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Objective 1, 2 and 3
During the period 2000-2006, three objectives are supported by the Community; Objective 1)- promote the development and structural adjustment of regions with an average per capita GDP of less than 75 % of the EU average, Objective 2)- conversion of regions with structural difficulties other than those eligible for objective 1 and covers areas undergoing economic change. 3)- support the development of human resources other than those eligible for Objective 1.

Objectives for 2007-2013
There are three new objectives for the period 2007-2013 replacing the objectives from 2000-2006. These are: Convergence, Regional Competitiveness and employment and European territorial cooperation.

OEIL
This acronym stands for The Legislative Observatory which is a daily updated database set up by the European Parliament. It gives authoritative information concerning the various stages in the decision-making process, on the institutions involved and on the related documents.

Office for Official Publications of the European Communities
This is the publishing house of the institutions and other bodies of the EU and is responsible for producing and distributing EU publications on all media and by all means. Its organisation and operation is laid down by an interinstituional agreement and governed by a Management Committee, on which each institution is represented by its Secretary-General.

Official Journal
The Official Journal is published daily in 11+ 10 languages and consists of the L serie (legislation) and the C serie (information, preparatory acts and notices.

Official languages
From 1 May 2004 there are 20 official languages in the European Union: Czech, Danish, German, Estonian, Greek, English, Spanish, French, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Hungarian, Maltese, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Slovenian, Slovak, Finnish and Swedish. Europe, and its diversity of national and regional languages is something Europeans cherish. It is part of their rich cultural heritage. The European Commission runs programmes to promote language learning and linguistic diversity. EU legislation is published in all the official languages, and any of these languages may be used to correspond with the EU institutions.

One-stop shop for business
A business site for the EU containing information, rules and acts about key issues for the internal market

Opinions
The opinions have no legal force in European law; they are normally requested by a third part and are selected by a given Community institution regarding a specific question.

Own resources
The majority of the EU's income is recieved through its own resources. These resources include customs duties, agricultural levies, sugar contributions, a fixed-rate portion of value-added tax receipts and a fixed-rate levy on gross national income.