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The European Credit Research Institute (ECRI) is an independent research institute in Brussels, which was established in 1999 for the study of banking and credit. ECRI focuses on institutional, economic and political aspects related to retail finance and consumer protection in Europe, but also in non European countries. The institute provides expert analysis and academic research for a better understanding of the economic and social impact of credit. They monitor markets and regulatory changes as well as their impact nationally and internationally. The institute is a legal entity of the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS).
More information is available on the European Credit Research Institute website.
The Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal
Opportunities of the European Commission plays a key role in promoting positive interaction between
economic, social and employment policies, bringing in the main players
who can help to achieve the EU strategic objective, viz. to make Europe
the world most competitive and dynamic knowledge-based economy, capable
of sustainable economic growth, with more and better jobs and greater
social cohesion.
The Energy Retail Association (ERA) represents the major electricity and gas suppliers in the domestic market in Great Britain.
The ERA works closely with government, NGOs, charities and other organisations in England, Scotland and Wales to ensure a coordinated approach to dealing with the key issues affecting our industry and the British consumer including tackling fuel poverty and protecting vulnerable customers, delivering energy eficiency schemes and preventing debt and disconnections.
More information is available on the Energy Retail Association website.
The Economic and Social Data Service is a national data archiving and dissemination service which came into
operation in January 2003. The service is a jointly-funded initiative sponsored by the Economic and Social
Research Council (ESRC) and the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC).