The public body which runs the European Union. The elected governments of the 27 European Union member states each choose a commisioner to represent their country. The 27 commissioners then collectively run the EU through the Commission.
Fediverse address:
@EU_Commission@social.network.europa.eu
The judicial branch of the European Union. The court mainly deals with application and interpretation of EU law, resolves cases between national governments and EU institutions, and may take action against EU institutions on behalf of individuals, companies or organisations.
NOTE: This is not connected in any way with the European Court of Human Rights. The ECHR is part of the Council of Europe, not the European Union. These are totally separate organisations.
Fediverse address (in English):
@Curia@social.network.europa.eu
Fediverse address (in French):
@Curia_fr@social.network.europa.eu
European Union initiative which is helping to fund free open decentralised social media like Mastodon and PeerTube, as well as many other libre online projects.
Fediverse address:
@EC_NGI@social.network.europa.eu
Non-profit for people connected to type and typography, organising typography conferences, workshops and promoting innovation in the field. Based in the United States, but has an international membership.
Fediverse address:
@atypi@typo.social
Co-ordinates the various EU space services including Galileo sat nav, Copernicus climate satellites, asteroid monitoring etc.
Fediverse address (main):
@EUSPA@social.network.europa.eu
Fediverse address (videos):
@euspa@tube.network.europa.eu
EU public-private partnership funding health research, part of the Horizon Europe scientific research initiative.
Fediverse address:
@IHI@social.network.europa.eu
European Union agency which helps co-ordinate enforcement of labour laws, and informs people of their rights as workers under EU law.
Fediverse address:
@ELA@social.network.europa.eu
Part of a European Union initiative to transition to free open source software, OSPO handles the commission’s relationships with the libre software community. This account is not just a feed, they do actually interact, boost, reply, follow etc.
Fediverse address:
@EC_OSPO@social.network.europa.eu
International standards organisation deciding upon specifications for the World Wide Web. It was founded and is led by Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the Web.
Fediverse address:
@w3c@w3c.social
European Union fund which provides loans and guarantees to projects involved with development, climate change and the environment, infrastructure and small and medium businesses. Its aim is to promote the policy goals of the EU, and operates both within the EU and elsewhere. It focuses on projects that have difficulty getting loans within their own country.
(Note: Despite the similar names, this is not the European Central Bank which manages the Euro currency.)
Fediverse address:
@eib@social.network.europa.eu
The European Union’s diplomatic service representing the EU around the world, including in areas of foreign and security policy.
Fediverse address:
@EEAS@social.network.europa.eu
Also known as the Fundamental Rights Agency or FRA, this is an EU body which monitors human rights in member states, and in countries that have applied to become EU members.
Fediverse address:
@FRA@social.network.europa.eu
Trade union for staff working on United Nations field operations such as peacekeeping, political missions and other UN Field Entities.
Fediverse address:
@unfsu@union.place