Information last updated on 8 July 2005 Official directory of the European Union 2005 EUROPEAN UNION Note to readers This publication appears once a year in three languages: English, French and German. It contains the organisation charts of the institutions, bodies, agencies and organisations of the European Union down to the level of heads of basic operational entities. A regularly updated electronic version can be consulted on the Internet via the Europa server (http://europa.eu.int/idea). The personal data it contains are provided by the institutions, agencies and bodies. If you detect any errors, please report them to:
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