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Europe on the Internet
A selection of useful websites for information on the European Union and the wider Europe
Training Course: Europe on the InternetEuropean Institute of Public Administration, Maastricht, 10-11 November 2008
Useful websites for European information
Contents
Searching for European information Legislative, judicial and policy-making information Keeping up to date Information on EU policies and countries Contact information Terminological and linguistic information
Training Course: Europe on the InternetEuropean Institute of Public Administration, Maastricht, 10-11 November 2008
Searching for European information EUROPA
EUROPA Search Engine General Search engines (e.g.Google)
Google Advanced (restrict to EUROPA.EU) Google Scholar
European Commission: Library: ECLAS EU Bookshop European Sources Online
Training Course: Europe on the InternetEuropean Institute of Public Administration, Maastricht, 10-11 November 2008
The European Union:Legislative Acts
Legislative ActsPrimary legislation
The TreatiesSecondary legislation
Regulations Directives Decisions Recommendations Opinions
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The European Union:Judicial Decisions
The CourtsEuropean Court of Justice (C cases)European Court of First Instance (T cases)Civil Service Tribunal (F cases)
Judicial actsJudgmentsOpinionsOrders
Training Course: Europe on the InternetEuropean Institute of Public Administration, Maastricht, 10-11 November 2008
Legislative and judicial information European Commission: EUR-Lex
Official Journal COM Docs SEC Docs Directory of Community Legislation Directory of Community Legislation in preparation Simple search LexAlert Eurovoc Consolidated Legislation
SCADPLUS: Summaries of legislation
European Court of Justice: Case law: CURIA: Search page – Press Releases – Judicial proceedings EUR-LEX: Search and Browse
Training Course: Europe on the InternetEuropean Institute of Public Administration, Maastricht, 10-11 November 2008
Policy-tracking:Monitoring legislative proposals
and other initiatives
European Parliament: Legislative Observatory (OEIL)
European Commission: PreLex
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Policy-tracking:Registers of documents
Council of the European Union European Parliament European Commission Comitology Committees [Old Register]
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Policy-tracking: European Commission
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Policy-tracking: European Commission
The European Commission at work Strategic Programme 2005-2009 Legislative and Work Programme for 2009 /
Annual Policy Strategy for 2009 / Forward programming / Execution report
Annual Management Plans / Annual Activity Report / Synthesis Report
Weekly Commission meeting Budget
Financial programming and Budget Next year
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Policy-tracking:EU Presidency
Team / Trio Presidency Programmes 18 month Programme of the French, Czech Republic and
Swedish Presidencies, July 2008-December 2009 [Trio concept]
Presidency Programmes and Websites Czech Republic: EU Presidency, January-June 2009
Programme: Previous EU Presidency websites Info about the Czech Presidency
Presidency Conclusions Presidency Conclusions Conclusions of all previous EU Presidencies, 1975-
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Policy-tracking:Council of the European Union
Meetings of the Council at Ministerial level Working Party Meetings:
Agendas / Reports to meetings Agenda of future Council meetings
June-Dec 2008 Part 1 / Part 2 List of Council preparatory bodies
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Policy-tracking:European Parliament
Activities of the European ParliamentLatest informationDebates
Listen to debates, April 2006- EP Live EuroparlTV
MinutesTexts adoptedCommittees
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Keeping up to date:EU sources
EU Press Room [RSS feeds for the latest news] European Commission: Press and Communication
Service: RAPID [Midday Express / Latest Press Releases]
EU explained General Report on the Activities of the European U
nion
Bulletin of the European Union EUROPA: What’s New Europe Media Monitor
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Keeping up to date: Non-EU sources
EUobserver EurActiv The Parliament.COM / EUBusiness Financial Times: European stories
Further European newspapers BBC News: European stories
Further European broadcasters Euronews – EUX.TV – EbS – EP Euranet [Radio Network]
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News sourcesproviding information on the EU
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Information on European Union policies and countries
EUROPA: European Union: Policies European Parliament: Factsheets EUROPA: European countries European Commission: Directorates-General A-Z Index of European Union websites Your Europe – Citizens European Sources Online: Information guides
Policies Countries
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Information on European Statistics
Eurostat
Useful statistical information at a European level can also be found from DG Energy and Transport, Eurobarometer, ECHO, UN:ECE, OECD and the UN’s Infonation website
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Information on sources and beneficiaries of EU grants and loans
Grants and loans (Guide for 2007-2013 period)
Beneficiaries of EU funds
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Contacting the EU
EU Institutions
EU Agencies
Contact the European Union
EU: WhoisWho
Commission Directory
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Contacting the EU
Contact MEPs
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Contacting the EU
Information sources:Whom to contact
Europe Direct
The EU in your country
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Contacting the EU
Register of Interest Representatives
Register of Expert Groups
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Terminological information Aids for translators IATE: Interinstitutional
terminology database Glossary of terms Eurojargon Acronyms and abbreviations Altavista Translation with SYSTRANS
Compendium of Translation Software
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