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European Union API

European Union (europa.eu) has 9 public methods: get euro exchange rates, convert currency, search EU public procurement notices, get Eurostat statistic for a country, get key interest rates and 4 more. Each costs 1 credit per completed run (1¢ with pay as you go); failed runs are free.

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Methods

9

  • Get euro exchange rates

    Gets the official ECB euro reference exchange rates for a day, or the latest published day. Weekends, holidays and dates before publication return the previous published day.

    Returns rate date, currency names and codes, units per euro, ECB page

    Readecb.europa.eu/get_euro_exchange_rates

  • Convert currency

    Converts an amount between currencies using ECB euro reference rates, including euro and cross-currency conversions. Uses the latest preceding published rate when the date has none.

    Returns converted amount, rate, rate date, currency codes and names

    Readecb.europa.eu/convert_currency

  • Search EU public procurement notices

    Finds recently published EU procurement notices matching what is being bought, with buyer, estimated value, submission deadline and TED notice link. Open-only results must have a future submission deadline.

    Returns title, buyer, country, estimated value, currency, submission deadline, procedure type, CPV codes, TED notice link

    Readted.europa.eu/search_tenders

  • Get Eurostat statistic for a country

    Looks up an official Eurostat statistic for an EU or EEA country and the EU27 figure for the same period. Quarterly and half-yearly series return the reporting period that contains a requested month.

    Returns country value, unit, period, EU average, dataset name, data page link, dataset code

    Readec.europa.eu/get_statistic

  • Get key interest rates

    Returns the ECB's current deposit facility, main refinancing operations and marginal lending facility rates with their effective date. Optionally includes earlier rate changes, newest first.

    Returns effective date, deposit facility rate, main refinancing rate, marginal lending rate, page URL, optional rate history

    Readecb.europa.eu/get_key_interest_rates

  • Validate EU VAT number

    Checks an EU VAT number in the European Commission's VIES service and returns whether it is valid, with the registered name and address when the country makes them available.

    Returns valid, country, vat_number, registered_name, address, checked_at, note

    Readec.europa.eu/validate_vat_number

  • Search EU contract awards

    Finds published EU contract award notices on Tenders Electronic Daily by contract topic or winning company, newest publication first, optionally limited to a buyer country and a start date. Values and tender counts are included when published; counts across lots are summed.

    Returns contract title, buyer, buyer country, winners, awarded value, currency, tenders received, publication date, notice link, CPV codes

    Readted.europa.eu/search_contract_awards

  • Get EU law article

    Gets the official text and key dates of one article of an EU regulation or directive from EUR-Lex, in the latest consolidated version when there is one, in any official EU language.

    Returns official title, short name, article title and text, document, entry-into-force and application dates, in-force status, version, link, CELEX number

    Readeur-lex.europa.eu/get_law_article

  • Search EU law

    Searches EUR-Lex legal acts by topic, ranked by the site's relevance, filtered by document type, year of adoption and in-force status. Short names and ELI links are included when shown in the results.

    Returns title, short name, document type and number, date, in-force status, author, link, CELEX number, ELI link

    Readeur-lex.europa.eu/search_eu_law