Searching for EU and European Information
Ian Thomson
Director, Cardiff EDC
Searching for EU and European Information© Ian Thomson, Cardiff EDC, January 2009
This presentation highlights websites and
databases that can be used to search for
information about the European Union
and the wider Europe
For further information please contact:
Email: [email protected] / Tel: 029 2087 4262
Searching for EU and European Information© Ian Thomson, Cardiff EDC, January 2009
The added value information service that focuses on the European Union, the countries of Europe, and on the
issues of concern to citizens, stakeholders and researchers in the Europe of today
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Extensive coverage
Searching for EU and European Information© Ian Thomson, Cardiff EDC, January 2009
Search ESO for the latest information on:European Union – General and Institutional DevelopmentsPeople and PoliticsThe Budget – Financing the EUEconomic and Monetary PolicySingle Market – CompetitionBusiness – Industry – Trade Employment – Labour MarketSocial Policy – Social IssuesEconomic and Social Cohesion / Structural Policies / Regional PolicyEnvironmentConsumersAgriculture – Fisheries – ForestryTransport – Communications – TourismEnergyResearch – Science and TechnologyEducation – Training – CultureExternal relations – EnlargementLaw
Searching for EU and European Information© Ian Thomson, Cardiff EDC, January 2009
Search the entire ESO database to find information from EU, international and national
sources; books and academic journals; think tanks and research organisations;
news sources and stakeholder organisations
Click here:
Searching for EU and European Information© Ian Thomson, Cardiff EDC, January 2009
Search the EU’s own websites via the EUROPA search engine –
directly or through third party search engines
Searching for EU and European Information© Ian Thomson, Cardiff EDC, January 2009
Legislative information
Summaries of Legislation
Case law
Press Releases
Search for more specialist EU information
Searching for EU and European Information© Ian Thomson, Cardiff EDC, January 2009
General search engines
Google Advanced
Google Scholar
Google: EP Elections 2009 [due soon]
Searching for EU and European Information© Ian Thomson, Cardiff EDC, January 2009
ECLAS Database
Major bibliographic database of EU publications and documents, books and journals covering many
European languages
Searching for EU and European Information© Ian Thomson, Cardiff EDC, January 2009
EU Bookshop
Search for and download the full text of many EU publications (not EU documents)
Searching for EU and European Information© Ian Thomson, Cardiff EDC, January 2009
Registers of documents
Search for ‘unpublished’ documents from the EU Institutions
Council of the European Union European Parliament European Commission Comitology Committees [Old Register]