GUIDES TO ONLINE RESOURCES

EUROPEAN STUDIES

 

 

INTRODUCTION

REFERENCE

SUSCRIBED ONLINE DATABASES

SUBSCRIBED ELECTRONIC JOURNALS

E-BOOKS

ADDITIONAL/SUGGESTED/RELATED LINKS

 

 

 

INTRODUCTION

 

I am Ramlah Ibrahim, liaison librarian for European Studies.  USM offers Master of International Studies with the specialization in European Studies at the School of Social Sciences. This online guide is created for students and academics of USM as a tool for better online navigation. It contains links to subscribed databases, journals, e-books and other resources related to Europe, European Union and its institutions. I hope you will find some useful information here. If you find any websites that should also be listed here, do let me know at ramlah_ibrahim@notes.usm.my

 

 

REFERENCE

 

EUROPA GLOSSARY

http://europa.eu.int/scadplus/glossary/index_en.htm

It contains hundreds of terms relating to European integration and the institutions and activities of the EU. It also included the changes brought about by the Treaty of Nice. The latest update is done in accordance with the recent signing of the Treaty of Lisbon.

 

INTER-ACTIVE TERMINOLOGY FOR EUROPE (IATE)

http://iate.europa.eu/iatediff/SearchByQueryLoad.do?method=load

Inter-Active Terminology for Europe (IATE) is the inter-institutional terminology database of the European Union. It is a web-based interface for all EU terminology resources so as to make the information more easily available and ensure its standardisation throughout the EU institutions. IATE incorporates all of the existing terminology databases of the EU’s translation services into one interinstitutional database containing approximately 1.4 million multilingual entries.

 

EU Whoiswho

http://europa.eu/whoiswho/public/index.cfm?lang=en.htm

EU Whoiswho is the official directory of the European Union. Search by name, entity or hierarchy.

 

 

SUSCRIBED DATABASES

(Accessible via USM Library’s website www.lib.usm.my)

 

 

EBSCOhost

 

To find information on Europe and/or European Union, you may select Academic Source Premier and SocINDEX with Full Text provided by EBSCOhost.

 

Academic Source Premier

Academic Source Premier provides full text for nearly 4,700 publications, including full text for more than 3,600 peer-reviewed journals. PDF back files to 1975 or further are available for well over one hundred journals, and searchable cited references are provided for more than 1,000 titles. This database is updated on a daily basis.

 

SocINDEX with Full Text

SocINDEX with Full Text is the world's most comprehensive and highest quality sociology research database. The database features more than 1,986,000 records with subject headings from a 19,600+ term sociological thesaurus designed by subject experts and expert lexicographers. SocINDEX with Full Text contains full text for 708 journals dating back to 1908. This database also includes full text for more than 780 books and monographs, and full text for 9,333 conference papers.

 

GALE DATABASES

 

Academic OneFile 1980-2009

http://find.galegroup.com/menu/commonmenu.do?userGroupName=myusm

Academic OneFile is the premier source for peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world's leading journals and reference sources. With extensive coverage of the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and other subjects, Academic OneFile is both authoritative and comprehensive. With millions of articles available in both PDF and HTML full-text with no restrictions, researchers are able to find accurate information quickly. Includes full-text coverage of the New York Times back to 1995. Updated daily.

 

Gale Virtual Reference Library

Gale Virtual Reference Library is a database of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. These reference materials once were accessible only in the library, but now you can access them online from the library or remotely 24/7. Because each library creates its own eBook collection, the content you see may vary if you use the database at different libraries (your school, your public library, or your office).

 

ISI Web of Knowledge

ISI Web of Knowledge is a premier research platform, helping you quickly find, analyze, and share information in the sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities.

 

SAGE Reference Online

Choose encyclopedias to find “European Union”, “European governance” and “European Free Trade Association” or browse by subjects which include economics, politics, social works and social policy.

 

 

 

SUBSCRIBED ELECTRONIC JOURNALS

(Accessible via USM Library’s website www.lib.usm.my)

 

A-to-Z Journals

Use index or browse titles/subjects to find subscribed journals of your preference. Find journals like European Environment, European Finance Review, European Information Society, European Integration online papers, European Journal for Education Law & Policy and many more.

 

 

 

OTHER ONLINE JOURNALS

 

Official Journal of the European Union

http://eur-lex.europa.eu/en/index.htm

This page presents the online editions of the Official Journal in pdf format

 

Europe’s World

http://www.europesworld.org/

Europe’s World is the only Europe-wide policy journal, produced in association with some 100-plus leading European think tanks and academic institutions. Its website EuropesWorld.org is designed to further promote debate on the policy challenges facing Europe. It offers free access to the 500-plus articles by prominent authors featured to date in the journal of Europe’s World, but also features a constant stream of studies, reports and opinions from a growing community of think tanks, researchers and opinion makers from throughout Europe and beyond.

 

European Journal of International Law (EJIL)

http://www.ejil.org/

EJIL is of one of the world's leading international law journals. The EJIL was established in 1990 by a small group of distinguished scholars based at the European University Institute in Florence. This website forms an integral part of the European Journal of International Law and full-text articles of all but the most recent issues are available here in the archive. For the current year, one full-text article and abstracts of all the other articles are posted.

 

 

E-BOOKS

(Accessible via USM Library’s website www.lib.usm.my)

 

 

e-brary

A collection of more than 30,000 titles of e-books that USM Library subscribes and its subjects include social science and humanities.

 

 

Springer e-books

 

 

Netlibrary


ADDITIONAL/SUGGESTED/RELATED LINKS

 

General

 

EUROPA - Gateway to the European Union

http://europa.eu/

EUROPA is the portal of the EU that provides up-to-date coverage of EU affairs and essential information on European integration. Users can also consult all legislation currently in force or under discussion, access the websites of each of the EU institutions and find out about the policies administered by the European Union under the powers devolved to it by the Treaties.

 

General Reports on the Activities of the European Union

http://europa.eu.int/abc/doc/off/rg/en/welcome.htm

It is a concise annual report published by the Commission as required by Article 212 of the EC Treaty and Article 125 of the EAEC Treaty.

 

European Parliament Fact Sheets

http://www.europarl.eu.int/facts/default_en.htm

Provides a good source for introductory information on the EU institutions and policies

 

EU Press Room

http://europa.eu.int/press_room/index_en.htm

Provides press releases, press packs and press services.

 

RAPID

http://europa.eu.int/rapid/setLanguage.do?language=en

RAPID database contains all the Press Releases of the Commission since 1985, the great majority of them in at least two languages. It also contains Press Releases of some of the other European institutions, particularly the Council of the Union with search function.

 

BBC News

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/default.stm

European news and analysis from a leading world broadcaster.

 

Eurostat

http://epp.eurostat.cec.eu.int/portal/page?_pageid=1090,30070682,1090_33076576&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL

Provides statistical information on the European Union

 

IDEA

http://europa.eu.int/idea/index.htm

Directory of the European Institutions.

 

Archive of European Integration, University of Pittsburgh

http://aei.pitt.edu/

The AEI is an electronic repository and archive for research materials on the topic of European integration and unification.

 


Historical Archives of the European Union , European University Institute

http://www.iue.it/ECArchives/EN/

The Historical Archives of the European Union provides the archives, which are over thirty years old, emanating from the European Community Institutions for Coal and Steel, the Common Market and Euratom (High Authority and European Commission, Council of Ministers, European Parliament, Economic and Social Committee and Court of Auditors).

 

Euro Internet

http://eiop.or.at/euroint/

The World Wide Web Virtual Library for European Integration

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Online journals

 

 

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Newspaper

 

Central Europe Online

http://www.einnews.com/centraleurope/

 

EU Business

http://www.eubusiness.com/

 

European Voice

http://www.europeanvoice.com

 

Selected Western Europe News and Newspapers

http://www.lib.virginia.edu/wess/news.html

 

RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty

http://www.rferl.org/

 

RFE/RL Newsline

http://www.rferl.org/newsline/

 

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Bulletin

 

Bulletin of the European Union

http://europa.eu.int/abc/doc/off/bull/en/welcome.htm

Published by the Secretarial-General of the Commission, this Bulletin provides insight into the activities of the European Commission and the other Community institutions.

 

European Foreign Policy Bulletin

http://www.iue.it/EFPB/Welcome.html

This full text database brings together documents issued by the European Union in the area of foreign policy since 1985.

 

Enlargement Research Bulletin

http://europa.eu.int/comm/enlargement/docs/research/current_issue.htm

 

Newsletter

 

EC Competition Policy Newsletter

http://europa.eu.int/comm/competition/publications/cpn/

 

Enlargement Newsletter

http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/news/enlarg/index.htm

 

Europa Newsletter

http://europa.eu.int/newsletter/

 

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Institutions of the European Union

 

Council of the European Union

http://ue.eu.int/cms3_fo/index.htm

The Council is the main decision-making body of the European Union. It comprises of ministers of the member states. The Council passes laws, usually jointly with the European Parliament. It also coordinates economic policies and concludes international agreements.

 

European Commission

http://europa.eu.int/comm/index_en.htm

The Commission is the institution that proposes legislation to the Parliament and the Council, administers and implements Community policies, enforces Community law together with the Court of Justice, and negotiates international agreements.

 

European Court of Auditors

http://www.eca.eu.int/

This is the institution which audits and examines the accounts of the Union’s revenue and expenditure, and checks whether the financial management has been sound.

 

Court of Justice of the European Communities

http://curia.eu.int/

The Court of Justice makes sure that the EU legislation is interpreted and applied across EU countries. It is composed of 25 judges and eight Advocates General. The Judges and Advocates General are appointed by common accord by the governments of the Member States for a renewable term of six years.

 

Court of First Instance

http://curia.eu.int/en/instit/presentationfr/index_tpi.htm

This Court has the jurisdiction to hear and determine at first instance all direct actions brought by individuals and the Member States.

 

European Parliament

http://www.europarl.eu.int/

The Parliament produces legislation in areas within the EU’s remit. Together with the Council, it comprises the legislative branch of the institutions of the Union.

 


Consultative Bodies

 

European Economic and Social Committee

http://europa.eu.int/institutions/eesc/index_en.htm

Founded in 1957 under the Treaty of Rome, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) is an advisory body representing employers, trade unions, farmers, consumers and the other interest groups. It presents their views and defends their interests in policy discussions with the Commission, the Council and the European Parliament.

 

Committee of the Regions

http://europa.eu.int/institutions/cor/index_en.htm

The Committee of the Regions (CoR) is an advisory body composed of representatives of Europe’s regional and local authorities. The CoR is consulted before EU decisions are taken on matters such as regional policy, the environment, education and transport – all of which concern local and regional government.

 

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Financial Institutions

 

European Central Bank (ECB)

http://www.ecb.int/home/html/index.en.html

The ECB is the central bank for Europe's single currency, the euro. The ECB’s main task is to maintain the euro's purchasing power and thus price stability in the euro area. The euro area comprises the 12 European Union countries that have introduced the euro since 1999.

 

European Investment Bank

http://www.eib.org/

It is an autonomous body set up to finance investment project and help small businesses via the European Investment Fund.

 

European Investment Fund

http://europa.eu.int/institutions/eif/index_en.htm

The European Investment Fund (EIF) was set up in 1994 to help small businesses. Its majority shareholder is the European Investment Bank, with which it forms the ‘EIB Group’.

 

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Other Bodies

 

European Ombudsman

http://europa.eu.int/institutions/ombudsman/index_en.htm

The Ombudsman acts as an intermediary between the citizen and the EU authorities. It receives and investigates complaints from EU citizens, businesses and organisations, and from anyone residing or having their registered office in an EU country.

 

European Data Protection Supervisor

http://europa.eu.int/institutions/edps/index_en.htm

The responsibility of the European Data Protection Supervisor is to make sure that all EU institutions and bodies respect people’s right to privacy when processing their personal data.

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Interinstitutional Bodies

 

The Publication Office

http://europa.eu.int/institutions/ii_bodies/index_en.htm

The full name of this body is the Office for Official Publications of the European Communities. It acts as the publishing house for the EU institutions, producing and distributing all official European Union publications, on paper and in digital form.

 

European Personnel Selection Office

http://europa.eu.int/institutions/ii_bodies/index_en.htm#epso
The European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) sets competitive examinations for recruiting staff to work in all the EU institutions.

 

European Administrative School

http://europa.eu.int/institutions/ii_bodies/index_en.htm#eas

The European Administrative School (EAS) provides training in specific areas for members of EU staff. Its courses are open to staff of all the EU institutions, thereby helping spread common values, promoting better understanding among EU staff and achieving economies of scale.

 

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Decentralised Bodies (Agencies)

 

European Community Agencies

http://europa.eu.int/institutions/eca/index_en.htm

An agency is not an EU institution but a body set up by EU legislation to carry out specific task. Not all EU agencies have the word ‘agency’ in their official title: they may, instead, be called a Centre, Foundation, Institute, Observatory, Office, etc.

 

Common Foreign and Security Policy agencies

http://europa.eu.int/institutions/cfsp/index_en.htm

 

European Defence Agency (EDA)

http://www.eda.eu.int/index.htm

 

European Union Institute for Security Studies (EUISS)

http://www.iss-eu.org/

 

European Union Satellite Centre (EUSC)

http://www.eusc.org/

 

Police and Judicial Agencies

 

European Police Office (Europol)

http://europa.eu.int/agencies_jha/europol_en.htm

 

European Body for the Enhancement of Judicial Co-operation (Eurojust)

http://europa.eu.int/agencies_jha/eurojust_en.htm

 

Frontex

http://europa.eu.int/agencies_jha/frontex_en.htm

 

Directorate Generals and Services

 

Directorates Generals and Services

http://europa.eu.int/comm/dgs_en.htm

The Commission is divided into departments known as Directorates-General, each of which is supervised by a civil servant who reports directly to the Commissioner.

 

Policies

 

Agriculture and rural development

http://europa.eu.int/comm/dgs/agriculture/index_en.htm

 

Competition

http://europa.eu.int/comm/dgs/competition/index_en.htm

 

Economic and Financial Affairs

http://europa.eu.int/comm/dgs/economy_finance/index_en.htm

 

Education and Culture

http://europa.eu.int/comm/dgs/education_culture/index_en.htm

 

Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities

http://europa.eu.int/comm/dgs/employment_social/index_en.htm

 

Enterprise and Industry

http://europa.eu.int/comm/dgs/enterprise/index_en.htm

 

Environment

http://europa.eu.int/comm/dgs/environment/index_en.htm

 

Fisheries and Maritime Affairs

http://europa.eu.int/comm/dgs/fisheries/index_en.htm

 

Health and Consumer Protection

http://europa.eu.int/comm/dgs/health_consumer/index_en.htm

 

Information Society and Media

http://europa.eu.int/comm/dgs/information_society/index_en.htm

 

Internal Market and Services

http://europa.eu.int/comm/dgs/internal_market/index_en.htm

 

Joint Research Centre

http://www.jrc.cec.eu.int/

 

Justice, Freedom and Security

http://europa.eu.int/comm/dgs/justice_home/index_en.htm

 

Regional Policy

http://europa.eu.int/comm/dgs/regional_policy/index_en.htm

 

Research

http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/research/index_en.html

 

Taxation and Customs Union

http://europa.eu.int/comm/dgs/taxation_customs/index_en.htm

 

Transport and Energy

http://europa.eu.int/comm/dgs/energy_transport/index_en.html

 

 

External Relations

 

Development

http://europa.eu.int/comm/dgs/development/index_en.htm

 

Enlargement

http://europa.eu.int/comm/dgs/enlargement/index_en.htm

 

EuropeAid – Co-operation Office

http://europa.eu.int/comm/europeaid/index_en.htm

 

Eternal Relations

http://europa.eu.int/comm/dgs/external_relations/index_en.htm

 

Humanitarian Aid Office – ECHO

http://europa.eu.int/comm/dgs/humanitarian_aid/index_en.htm

 

Trade

http://europa.eu.int/comm/trade/index_en.htm

 

 

General Services

 

Communication

http://europa.eu.int/comm/dgs/communication/index_en.htm

 

European Anti-Fraud Office

http://europa.eu.int/comm/dgs/olaf/index_en.html

 

Eurostat

http://epp.eurostat.cec.eu.int/portal/page?_pageid=1090,1&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL

 

Publications Office

http://publications.eu.int/index_en.html

 

Secretariat General

http://europa.eu.int/comm/dgs/secretariat_general/index_en.htm

 

 

Internal Services

 

Budget

http://europa.eu.int/comm/dgs/budget/index_en.htm

 

Bureau of European Policy Advisers

http://europa.eu.int/comm/dgs/policy_advisers/index_en.htm

 

Informatics

http://europa.eu.int/comm/dgs/informatics/index_en.htm

 

Infrastructures and Logistics – Brussels

http://europa.eu.int/comm/oib/index_en.htm

 

Infrastructures and Logistics – Luxembourg

http://europa.eu.int/comm/oil/index_en.htm

 

Internal Audit Service

http://europa.eu.int/comm/dgs/internal_audit/index_en.htm

 

Interpretation

http://europa.eu.int/comm/scic/index_en.htm

 

Legal Service

http://europa.eu.int/comm/dgs/legal_service/index_en.htm

 

Personnel and Administration

http://europa.eu.int/comm/dgs/personnel_administration/index_en.htm

 

Translation

http://europa.eu.int/comm/dgs/translation/index_en.htm

 

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European Union by subject

 

Legislation

 

EUR-LEX

http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex/

EUR-Lex provides direct free access to European Union law. The system makes it possible to consult the Official Journal of the European Union and it includes inter alia the treaties, legislation, case-law and legislative proposals. It offers extensive search facilities. Fo rinformation prior to 2005, go to CELEX database.

 

CELEX - Access to European Union Law

http://europa.eu.int/celex/htm/celex_en.htm

Contains a comprehensive source of European Union law, offering full-text of European Union legislation, preparatory documents, case law of the European Court of Justice, treaties, and parliamentary questions.

 

N-Lex – a common gateway to national law

https://europa.eu.int/celexdev/natlex/

This portal provides access for sources of national law that allows users to search national sites using a single uniform search template. N-Lex is still an experimental project.

 

PreLex

http://europa.eu.int/prelex/apcnet.cfm?CL=en

PreLex, the database on inter-institutional procedures follows the major stages of the decision-making process between the Commission and the other institutions: stage of the procedure; decisions of the institutions; persons' names; services responsible; references of documents.

 

TAIEX Law Approximation Database

http://lad.taiex.be/

The TAIEX Law Approximation Database offers a global overview of the legislative progress of candidate countries in the process of approximation of national legislation to the EU acquis communautaire.

 

Commission Document

http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/en/com/index1.html

Legislation in preparation.

 

Legislative Observatory

http://www.europarl.eu.int/oeil/index.jsp

 

Parliamentary questions

http://www.europarl.eu.int/QP-WEB/application/search.do?language=EN

 

SCADPlus

http://europa.eu.int/scadplus/scad_en.htm

Provides summaries of EU legislation in all policy areas.

 

A Constitution for Europe

http://europa.eu.int/constitution/

These pages provide information on the Constitution

 

Treaty Establishing a Constitution for Europe

http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex/JOHtml.do?uri=OJ:C:2004:310:SOM:EN:HTML

 

European Council Summits Since 1985

http://www.europarl.eu.int/summits/

 

European Commission Official Documents

http://europa.eu.int/documents/comm/index_en.htm


Green Papers

http://europa.eu.int/comm/off/green/index_en.htm

This list contains Green Papers published since 1984 and provides access to the full or summarised version of these texts. It is preferable to click on the link to the full version in PDF format. However, some of the older documents are only available in Word (Perfect) format. If the full electronic version of the text is unavailable, you may via a link access a summary of the text or the Bulletin of the European Union. These documents will provide you with a general outline of the Green Paper. Certain documents published before 1993 are, however, not available on-line.

 

White Papers

http://europa.eu.int/comm/off/white/index_en.htm

This list contains White Papers published since 1985 and provides access to the full or summarised version of these texts. It is preferable to click on the link to the full version in PDF format. However, some of the older documents are only available in Word (Perfect) format. If the full electronic version of the text is unavailable, you may via a link access a summary of the text or the Bulletin of the European Union. These documents will provide you with a general outline of the White Paper. Certain documents published before 1993 are, however, not available on-line.

 

Business

 

European Industrial Relations Observatory On-line (EIRO)

http://www.eiro.eurofound.ie/

The EIRO is a monitoring instrument offering news and analysis on European industrial relations. Its aim is to collect, analyse and disseminate high-quality and up-to-date information on key developments in industrial relations in Europe.

 

EU Business

http://www.eubusiness.com/

EU Business is a publishing venture independent of European Union institutions which brings up-to-date and relevant information to people who want to know how to do business in the EU, how to take advantage of the many opportunities that exist, and how to make contact with like-minded businesses and individuals.

 

Your Europe - Business

http://europa.eu.int/youreurope/nav/en/business/home.html

It provides you with practical information on your rights and opportunities in running your business in the EU and its Internal Market.

 

The Euro: Our Currency

http://europa.eu.int/euro/entry.html

Information on Euro, Europe’s single currency.

 

Federation of European Employers

http://www.fedee.com/

Provides human resource for companies operating internationally across Europe.

 


Market Access Database

http://mkaccdb.eu.int/mkaccdb2/indexPubli.htm

Your guide to tracking world market.

 

Taxation and Customs Union

http://europa.eu.int/comm/taxation_customs/common/about/welcome/index_en.htm

Provides information on the Commission's work in the areas of taxation and the customs union, policy fields that contribute to the promotion of growth and development as well as to the competitiveness of EU businesses.

 

TED (Tenders Electronic Daily)

http://ted.publications.eu.int/official/

Database for European calls for tender (business opportunities) published in the Official Journal, Supplement S.

 

Simap

http://simap.eu.int/

SIMAP provides background information, links and automatic exchange tools to public purchasers and businesses interested in embracing public procurement opportunities in Europe.

 

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

http://www.oecd.org

The OECD groups 30 member countries sharing a commitment to democratic government and the market economy. With active relationships with some 70 other countries, NGOs and civil society, it has a global reach. Best known for its publications and its statistics, its work covers economic and social issues from macroeconomics, to trade, education, development and science and innovation

 

Environment

 

European Environment Agency

http://www.eea.eu.int/

The EEA aims to support sustainable development and to help achieve significant and measurable improvement in Europe's environment through the provision of timely, targeted, relevant and reliable information to policy making agents and the public.

 

Institute for Environment and Sustainability

http://www.jrc.it/default.asp@sidsz=our_organisation.htm

The mission of the IES is to provide scientific and technical support to EU policies for the protection of the environment contributing to sustainable development in Europe.

 

United Nations Environment Programme

http://www.unep.org/

 

Environment Directorate, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

http://www.oecd.org/department/0,2688,en_2649_33713_1_1_1_1_1,00.html

The Environment Directorate provides governments with the analytical basis to develop policies that are effective and economically efficient, including through country performance reviews, data collection, policy analysis, projections and modeling, and the development of common approaches.

 

European Union Network for the Implementation and Enforcement of Environmental Law (IMPEL)

http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/impel/index.htm

IMPEL is an informal network of European regulators concerned with the implementation and enforcement of environmental legislation.

 

Links to environmental legislation

http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/legis_en.htm

A database of resources related to environmental legislation

 

Environmental Studies and Reports

http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/pubs/studies.htm

Alphabetical list of studies and reports available on the Environment website

 

Environment for Europeans (Newsletter)

http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/news/efe/index_en.htm

 

Natura 2000

http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/news/natura/index_en.htm

 

ETAP Newsletter

http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/etap/newsletter.htm

 

European Environment Information and Observation Network (EIONET)

http://eionet.eu.int/

EIONET is a collaborative network of the European Environment Agency and its Member Countries, connecting National Focal Points in the EU and accession countries, European Topic Centres, National Reference Centres, and Main Component Elements. They jointly provide the information that is used for making decisions for improving the state of environment in Europe and making EU policies more effective.

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Academic and research institutions

 

Community Research and Development Information Service CORDIS

http://www.cordis.lu/

 

Joint Research Centre

http://www.jrc.it/

The mission of the JRC is to provide customer-driven scientific and technical support for the conception, development, implementation and monitoring of EU policies. As a service of the European Commission, the JRC functions as a reference centre of science and technology for the Union.

 

Research Information Centre

http://europa.eu.int/comm/research/infocentre/index_en.cfm

 

Cornell Law Research Guide

http://www.lawschool.cornell.edu/library/Finding_the_Law/Guides_by_Topic/eu.htm

 

Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)

http://www.ceps.be/index3.php

CEPS is among the most experienced and authoritative think tanks operating in the European Union today. CEPS serves as a leading forum for debate on EU affairs, but its most distinguishing feature lies in its strong in-house research capacity, complemented by an extensive network of partner institutes throughout the world.

 

European Network of Economic Policy Research Institutes (ENEPRI)

www.enepri.org

The European Network of Economic Policy Research Institutes (ENEPRI) brings together twenty-four leading national economic policy research institutes from most of the EU-27 countries.

 

European Network of Agricultural and Rural Policy Research Institutes ENARPRI

www.enarpri.org

ENARPRI brings together leading national institutes and research teams from 13 countries of EU-25. The network aims to create an institutional structure which will lead to improved exchange of information and policy research insights

 

European Policy Institutes Network (EPIN)

www.epin.org

EPIN is a network of dynamic think tanks and policy institutes focusing on current EU and European political and policy debates

 

Climate Strategies

www.climate-strategies.org

Assist governments in solving the collective action problem of climate change

 

European Credit Research Institute (ECRI)

www.ecri.be

The European Credit Research Institute (ECRI) is an independent research institution devoted to the study of banking and credit