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The European Commission: the executive arm of the European Union managing its day-to-day business. http://ec.europa.eu/index_en.htm The European Commission Representation in Ireland provides information on the EU directly related to Ireland as well as many resources for students & teachers. http://ec.europa.eu/ireland/press_office/index_en.htm The European Commission Office in Belfast is the first point of contact for people in N. Ireland wishing to know more about the EU. http://ec.europa.eu/unitedkingdom/ ---------------------------------------------- |
The European Parliament: the democratically elected institution of the EU. http://www.europarl.europa.eu/ The European Parliament Office in Ireland provides information about the work of the European Parliament as well as coordinating the Parliament's Euroscola programme for Irish schools http://www.europarl.ie/ The European Parliament Office in the UK provides a similar service with offices in London & Edinburgh . http://www.europarl.org.uk ---------------------------------------------- |
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| The Council of the European Union (Council of Ministers): consisting of Ministers from each of the EU Member States. www.consilium.europa.eu --------------------------------------------- |
The European Council gathers together the Heads of State or Government of the Member States of the European Union and the President of the European Commission. www.european-council.europa.eu ---------------------------------------------- |
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| The European Court of Auditors: the body which reviews the Commission's accounts and publishes an annual report informing European taxpayers about how their money was spent. http://www.eca.europa.eu/ --------------------------------------------- |
The European Youth Portal aims to give young people access to relevant youth related information on Europe . The portal will cater for the needs of those working with young people. http://europa.eu/youth/index.cfm?l_id=en ---------------------------------------------- |
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| Crisis Point: an excellent new online European citizenship resource providing an engaging way for 11-16 year olds to learn about the EU, how it works and how it affects millions of lives. http://euroacademyonline.eu/crisis-point/ --------------------------------------------- |
The Belgian Presidency of the Council of the European Union: the Presidency of the Council is held by member states on a rotational basis for a six-monthly period. Belgium holds the Presidency during the second half of 2010. www.eutrio.be/ --------------------------------------------- |
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| Europa: official portal to the European Union with news and information about its activities, institutions, policies and programs. http://europa.eu/ --------------------------------------------- |
Europa Diary: this very useful diary is available free for students. To find out how to obtain the diary in your country, check out - www.europadiary.eu/page.asp ---------------------------------------------- |
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| Eurodesk: provides access for young people to information on Europe and European opportunities. www.eurodesk.org.uk/ ---------------------------------------------- |
Europe's Tourist Office: provides practical travel information for all European countries and major cities. www.europe.org --------------------------------------------- |
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| The EU at a glance: basic information about the European Union with links to more detailed information. http://europa.eu/abc/index_en.htm --------------------------------------------- |
Europe Direct: general information about EU matters and answers to all your questions on Europe. http://ec.europa.eu/europedirect/index_en.htm ---------------------------------------------- |
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| E!Sharp: provides lively analysis of European Union affairs that is in-depth but accessible, as well as provocative opinion pieces by leading academics, businessmen, policy-makers and correspondents in Europe and elsewhere . www.esharp.eu/ --------------------------------------------- |
Europe in the UK: provides all your EU information, news and contacts in the UK together with culture and youth and education sections. The schools' section within Youth and Education includes a selection of fun and educational games for students to enjoy. www.europe.org.uk ---------------------------------------------- |
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| Europlus: this popular resource providing a grand tour of new and future members of the EU is now available online. www.europe.org.uk/youth/schools/europlus/ ---------------------------------------------- |
EUTube: the YouTube space of the European Union, sharing the sights and sounds of Europe. www.youtube.com/EUtube ---------------------------------------------- |
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| Europack: an online teacher's resource designed to meet the needs of teachers in educating students about Europe. It provides teachers with downloadable material, resources and information on the history, member states and functioning of the EU in an interactive and engaging manner. www.europack.agtel.ie ---------------------------------------------- |
EuroParlTV: the European Parliament's own webtv channel. The site is split into four channels (Your Parliament, Your Voice, Young Europe and Parliament Live), each directed at a different audience. www.europarltv.europa.eu/ ---------------------------------------------- |
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| EU in Ireland: an online supplement from the Irish Examiner featuring information about the EU and current news items. www.irishexaminer.com/EUinireland ---------------------------------------------- |
UK Representation to the EU: website of the UK's Permanent Representation, offering advice for visitors to Brussels and information on traineeships/careers with the EU as well as current news on the EU. http://ukeu.fco.gov.uk/en/ --------------------------------------------- |
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| Young Scot: everything you want to know about Europe, from whether the European Union is a good place to live, to why the European Union actually exists www.youngscot.org/channels/europe/ ---------------------------------------------- |
Elections2009: this section of the Europarl website includes a 'Why Vote?' section and country factsheets from an interactive map. www.europarl.europa.eu/elections2009/default.htm ---------------------------------------------- |
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| Europe in School: provides information and classroom tasks that teachers may find useful when teaching about Europe, particularly how the European Union works and its impact on everyday life. www.europeinschool.org ---------------------------------------------- |
Europa Teachers' Corner: your one-stop resource for a wide range of teaching material about Europe . http://europa.eu/teachers-corner/index_en.htm ---------------------------------------------- |
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| EU ABC: an internet dictionary providing concise explanations of EU terms and links to further information on the European Union . www.en.euabc.com ---------------------------------------------- |
Policy Areas of the EU: this section of the Europa website describes the main activities of the EU such as agriculture, environment, research, etc with summaries of facts, developments and future challenges. http://europa.eu/pol/overview_en.htm ---------------------------------------------- |
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| euroinfo: now using Twitter! Register free with twitter on your phone to receive daily news of significant EU documents and other developments. http://twitter.com/euroinfo ---------------------------------------------- |
Eurodiary: a dedicated portal for all EU-related events in Ireland and activities of interest to Ireland happening elsewhere. http://www.eurodiary.ie/ ---------------------------------------------- |
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| eurodatum: a free service providing access to the most useful links and data related to the European Union. www.eurodatum.com/ ---------------------------------------------- |
The EU in slides: a range of illustrated slides about what the EU is, what it does and how it works. http://europa.eu/abc/euslides/index_en.htm ---------------------------------------------- |
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| OpenEurope: an independent think tank which, while committed to European cooperation wishes to continue the debate about the direction of the EU. www.openeurope.org.uk ---------------------------------------------- |
'Europe is more than you think': an education pack from the Council of Europe addressing a range of themes such as democracy, human and social rights and cultural issues. Downloadable factsheets for both individual work and group discussions enables even the youngest students to come to grips with some of society's most difficult problems. www.coe.int/t/dc/europeismore/ --------------------------------------------- |
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