EuropeanOrgs.json

{
    "european_regional_organizations": [
      {
        "name": "European Union",
        "abbreviation": "EU",
        "type": "Political and Economic Union",
        "founded": "1993",
        "members": "27 European countries",
        "purpose": "To promote peace, freedom, and justice across Europe."
      },
      {
        "name": "Council of Europe",
        "abbreviation": "CoE",
        "type": "Intergovernmental Organization",
        "founded": "1949",
        "members": "47 European countries",
        "purpose": "To uphold human rights, democracy, and the rule of law in Europe."
      },
      {
        "name": "Central European Initiative",
        "abbreviation": "CEI",
        "type": "Regional Cooperation Framework",
        "founded": "1989",
        "members": "17 countries",
        "purpose": "To assist its members in European integration and socio-economic development."
      },
      {
        "name": "European Free Trade Association",
        "abbreviation": "EFTA",
        "type": "Trade Organization",
        "founded": "1960",
        "members": ["Iceland", "Liechtenstein", "Norway", "Switzerland"],
        "purpose": "To promote free trade and economic integration among its members."
      },
      {
        "name": "European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites",
        "abbreviation": "EUMETSAT",
        "type": "Intergovernmental Satellite Organization",
        "founded": "1986",
        "members": "30 European states",
        "purpose": "To provide weather and climate-related satellite data, images, and products."
      },
     
      {
        "name": "European Patent Organisation",
        "abbreviation": "EPO",
        "type": "Intergovernmental Organization",
        "founded": "1977",
        "members": "38 member states including all EU countries",
        "purpose": "To grant European patents using a unified procedure."
      },
      {
        "name": "European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation",
        "abbreviation": "EUROCONTROL",
        "type": "Intergovernmental Organization",
        "founded": "1960",
        "members": "41 member states and 2 comprehensive agreement states",
        "purpose": "To manage air traffic control across Europe."
      },
      {
        "name": "Council of the Baltic Sea States",
        "abbreviation": "CBSS",
        "type": "Regional Intergovernmental Organization",
        "founded": "1992",
        "members": "11 member states and the EU",
        "purpose": "To promote cooperation for sustainability, security, and growth in the Baltic Sea region."
      },
      {
        "name": "European Organization for Nuclear Research",
        "abbreviation": "CERN",
        "type": "Intergovernmental Research Organization",
        "founded": "1954",
        "members": "23 member states",
        "purpose": "To operate the world's largest particle physics laboratory."
      },
      {
        "name": "European Space Agency",
        "abbreviation": "ESA",
        "type": "Intergovernmental Organization",
        "founded": "1975",
        "members": "22 member states",
        "purpose": "To coordinate the financial and intellectual resources of its members for space exploration."
      },
      {
        "name": "European Molecular Biology Laboratory",
        "abbreviation": "EMBL",
        "type": "Intergovernmental Research Organization",
        "founded": "1974",
        "members": "27 member states, 2 associate members, and 2 prospect members",
        "purpose": "To conduct research in molecular biology, study molecular mechanisms of life, and provide services to scientists in the member states."
      },
      {
        "name": "Benelux",
        "type": "Economic Union",
        "founded": "1958",
        "members": ["Belgium", "Netherlands", "Luxembourg"],
        "purpose": "To promote economic collaboration and integration between its three member states."
      },
      {
        "name": "Nordic Council",
        "type": "Geopolitical and Cultural Cooperation",
        "founded": "1952",
        "members": ["Denmark", "Finland", "Iceland", "Norway", "Sweden", "Faroe Islands", "Greenland", "Åland Islands"],
        "purpose": "To facilitate political and cultural cooperation among Nordic countries."
      },
      {
        "name": "Visegrád Group",
        "abbreviation": "V4",
        "type": "Cultural and Political Alliance",
        "founded": "1991",
        "members": ["Czech Republic", "Hungary", "Poland", "Slovakia"],
        "purpose": "To promote cooperation and further the European integration of member countries."
      },
      {
        "name": "EUREKA",
        "type": "Inter-Governmental Initiative",
        "founded": "1985",
        "members": "Over 40 countries including all EU members",
        "purpose": "To support market-oriented research and development and innovation projects."
      },
      {
        "name": "European Cooperation in Science and Technology",
        "abbreviation": "COST",
        "type": "Research and Development Network",
        "founded": "1971",
        "members": "38 member countries",
        "purpose": "To enable researchers to set up their interdisciplinary research networks across Europe."
      },
      {
        "name": "Community for Democracy and Rights of Nations",
        "type": "Political Organization",
        "members": ["Abkhazia", "Artsakh", "Transnistria", "South Ossetia"],
        "purpose": "To collaborate on political and economic matters among member states."
      },
      {
        "name": "South-East European Cooperation Process",
        "abbreviation": "SEECP",
        "type": "Political Forum",
        "founded": "1996",
        "members": "13 countries from Southeastern Europe",
        "purpose": "To foster good neighbourly relations and cooperation in the region."
      },
      {
        "name": "West Nordic Council",
        "type": "Parliamentary Cooperation Forum",
        "founded": "1985",
        "members": ["Greenland", "Iceland", "Faroe Islands"],
        "purpose": "To promote mutual interests and cooperation between the West Nordic countries."
      },
      {
        "name": "Three Seas Initiative",
        "type": "Cooperative Initiative",
        "founded": "2015",
        "members": "12 EU countries between the Adriatic, Baltic, and Black seas",
        "purpose": "To promote cooperation in energy, infrastructure, and digitalization."
      },
      {
        "name": "British–Irish Council",
        "type": "Inter-Governmental Organization",
        "founded": "1999",
        "members": ["United Kingdom", "Ireland", "Isle of Man", "Guernsey", "Jersey"],
        "purpose": "To promote positive, practical relationships among its members."
      },
      {
        "name": "Nordic Investment Bank",
        "abbreviation": "NIB",
        "type": "International Financial Institution",
        "founded": "1976",
        "members": "Nordic and Baltic countries",
        "purpose": "To finance projects that improve competitiveness and the environment of the Nordic and Baltic regions."
      },
      {
        "name": "Northern Dimension Partnership in Public Health and Social Well-being",
        "abbreviation": "NDPHS",
        "type": "Cooperative Effort",
        "founded": "2003",
        "members": "EU, Russia, Norway, Iceland, and regional organizations",
        "purpose": "To address public health and social well-being concerns in the Northern Dimension area."
      },
      {
        "name": "Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation",
        "abbreviation": "OCCAR",
        "type": "Inter-Governmental Organisation",
        "founded": "1996",
        "members": ["Belgium", "France", "Germany", "Italy", "Spain", "United Kingdom"],
        "purpose": "To facilitate and manage collaborative armament programs between member states."
      },
      {
        "name": "European Centre for Medium-range Weather Forecasts",
        "abbreviation": "ECMWF",
        "type": "Research Institute",
        "founded": "1975",
        "members": "34 states",
        "purpose": "To provide accurate medium-range weather forecasts and climate-related services."
      },
      {
        "name": "Benelux",
        "type": "Economic Union",
        "founded": "1958",
        "members": ["Belgium", "Netherlands", "Luxembourg"],
        "purpose": "To foster economic cooperation and integration among its member states."
      },
      {
        "name": "Belgium–Luxembourg Economic Union",
        "type": "Economic Union",
        "founded": "1921",
        "members": ["Belgium", "Luxembourg"],
        "purpose": "To create a single economic space between the two countries."
      },
      {
        "name": "British–Irish Council",
        "type": "Intergovernmental Organization",
        "founded": "1999",
        "members": ["United Kingdom", "Ireland", "Isle of Man", "Guernsey", "Jersey"],
        "purpose": "To promote positive relationships among the governments of the British Isles."
      },
      {
        "name": "Central Commission for Navigation on the Rhine",
        "abbreviation": "CCNR",
        "type": "International Organisation",
        "founded": "1815",
        "members": ["Belgium", "France", "Germany", "Netherlands", "Switzerland"],
        "purpose": "To ensure cooperation for navigation on the Rhine River."
      },
      {
        "name": "Assembly of European Regions",
        "abbreviation": "AER",
        "type": "Regional Network",
        "founded": "1985",
        "members": "Approximately 200 regions from 35 countries",
        "purpose": "To foster interregional cooperation and advocate for regional interests in Europe."
      },
      {
        "name": "Eiroforum",
        "type": "Collaborative Network",
        "members": "Major European intergovernmental research organizations",
        "purpose": "To collaborate on large-scale scientific projects and promote science and technology."
      },
      {
        "name": "European Organization for Nuclear Research",
        "abbreviation": "CERN",
        "type": "Intergovernmental Research Organization",
        "founded": "1954",
        "members": "23 member states",
        "purpose": "To operate the world's largest particle physics laboratory and conduct high-energy physics research."
      },
      {
        "name": "European Southern Observatory",
        "abbreviation": "ESO",
        "type": "Intergovernmental Astronomy Organization",
        "founded": "1962",
        "members": "16 countries",
        "purpose": "To provide state-of-the-art research facilities for astronomers and promote international cooperation in astronomy."
      },
      {
        "name": "European Synchrotron Radiation Facility",
        "abbreviation": "ESRF",
        "type": "Research Facility",
        "founded": "1988",
        "members": "21 countries, including the European Union",
        "purpose": "To operate a powerful synchrotron radiation source for multidisciplinary research."
      },
      {
        "name": "Institut Laue–Langevin",
        "abbreviation": "ILL",
        "type": "International Research Institute",
        "founded": "1967",
        "members": "France, Germany, and the United Kingdom",
        "purpose": "To operate a leading neutron science facility for research in physics, chemistry, biology, and materials science."
      },
      {
        "name": "Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission",
        "type": "Regional Sea Convention",
        "members": "All Baltic Sea countries and the EU",
        "purpose": "To protect the marine environment of the Baltic Sea from all sources of pollution."
      },
      {
        "name": "Council of the Baltic Sea States",
        "abbreviation": "CBSS",
        "type": "Political and Economic Cooperation",
        "founded": "1992",
        "members": "11 member states and the EU",
        "purpose": "To promote growth, sustainability, and security in the Baltic Sea region."
      },
      {
        "name": "Northern Dimension Partnership in Public Health and Social Well-being",
        "abbreviation": "NDPHS",
        "type": "Cooperative Effort",
        "founded": "2003",
        "members": "EU, Russia, Norway, Iceland, and regional organizations",
        "purpose": "To address public health and social well-being concerns in the Northern Dimension area."
      },
      {
        "name": "Three Seas Initiative",
        "type": "Cooperative Initiative",
        "founded": "2015",
        "members": "12 EU countries between the Adriatic, Baltic, and Black seas",
        "purpose": "To promote cooperation in energy, infrastructure, and digitalization."
      }
    ]
  }