European Union

European Union Institute for Security Studies

The European Union Institute for Security Studies (EUISS) was founded in 2002 following a Joint Action by the Council. It operates under the EU's Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) but as an intellectually and operationally autonomous agency. The EUISS is based in Paris, with an antenna office in Brussels, and aims to provide analyses and fora for discussion that can be of use and relevance to the formulation of EU policy.

European Parliamentary Research Service

The EPRS is the European Parliament's in-house research service and think tank. Its mission is to provide Members of the European Parliament and parliamentary committees, with independent, objective and authoritative analysis of policy issues relating to the European Union, in order to assist them in their parliamentary work.

The EPRS provides a comprehensive range of products and services, backed by internal specialists and knowledge sources in all policy fields. EPRS also supports and promotes parliamentary outreach to the wider public.