LINKS TO KNOW EUROPE BETTER

The European Constitution Data on education / Forums / Games for pupils / General / Job mobility / Languages / News/ Resources for project work /Safer internet/ Values and Rights /Youth education and training programmes

GENERAL
European Institutions and Other Bodies
An official website with explanations about all the European institutions

How the European Union works
A citizen´s guide to the EU institutions. Booklet that can be printed in word or pdf, and also ordered so you get free copies for your pupils

Europe in twelve lessons
Answers the basic questions on the EU. One of the Commission's most popular booklets. New edition for 2007, only available in English and French at the moment. You can download the booklet in word format

Eurostat
Your key to European statistics. Only available in French, English and German

Europe 2020
European lab of political anticipation

The Council of the European Union
Official website

The European Commission
Official website

The European Parliament
Official website

Working in the EU institutions
European Personnel Selection Office

Visit Europe
and learn about 33 countries

EU Bookshop


NEWS

Euronews
World News with an European perspective in seven languages. Excellent resource for language teachers, as the news versions can be compared in different languages.

BBC
News online. Impressive resources

The Eu Observer
Keep up with EU-related news

Cafébabel
European youth webpaper where contributions are welcomed. Excellent quality, and a different perspective

EurActiv
EU Policy news. Independent media portal fully dedicated to EU affairs

Eurozine
Network of European cultural journals, linking up more than 50 partner journals and just as many associated magazines and institutions from nearly all European countries. Multilingual

World Press
US-based site reporting foreign news to foster international exchange of perspectives and information

EuroJournal
An independent online journal from Moldova dedicated to international relations and European affairs


DATA ON EDUCATION

Eurydice
Key data on education in Europe

Main Policy Initiatives and Outputs in Education and Training since the year 2000
pdf document

Vocational education and training
Official website


GAMES AND QUIZZES FOR PUPILS

Spain's webquest
Excellent site which encourages students around the world to learn about the World Heritage Cities of Spain

Learning Objects
Almost 300 resources on Citizenship in many languages from the MyEurope portal

Walking around Europe
Games and quizes in English, French, German and Italian to know the basics about Europe

Quizz on the European Constitution
A MyEurope resource. Simple and nice

Isabel Perez's links to exercises for ESL students on Europe
Many interesting links

The European Day of Languages Quiz
Test your knowledge about the languages of our continent

Flags and geography
Small quizzes and flag printouts for the youngest to colour

How much do you know about the EU?
10 questions on the European Union from the MyEurope portal

Hungary test

A quiz about Slovenia


RESOURCES FOR PROJECT WORK

PROMISE
A Comenius 2.1 project on project work through eLeaning. You can download their publication "A stone in your shoe" (42 pages pdf)

Europe of tales
Tales of Europe. Myths and Legends from Europe - Flash animation -
multilingual

An atlas depicting European history by periods
Very interesting an visual resource on the changing maps of Europe

The Irish government
The way it works

A power point Template to introduce your country to other pupils
Cool! Look for a sample on Greece, on the same site

Shakespeare's Life and Times
Everything about the author of Romeo and Juliet

Spain: Touring, Leisure, Art and Culture and Traditions
Show Spain to your mates!


LANGUAGES

IATE
Terminology database of the EU

EU ABC.com
Dictionnary on words related to the EU

Europe and Languages
Portal from the European Commission. Everything you need to know about language diversity and learning, teaching, translating, interpretation and technology in Europe

Minority languages in Europe
Basic links to each of them

Languages across Europe
BBC education site. Snapshot of the 40 main European languages

Club polyglotte
This federation of linguists aims to promote better knowledge of languages by organising meetings and discussions


FORUMS ON EUROPE

The Education Forum
Extremely successful forum for European teachers

The National Forum on Europe (Irish)


VALUES AND RIGHTS


What? Me? A Racist?
Cartoon edited by the EU

The European Ombudsman
What can the European Ombudsman do for you?

European citizenship
Website by Dr. Juan Carlos Ocaña. The History of the EU in English, Spanish and Portuguese


YOUTH EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAMMES

Education and Training in Europe
Information on ERASMUS and other programmes

TakingITGlobal
Online community for young people interested in connecting across cultures

Euromed
The Euro-Mediterranean Youth Platform aims to nurture democracy and foster mutual understanding between young people from Europe and the Mediterranean

European Youth Portal
The portal for youth from the European Commission

Grundtvig
Adult education and other education pathways

Ploteus
European opportunities in adult education

Europass
It is a way to make people's skills and qualifications clearly and easily understood in Europe (European Union, EFTA/EEA and candidate countries) and be able to move anywhere in Europe

EUCEN
European Universities Continuing Education Network


JOB MOBILITY

The European job mobility portal

Working in the EU institutions


SAFER INTERNET

European Commission web on safer internet

Insafe
EUN's page on safer internet