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Internet resources for the European Union

The gateways and subject guides included in the following list will lead to more focussed and quality assured information than general Internet search engines for queries relating to the European Union.

Gateways and subject guides
Intute: Modern Language and Area Studies A gateway to high quality, evaluated Internet resources covering modern languages and area studies including Europe.
Europa Official Web site of the European Union.
CORDIS The Community Research and Development Information Service.

Legal and official publications
European Union Treaties Information about the main treaties.
EUR-Lex The portal to European Union law. It includes the text of the Treaties, the C and L series of the Official Journal, consolidated legislation and case law.
European Commission: Official Documents Work Programmes/Action Plans/Guidelines, Green Papers, White Papers, Bulletin of the EU, Communications, Reports (including the General Report on the Activities of the EU), Memorandum, Press Releases and Grants and loans from the EU.
European Scrutiny Select Committee (House of Commons) Reports from the Committee together with other useful information.
European Parliament Information and news relating to the European Parliament.
EU Official Documents Access to a variety of official texts.
Court of Justice and the Court of First Instance of the EC Court of Justice and the Court of First Instance home page.
TED (Tenders Electronic Daily) Database Supplement to the Official Journal containing public procurement notices.

Other useful links
European Information Association Information on the European Union, including access to publications, and links to further EU information Web sites.
European Union in the US An extremely useful web site compiled by the European Commission's Offices of Press and Public Affairs in Washington DC and New York.
Representation of the European Commission in the UK Home page of the European Commission's Representation in the UK Web site.
British Library of Political and Economic Science The British Library of Political and Economic Science is part of the London School of Economics (LSE). It is one of the largest libraries in the world devoted to the economic and social sciences. There is a searchable catalogue.
European Commission Central Library The library of the European Commission. Includes a searchable catalogue.
European Union Studies Association The premier scholarly and professional association worldwide, focusing on the European Union, the ongoing integration process, and transatlantic relations.