter-intelligence Service (Militärischer Abschirmdienst) [in German]
- Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz)
- Germany: Permanent representation to NATO (Ständige Vertretung der Bundesrepublik Deutschland bei der Nordatlantikpakt-Organisation Brüssel) [in German]
- Germany: Federal Foreign Office (Auswärtiges Amt):
Economic information
- ESO: Germany: Economic situation
- Germany: Federal Ministry of Finance (Bundesministerium der Finanzen)
- Federal Customs Service (Bundeszollverwaltung)
- Germany: Federal Ministry of Education and Research (Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung)
- Germany: German National Bank (Deutsche Bundesbank)
- European Commission: DG Economic and Financial Affairs:
- Economic surveillance of EU economies: Germany
- German Customs: Zoll
- European Bank for Reconstruction and Development: EBRD in Germany
- International Monetary Fund: Germany and the IMF
- OECD: Country List: Germany
- Economic Survey [Latest edition, 2016]
- UNIDO: Country information: Germany
- UNCTAD/WTO: International Trade Centre: Germany
- WTO: Germany and the WTO
- Deutsche Bank Research: Country Infobase: Germany
- United States: US Commercial Service: Country Commercial Guide: Germany
Education information
- Germany: Federal Ministry of Education and Research (Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung)
- German Academic Exchange Service (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst, DAAD): Study & research in Germany
- European Commission: Youth Partnership: Youth Policy in Germany
- Eurydice: Eurypedia – European Encyclopedia on National Education Systems: Germany
- World Bank: Education Data and Statistics: Country profiles: Country at a Glance – Germany
- OECD: Education: Germany
- ENIC-NARIC: Country profiles: Germany [offers links to national education authorities and information sites]
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics: Education in Germany
- Nation Master: Education in Germany: Statistics
- Wikipedia: Education in Germany
- EuroEducation: Study in Germany
Employment information
- Germany: Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (Bundesministerium fur Arbeit und Soziales (BMAS)
- Confederation of German Trade Unions (Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund (DGB)) [in German]
- Confederation of German Employers’ Associations (Bundesvereinigung der Deutschen Arbeitgeberverbände)
- OECD: Employment: Germany
- European Commission: DG Employment and Social Affairs: Employment, Social Affairs & Inclusion: Germany
- Eurofound: European Industrial Relations Observatory: Country Profile: Germany
- Federation of European Employers: Pay and working conditions across Europe: Germany
- European Trade Union Institution: Worker Participation: National Industrial Relations: Germany
- OECD: Key Employment Statistics: Germany
- International Labour Organization: NATLEX: Germany
Energy information
- Germany: German Energy Agency (Deutsche Energie-Agentur (DENA))
- Germany: Federal Environmental Agency (Umweltbundesamt)
- Germany: Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (Bundesministerium für Umwelt, Naturschutz und Reaktorsicherheit – BMU)
- International Energy Agency:
- Germany
- Energy Policy Review: Germany 2020
- European Commission: DG Energy: statistical pocketbook and country datasheets: Germany [select country]
- United States: Energy Information Administration: Germany: Analysis
Environmental information
- Germany: Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (Bundesministerium für Umwelt, Naturschutz und Reaktorsicherheit – BMU)
- Germany: Federal Environment Agency (Umweltbundesamt)
- European Commission: DG Environment: LIFE: Germany
- European Environment Agency:
- Eionet Portal: European Environment Information and Observation Network: Germany [select country]
- SoER: State of the Environment Reporting: Germany 2019
- FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations): Germany
- OECD: Environment: Germany
- European Environmental Bureau: Members: Germany [select country]
- Friends of the Earth International: Germany
- Greenpeace: Germany [in German]
European policies and relations with the European Union
- Germany: Federal Foreign Office (Auswärtiges Amt)
- Germany: Federal Ministry of Finance (Bundesministerium der Finanzen)
- Germany: German National Bank (Deutsche Bundesbank)
- International Central Bank Dialogue
- Eurosystem
- Germany: Permanent Representation to the European Union
- European Union: Member Countries: Germany
- European Union: EU Centres: Germany
- European Union: Your Europe: Germany
- European Commission: Representation in Germany [in German]
- European Commission: Enterprise Europe Network: Germany [in German]
- European Commission: DG Economic and Financial Affairs: Germany
- European Commission: DG Regional Policy: Germany
- European Commission: DG Agriculture and Rural Development: Common Agriculture Policy (CAP) Strategic Plan: Germany
- Council of Europe: Member States: Germany
- Germany: Permanent delegation to the OECD [in German]
- OECD: Germany
Geographic information and maps
- European Union: DG Press and Communication: Europe maps
- FAO: Forestry Country Information: Maps: Germany
- Maps of the World: Germany maps
- Lonely Planet: Map of Germany
- University of Texas: Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection: Germany maps (archive)
Health information
- Germany: Federal Ministry of Health (Bundesministerium für Gesundheit)
- European Union: Your Europe: Citizens: Health: National contacts in Germany
- European Commission: DG Health & Consumers: Public health
- European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA): Country Overviews: Germany
- OECD: Health: Germany
- World Health Organisation:
- Countries: Country information
- The Global Health Observatory: Germany
Human rights information
- Council of Europe:
- European Committee for the Prevention of Torture: The CPT and Germany
- European Court of Human Rights:
- Country Profiles: Germany
- Country Fact Sheets 1959-2010 [select country]
- Violation by Article and by State 1959-2012
- Statistics on Judgments by State 1959-2010
- United Nations:
- US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants: World Refugee Survey 2009: Europe
- United States: State Department:
- Amnesty International: Annual Report: Germany
- Human Rights Watch: Human Rights in Germany
- Reporters Without Borders: Freedom of Information in Germany
Intellectual property information
- Germany: German Patent and Trademark Office (Deutsches Patent- und Markenamt)
- European Patent Office: Patent Information Centre: Germany [select country]
- World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO): Member States: Germany
- Collection of Laws for Electronic Access (CLEA): Germany
Investment information
- German Trade & Invest: Invest in Germany
- United Kingdom: UK Trade & Investment: Germany
- OECD: Investment: Germany
- OECD: Industry and Entrepreneurship: Germany
- World Bank: Countries and Economies: Germany
- United States: International Trade Administration: S. Commerical Service Germany
Justice and home affairs information
- Germany: Federal Ministry of Justice (Bundesministerium der Justiz)
- Germany: Federal Ministry of the Interior (Bundesministerium des Innern)
- Council of Europe:
- European Commission for Democracy through Law: Documents on Germany
- Group of States against Corruption (GRECO): Evaluations
- OECD: Bribery and Corruption: Germany
- United States: Law Library of Congress: Law Online: Germany
- University of Bern: International Constitutional Law: Germany Constitution
- European Comission: European Website on Integration: Governance of migrant integration in Germany
- Bodleian Libraries: University of Oxford: Germany: Legal resources
Living and working information
- Germany: Federal service portal (Dienstleistungsportal des Bundes)
- Germany: Embassy in London: Visa Services
- How to Germany Magazine
- European Commission: DG Employment, Social Affairs & Inclusion: EURES – The European Job Mobility Portal: Living & Working in Germany
- Eurofound – European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working conditions:
- United Kingdom: Foreign & Commonwealth Office: Travel and Living Abroad: Germany
- United Kingdom: Guidance: Living in Germany
- United States: State Department: Countries: Germany
- JustLanded: Living, Working or Studying in Germany
Media information
- Germany: Deutschland.de: Communication & Media
- European Broadcasting Union (EBU): Active Members: Germany
- European Journalism Centre (EJC): Media Landscape: Germany
- Federal Association of Digital Publishers and Newspaper Publishers (Bundesverband Digitalpublisher und Zeitungsverleger e.V.)
- ABYZ News Links: Europe Newspapers and News Media: Germany
- Guardian Newspaper Ltd.: Guardian Unlimited: World News Guide: Germany [select country]
- Newslink: European newspapers
- Online Newspapers: European Newspapers: Germany
- Radiomap: Radio Stations in Germany
Political information (including Elections)
- Germany: Government portal: Federal Government
- Germany: Constitution (Grundgesetz) [in German]
- Germany: Federal Government (Bundesregierung)
- Germany: Ministries
- Germany: Federal Press Office (Bundespresseamt)
- Germany: Federal Parliament of Germany (Deutscher Bundestag)
- Germany: Senate of Germany (Bundesrat)
- Germany: Federal President (Bundespräsident)
- Germany: Federal Court of Justice (Bundesgerichtshof)
- Germany: Constitutional Court (Bundesverfassungsgericht)
- Germany: National Election Commission (Bundeswahlleiter)
- OECD: Public Governance: Germany
- OECD: Regulatory Reform: Germany
- IFES: Election Guide: Germany
- Parties and Elections in Europe: Germany
- United States: Law Library of Congress: Law online: Nations: Germany
- Wikipedia: Politics of Germany
- Wikipedia: Elections in Germany
- Infratest-dimap: Surveys and analyzes
Public management information
- Germany: Federal service portal (Dienstleistungsportal des Bundes)
- European Commission: eGovernment Observatory: eGovernment Factsheets: Germany
- OECD: Public governance: Germany
R&D information
- Germany: Federal Ministry of Education and Research (Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung)
- Germany: Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung)
- Germany: deutschland.de: Knowledge
- European Commission: Community Research and Development Information Service (CORDIS): Germany
- European Commission: DG Research & Innovation:
- European Regions Research & Innovation Network (ERRIN): Germany
- OECD: Innovation: Germany
- OECD: Science and Technology: Germany
Regional information
- Committee of the Regions: Europe in my Region: Germany [choose region]
- European Regions Research & Innovation Network (ERRIN): Germany
- Council of Europe: Congress of Local and Regional Authorities: National Delegations: Germany
- OECD: Regional, Rural and Urban Development: Germany
- Regions:
- Baden-Württemberg
- Bayern
- Berlin
- Brandenburg
- Bremen
- Bremerhaven [in German]
- Bremen in der EU [in German]
- Hamburg
- Hessen
- Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
- Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and the EU [in German]
- Niedersachsen
- Nordrhein-Westfalen [in German]
- Rheinland-Pfalz
- Europa entdecken [in German]
- Saarland
- Sachsen
- Sachsen-Anhalt
- Schleswig-Holstein
- Thüringen
Social information
- Germany: Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (Bundesministerium für Arbeit und Soziales)
- European Commission: DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion: Your Social Security Rights in Germany
- European Commission: MISSOC Secretariat: Organisation of Social Protection [Select country]
- European Commission: MISSOC Secretariat: Social Protection of the Self- Employed
- Council of Europe: European Social Charter: Country Factsheets: Germany
- OECD: Insurance and Pensions
- Pensions at a glance 2021: Germany
- OECD: Social and Welfare Issues: Germany
- UNICEF: Germany
- World Bank: Data: Germany
- European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions: Germany
- United States: Social Security Administration (SSA):
- German System of Social Indicators (GESIS)
Statistical information
- Germany: German National Bank: Statistics
- Germany: National Statistical Institute (Statistisches Bundesamt Deutschland)
- Eurostat: Country profiles: Germany [select country DE]
- World Bank: Data: Countries and Economies: Germany
- OECD: Country Statistical Profile: Germany [Browse for statistics]
- UNESCO: Institute for Statistics: Germany [Browse for country]
- United Nations: Statistics Division: Country Profiles: Germany
- NationMaster: Nations of the World: Statistics on Germany
Taxation information
- European Commission: DG Taxation and Customs Union
- com Tax summaries: Germany
- Wikipedia: Taxation in Germany
Tourism information
- Germany: deutschland.de: Tourism
- Germany: German National Tourist Board (Deutsche Zentrale für Tourismus)
- Guardian News & Media Ltd.: Travel: Germany
- The Telegraph: Destinations: Germany
- Lonely Planet: Germany
- Rough Guides: Germany
- TripAdvisor: Europe Tourism: Germany
Transport information
- Germany: Federal Ministry for Transport, Building and Urban Development (Bundesministerium für Verkehr, Bau- und Stadtentwicklung)
- Germany: Flag Carrier Airline: Lufthansa
- Germany: National Railway: Deutsche Bahn (DB)
- European Commission: DG Mobility and Transport:
- Wikipedia: Transport in Germany
Weather information
- Germany: German Weather Service (Deutscher Wetterdienst) [in German]
- Hong Kong: Hong Kong Observatory: World weather information
- Met Office: Germany forecast
- World Meteorological Organization: World Weather Information Service: Germany
Original compilation: 2001 (Ian Thomson)
Updated: 2010 (Christopher Langen), 2011 (Silvia Caneva), 2012 (Audrey Domise), 2013 (Christine Nettersheim), 2014 (Josephine Hebestreit), 2015 (Franziska Fahrbach), 2016 (Cerian Richardson), 2017 (Louisa Idel), 2023 (Erika Smits)