EU e-Fact Finding

Dr. Luciano Morganti

luciano.morganti@metis-brussels.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 III
2) News
3) General information III
4) EU Institutions III
5) Non-EU EU related bodies and organizations/Think Tanks II
6) Grants, Funds and Programmes by EU Policy and Public Tender
II
7) Partners Search
8) EU History and Policies
9) EU Documents and Persons/Functions III
10) Dialogues with/Services for the Citizens II
11) Statistics
12) 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
Glossary
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3) General Information on SE II
European Parliament Facts-Sheets
Audiovisual Library
Search Function
Europe Direct: 0080067891011
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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

Commissions 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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