To enhance the access to the thesaurus’ controlled vocabulary the descriptors are arranged both alphabetically as well as systematically.
The European Thesaurus is intended to be used primarily in bibliographic databases for indexing and retrieval of professional literature from the relevant domains.
The European Thesaurus can, in addition, even serve as a terminological reference work and/or as a translation tool in international affairs matters.
The European Thesaurus is available in nine languages: Croatian, Czech, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Russian, Spanish.
The European Thesaurus is publicly accessible via the academic internet portal IREON (International RElations and area studies ONline).