General links
General links
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| Euractiv | Gives mostly an official view, but they present critical views as well. Sponsored by the EU. |
| Euro-sceptic Web Resource | Here you will find books, speeches, articles and activities from the diverse EU-critical scene. A bit difficult to overview, but an ambitious collection of links. |
| The WWW Virtual Library | A broad collection of links to EU-related material. Mainly focused on Britain. |
Civil liberties
Civil liberties
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| Amnesty International | Amnesty is “working to protect human rights worldwide”. Excellent site with a lot of information. |
| British Helsinki Human Rights Group | Informative reports from elections in mainly Central and Eastern Europe. |
| Human Rights Watch | NGO who “investigate and expose human rights violations and hold abusers accountable”. Very informative. |
| Statewatch | They are “monitoring the state and civil liberties in the European Union”. Probably one of the best sites on the EU and civil liberties. |
| CIVITAS | CIVITAS provide plenty of info, publications and arrange school debates on the EU |
Euro
Euro
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| Euroknow | A group of economics in Britain, bankers and academics, who present well-formulated arguments against the euro. Gives a good orientation. |
| no campaign | New campaign site for Business of Sterling, New Europe Councils and National Network. A lot to read and excellent design. |
Media & news
Media & news
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| All newspapers | Links to media all over the world. Very good orientation, but not always relevant and up-to-date. |
| Corporate European observitory | Convention 2001 and 2004 links. |
| EUobserver.com | One of the leading providers of EU-news on the web. |
| Euro-news from Yahoo | A good coverage on news about the euro. |
| The European Journal | The publication of the leading EU-critical think tank The European Foundation (see think tanks). Mainly a British perspective. |
| Brusselswatch | Brusselswatch aims to provide information so that people can make an informed choice. |
| Irish People's Movement Newsletter | The People's Movement campaigns against any measures that further develop the EU into a federal super-state and works to defend and enhance popular sovereignty, democracy and social justice in Ireland. |
| Campaign Against European Federalisem (CAEF) | CAEF - For independence, democracy, peace and jobs. Against the European Constitution and racism. |
| Eurofacts | Eurofacts aims to lead the debate about Britain’s place in the world, particularly her relationship with the EU. eurofacts is concise, easy to read, and contains Articles, Letters, Snippets, Meetings and Book Reviews. |
Think tanks
Think tanks
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| Centre for European Reform | London-based think tank which provides a lot to read on a wide range of subjects. Gives mostly a balanced view. |
| European Foundation | Present themselves as a EU-critical think tank”. Publishes The European Journal, one of the best EU-critical journals. |
| Initiative and Referendum Institute, Europe | This institute, based in Amsterdam, is “building a broadly based competence center for direct democracy”. A must for anyone who thinks that the people should have a say on EU-issues as well as other issues. |
| One world | Think tank focusing on the priorities and directions of EU’s development aid. Both a research and a NGO perspective. |
| The Centre for European Policy Studie/ | Brussels-based think tank which want to give “constructive solutions on Europe’s challenges”. Informative. |
| The European Policy Centre | Wants to be “an interface between government, business and civil society”. Informative and interesting, but look for the EU-critical perspective elsewhere. |
| The Federal Trust | This Britain-based think tank “explores federal solutions to issues of governance at national, continental and global level”. But they present both sides of the debate on the future of Europe. |
Eu treaties
Eu treaties
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| Constitution to Lisbon Treaty - EUdemocrats | From EU Constitution to Lisbon Treaty. The revised EU Constitution analysed by a Danish member of the two constitutional Conventions, Jens-Peter Bonde. |
| The Nice Treaty - The reader friendly edition | The newsportal EUobserver.com has produced the first consolidated version of the Nice Treaty. Download or order the book onEUbookshop. |
| Nice Treaty Online | Here you will find the Nice Treaty, with an analysis, as well as the Treaty of Maastricht and Amsterdam and the Charter of Fundamental Rights from 2000. An Irish perspective. |
| The EU-institutions | The EU-institutions page for some of the EU Treaties, in eleven languages. Provides an uncritical “Citizen’s Guide” and “Questions & Answers”. |