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Essential Websites for EU Information: A Comprehensive Guide

This guide provides valuable resources for accessing information on the European Union. It includes websites for introductory EU information, legislative and judicial details, updates on policies, statistical data, and translation tools. Discover essential platforms like EUROPA, EUR-Lex, and resources for EU news and blogs. Whether you're tracking policies, seeking contact information, or researching EU countries and institutions, this curated list will keep you informed and connected to the latest developments in the European Union.

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Essential Websites for EU Information: A Comprehensive Guide

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  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

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