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European Union Links
Council of the European Union
The Council is the Union’s main decision-making institution and constitutes the EU institution in which the governments are represented.
The official website of the Council containing all the official documents and information on the Council, policies, the European Constitution and the Council Secretary-General.
http://www.consilium.europa.euhttp://europa.eu.int/comm/
European Commission
The Commission is a politically independent collegiate institution which embodies and defends the general interests of the European Union.
The official website of the Commission containing all the official documents and information and news on EU policies, the Commissioners and the Commission President.
www.europa.eu.int/comm/index_en.htm
The EU's Mediterranean & Middle East Policy
This part of the Commission web site gives an overview of the EU Mediterranean and Middle East Policy and its institutions and initiatives, such as The Euro-Mediterranean Partnership and the Middle East Peace Process, as well as the latest news from the EU in this area.
http://europa.eu.int/comm/external_relations/med_mideast/intro/index.htm
European Parliament
The European Parliament is the parliamentary body of the European Union, directly elected by the 435 million EU citizens once every five years.
The official website of the Parliament containing all the official documents, information and news on the institution, policy areas, MEPs and its activities.
http://www.europarl.eu.int/
The EU ABC
An Internet dictionary providing concise explanations of terms used in the EU debate, and a lot of useful links. Its aim is to inform people on the debate on the future of Europe and is therefore a good resource for information on the new European Constitution. It’s very helpful if you know which term or concept you are looking for, but less convenient if you are looking for an overview of EU concepts and terms. The site is regularly updated and available in most of the EU languages.
http://euabc.com/
European Initiative for Democracy and Human Rights
The EIDHR is a European Union programme that aims to promote and support human rights and democracy in third countries. Information on its activities and actions are accessible via the various links of the website.
http://ec.europa.eu/comm/europeaid/projects/eidhr/index_en.htm
European Neighbourhood Policy
Launched in 2003, the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) aims at creating a ring of countries, sharing EU's democratic ideals and joining them in further integration without necessarily becoming full member states of the EU.
The ENP website provides many strategy papers, ENP Action Plans and country reports and other relevant EU And Commission reports.
ec.europa.eu/world/enp/index_en.htm
Human Rights and Democratisation in the European Union's External Relations
The EU draws on a wide-range of tools, available on this website, to promote human rights and democratisation objectives in external relations, Some of these tools are instruments of traditional diplomacy and foreign policy, such as declarations, demarches as well as resolutions and interventions within the United Nations framework. In addition, the EU promotes human rights and democratisation through various co-operation and assistance programmes it implements with third countries and through the political dialogues that it conducts with them.
http://ec.europa.eu/comm/external_relations/human_rights/intro/index.htm
