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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.

• 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 Parliament-- "Dods' EU political news and information website, providing comprehensive real time news and analysis of the key issues and debates within the EU institutions."

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

• 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 About the European Union 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 External Action. 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 Court of Human Rights-- "The only truly judicial organ established by the European Convention on Human Rights... [ensuring], in the last instance, that contracting states observe their obligations under the Convention... All of the Court's judgments, and a significant selection of decisions and reports, are published [online] in the HUDOC database."

• 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-- "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, as well as the Eurostat yearbook. Statistics Explained presents "all possible statistical topics in an easily understandable way... [an] encyclopedia of European statistics, completed by a statistical glossary clarifying all terms used and by numerous links to further information and the very latest data and metadata..."

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

• European Commission Trade Site-- From the European Commission, 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."

• 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.

• Publications Office of the European Union-- 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.

• Summaries of EU Legislation-- "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 and 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.

• EU-Russia Centre-- "Independent information and expertise resource for anyone interested in modern Russia, its democratic status and the future of EU-Russia relations. It seeks to promote closer ties between the EU and Russia, to develop ideas about the future of the relationship, and to ensure that both sides adhere to international standards concerning the key elements of a civil society..." Posts news, newsletters, and studies about this topic.

• 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-- 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 2.3 million 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 Council on Foreign Relations--"First pan-European think-tank... its objective is to conduct research and promote informed debate across Europe on the development of coherent and effective European values-based foreign policy." "To stimulate constructive debate about Europe's place in the world,"site features publications, podcasts, articles, blogs, and the annual "European Foreign Policy Scorecard." 

• 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 Movement-- "International organisation open to all political, economic, social and cultural trends in civil society. Its objective is to contribute to the establishment of a united, federal Europe founded on the principles of peace, democracy, liberty, solidarity, and respect for basic human rights." Posts publications, news items, and a newsletter on integration issues.

• 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 site allows a broad database search of hundreds of online working papers about European integration, from several research centers.

• European Union Centers of Excellence-- A network of U.S. universities that "promotes the study of the EU, its institutions and policies and EU-US relations through teaching programs, scholarly research and outreach activities in their local and regional communities." Website "serves as a portal to the individual Center pages as well as an archive of outcomes and best practices contributed by the network members," posts "a number of resources of interest to college and K-12 educators, as well as business and academic professionals," and provides access to the valuable archive of the papers from the "biennial conferences of the European Union Studies Association."

• European Union History Site-- From the History Department of Leiden University: "On this site you will find all sorts of information regarding the history of the European Union."

• 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 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." Papers from the biennial conferences of the organization are available.

• European University Institute-- University consortium that provides "advanced academic training to doctoral researchers and... research at the highest level," with "a European perspective in economics, law, history and civilization, and political and social sciences." Many research products on EU affairs and related topics are available here, including through the search engine for the Cadmus database.

• 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.

• FRIDE-- "A European think tank for global action, which provides innovative thinking and rigorous analysis of key debates in international relations. Our mission is to inform policy and practice in order to ensure that the EU plays a more effective role in supporting multilateralism, democratic values, security, and sustainable development." Posts many studies on these topics.

• 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 "Thinking 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.

• Open Europe-- "Independent think tank, with offices in London and Brussels," which "believes that the EU must now embrace radical reform based on economic liberalisation, a looser and more flexible structure, and greater transparency and accountability if it is to overcome these [current] challenges, and succeed in the twenty first century."

• 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.

• TEAM-- "Information network linking 49 organisations, political parties and non-parties, from 18 countries across Europe" that oppose the European Union and what they believe are its threats to democratic values.

• Trans European Policy Studies Association-- "The first transeuropean research network, comprises leading research institutes in the field of European affairs throughout Europe, with an office in Brussels... [whose] aim is to provide high quality research on European integration in order to stimulate discussion on policies and political options for Europe... by interaction between the European and national institutions as well as the academic and research community." Posts publications and a newsletter on integration issues.

• Virtual Centre of Knowledge of Europe-- An "interdisciplinary research and documentation centre dedicated to the European integration process," CVCE posts "a wide range of previously unpublished documents, oral accounts, contemporary film footage, analytical material and scholarly articles that document the European integration process."