EU e-Fact Finding

© Dr. Luciano Morganti

luciano.morganti@vub.ac.be

About this Presentation I

A) Explain the rationale behind this Interactive Presentation

B) A few general tips for EU e-fact finding

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About this Presentation II

C) Search for info on Europa Server and beyond

a) Legislation; b) Policies; c) Programmes; d) Funding opportunities; … Europe @ your fingertips

b) Explore some of most relevant links in this presentation (specific tips on EU FF)

Integrated Question Time and Feedback Sessions:

Share your experience!

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A) Rationale I

The PPT presentation is:

• An interactive search facility and a personal tool to increase your knowledge about the EU

• A tool and some tips to find Information about the European Union using the Internet

• An interactive guide to fact finding that goes from general to specific on the different EU questions (inside and outside EUROPA)

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A) Rationale II

Questions most frequently asked about the EU:

• +/- 25% of questions on mobility within the EU• < 25% EU Institutions (aims and functioning)• External relations, Internal MKT and aid to development…But also: • Judgments and personal points of view on EU issues• Questions on European regions and regions and the EU

Bear this in mind when training yourself!

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A) Rationale III

• EUROPA Server: – horizontal vs vertical approach – thematic vs specific

• Information outside the EUROPA Server: EU Relays Centres; EU Think Tanks; Regional & Local Portals; …

Presentation general to specific

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B) Tips and advices III

• EUROPA = an enormous and ever changing portal

• Research is momentum dependent: the EUROPA website changes very often! :-(

• Read LATEST NEWS sections

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B) Tips and advices IV

Very important: Make info come to you! :-) use: Commission Homepage Newsletters :-) RSS Alert Notifications Exchange info with your peers

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B) Tips and advices V

• Key question: What do we mean by the word “sources”?

• In relation to the each specific question it is important to find:

… policies, documents, publications, legal texts, White and Green books, files, DGs and units, persons, mailing lists, …, sounds and images, …

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B) Tips and advices VI

• EUROPA Server: – horizontal vs vertical approach – thematic vs specific

• Information outside the EUROPA Server: EU Relays Centres, EU Think Tanks, Regional & Local Portals, … smart Googling and Wikipeding

Presentation general to specific

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C) EUROPA Server: Info Categories

1) Legal Texts and Official Documents/Procedures III2) News3) General information III4) EU Institutions III5) Non-EU EU related bodies and organizations/Think Tanks II6) Grants, Funds and Programmes by EU Policy and Public Tender

II7) Partners Search8) EU History and Policies9) EU Documents and Persons/Functions III10) Dialogues with/Services for the Citizens II11) Statistics12) EU Relays Centres and Networks

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1) Legal Texts and Official Documents I

• European Treaties• Legislation in Force• SCAD Plus/Summaries of Legislation• White and Green Papers• Process and Players and Legislative Drafting

= Practical Guide

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1) Legal Texts and Official Documents II

• EUR-Lex

• Secretariat General

• Register of Comitology

• CURIA

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1) Legal Texts and Official Documents III

• Decision Making in the EU

• Codecision

• The Legislative Observatory

• Pre-Lex

• Application of Community Law

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2) News

• Rapid Midday Express

• The Bullettin of the EU

• Press Room

• National press Agencies Your Link to the “Local”

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3) General Information on SE I

• European Commission Home Page

• Information Sources

• Contact Points for Business, Citizens and Students/Young People

• EU @ a Glance• Glossary3/2011 © L. Morganti - FF EU

3) General Information on SE II

• European Parliament Facts-Sheets

• Audiovisual Library

• Search Function

• Europe Direct: 00800678910113/2011 © L. Morganti - FF EU

3) General Information on SE III

• IATE

• EurActive

• Wikipedia

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3) General Information on SE IV

• Schengen on Wikipedia

• European Economic Area

• EFTA

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4) EU Institutions I

• Institutions of the EU / Commission Site Map

• European parliament– EP Information Offices– Members of the EP

• European Council– Council Configurations– Council Documents

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4) EU Institutions II

Representations in MSs and Delegations in the World:

• Representations of the EU in the MSs

• Delegations of the EU in the World

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4) EU Institutions III

Institutional Agendas, Calendars and Work Programmes:

• Commission Agenda - Work Programme

• European parliament Agenda - Calendar

• European Council Agenda - Calendar

• EU institutions Consolidated Agenda

• EurActive Agenda of EU Institutions

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5) Non EU - EU Related bodies and organisations/EU Think Thanks I

• Consultation/Civil Society

• Centre for European Policy Studies - CEPS• The European Policy Centre - EPC

• Think Tanks Directory

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5) Non EU - EU Related bodies and organisations/EU Think Thanks II

• Research Centres on European Affairs

• Newsletters on specific EU related topics

• NGOs

• Local and Regional Authorities portals

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6) Grants, Funds and Programmes by EU Policy and Public Tender I

• Introduction to Community Grants

• Grants/Programmes/Policies

• CORDIS; ... EUROPAID

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6) Grants, Funds and Programmes by EU Policy and Public Tender II

• Introduction to Public Procurements

• Information on Public Contracts – TED; SIMAP

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7) Partners search

• Energy and Transport

• CORDIS

• Comunidad Valenciana

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8) EU History and Policies

• History

• Historical Archives

• Activities & Policies

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9) EU Documents and Persons/Functions I

• Register of Documents

• European Parliament Public Register of Documents

• European Council Public Register of Documents

• Register of Comitology

• ESEC Opinion Search

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9) EU Documents and Persons/Functions II

• European Commission Central Library and ECLAS

• EU Bookshop

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9) EU Documents and Persons/Functions III

• Commission Organization Charts

• EU WhoisWho

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10) Dialogue with/services for the Citizens I

• Your Europe: Dialogue with Business

• Your Europe: e-Services for Citizens

• Your Voice

• Signpost

• SOLVIT

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10) Dialogue with/services for the Citizens II

• Contact points within the Institutions

• Info & Contact points for Business, Citizens, and Students/Young People

• Contacts by Commission Activities

• EU Agencies

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11) Statistics

• Eurostat

• Eurobarometer

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12) EU Relays Centres and Networks I

• Europe Direct:– National Information Centres– Team Europe– Relays– European Documentation centre

• Commission’s Representations and Delegations

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12) EU Relays Centres and Networks II

• Enterprise Europe Network

• European Consumer Centres Network

• European BIC Network

• Support for Innovation

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EU e-Info Finding

Good luck and have an efficient search!

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