Welcome to the website for the European Information Network in the East of England

These pages provide details of information providers based in the East of England who can answer all types of enquiries that you might have about the European Union, plus local European events, news and links to further information sources.

The region joins the counties of Bedforshire, Essex and Hertforshire to the East Anglia counties of Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk. Geographically, the East of England is a diverse region. The proportion of market towns, small historic towns and villages, with no major city acting as a regional centre, is higher than in any other region.

The East of England has a diverse economy. The north and the east of the region are predominantly rural. The agricultural sector together with food processing is most important in Norfolk, Suffolk and North Cambridgeshire. The region's food processing is one of the largest in the UK. Manufacturing is relatively concentrated in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire. Bedfordshire concentrates on the making of metal goods and engineering, with great importance given to the automotive industry.