general links

EU-institutions
The EU-institutions on the web. Almost everything you need.

Euractiv
Gives mostly an official view, but they present critical views as well. Sponsored by the EU.

Euro-sceptic Web Resource
Here you will find books, speeches, articles and activities from the diverse EU-critical scene. A bit difficult to overview, but an ambitious collection of links.

Eurosceptic.com
Portal for EU-critical information. Mainly focused on Britain.

The WWW Virtual Library
A broad collection of links to EU-related material. Mainly focused on Britain.

civil liberties

Amnesty International
Amnesty is “working to protect human rights worldwide”. Excellent site with a lot of information.

British Helsinki Human Rights Group
Informative reports from elections in mainly Central and Eastern Europe.

Human Rights Watch
NGO who “investigate and expose human rights violations and hold abusers accountable”. Very informative.

Statewatch
They are “monitoring the state and civil liberties in the European Union”. Probably one of the best sites on the EU and civil liberties.

convention 2001-2004

The EU Summit in Laeken, Belgium, decided in December 2001 to form the “Convention on the Future of Europe”. The main objective for this assembly was to draw up an EU Constitution or Constitutional Treaty, as both the symbol and basis of a cross-national EU-State. Here you will find information about about the Convention and the different actors involved in the process. To read more about the plans of an EU State Constitution, see “EU Constitution” in the left column.

Debate forums and information:

European Convention
The official site of the European Convention, with the aim to keep you “fully up to date with the work and activities of the Convention”.

Forum website
The Convention´s debate site aiming to stimulate a virtual debate amongst members of civil society. Contributions will be available to all members of the Convention.

European Economic and Social Committee
Read about the EESC’s activities related to the Convention. One of them is to provide a bridge between civil society and the EU institutions. This is done through meetings between representatives of NGO´s and the Convention.

Debate on the Future of Europe
The EU´s official website for “the debate on the future of the European Union”, an initiative launched at the Nice Summit in December 2000. Links to basic documents and to several players in the debate.

EurActive’s section “Future EU”
News, dossiers, overviews and analysis about the Convention and other current EU-topics. A lot of useful information.

Democracy Forum
Group of members of the Convention, from both left and right, who are critical of the plans of an EU State Constitution.

Folketingets EU-oplysning
The Danish Parliament´s (Folketinget) information about the Convention. Very informative, only in Danish.

EU constitution

European Policy Centre’s section “The Europe we need”
News and analysis on the Convention and the issues it deals with.

EUobserver’s section “Future of EU”
Daily news about the Convention and the debate. Check also EUobserver’s main page.

Campaigns in favour of EU Constitution and debate forums:

UEF’s campaign for an EU Constitution
The Union of European Federalist’s (UEF) campaign for a federal EU Constitution. Read about their arguments and activities.

YEF’s online debate forum
The Young European Federalist´s (YEF) online project to stimulate the debate on the need for a federal Constitution for Europe.

euro

Euroknow
A group of economics in Britain, bankers and academics, who present well-formulated arguments against the euro. Gives a good orientation.

no campaign
New campaign site for Business of Sterling, New Europe Councils and National Network. A lot to read and excellent design.

media and news

All newspapers
Links to media all over the world. Very good orientation, but not always relevant and up-to-date.

BBC News
Gives a good orientations on current news about the EU and other European issues. Analysis and European press review.

EUobserver.com
One of the leading providers of EU-news on the web.

Euro-news from Yahoo
A good coverage on news about the euro.

The European Journal
The publication of the leading EU-critical think tank The European Foundation (see think tanks). Mainly a British perspective.

Brusselswatch
Brusselswatch aims to provide information so that people can make an informed choice.

think tanks

Centre for European Reform
London-based think tank which provides a lot to read on a wide range of subjects. Gives mostly a balanced view.

Demos
The role of this London-based think tank is “to help reinvigorate public policy and political thinking and to develop radical solutions to long term problems”. Wide range of subjects. Interesting material on democracy.

European Foundation
Present themselves as “the leading EU-critical think tank”. Publishes The European Journal, one of the best EU-critical journals.

Initiative and Referendum Institute, Europe
This institute, based in Amsterdam, is “building a broadly based competence center for direct democracy”. A must for anyone who thinks that the people should have a say on EU-issues as well as other issues.

One world
Think tank focusing on the priorities and directions of EU’s development aid. Both a research and a NGO perspective.

The Centre for European Policy Studies
Brussels-based think tank which want to give “constructive solutions on Europe’s challenges”. Informative.

The European Policy Centre
Wants to be “an interface between government, business and civil society”. Informative and interesting, but look for the EU-critical perspective elsewhere.

The Federal Trust
This Britain-based think tank “explores federal solutions to issues of governance at national, continental and global level”. But they present both sides of the debate on the future of Europe.

EU treaties

The Nice Treaty - The reader friendly edition
The newsportal EUobserver.com has produced the first consolidated version of the Nice Treaty. Download or order the book on EUbookshop.

Nice Treaty Online
Here you will find the Nice Treaty, with an analysis, as well as the Treaty of Maastricht and Amsterdam and the Charter of Fundamental Rights from 2000. An Irish perspective.

The EU-institutions
The EU-institutions page for some of the EU Treaties, in eleven languages. Provides an uncritical “Citizen’s Guide” and “Questions & Answers”.

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