# BeaverCheck Audit Report — https://www.europa.eu

**Date:** April 7, 2026  
**URL:** https://www.europa.eu  
**Overall Grade:** C (76/100)  
**Report:** https://beavercheck.com/results/0992ad73-ffcf-58ca-d22c-8776473e1395

## Top Findings

1. **[CRITICAL]** Content-Security-Policy header is missing — Security > Security Headers
2. **[CRITICAL]** HSTS header is missing — Security > Security Headers
3. **[CRITICAL]** No Content-Security-Policy header found — Security > Content Security Policy
4. **[CRITICAL]** 6 link(s) with no accessible text — Accessibility > Link & Button Quality
5. **[WARNING]** Cross-Origin-Embedder-Policy header is missing — Security > Security Headers

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## Lighthouse Scores

| Category | Score |
|----------|-------|
| Performance | 59 |
| Accessibility | 96 |
| Best Practices | 100 |
| SEO | 100 |

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## Security

### Security Headers (F — 10/100)

*2 of 10 headers properly configured*

- **[CRITICAL]** HSTS header is missing — Strict-Transport-Security forces browsers to use HTTPS, preventing downgrade attacks. Add the header with a max-age of at least 1 year.
- **[WARNING]** X-Content-Type-Options header is missing — This header prevents MIME-type sniffing, which can lead to XSS attacks. Set it to 'nosniff'.
- **[WARNING]** X-Frame-Options header is missing — This header prevents clickjacking by controlling who can embed your page in a frame. Set it to DENY or SAMEORIGIN.
- **[WARNING]** Referrer-Policy header is missing — Controls how much referrer information is sent with requests. Set to 'strict-origin-when-cross-origin' or stricter.
- **[WARNING]** Permissions-Policy header is missing — Controls which browser features (camera, microphone, geolocation) are allowed. Set it to restrict unused features.
- **[CRITICAL]** Content-Security-Policy header is missing — CSP is the most important header for preventing XSS attacks. See the CSP section for detailed analysis.
- **[WARNING]** Cross-Origin-Opener-Policy header is missing — COOP isolates your browsing context, preventing cross-origin side-channel attacks. Set to 'same-origin'.
- **[WARNING]** Cross-Origin-Embedder-Policy header is missing — COEP prevents loading cross-origin resources without explicit permission. Required for SharedArrayBuffer and high-resolution timers.
- **[PASS]** X-Powered-By header is not present
- **[PASS]** Server header is not present

### Content Security Policy (F — 0/100)

*No enforcing CSP policy found*

- **[CRITICAL]** No Content-Security-Policy header found — CSP is the most effective defense against XSS attacks. Add a Content-Security-Policy header to restrict resource loading.

### TLS & Certificates (A+ — 100/100)

*TLS 1.3, 7 checks passed*

- **[PASS]** TLS 1.3 is used
- **[PASS]** Strong cipher suite is used
- **[INFO]** HTTP/2 is not negotiated — HTTP/2 provides multiplexing and header compression for better performance.
- **[PASS]** Certificate is valid (expires in 128 days)
- **[PASS]** Certificate chain has 2 certificates
- **[PASS]** Certificate uses modern signature algorithm
- **[PASS]** Certificate covers 2 domain(s)
- **[PASS]** Certificate is issued by a trusted CA

### Cookie Security (A+ — 100/100)

*No cookies set — no cookie security risks*

- **[PASS]** No cookies set — no cookie security risks

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## Advanced Security

### Subresource Integrity (F — 20/100)

*0 of 8 external resources have SRI*

- **[WARNING]** External script from ec.europa.eu lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External link from webtools.europa.eu lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External link from webtools.europa.eu lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from ec.europa.eu lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from ec.europa.eu lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from webtools.europa.eu lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from webtools.europa.eu lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from webtools.europa.eu lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.

### JS Library Vulnerabilities (A+ — 100/100)

*No known vulnerabilities*

- **[PASS]** No known JavaScript library vulnerabilities detected

### Information Leakage (A+ — 100/100)

*No exposures*

- **[INFO]** No security.txt found — Consider adding a security.txt at /.well-known/security.txt.
- **[PASS]** No sensitive files exposed

### Email Security (F — 30/100)

*No DMARC*

- **[WARNING]** No DMARC record found — Without DMARC, email receivers have no policy for handling authentication failures.

### Permissions-Policy (D — 40/100)

*No header set*

- **[WARNING]** No Permissions-Policy header — Consider adding a Permissions-Policy header to restrict browser feature access from embedded content.

### CORS Configuration (B — 80/100)

*No CORS headers*

- **[PASS]** No CORS headers present — secure default

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## Performance

### Page Weight Budget (C — 68/100)

*1.6 MB transferred, 78 requests*

- **[INFO]** Page weighs 4.3 MB (1.6 MB transferred)
- **[INFO]** CSS is 685 KB — consider purging unused styles — Remove unused CSS rules with tools like PurgeCSS to reduce stylesheet size.
- **[WARNING]** JavaScript is 530 KB — consider code splitting or lazy loading — Large JavaScript bundles delay interactivity. Split code by route or defer non-critical scripts.
- **[INFO]** 78 HTTP requests
- **[INFO]** Estimated 0.34 g CO2 per page load

### Third-Party Impact (D — 50/100)

*100% third-party, 0 ms blocking*

- **[WARNING]** Third-party code accounts for 100% of page weight (1.6 MiB of 1.6 MiB)
- **[PASS]** Third-party blocking time is low (0 ms)

### Text Compression (A+ — 100/100)

*All text resources are compressed*

- **[PASS]** All text resources are compressed

### Image Optimization (C — 65/100)

*11 images, 0 KB saveable*

- **[WARNING]** https://webtools.europa.eu/images/flags/eu.svg is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.
- **[WARNING]** https://european-union.europa.eu/themes/contrib/oe... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.

### JS Execution Cost (C — 60/100)

*1508ms total JS execution*

- **[WARNING]** Unattributable: 603ms CPU time
- **[WARNING]** https://webtools.europa.eu/load.js: 512ms CPU time
- **[INFO]** https://european-union.europa.eu/sites/default/fil...: 113ms CPU time
- **[INFO]** https://european-union.europa.eu/core/assets/vendo...: 82ms CPU time
- **[INFO]** https://european-union.europa.eu/index_en: 79ms CPU time
- **[WARNING]** Third-party scripts: 1508ms (100% of total)

### Font Loading (A+ — 100/100)

*No web fonts (system fonts)*

- **[PASS]** No web fonts loaded — system fonts are fastest

### JS Bundles (C — 60/100)

*30 scripts, 248 KB unused*

- **[WARNING]** https://european-union.europa.eu/sites/default/fil...: 66 KB unused (90%) — Consider code splitting or tree shaking to reduce unused code.
- **[WARNING]** https://european-union.europa.eu/sites/default/fil...: 60 KB unused (82%) — Consider code splitting or tree shaking to reduce unused code.
- **[WARNING]** https://webtools.europa.eu/js/webtools.etrans.js?t...: 35 KB unused (31%) — Consider code splitting or tree shaking to reduce unused code.
- **[WARNING]** https://webtools.europa.eu/load.js: 23 KB unused (56%) — Consider code splitting or tree shaking to reduce unused code.
- **[WARNING]** https://webtools.europa.eu/load.js: 23 KB unused (56%) — Consider code splitting or tree shaking to reduce unused code.
- **[INFO]** Total unused JavaScript: 248 KB

### Resource Caching (A+ — 100/100)

*All resources properly cached*

- **[PASS]** No caching issues found

### Critical Rendering Path (A+ — 100/100)

*No render-blocking resources*

- **[PASS]** No render-blocking resources detected

### Resource Hints (A+ — 100/100)

*No optimization needed*

- **[PASS]** No resource hint issues

### Render-Blocking Resources (A+ — 100/100)

*No render-blocking resources detected*

- **[PASS]** No render-blocking resources detected in <head>

### Third-Party Resources (A+ — 100/100)

*No third-party resources detected*


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## Content Quality

### Links (F — 40/100)

*121 links checked, 54 healthy, 67 broken*

- **[CRITICAL]** 54 of 121 links are healthy
- **[WARNING]** Broken link: https://www.europa.eu/themes/contrib/oe_theme/dist/duet/d... — Found in <script src>. Returns HTTP 404.
- **[WARNING]** Broken link: https://www.europa.eu/themes/contrib/oe_theme/images/favi... — Found in <link href>. Returns HTTP 404.
- **[WARNING]** Broken link: https://www.europa.eu/themes/contrib/oe_theme/images/favi... — Found in <link href>. Returns HTTP 404.
- **[WARNING]** Broken link: https://www.europa.eu/themes/contrib/oe_theme/images/favi... — Found in <link href>. Returns HTTP 404.
- **[WARNING]** Broken link: https://www.europa.eu/sites/default/files/css/css_HtV1tFj... — Found in <link href>. Returns HTTP 404.
- **[WARNING]** Broken link: https://www.europa.eu/sites/default/files/css/css_yOz2r9w... — Found in <link href>. Returns HTTP 404.
- **[WARNING]** Broken link: https://www.europa.eu/sites/default/files/css/css_imaveOS... — Found in <link href>. Returns HTTP 404.
- **[WARNING]** Broken link: https://www.europa.eu/sites/default/files/css/css_N6hNpV2... — Found in <link href>. Returns HTTP 404.
- **[WARNING]** Broken link: https://www.europa.eu/sites/default/files/css/css_UCduIV1... — Found in <link href>. Returns HTTP 404.
- **[WARNING]** Broken link: https://www.europa.eu/sites/default/files/css/css_YPktGKC... — Found in <link href>. Returns HTTP 404.
- **[WARNING]** Broken link: https://www.europa.eu/sites/default/files/css/css_1VSoKGl... — Found in <link href>. Returns HTTP 404.
- **[WARNING]** Broken link: https://www.europa.eu/themes/contrib/oe_theme/dist/eu/ima... — Found in <img src>. Returns HTTP 404.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.europa.eu/index_en — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 404.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.europa.eu/principles-countries-history_en — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 404.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.europa.eu/principles-countries-history/princi... — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 404.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.europa.eu/principles-countries-history/facts-... — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 404.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.europa.eu/principles-countries-history/eu-cou... — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 404.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.europa.eu/principles-countries-history/eu-enl... — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 404.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.europa.eu/principles-countries-history/achiev... — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 404.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.europa.eu/principles-countries-history/histor... — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 404.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.europa.eu/principles-countries-history/europe... — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 404.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.europa.eu/principles-countries-history/symbol... — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 404.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.europa.eu/principles-countries-history/langua... — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 404.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.europa.eu/institutions-law-budget_en — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 404.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.europa.eu/institutions-law-budget/institution... — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 404.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.europa.eu/institutions-law-budget/leadership_en — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 404.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.europa.eu/institutions-law-budget/law_en — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 404.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.europa.eu/institutions-law-budget/budget_en — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 404.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.europa.eu/institutions-law-budget/euro_en — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 404.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.europa.eu/priorities-and-actions_en — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 404.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.europa.eu/priorities-and-actions/eu-prioritie... — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 404.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.europa.eu/priorities-and-actions/actions-topi... — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 404.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.europa.eu/priorities-and-actions/eu-support-u... — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 404.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.europa.eu/live-work-study_en — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 404.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.europa.eu/live-work-study/living-eu_en — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 404.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.europa.eu/live-work-study/travelling-eu_en — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 404.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.europa.eu/live-work-study/participate-interac... — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 404.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.europa.eu/live-work-study/immigration-eu_en — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 404.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.europa.eu/live-work-study/working-eu_en — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 404.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.europa.eu/live-work-study/doing-business-eu_en — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 404.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.europa.eu/live-work-study/import-and-export_en — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 404.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.europa.eu/live-work-study/funding-grants-subs... — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 404.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.europa.eu/live-work-study/public-contracts_en — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 404.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.europa.eu/live-work-study/studying-and-traini... — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 404.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.europa.eu/live-work-study/jobs-and-traineeshi... — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 404.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.europa.eu/news-and-events_en — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 404.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.europa.eu/news-and-events/news-and-stories_en — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 404.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.europa.eu/news-and-events/press-releases_en — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 404.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.europa.eu/news-and-events/events_en — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 404.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.europa.eu/news-and-events/visual-stories_en — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 404.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.europa.eu/contact-eu_en — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 404.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.europa.eu/contact-eu/write-us_en — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 404.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.europa.eu/contact-eu/call-us_en — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 404.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.europa.eu/contact-eu/meet-us_en — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 404.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.europa.eu/contact-eu/visit-european-union-ins... — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 404.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.europa.eu/contact-eu/europe-and-worldwide-off... — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 404.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.europa.eu/contact-eu/make-complaint_en — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 404.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.europa.eu/contact-eu/press-contacts_en — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 404.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.europa.eu/contact-eu/social-media-channels_en — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 404.
- **[WARNING]** Broken link: https://www.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme... — Found in <img src>. Returns HTTP 404.
- **[WARNING]** Broken link: https://www.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme... — Found in <img src>. Returns HTTP 404.
- **[WARNING]** Broken link: https://www.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme... — Found in <img src>. Returns HTTP 404.
- **[WARNING]** Broken link: https://www.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme... — Found in <img src>. Returns HTTP 404.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.europa.eu/priorities-and-actions/eu-prioritie... — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 404.
- **[WARNING]** Broken link: https://www.europa.eu/core/assets/vendor/jquery/jquery.mi... — Found in <script src>. Returns HTTP 404.
- **[WARNING]** Broken link: https://www.europa.eu/sites/default/files/js/js_YQEXkpzIf... — Found in <script src>. Returns HTTP 404.
- **[WARNING]** Broken link: https://www.europa.eu/sites/default/files/js/js_JP6x4lPIa... — Found in <script src>. Returns HTTP 404.

### Mixed Content (A+ — 100/100)

*No mixed content detected — all resources use HTTPS.*

- **[PASS]** No mixed content detected — all resources use HTTPS

### Open Graph (A+ — 100/100)

*Open Graph tags are well configured for social sharing.*


### Structured Data (A+ — 100/100)

*2 JSON-LD block(s) found — structured data is well configured.*

- **[PASS]** Custom type "CreativeWork" — unable to validate specific properties
- **[PASS]** 2 JSON-LD blocks found

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## Infrastructure

### DNS Records (B — 80/100)

*2 A records, 38 ms lookup*

- **[PASS]** Resolves to 2 IPv4 address(es)
- **[PASS]** Has 2 IPv6 (AAAA) record(s)
- **[WARNING]** CNAME record at zone apex — A CNAME at the zone apex can break MX and NS records. Use ALIAS/ANAME or A records instead.
- **[INFO]** No NS records found
- **[INFO]** No MX records — email not configured via DNS
- **[INFO]** CAA records not checked — CAA record lookup requires a specialized DNS resolver. This check will be available in a future update.
- **[INFO]** No SPF record found in TXT records — SPF helps prevent email spoofing. Add a TXT record starting with 'v=spf1'.
- **[PASS]** DNS resolution time: 38 ms

### Redirect Chain (B — 70/100)

*2 redirect(s), 388 ms total*

- **[WARNING]** 2 redirects before reaching final URL — Each redirect adds latency. Try to minimize the chain to 1 hop.
- **[INFO]** WWW normalization redirect
- **[INFO]** Uses 302 (temporary) redirect — If permanent, use 301 instead.
- **[INFO]** Cross-domain redirect detected

### IPv6 Readiness (A+ — 100/100)

*IPv6 reachable (25 ms)*

- **[PASS]** IPv6 is configured and reachable at 2a01:7080:14:100::666:25, 2a01:7080:24:100::666:25

### Crawlability (B — 80/100)

*robots.txt present, no sitemap*

- **[PASS]** robots.txt is present
- **[INFO]** No sitemap.xml found — A sitemap helps search engines discover and index your pages more efficiently.
- **[INFO]** robots.txt does not reference a sitemap — Add a 'Sitemap:' directive to robots.txt so search engines can discover your sitemap.

### URL Variants (B — 75/100)

*www/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPS*

- **[PASS]** www/non-www redirect configured correctly (preferred: www)
- **[CRITICAL]** HTTP version does not redirect to HTTPS

### Domain Intelligence (A+ — 100/100)

*europa.eu — via ClearMedia NV*

- **[PASS]** Registrar: ClearMedia NV

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## Compliance

### WCAG Compliance (A+ — 100/100)

*No testable criteria*


### Cookie Consent & Privacy (B — 80/100)

*No consent signals detected*

- **[WARNING]** No privacy policy link detected — A privacy policy page is recommended for transparency and may be legally required.
- **[INFO]** No terms of service link detected
- **[INFO]** No cookie consent banner detected
- **[INFO]** This is an automated check, not legal advice — BeaverCheck detects technical indicators of consent management. This does not constitute a legal compliance assessment. Consult a privacy professional for GDPR/CCPA compliance.

### Language & i18n (A — 90/100)

*Lang attribute present*

- **[PASS]** <html lang> attribute is present
- **[PASS]** <html lang> value is valid
- **[INFO]** No Content-Language HTTP header
- **[INFO]** Language signals are inconsistent — The <html lang> attribute and Content-Language header should agree.

### Readability & Typography (A+ — 100/100)

*Font sizes and tap targets checked*


### Viewport Configuration (A+ — 100/100)

*Viewport properly configured*

- **[PASS]** Viewport meta tag is present
- **[PASS]** width=device-width is set
- **[PASS]** User zooming is allowed

### Third-Party Trackers (C — 55/100)

*1 trackers detected*

- **[INFO]** 1 third-party trackers detected — Found 1 analytics, 0 advertising, 0 marketing, 0 tag manager trackers.
- **[WARNING]** Trackers detected but no cookie policy found — This page loads 1 trackers but no cookie policy was detected. GDPR requires disclosure when using tracking cookies.
- **[WARNING]** Trackers detected but no privacy policy found — Most data protection regulations require a privacy policy when collecting user data via trackers.

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## Legal

### Legal Page Ecosystem (A — 85/100)

*4 of 7 expected legal pages detected*

- **[PASS]** Privacy Policy detected — Found at https://european-union.europa.eu/privacy-policy_en, linked from footer.
- **[PASS]** Terms of Service detected — Found at https://european-union.europa.eu/legal-notice_en, linked from footer.
- **[PASS]** Cookie Policy detected — Found at https://european-union.europa.eu/cookies_en, linked from footer.
- **[PASS]** Accessibility Statement detected — Found at https://european-union.europa.eu/accessibility-statement_en, linked from footer.
- **[INFO]** DMCA / Copyright Notice not detected — No link matching common DMCA / Copyright Notice URL patterns or link text was found. Most websites are expected to have a DMCA / Copyright Notice, especially those collecting user data.
- **[INFO]** Refund / Returns Policy not detected — No link matching common Refund / Returns Policy URL patterns or link text was found. Most websites are expected to have a Refund / Returns Policy, especially those collecting user data.
- **[INFO]** Acceptable Use Policy not detected — No link matching common Acceptable Use Policy URL patterns or link text was found. Most websites are expected to have a Acceptable Use Policy, especially those collecting user data.

### Copyright Notice (C — 55/100)

*No copyright notice detected*

- **[INFO]** No copyright notice detected — No copyright notice detected in the page content. While not legally required in most jurisdictions (copyright exists automatically), a notice is standard practice and signals site ownership.

### Regulatory Indicators

*2 regulatory indicator(s) detected*

- **[INFO]** This is a technical scan, not a legal assessment — BeaverCheck detects technical indicators that may suggest regulatory relevance. This is not a compliance audit and should not be relied upon for legal decisions. Consult qualified legal counsel for compliance assessments.
- **[INFO]** GDPR indicators detected (strong confidence) — Indicators suggesting GDPR may be relevant: European TLD detected: .eu; Privacy policy page found. EU General Data Protection Regulation — governs collection and processing of personal data of EU residents.
- **[INFO]** ADA indicators detected (moderate confidence) — Indicators suggesting ADA may be relevant: Accessibility statement page found. Americans with Disabilities Act / Section 508 — requires digital accessibility for people with disabilities.

### Third-Party Data Sharing

*0 third-party service(s) detected*

- **[INFO]** Data inventory for transparency purposes — This inventory identifies third-party services that receive data from your site visitors. Under regulations like GDPR (Article 30), maintaining records of data processing activities is commonly considered a best practice. This automated scan provides a starting point — it may not capture all data flows.
- **[INFO]** No recognized third-party data-sharing services detected — This page does not appear to load external tracking, analytics, or advertising scripts.

### Compliance Badges (C — 55/100)

*0 compliance badge(s) detected*

- **[INFO]** No compliance badges detected — No recognized compliance certification badges or seals were found. This is common — many sites do not display compliance badges.

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## Availability

### CDN & Delivery (D — 50/100)

*No CDN detected*

- **[WARNING]** No CDN detected — A CDN can significantly improve load times for users around the world by caching content at edge nodes closer to them.

### HTTP Caching (B — 70/100)

*no-cache*

- **[PASS]** Cache-Control header is set
- **[INFO]** No ETag or Last-Modified header — Conditional requests (304 Not Modified) are not possible without validators.

### Transport Security (B — 75/100)

*HTTP/3, HSTS, and TLS version analysis*

- **[INFO]** HTTP/3 (QUIC) not advertised — HTTP/3 eliminates head-of-line blocking. If your CDN supports it, consider enabling it.
- **[WARNING]** Missing Strict-Transport-Security header — HSTS tells browsers to only use HTTPS, preventing SSL stripping attacks.
- **[PASS]** TLS 1.3 in use (fastest handshake, 1-RTT)

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## Accessibility

### Landmark Structure (A+ — 100/100)

*7 landmarks*

- **[PASS]** <main> landmark present
- **[PASS]** 1 <nav> landmark(s) found
- **[PASS]** Skip navigation link present
- **[PASS]** Search landmark present

### Heading Hierarchy (A+ — 100/100)

*4 headings*

- **[PASS]** Single H1 present

### Alt Text Quality (A+ — 100/100)

*All 9 images OK*

- **[PASS]** 5 decorative image(s) correctly marked
- **[PASS]** 4 image(s) with good alt text

### Form Accessibility (A+ — 100/100)

*All 1 controls labeled*

- **[PASS]** 1 control(s) properly labeled

### Link & Button Quality (B — 70/100)

*6 issue(s) across 115 links and 14 buttons*

- **[CRITICAL]** 6 link(s) with no accessible text — Links without text are announced as raw URLs by screen readers.
- **[PASS]** 109 link(s) with descriptive text

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## UX

### 404 Error Page (B — 80/100)

*HTTP 404, custom page*

- **[PASS]** Correct 404 status code returned
- **[PASS]** Custom styled 404 page
- **[PASS]** Navigation links present on 404 page
- **[PASS]** Search form present on 404 page

### Favicon & Branding (C — 65/100)

*4 icon(s) detected*

- **[PASS]** favicon.ico present at site root
- **[PASS]** HTML icon links detected
- **[PASS]** Apple touch icon present
- **[PASS]** SVG favicon detected — scales perfectly to any size

### Web Manifest (D — 40/100)

*Not found*

- **[INFO]** No web manifest found — No manifest at standard paths (/manifest.json, /site.webmanifest). A manifest is optional but enables PWA features like home screen installation and standalone display.

### Dark Mode Support (D — 40/100)

*No dark mode signals*

- **[INFO]** No dark mode signals detected — Consider adding CSS with @media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) and <meta name='color-scheme' content='light dark'>.
- **[INFO]** Detection limited to meta tags and inline styles — External CSS files may contain prefers-color-scheme rules not visible to this scan.

### Print Stylesheet (A+ — 100/100)

*Print styles detected*

- **[PASS]** External print stylesheet detected

### Navigation UX (D — 50/100)

*2 navigation pattern(s)*

- **[PASS]** Search functionality detected
- **[PASS]** Skip navigation link detected
- **[PASS]** 1 navigation landmark(s) detected

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## SEO

### Canonical URL (A — 85/100)

*Minor issues*

- **[PASS]** Canonical tag present
- **[WARNING]** Canonical does not match final URL (https://european-union.europa.eu/select-language?destination=/node/1)
- **[INFO]** Canonical points to a different domain

### Meta Tags (A+ — 100/100)

*Title optimized*

- **[PASS]** Page title is set
- **[PASS]** Title length (57 chars) is optimal
- **[PASS]** Title and H1 are well-aligned

### Content Depth (C — 65/100)

*714 words, Very Difficult*

- **[PASS]** Page has 714 words of content
- **[INFO]** Text-to-HTML ratio is 4% — Very low ratio suggests heavy framework overhead or boilerplate.
- **[INFO]** Reading level: Very Difficult (grade 22)

### Internal Links (A+ — 100/100)

*68 internal, 47 external*

- **[PASS]** 68 internal links (59%)
- **[PASS]** 95% of links use descriptive anchor text
- **[INFO]** 68 internal / 47 external links

### Image SEO (A+ — 100/100)

*9 images, 7 descriptive filenames*

- **[INFO]** 2 image(s) have hash/generic filenames

### Hreflang

*0 hreflang tags*


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## Sustainability

### CO2 Per Page Load (A — 85/100)

*0.46g CO2 per view*

- **[PASS]** 0.46g CO2 per page view — This page transfers 1.6 MB, producing an estimated 0.46g of CO2 per visit using the Sustainable Web Design model (v4). Breakdown: data center 0.08g, network 0.08g, end-user device 0.29g.
- **[INFO]** At 10,000 monthly views: 54.6 kg CO2/year — With 10,000 page views per month, this page would generate approximately 54.6 kg of CO2 annually — equivalent to charging 6825 smartphones.

### Green Hosting (D — 50/100)

*Unknown*

- **[INFO]** Hosting provider could not be identified — Without knowing the provider, we cannot determine their energy sourcing. Check with your hosting provider about their renewable energy commitments.
- **[INFO]** Green hosting status based on known provider commitments — Green hosting detection uses a curated database of provider renewable energy commitments. This is not a real-time verification. For authoritative checks, visit thegreenwebfoundation.org.

### Repeat Visit Weight (A+ — 100/100)

*99% cached*

- **[PASS]** 99% reduction on repeat visits — Returning visitors download only 22 KB (vs 1645 KB first visit). 76 of 78 resources are served from browser cache, saving 0.45g CO2 per repeat visit.
- **[INFO]** Repeat visit: 0.01g CO2 (first visit: 0.46g)

### Carbon Budget (B — 70/100)

*35th percentile*

- **[PASS]** 0.46g CO2 — below the sustainability target of 0.50g — Cleaner than an estimated 65% of websites analyzed. This page meets the Web Sustainability Guidelines target.
- **[INFO]** Estimated 35th percentile — Compared to: top 10% = 0.20g, target = 0.50g, median = 0.60g per page view.

### Transfer Efficiency (B — 80/100)

*85% efficient*

- **[INFO]** Transfer efficiency: 85% — An estimated 248 KB (15%) could be eliminated: 0 KB via better compression, 0 KB via modern image formats, 248 KB of unused JavaScript. This wasted data produces 0.07g of unnecessary CO2 per page view.

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