European Union Organisations

The European Employment Services ( EURES) offers access to job opportunities, it also links more than 500 Euroadvisers - specialists in employment matters throughout Europe http://europa.eu.int/eures/index.jsp

SCADPLUS offers fact sheets on your rights regarding residence, education, working conditions and social security, your rights as a consumer, and ways of enforcing your rights, etc., as well as guides, which give a general outline of your rights http://europa.eu.int/scadplus/citizens/en/inter.htm

The Citizens database carries useful information on living, working and travelling abroad
http://citizens.eu.int/ It also has a useful overview of your rights called ‘Routemap For Jobseekers In The European Union http://citizens.eu.int/en/en/gf/wo/da/sideguide.htm

National Governments

Austria: http://www.bmaa.gv.at

Belgium: http://belgium.fgov.be

Denmark: http://www.em.dk

Finland: http://www.vn.fi

France: http://www.info-europe.fr

Germany: http://www.bundesregierung.de/

Greece: http://www.mfa.gr/

Ireland: http://www.irlgov.ie

Italy: http://www.governo.it/

Luxembourg: http://www.gouvernement.lu

Netherlands: http://www.postbus51.nl

Norway: http://odin.dep.no/

Portugal: http://www.portugal.gov.pt/en/

Spain: http://www.sispain.com

Sweden: http://www.regeringen.se

UK: http://www.open.gov.uk

For further information on the governmental or other official websites see the relevant country pages.

Trade Union Organisations

The European TUC is the first port of call to obtain the addresses of the major European trade union confederations. These will then list the member unions in their own countries, usually with some information on the coverage of each union http://www.etuc.org/

The Eurocadres website is also to be found on this site, http://www.eurocadres.org

Other links

A good website on labour market issues in individual member states, and in the EU as a whole, is the website of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions
http://www.eurofound.ie

Commercial website on working abroad, iAgora.com – connecting internationals - http://www.iagora.com/iwork/index.html::lang=en

Other commercial websites with interesting information on working abroad include
http://www.expatica.com - various news items of interest to expatriates
http://www.monster.com/ - recruitment
http://www.expatriates.com - bulletin board format, for exchange of information

Working abroad from the UK (paid) – information for UK jobseekers http://www.support4learning.org.uk/jobsearch/jobs_away.htm

Travelnotes.org – some useful, though basic information on working abroad, with handy links. Worldwide coverage http://www.travelnotes.org/Travel/working_abroad.htm

Real Post Reports have articles written by expatriates, both diplomats and business people, and are personal opinions, not official facts. They are written by people assigned to U.S. Embassies and Consulates. Some information may not apply to other expatriates. http://www.talesmag.com/rprweb/home.htm