To ensure this site functions properly, we sometimes install small data files known as cookies on users’ devices. Most large websites also use cookies.
What Are Cookies?
A cookie is a small text file that websites place on the computer or mobile device of users who visit them. Cookies allow the website to remember users’ actions and preferences (such as login details, language, font size, and other display preferences) so they do not need to be configured again whenever the user returns to the site or navigates between its pages.
How Do We Use Cookies?
On some pages, we use cookies to remember:
- Your display preferences (e.g., contrast, color, or font size).
- Whether you have already responded to a pop-up survey about the usefulness of certain content (so you are not asked again).
- Whether you have consented to our use of cookies on the website.
Additionally, some videos embedded on our pages use cookies to compile anonymous statistics about how you arrived at the video and which videos you have viewed.
Cookies are also saved by Europa Analytics, the service that assesses the effectiveness and efficiency of European Commission websites hosted on the EUROPA server.
Although cookies are not essential for the website to function, enabling them provides a better browsing experience. You can delete or block cookies, but doing so may affect the functionality of certain features on this site.
The information associated with cookies is not used to personally identify you. Furthermore, we maintain complete control over the data regarding your browsing patterns. These cookies are used exclusively for the purposes described here.
Do We Use Other Cookies?
Some of our pages or subsites may use cookies other than those described above. If this is the case, specific information about the use of these cookies will be provided in a corresponding notice. You may need to give your consent to store these cookies.
How to Control Cookies
You can control or delete cookies at any time. For more information, visit aboutcookies.org. In addition to deleting all cookies currently stored on your computer, you can configure most browsers to prevent them from being accepted. However, please note that if you refuse cookies, you may need to manually adjust your preferences every time you visit a site, and certain services and functionalities may no longer work.