The European Union

• eufeeds-- From the European Journalism Centre, posts links to current news from over 1000 newspapers from over a score of European countries, constantly updated and with a page on European news.

• EUobserver.com-- "Independent website published in cooperation with the Group for a Europe of Democracies and Diversities in the European Parliament" for "all the latest news from the EU," with links to European news sources for most topics, e-mail news option, and debate section.

• EUpolitix-- "Rolling news service [about the EU], with a handy guide to all legislation in the pipeline, interviews and a bank of regularly updated public affairs positions from NGOs, trade organisations and corporations."

• EurActiv-- Excellent searchable portal site and directory, with a lot of solid content of news (with archives), analysis, country profiles, policy positions, online guide to thousands of EU actors, more.

• euronews-- Leading European news video channel, with international news, weather, features, and topic directories in several languages, from a European perspective.

• European Voice-- Web version of a Brussels-based weekly newspaper published by the Economist Group and devoted entirely to European Union affairs.

• Google's European Union news search page-- Excellent and focused search engine to retrieve news about the European Union. Offers an e-mail news alert service.

• Inside Europe-- The BBC's website on EU news, opinions, and analysis.

• New Europe-- "The European weekly, published since 1993, is a unique product carrying news and analyses from 49 countries with a particular emphasis on the EU institutions and EU-World relations."

• the Euros-- News, analysis, and blogs, "to explain European politics in an understandable fashion... the latest news from Brussels and the member states, background reports and interviews."

The EU Delegation to the USA's A to Z Index of European Union Websites is a good place to find information on all the websites of the European Union's institutions and specialized agencies.

European Information-- Offers "pointers to resources of interest to those researching and studying the European Union and to research sponsored by the European Community," from the University of Exeter.

European Union Internet Resources-- Directory from the Library of the University of California at Berkeley.

EuroStudies: European Union-- From Intute, a service created by a network of UK universities and partners, a fine searchable directory for access to high quality Internet resources about the European Union in the social sciences.

• EUROPA-- The massive EU Server, covering the Parliament, the Council, the Commission, the Court of Justice, the Court of Auditors, and other bodies of the European Union. There is a huge amount of information on this site. The Bulletin of the European Union "gives an account... of the activities of the Commission and the other Community institutions." Basic information about the European Union is found at The European Union at a Glance and a history at The History of the European Union. A Key Facts and Figures page is available and a page explaining 'eurojargon'. A glossary contains over 200 "terms relating to European integration and the institutions and activities of the EU." The Enlargement section of the European Commission site examines issues of EU enlargement. A portal to all available information on EUROPA about the EU's foreign policies/external relations is found at European Union in the World. The Your Europe portal provides "detailed practical information on citizen rights and opportunities in the EU" and business-oriented information. The European Youth Portal aims "to give as many young people as possible quick and easy access to relevant youth related information on Europe."

• EU Bookshop-- Handy interactive site "giving access to publications from the EU institutions, agencies and other bodies. In addition to the online bookshop, this service will offer an online catalogue and archive of all EU publications. EU Bookshop will allow users to search for EU publications, order them and where possible, download [often free] copies."

• EUR-Lex-- The searchable portal of the European Union for European Union Law, including the Official Journal of the European Union.

• European Commission Central Library-- Central locator site maintained by the European Commission's unit responsible for libraries and European Documentation Centres, "an essential tool for librarians, documentalists and researchers working on European material." Here is the European Commission Libraries Catalogue of bibliographical references for hundreds of thousands of publications on European affairs, but without document delivery or copy service.

• European Commission Online Press Room-- Latest news and press releases on the EU, with searchable archive at RAPID.

• European Convention-- Web site of the European Convention, which ended in July 2003, posting the proceedings and documents of the meetings and the Draft Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe.

• European Documentation Centre-- At the University of Mannheim, part of a network set up by the European Commission to offer "access to official documents and publications of the EU institutions in printed or electronic version." Much information about the EU and many of its full-text electronic documents are accessible on or through this site.

• European Judicial Network in Civil and Commercial Matters-- Managed by the European Commission, this website "contains a large quantity of information about the Member States, Community law, European law and various aspects of civil and commercial law."

• European Union: Institute for Security Studies-- An autonomous agency of the European Union, this institute conducts studies and posts them online, and offers a newsletter about security issues of interest to the EU.

• Eurostat-- "Eurostat offers a comprehensive range of printed and electronic publications and datasets that, collectively, cover all areas of European statistics, and at every level of detail." Many statistics, guides, and analytical reports available free online. Note especially the Eurostat yearbook.

• European Central Bank-- Chief financial institution of the European Union.

• External Trade Site of the European Union-- From the Commission of the European Union, much information on EU trade matters.

• Fact Sheets on the European Union-- From the European Parliament, scores of sheets "to provide those new to the subject with an overview of the process of European integration and the European Parliament’s role in this development... one of the best sources of information about the Union’s institutions and policies."

• Institutional Reform of the European Union-- "This website offers information on the latest developments of the European Union institutional reform," by historical stages.

• Office for Official Publications of the European Communities-- The official publishing house of the European Union "offers a number of online services giving free access to information on EU law, EU publications, EU public procurement, and EU research and development," as well as to the Official Journal of the European Union.

• Public Opinion Analysis--  From the Public Opinion Analysis sector of the European Commission, the searchable central site for EU public opinion surveys, with results and data online, as well as archives. Includes Standard Eurobarometer, Special Eurobarometer, Candidate Countries Eurobarometer, Flash Eurobarometer, and qualitative studies.

• SCAD Plus-- "Clear and concise summaries of EU legislation in all policy areas... [in] user-friendly fact sheets which summarise EU legislation... not only summaries of existing measures, but also a follow-up of legislative proposals..."

• Archive of European Integration-- Excellent site from the Library System of the University of Pittsburgh-- "an electronic repository and archive for research materials on the topic of European integration and unification. The AEI collects two types of materials: certain types of independently-produced research materials and official European Community/European Union documents." Many documents and research papers for free download.

• Britain in the European Union-- From the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London, a guide to the EU for citizens of the UK, but useful for a more general audience.

• Centre for European Policy Studies-- From Brussels, one of Europe's leading think tanks, with the motto of "Thinking ahead for Europe." Excellent and numerous online publications, full-text and abstracts, and commentary index, largely on the European Union.

• Centre for European Reform-- From London, "a think-tank devoted to improving the quality of the debate on the future of the European Union," pro-European cooperation but with a critical eye to promote "new ideas and policies for reforming the European Union." Favors a "competitive, outward-looking Europe that has strong links to North America." Numerous publications online.

• Cicero Foundation-- Non-profit Dutch organization and think tank that actively supports the integration of the Central and Eastern European countries into the EU. Lectures from seminars are available online.

• Eurointernet-- Excellent collection of information resources related to European integration on the Internet, including many full text papers online. Serves as the World Wide Web Virtual Library for European Integration.

• Euromoney Online-- A sophisticated source of business and financial information, this site includes extended research and surveys, capital markets league tables from Euromoney's proprietary databases, and dates of forthcoming industry summits, conferences and seminars.  Requires free registration.

• Europages-- Searchable European business directory that provides 550,000 company addresses from 35 European countries, key business information, links to yellow pages throughout Europe and to world business sites.

• Europe 2020-- "Website dedicated to European political anticipation. Developed in partnership with many different organisations including research centres and individual researchers, Europe 2020 website aims at promoting research in the field of European political anticipation..." (i.e., forecasting and trend analysis).

• Europe’s World-- From the journal Europe's World, "designed to further promote debate on the policy challenges facing Europe. It spans articles and reactions to articles published in Europe’s World, but is not limited to the journal since it also features studies and reports from think tanks throughout Europe." Site posts cost-free copies of Europe's World.

• European Anti-Poverty Network-- "An independent coalition of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and groups involved in the fight against poverty and social exclusion in the Member States of the European Union," supported by the European Commission.

• European Citizen Action Service-- NGO "independent of political parties, commercial interests and the EU Institutions. The association’s mission is to enable NGOs and individuals to make their voice heard with the EU." Site features news, documents, publications, and more about EU citizenship and civil society, rights, transparency.

• European Institute-- From the London School of Economics and Political Science, an outstanding "primary focus for the inter-disciplinary study of processes of integration and fragmentation within Europe." Posts many papers in its priority areas of research: governance of the European Union, European ideas and identities, and European political economy. The "Europe in Question" series explores "the future development and governance of Europe... new lines of reflection and analysis, and... research across cognate disciplines." Note the Research Resources on Europe page.

• European Integration History Index-- "Provides Internet resources on the History of Europe after WWII in all languages. European Integration is here understood as the process of political, economic and cultural integration and co-operation between various European countries in the 20th century - mainly in the period after 1945."

• European NAvigator-- "Provides high quality [multimedia] research and educational material on the history of European integration... contains more than 15,000 documents on the historical and institutional development of a united Europe from 1945 to the present day." From the Virtual Resource Centre for Knowledge about Europe.

• European Parliament Research Group-- From the London School of Economics and Political Science, the website for scholars on the EU Parliament. Posts papers, data, links to member scholars, and ongoing projects.

• European Policy Centre-- Excellent, innovative, society-wide think-tank in Brussels for debate of European Union policy issues, with many documents, studies, and articles online.

• European Policy Institutes Network (EPIN)-- "Network of dynamic think tanks and policy institutes focusing on current EU and European political and policy debates... with almost 40 member think tanks in 28 countries... EPIN aims to contribute to the debate on the Future of Europe through up to the minute, expert analysis and commentary and through providing easy access to understanding the different national debates." Many studies posted online.

• European Research Papers Archive-- Excellent--allows a broad database search of hundreds of online working papers about European integration, from several research centers.

• European Union Law: An Integrated Guide to Electronic and Print Research-- By Marylin J. Raisch, and from the Law Library Resource Xchange, a fine bibliographic essay about online and print sources on EU law.

• European Union Legal Research-- From the Harvard Law School Library, a thorough guide to research on all aspects of EU law, through all the relevant media.

• European Union Studies Association-- "The premier scholarly and professional association, worldwide, focusing on the European Union," with "information on EUSA's programs and activities, such as the Forum essays from our quarterly EUSA Review, ideas and syllabi for teaching the EU, updates on our next international conference, an annotated list of valuable EU-related Web links, and more."

• European Values Study-- "Large-scale, cross-national, and longitudinal survey research program on basic human values [in Europe], [carried on by] the European Values Study group...  aimed at exploring the moral and social values underlying European social and political institutions and governing conduct." Site posts surveys and results, newsletters, link to data, and more.

• Exploring EU Foreign Policy-- From the Catholic University of Leuven, "this online resource guide for researchers, practitioners and students is a comprehensive guide through the maze of information sources on EU foreign policy... This website is a Jean Monnet Action and has received funding from the European Community."

• Federal Trust-- From the UK, Europe's oldest think-tank on European integration, focused on good governance and "the interactions between regional, national, European and global levels of government." Online studies.

• Foreign Policy Centre-- From the UK, "The European Think Tank with a Global Outlook," a major progressive "think tank launched under the patronage of the British Prime Minister Tony Blair to develop a vision of a fair and rule-based world order." Topics of online publications include the future of Europe and Europe's role in the world.

• History of European Integration Site-- From the History Department, Leiden University, a wide variety of sources on this topic.

• Jean Monnet Program-- At  the New York University School of Law, publishes online the excellent Jean Monnet Working Papers on topics of European integration. Many online resources on European integration are available at or through this site. Note the European Integration Current Contents, which provides searchable access to the tables of contents, and some abstracts, of scores of journals covering European integration research, in various languages.

• Migrant Integration Policy Index-- "Measures policies to integrate migrants in 25 EU Member States and 3 non-EU countries. It uses over 100 policy indicators to create a rich, multi-dimensional picture of migrants' opportunities to participate in European societies... [and] covers six policy areas which shape a migrant's journey to full citizenship." Posts key findings, country profiles, maps and charts. From the British Council and the Migration Policy Group.

• Notre Europe-- With the slogan "Think a United Europe," this think tank "organises seminars and conferences, directs studies, consultations, and publications, launches information campaigns, and carries out other types of work of European interest in collaboration with institutions or press organisations." Online are many papers, seminar reports, debates, and sources of information off-site.

• RAVE-- "Data base that covers recent publications (articles and decisions) in public international law and European law by listing them systematically and providing their citations. It is characterized by a detailed structure, by being up-to-date and by covering a high number of widely available legal Services." Hyperlinks to online sources are provided.

• Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies-- From the European University Institute, promotes research on the major issues confronting European society, principally the construction of Europe. Hundreds of excellent studies are available online. Note the EUI's database Historical Archives of the European Union, with some online access to the European Communities' files and "papers of European politicians or officials, or archives of European associations, parties and organisations that have played a significant part in the march towards European integration."

• Statewatch-- From London, a non-profit group of "lawyers, academics, journalists, researchers and community activists" that "encourages the publication of investigative journalism and critical research in the fields of the state, civil liberties and openness" in the European Union and its members. News, bulletin, documents, and analytical papers online or linked.

• Transatlantic Information Exchange System (TIESWeb)-- A joint European and American organization with a "Civil Society Agenda" to "strengthen the transatlantic partnership by promoting dialogue between individuals on a people-to-people level...not only to link citizens across the Atlantic but also to address key issues at the core of future EU/US relations." Promotes education and posts information and analysis on the topic.