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 programmesGENERAL
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
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
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
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
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!
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
The Education
Forum
Extremely successful forum for European teachers
The National Forum on Europe (Irish)
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
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
The European job mobility portal
Working in the EU institutions
European Commission web on safer internet
Insafe
EUN's page on safer internet