About this site
Your Europe is an EU site designed to help you do things in other European countries – avoiding unnecessary inconvenience and red tape.
This can mean moving, living, studying, working, shopping or simply travelling abroad. Or, as a company, doing business abroad.
As an EU national – or national of Iceland, Liechtenstein or Norway – you have certain rights in these areas. But they may not always be observed when a country hasn't yet fully implemented the relevant EU law.
What information is on this site?
Your Europe offers:
- information on your basic rights under EU law.
- access to a network of national portals providing information on how EU rules are applied in each EU country for cross-border users (in compliance with the Single Digital Gateway Regulation).
- free email or telephone contact with EU assistance services, to get more personalised or detailed help and advice.
Countries / nationalities covered
The information on this site is mainly aimed at EU nationals and their families (including family members from non-EU countries).
In most cases, the EU rights described in Your Europe apply to all EU member countries
plus Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway.
Sometimes, EU rights also apply to Switzerland – but not always, because Switzerland has signed up to some arrangements with the EU but not others.
Each page of Your Europe states precisely the countries or nationalities to which the information it contains applies.
Site authors
Information on Your Europe is provided by the relevant departments of the European Commission and complemented by content provided by the authorities in every country it covers.
The site consists of 2 sections:
- citizens and business – both are managed by DG Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs
The citizens section provides examples based on real-life experiences of EU citizens. All names and nationalities are fictitious.
Language coverage
Your Europe offers information in all official EU languages - except Irish.
However, at certain times and for certain content, you may find your preferred language version unavailable pending translation.
Country-specific information is provided, in the country's official language(s) and in English.
The European Commission is not responsible for the language policy of external websites.
Linking to Your Europe
When linking to Your Europe, please comply with the following linking policy:
- For text-based links, you can use our site presentation
- Do not present Your Europe as a paid or exclusive site
- Do not display Your Europe inside a frame hosted in another site
- Do not give the impression that the EU institutions endorse or support the objectives or contents of the host website or the organisation managing it
We regularly check whether your links to us comply with this policy.
Promoting Your Europe
If you wish to promote Your Europe, you can use our multilingual promotional material.
Privacy policy
Your Europe adheres to user privacy and the data protection rules governing the Europa website.
If you use the assistance services accessible via Your Europe, you will be informed of the specific details of their privacy policy.