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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 Danish 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. Denmark holds the Presidency during the first half of 2012. http://eu2012.dk/en --------------------------------------------- |
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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/ --------------------------------------------- |
'What has Europe ever done for us?: from the campaign 'Speak up Europe', which aims to ignite a lively debate about the EU and its future. www.whathaseuropedone.eu --------------------------------------------- |
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| 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 ---------------------------------------------- |
Europa Diary: this very useful diary is available free for students. To find out more about the diary and how to obtain the diary in your country, check out - www.europadiary.eu/ ---------------------------------------------- |
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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-What's in it for me?: a no-nonsense guide for UK citizens to what the EU delivers. www.the-eu-and-me.org.uk ---------------------------------------------- |
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/ --------------------------------------------- |
Atlas of European Values: The European Values Study explores Europeans´ attitudes about religion, politics, work, society, family and Europe. The results are represented in maps that clearly show patterns and trends across Europe . www.atlasofeuropeanvalues.eu/new/ ---------------------------------------------- |
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| ask the EU: a website designed to help members of the public get the information they want about the European Union. www.asktheeu.org/en ---------------------------------------------- |
EUTube: the YouTube space of the European Union, sharing the sights and sounds of Europe. www.youtube.com/EUtube ---------------------------------------------- |
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| Citizens of Europe: classroom activities, debates, quizzes, role-plays, briefing materials, etc to help students learn about the EU and about migrations. www.citizensofeurope.org --------------------------------------------- |
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/ ---------------------------------------------- |
EU Training: a range of 40-minute online courses on various aspects of the EU including the institutions, the treaties and EU policies. www.eutraining.eu/elearning-courses ---------------------------------------------- |
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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 ---------------------------------------------- |
Europalive: online extracts of 5 thematic documentary episodes, available to order on DVD about Europe and European citizens. www.europalive.org ---------------------------------------------- |
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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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| Debating Europe: a new online debate Platform that lets you discuss your ideas and suggestions with Europe's leaders. www.debatingeurope.eu/ ---------------------------------------------- |
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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| 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/ --------------------------------------------- |
Europack: an online resource designed to educate students about the history, member states and functioning of the European Union in an interactive and engaging manner. www.euireland.ie/europack/ ---------------------------------------------- |
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| Europe in the UK: a portal for European culture in the UK and for access to resources and materials to help teachers in schools. www.europe.org.uk ---------------------------------------------- |
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