Teachers resources

2005 European Year of Citizenship through Education

Federalism divides political power between levels of government to achieve the best combination of democracy and effectiveness. It is not the bureaucratic centralisation of popular myth.

The Bologna Process is the process of creating the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) and is based on cooperation between ministries, higher education institutions, students and staff from 46 countries. This website provides information on the countries and organisations involved, on the topics covered, on relevant news, events, and much more.

Bruegel is a European think tank devoted to international economics. It was created in Brussels in early 2005 with the intention of bringing a new voice into Europe’s economic policy discussions.

The Centre for Research on Lifelong Learning was established in order to gather expertise in the field of indicator-based evaluation and monitoring of education and training systems. CRELL combines fields of economics, econometrics, education, social sciences and statistics in an interdisciplinary approach to research.

Cooperatives Europe aims to unite, represent, promote and defend co-operatives in Europe

Europe.coop is the community gateway for coops using the .COOP web domain address

The ICA is an independent, non-governmental association which unites, represents and serves co-operatives worldwide.

The Community Fisheries Control Agency (CFCA) organises operational coordination of fisheries control and inspection activities by the Member States and to assist them to cooperate so as to comply with the rules of the Common EU Fisheries Policy in order to ensure its effective and uniform application.

The Council of Europe is an international organisation outside the European Union, which deals with education, culture and above all the protection of human rights.

The European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System is a student-centred system based on the student workload required to achieve the objectives of a programme, objectives preferably specified in terms of the learning outcomes and competences to be acquired.

EDF is a European umbrella organisation representing more than 37 million disabled people in Europe. Its mission is to ensure disabled citizens' full access to fundamental and human rights

EU News, Policy, Positions, & EU Actions online

26.06.07 - Youth has featured on the EU agenda for many years and a consensus exists on the need to take action to help young people with education, employment and civic participation. This report, written by members of Bureau of European Policy Advisers (BEPA) of the European commission, suggests there is a need to create a new political momentum to stress the timely importance of investing in youth from childhood and further enhance the coherence between Community and Member States’ actions.

EUNEC is the European Network of Education Councils.

Education Councils advise the government of their country on education. Via EUNEC they exchange information on the education policy in their country and their viewpoints on the matter. They also want to determine common standpoints on the education policy of the European Union.

Gateway of the European Union

On the website you find information about projects, events, websites from 2003 - 2008, all book series, all books outside the series enriched with downloads, cross-references and external links.

Give your opinion on EU policies and influence their direction? Take part in shaping European policy by responding to consultations

When the European Convention concludes, sometime in 2003, it will submit proposals to the European Council, in which the Heads of State or Government of the Member States of the Union regularly come together for discussions. 

The European Council gathers together the Heads of State or Government of the Member States of the European Union and the President of the Commission.

European Economic and Social Committee

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is the keystone of European Union (EU) risk assessment regarding food and feed safety. In close collaboration with national authorities and in open consultation with its stakeholders, EFSA provides independent scientific advice and clear communication on existing and emerging risks.

EMCDDA is the central source of comprehensive information on drugs and drug addiction in Europe.

European Network Of Sport Science, Education And Employment

Sports links

The European Ombudsman investigates complaints against the institutions and bodies of the European Union (EU). You can complain to the Ombudsman about maladministration in the activities of these institutions and bodies.

Political Groups on line / Groupes politiques sur le web

European Trade Union Committee for Education

The aim of ETUCE is to promote the interests of organisations of teachers and education employees and of education within the European Economic Area through consultations with all relevant EU and EFTA institutions and through other trade union actions

It carries out research in a European perspective (basic research, comparative research and Community research) in history, law, economics, political and social science.

Sharing the sights and sounds of Europe

Fenêtre sur l’Europe est une association à but non lucratif (loi d’association de 1908). Elle a pour objectif de contribuer à informer sur l'Europe, un maximum de citoyens. Fenetreeurope.com est un portail d'information multimédia sur l'actualité européenne.

Fondation Robert Schuman
29, bd Raspail, 75007 Paris
Tél 33.1.53.63.83.00, Fax : 33.1 53.63.83.01
www.robert-schuman.org - french
www.robert-schuman.org/gb/index.htm - english

Generation Europe SA is a youth communication agency that hosts Europe's leading online community and discussion platform for young Europeans aged 19-29 from the 45 countries represented in the Council of Europe.

International European Movement

25, Square de Meeus, B-1000 Bruxelles

Tel.: + 32 25083088 Fax: + 32 25083089

On 1 May 2004, the European Union welcomed 10 new member states. This was the biggest expansion of the EU in its history. What are the new member states like and what will they bring to the European Union?

"Coming Home to Europe" is a collection of 10 video clips that will give you a unique overview of each of these countries including their history, economy and culture.

You can order these videos on DVD from the European Movement

Le Taurillon, magazine eurocitoyen, est une publication des « Jeunes Européens-France ».

Les « Jeunes Européens », branche « jeunes » du Mouvement Européen-France, rassemblent les jeunes désireux d’agir en faveur de la construction d’une Europe fédérale.

MAIZ ... ist eine Organisation von und für Migrantinnen. Nach dem Prinzip der Selbstorganisation arbeiten wir seit 1994 unter anderem auch mit Migrantinnen in der Sexarbeit, mit Betroffenen von Frauenhandel und jugendlichen Migrantinnen.

MAIZ is an organisation by and for migrant women and was created out of the necessity for changes with regards to migrants’ living and work situation in Austria as well as in accordance with the strengthening of political and cultural participation.

Missing Children Europe is the European Federation for Missing and Sexually Exploited Children. We represent 21 NGOs active in the combat against the disappearance and sexual exploitation of children, working in 15 countries of the European Union.

OBESSU – The Organising Bureau of European School Student Unions is a platform for cooperation between the national school student unions active in general secondary and secondary vocational education in Europe. It was founded in April 1975 in Dublin, Ireland and brings together member and observer organisations from more than 25 European countries. All member-organisations are independent, national, representative and democratic school student organisations.

Permanent Forum of Civil Society, Forum Permanent de la Société Civile

Square de Meeûs 25, B-1000 Bruxelles

Phone (32) 2 508 30 84, Fax (32) 2 508 30 89

The European Network of Policy Makers

for the Evaluation of Education Systems

The European Volunteer Centre (CEV) is a European umbrella association of 35 National and Regional Volunteer Centres across Europe, that together work to support and promote voluntary activity.

Union of European Federalists, Union pour l'Europe Fédérale U.E.F

214 D chaussée de Wavre, B - 1050 Bruxelles

Tél. : +32-2.508 30 30 Fax : +32-2.626 95 00

a free encyclopaedia of the Internetportal edited by the "Tribune of European Civil Society"

Young European Federalists, Jeunes Européens Fédéralistes (JEF)

Chaussée de Wavre 214d,

1050 Brussels