Europe and European Studies

• Europa - Gateway to the European Union
  History, structure, program, activities, and directory of members. Find out more about the European country you are interested in, in the language you prefer.

• ISPO (European Commission DG III and DG XIII)
  Information Society Project Office.

• CORDIS
  Community Research and Development Information Service. A central source of information for any organization wishing to participate in the exploitation of research results; it places key information on all EU research activities at your fingertips. The databases are accessible on-line free of charge.

• EURO
  Information on the currency of the EU. Animated images display the new notes, which flip from front to back to show both sides. Available in 22 languages.

EU Institutions: Who does what?

• EUROPARL
  European Parliament multilingual Web service. It brings together all the information published by the European Parliament. Contains information regarding the state and development of the Euro

• EUI
  European University for postgraduate research in the social sciences (Florence, Italy).pean Union, procedures, documentation, studies, press releases and a calendar of events.

• EUROSTAT
  Statistical Office of the European Communities (Luxembourg)

• Western European Union (WEU)
  The defense arm of the EU. A forum for consultation on matters relating to European security policy, working closely alongside NATO and the OSCE (Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe). It provides general information about the role of the WEA, documents which established its purpose during the 1950s, Communiques from the organization from 1984 onwards and press releases from 1989 onwards.

Enterprise Network

• Enterprise Europe Network
  The Network offers support and advice to businesses across Europe and helps them make the most of the opportunities in the European Union. Our services are specifically designed for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) but are also available to all businesses, research centres and Universities across Europe. The Enterprise Europe Network is made up of close to 600 partner organisations in more than 40 countries, promoting competitiveness and innovation at the local level in Europe and beyond.

  The network is present in the following countries:

  Austria Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece

  Hungary Iceland Ireland Israel Italy Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Malta Netherlands

  Norway Poland Portugal Romania Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Turkey United Kingdom

  Correspondence Centres Armenia Chile Egypt Russia Switserland USA

European Studies and Resources

• AEGEE
  Association des Etats Généraux des Etudiants de l'Europe (European Students' Forum). This European students' association promotes the process of integration in Europe through a variety of activities.

• Arena
  Advanced research on the Europeanisation of the nation-state. Arena is a research program on the changes in Europe with a primary focus on the role of the nation-state. The main goal is to strengthen the research on European matters by building coordinated academic networks across different research approaches. The research within ARENA seeks to describe, analyze and evaluate the change process in Europe. It's a programme under the auspices of The Research Council of Norway and is organized with a coordinating unit, SentralARENA at The University of Oslo.

• Berlin Program for Advanced German and European Studies (Free University, Berlin, Germany)

• Center for European Studies (CES) - Maastricht University, Netherlands

• Center for European Studies (CES) - Michigan, USA

• Center for European Studies - European Union Center (CES-EUC) - Univ. of Pittsburgh, USA
  Interdisciplinary guide to internet resources for West European Studies in the social sciences and a few related disciplines. Primary focus is on Europe since 1945.

• Centre for European Economic Politics - Trier, Germany

• Centre for European Governance (CEG) - Exeter University, UK

• Centre for European Union Studies (CES) - Hull, UK

• Centre for European Studies (CSE) - Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland

• College of Europe - Bruges, Belgium

• Dublin European Institute (DEI) - Univ. College Dublin, Ireland

• Euro Adviescentrum
  Information and advice for companies on the European Union and her laws, institutions and rules.

• Euroguide
  A quick way through the maze of European information on the internet. Search or brwose the kind of information your are interested in.

• EuroInternet - Vienna, Austria
  Information resources related to European integration in the internet. Research Institute for European Affairs, University of Economics and Business Administration (Vienna, Austria).

• Europa-Institut - University of Saarland, Germany

• EUROPAGES
  A large European business directory, searchably by company name or by product/service. Available in many languages.

• European Information Association (EIA) - Hull, UK

• European Institute - London School of Economics, UK

• European Institute of Public Administration (EIPA) - Maastricht, Netherlands
  An independent training institute focussing on all aspects of European Integration. EIPA organizes seminars and conferences on current aspects of the EU.

• European Journalism Centre (EJC) - Maastricht, Netherlands

• European Law Students' Association (ELSA)
  ELSA is an independent, non-political,non-profit organisation of law students and young lawyers. It has a consultative status with UNESCO.

• European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) - Heidelberg, Germany

• European Patent Office (Vienna, Austria)

• European Science Foundation (ESF) - Strassbourg, France

• European Studies - Bath University, UK

• European University Institute (IUE) - Florence, Italy

• EU Guide - (Inetmedia.nu)

• FedEE - Federation of European Employers
  The organization for progressive employers in Europe. The Network covers all social and employment issues relevant to the personnel/HR practitioner. They have over 150 corporate members employing some 2 million people worldwide. They operate as a politically neutral, mutual support operation providing both timely and practical assistance to personnel/HR professionals across the European Union.

• Forschungsgruppe Europa - Centrum für angewandte Politikforschung (Munich, Germany)

• Historical Archives of the European Communities
  History, access, and holdings of the archives, located in Florence, Italy.

• Institute of European Affairs (IEA) - Dublin, Ireland
  A policy research think-tank and forum that provides members with early warning of EU policy developments and in-depth analysis of their implications for Ireland and Europe and flag key policy issues that shape the business environment.

• Mannheim Centre for European Social Research (MZES) - Mannheim, Germany

• Student organisations
  Information on European and International Students Organisations, provided by AEGEE (Forum of European Students).

• Women in Decision-Making
  A European Network of experts working for the European Commission. They carry out research and develop actions on how to reach a balanced participation of women and men in decision-making. The site contains a database where you can start your query on statistical or individual data on women in decision-making posities.

• ZEW - Centre for European Economic Research (Mannheim, Germany)
  

Research and Development

• Topocs of European Union Research Programmes
  A CORDIS service which informs on European Union research programmes and activities. If you can’t find here what your are looking for, try one of the other Databases and Webservices of CORDIS.

• ESPRIT - Networks of Excellence Information Service

• Joint Research Centre (JRC)
  Provides customer-driven scientific and technical support for the conception, development, implementation and monitoring of EU policies. JRC functions as a reference centre of science and technology for the Union. The JRC has a unique combination of facilities and expertise transcending national boundaries. Moreover, through its networks it stimulates collaborative research and broadens its knowledge.

• Norwegian EU R&D Information Centre
  The centre is responsible for national EU RTD information. Its main task is to stimulate increased Norwegian participation in the framework programmes of the EU from research institutions, universities, SME and from industry.

• KoWi
  EU liaison office of German scientific research organization (Bonn)

Newsgroups

• alt.politics.europe.misc
  
• alt.politics.ec
• cl.europa.deutschland
• cl.europa.diskussion
• cl.europa.eu
• eunet.politics
• soc.culture.europe
• talk.politics.european-union

Mailing Lists

• euro-econ
  A network of European academic economic researchers funded by the EU to investigate the micro-economic roots of the macro-economic problems of growth, unemployment and inequality. Emphasis is placed on the quantitative analysis of innovation data amonst companies, establishments and workers.

• European-social-policy
  Intended to facilitate interchange on issues of social policy in Europe, including the European Union. The list has been set up by the European Social Policy network, which resulted from discussions at the European Sociociological Associoation conference in September 1997.

• euroresearch
  A list for all those interested in researching Europe and European Union affairs.

• Kritische Integrationsforschung
  A German mailing list for critical research on European integration. Maintained by the Forschungsgruppe Europäische Gemeinschaft (FEG) at the University of Marburg.

• law-europe
  A forum for experts in European law for discussion of substantive legal issues.

• media-europe
  European Science Foundation network Changing-Media-Changing Europe for social science and humanities scholars across ESF member countries.

• More mailing lists from EuroInternet

References

• Clickable Maps of Europe
  • Flags of the World
  • MapQuest
  • maps.com
  • Show Caves

• Searching in Europe: EuroSeek | Search Europe

Editor	dr. Albert Benschop Social & Behavioral Studies University of Amsterdam
Created	September, 1995
Last modified	18th October, 2008