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Contents 1 EU institutions 1.1 Background sites 1.2 European Parliament Research bodies 1.3 Other projects 2 Older information

EU institutions

The UK is a member of the European Union. The decision-making process is very different to the UK government. e-government seems most affected by Internal Market and Information Society initiatives.

Background sites

• Information Society Free and Open Source Software
• IDA Open Source Observatory

European Parliament Research bodies

• EPRI
• ECPRD

Other projects

FSF Europe has some projects connected with the EU.

The Belgian [http://www.ael.be/ Free Electronic Association (Association Electronique Libre, AEL)] have a [http://wiki.ael.be/index.php/MEP-Position-Lobbying-Guide guide to lobbying MEPs about software patents]. It might be a good inspiration for lobbying MEPs on any topic.

Special Interest Group in Open Source Software for Education in Europe (SIGOSSEE) is a seven country EU funded project focusing on open source software for teaching and learning.

Older information

http://www.cordis.lu/ist/ka4/tesss/impl_free.htm (old)

Resolution passed by the Portuguese parliament on the use of free software in government in September 2004