Cookie Policy

We only utilize this for internal research on how to enhance the service we give to all of our users. The cookies just monitor your interactions with our website as an anonymous user (the data gathered does not identify you personally).

General cookie policy

What are cookies?

When you visit a website, a cookie is a little text file that is stored on your computer or mobile device.

Cookies placed by the website you're viewing are known as first-party cookies. Only that website has access to them. Furthermore, a website may employ other services that create their own cookies, known as third-party cookies.

Persistent cookies are cookies that are retained on your computer and are not immediately destroyed when you close your browser, as opposed to session cookies, which are deleted when you close your browser.
When you access the Commission's websites, you will be asked whether you want to allow or reject cookies.

The goal is for the site to remember your preferences (such as user name, language, and so on) for a certain session. You won't have to re-enter them if you browse around the site during the same visit.

Cookies can also be used to provide anonymous statistics on our visitors' browsing experiences on our websites.

How do we use cookies?

"First-party cookies" are generally used on European Commission websites. These are cookies set and managed by the Commission, not by any other entity.

But, in order to see certain of our pages, you must accept cookies from third-party websites.

We employ three categories of first-party cookies: collect analytics data, retain visitor preferences, and make our websites operational (about user behaviour).

These are established by us and can only be read by us. They recall: if you have accepted to (or denied) the cookie policy of this site if you have previously responded to our survey pop-up (about how useful the site material was) - so you won't be question

How can you manage cookies?

Cookie removal from your device
By clearing your browser's browsing history, you may eliminate all cookies that are already on your device. This will delete all cookies from any website you've visited.

But, you should be warned that you may lose some stored data (e.g. saved login details, site preferences).

Controlling site-specific cookies
Check the privacy and cookie options in your preferred browser for more granular control over site-specific cookies.

Cookies are being blocked
Most current browsers allow you to prevent cookies from being put on your device, but you may have to manually modify some parameters every time you visit a site/page. Moreover, certain services and features may not function correctly at all (e.g. profile logging-in).