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    Name:European Union Discussion Forum on LJ
    Website:http://europa.eu.int/
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    New members are encouraged to make an introductory post telling where they are from and a bit about themselves.

    This community has moderated membership, but those requesting membership who are not clearly trolls will be freely admitted. Please just ask, and we will respond to your request as quickly as we can.

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    This is the European Union Discussion Forum for open discussion about European Union issues, politics, law, economies, and anything else EU-related. Do note that this is not a site endorsing the European Union; rather it is a place to discuss the actions of the European Union, with Europskeptics and Europhiles alike.

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    Links that we all can use:

    Europa: http://europa.eu.int/
    European Union Studies Association: http://www.eustudies.org/home.html
    European Union Internet Resources: http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/doemoff/gov_eu.html
    Working in Europe: http://www.eurunion.org/infores/Employment/WorkingWebs.htm
    Reporting on Civil Liberties in the European Union: http://www.statewatch.org/news/
    EU Policy News and Dossiers: http://www.euractiv.com/
    The Visegrad 4: http://www.visegradgroup.org/main.asp
    The Nordic Council: http://www.norden.org/
    The Benelux Union: http://www.benelux.be/
    EFTA /EEA: http://secretariat.efta.int/Web/legaldocuments/
    Schengen Countries/Visa Information: http://www.eurovisa.info/
    The Lisbon Agreement: http://europa.eu.int/growthandjobs/index_en.htm


    Research links from members

    Research Resources for the Social Sciences: http://www.socsciresearch.com/
    ERPA: European Researh Papers Archive: http://eiop.or.at/erpa/
    Center for European Reform: http://www.cer.org.uk/
    European Policy Centre: http://www.theepc.be/
    Archive of European Integration: http://aei.pitt.edu/
    Research Papers in Economics: http://repec.org/
    ABSEES: http://www.library.uiuc.edu/absees/
    Central and East European On-line Library: http://www.ceeol.com/
    European Integration on-line Papers: http://eiop.or.at/eiop/
    European Journal of International Law: http://www.ejil.org/


    Relative voting weights in the Council of the European Union as decided in the Treaty of Nice, this change came into effect on November 1st 2004:
    Relative voting weights in the Council of the European Union as decided in the Treaty of Nice, this change came into effect on November 1st 2004:
    Country Votes Population

    (millions)

    Germany 29 82.0
    United Kingdom 29 59.4
    France 29 59.1
    Italy 29 57.7
    Spain 27 39.4
    Poland 27 38.6
    Netherlands 13 15.8
    Greece 12 10.6
    Czech Republic 12 10.3
    Belgium 12 10.2
    Hungary 12 10.0
    Portugal 12 9.9
    Sweden 10 8.9
    Austria 10 8.1
    Slovakia 7 5.4
    Denmark 7 5.3
    Finland 7 5.2
    Lithuania 7 3.7
    Ireland 7 3.7
    Latvia 4 2.4
    Slovenia 4 2.0
    Estonia 4 1.4
    Cyprus 4 0.8
    Luxembourg 4 0.4
    Malta 3 0.4

    Total 321 450.7


    News Sources

    The Economist
    Southeast European Times
    Europe Media Monitor
    EuroNews
    Le Figaro (in French)
    Le Soir en Ligne (Belgian newspaper) (in French)
    The Copenhagen Post
    Helsingin Sanomat (Finland) (in English)
    Le Monde (in French)
    The European Voice
    Luxembourger Wort Online (in German)
    La Repubblica (Italy) (in Italian)
    The Portugal News (in English)
    RTÉ News Online (Ireland)
    European Business News Online
    Balkans News
    Scandinavia News
    Cordis News Service
    The European Investor
    Swiss Politics
    Yahoo! European Union Coverage
    Noticias de Actualidad (in Spanish)
    Europa Press (in Spanish)

    Blogs
    A Fistful of Euros
    Margot Wallström, Vice-President of the European Commission
    Europhobia
    Richard Corbett, UK Labour MEP for Yorkshire and the Humber
    Lose the Delusion



    The EU acquis. (i.e. The detailed laws and rules adopted on the basis of the EU's founding treaties, mainly the treaties of Rome, Maastricht , Amsterdam and Nice)

    Chapter 1: Free Movement of Goods
    Chapter 2: Free Movement for Persons
    Chapter 3: Freedom to Provide Services
    Chapter 4: Free Movement of Capital
    Chapter 5: Company Law
    Chapter 6: Competition Policy
    Chapter 7: Agriculture
    Chapter 8: Fisheries
    Chapter 9: Transport Policy
    Chapter 10: Taxation
    Chapter 11: EMU
    Chapter 12: Statistics
    Chapter 13: Employment & Social Policy
    Chapter 14: Energy
    Chapter 15: Industrial Policy
    Chapter 16: SMEs
    Chapter 17: Science and Research
    Chapter 18: Education and Training
    Chapter 19: Telecommunications and IT
    Chapter 20: Culture and Audiovisual Policy
    Chapter 21: Regional Policy and Co-ordination
    Chapter 22: Environment
    Chapter 23: Consumers and Health Protection
    Chapter 24: Justice and Home Affairs
    Chapter 25: Customs Union
    Chapter 26: External Relations
    Chapter 27: Common Foreign and Security Policy
    Chapter 28: Financial Control
    Chapter 29: Finance and Budgetary Provisions
    Chapter 30: Institutions
    Chapter 31: Other

    Dates of Application for EU Membership

    Turkey: 14.04.1987
    Cyprus: 03.07.1990
    Malta: 16.07.1990
    Hungary: 31.03.1994
    Poland: 05.04.1994
    Romania: 22.06.1995
    Slovakia: 27.06.1995
    Latvia: 13.10.1995
    Estonia: 24.11.1995
    Lithuania: 08.12.1995
    Bulgaria: 14.12.1995
    Czech Republic: 17.01.1996
    Slovenia: 10.06.1996
    Croatia: 21.02.2003

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