The goal of EUREF is to establish a unified geodetic datum (ETRS89) and a consistent network of reference stations (EPN) throughout Europe.

The mandate of EUREF is to foster and coordinate the activities of the member countries, which are financed and managed on the national level.

The results of EUREF are available in the symposia proceedings, which contain the presented scientific papers as well as national reports, resolutions and documentation.

Within Europe, coordinates and maps based on ETRS89 are stable because temporal variations due to the continental drift are minimized.

It is realized by the geopotential numbers and normal heights of the United European Leveling Network (UELN).