Useful websites for EU information

1. Useful websites for EU information Ian Thomson College of Europe: Natolin 6 September 2008

2. Useful websites for European information • Searching for EU information • Introductory information on the EU • Legislative, judicial and policy-making information • Information on EU policies and countries • Keeping up to date • Contact information • Statistical information • Translation, Linguistic and Terminological websites • Blogs on Europe Handout for further information on Intranet

3. Searching for EU 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

4. Introductory information • Easy Reading Corner

5. Legislative and judicial information • European Commission: EUR-Lex • LexAlert • Directory of Community Legislation • SCADPLUS: Summaries of legislation • European Court of Justice: Case law: CURIA • Search page – Press Releases – Proceedings – Diary • + EUR-LEX: Search and Browse

6. Policy-trackingMonitor legislative proposals and other initiatives • European Parliament: Legislative Observatory (OEIL) • European Commission: PreLex

7. Policy-tracking: European Commission • The European Commission at work • Strategic Programme 2005-2009 • Legislative and Work Programme for 2008 / Annual Policy Strategy for 2009 / Forward programming / Execution report [APS 2009] • Annual Management Plans • Weekly Commission meeting • Budget • Current budget / Next year’s budget

8. Policy-tracking:EU Presidency • EU Presidency • France, July-December 2008 • Programme: Europe Taking Action to meet today’s challenges • Previous EU Presidency websites • Trio Presidencies • 18 month Programme of the German, Portuguese and Slovenian Presidencies, January 2007-June 2008 • 18 month Programme of the French, Czech Republic and Swedish Presidencies, July-2008 –December 2009 • Presidency Conclusions[earlier Presidencies]

9. 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 • July – December 2008 Part 1/ Part 2 • List of Council preparatory bodies

10. Policy-tracking:European Parliament • Activities of the European Parliament • Latest information

11. Policy-tracking:Registers of documents • Council of the European Union • European Parliament • European Commission • Comitology Committees

12. Keeping up-to-date:EU sources • EU Press Room • European Commission: Press and Communication Service: RAPID • General Report on the Activities of the European Union • Bulletin of the European Union • EUROPA: What’s New • Europe Media Monitor

13. 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

14. Keeping up-to-date: TV / Radio / Web-streaming • Europe by Satellite (EbS) • EP Live (watch out for EuroparlTV • Council of the European Union: Streaming Service • EUTube • Euronews (versions in English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish and Arabic) • EUX.TV (versions in English, French and German) • FT News • France24 (versions in French, English and Arabic) • Deutsche Welle (versions in English and Germany) • Russia Today (versions in English, Russian and Arabic) • NATOChannel TV (from April 2008) • EURANET: European Radio Project: Example of programmes can be found via Radio Netherlands Worldwide • Many other broadcasters offer audio channels in a range of languages.

15. Information on EU policies and countries • European Sources Online: Information guides • Policies • Countries • EUROPA: European Union: Policies • European Commission: Directorates-General • A-Z Index of European Union websites • Fact Sheets (European Parliament) • Your Europe – Citizens

16. Contact information • Your Voice in Europe • EU Institutions and EU Agencies • Contact the European Union • Information networks / Whom to contact • Europe Direct • The EU in your country • EU Who is who • Commission Directory • Register of Expert Groups • Register of Interest Representatives • Contact MEPs (+)

17. Statistical information • Eurostat • OECD • UN:ECE • Other links… • ESO: Information Guides • European statistical data • European Economic Information

18. Translation, linguistic and terminologicial websites • Aids for translators • IATE: Interinstitutional terminology database • Glossary of terms • Eurojargon • Altavista Translation with SYSTRANS

19. Blogs on European topics • European Commission: Commissioners Heads of Representations • MEPS: Richard Corbett, MEP: Blog - Roger Helmer, MEP: Blog • Journalists: Financial Times: Brussels Blog - Bruno Waterfield • Academic: Blogging about EU Law and Politics - EU Law Blog - Law of the EMU and Euro -- ECJ Blog - Common Agricultural Policy • Thinktanks: Centre for European Politics Blog - Centre for European Reform Blog - Voxeu • Communicators: Blogactiv.eu - Wobbing.eu • Eurosceptic: Nosemonkey / Europhobia - EU Referendum - Free Europe - OpenEurope blog

20. Useful websites for EU information Thank you Handout explaining all these websites on the Natolin Library website