Advisory and Technical Bodies

• Economic and Social Committee (Brussels)
  a 222-member consultative body, representing labor, employers, agriculture, consumer and professional associations.
  
  
• Committee of the Regions (Brussels)
  a 222-member advisory body, consisting of representatives of regional and local bodies.
  
  
• European Investment Bank (Luxembourg)
  finances investments in line with EU objectives. It granted low interest loans totalling ecu 26.2 billion for projects both inside and outside the Union in 1997.
  
  
• European Agency for Health and Safety at Work (Luxembourg)
  
  
  
• European Agency for the Evaluation of Medicinal Products (London)
  
  
  
• European Environment Agency (Copenhagen)
  a repository of environmental data
  
  
• European Monitoring Center for Drugs and Drug Addiction (Lisbon)
  
  
  
• European Police Office (EUROPOL) (The Hague)
  for police coordination among EU member states
  
  
• Office for Veterinary and Plant Health Inspection and Control (Dublin)