Links & Resources

Sections:

EU Institutions

European Commission

http://ec.europa.eu/index_en.htm

A wealth of documents, from a policy guide to a repertory of EU legislation, and access to the Commission's various press releases.

 

Europarl ? The European Parliament Online

http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/public/default_en.htm

The European Parliament central website. It has an extensive, constantly updated multilingual database on all members, parliamentary committees and delegations, and activities of the Institution.

 

UK Office of the European Parliament

http://www.europarl.org.uk
The European Parliament's office in the UK exists to provide information to the public, the media, government, regional agencies and the business community about the role and activities of the Parliament itself and the European Union more generally.

 

Council of the European Union

http://consilium.europa.eu/cms3_fo/showPage.asp?lang=EN

 

Presidency of the European Union

http://www.eu2007.pt/UE/vEN/

From 1 July to 31 December 2007 Portugal holds the presidency of the European Union.

 

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European Movement

Central London Europe Group http://www.cleg.org.uk/
Labour Movement for Europe (LME)  http://www.lme.org.uk/
Labour Movement for Europe (LME)  London & South East  http://www.lme-lse.org.uk/lme-lse/
Contact the Labour Movement for Europe (LME) contact@lme.org.uk

Political Parties, Groups & Organisations

London Labour Party http://www.labourinlondon.org.uk/
Official site of the London Labour Party

Labour Party http://www.labour.org.uk/home
Official site of the Labour Party

Party of European Socialists (PES) http://www.pes.org/
The PES brings together the Socialist, Social Democratic and Labour Parties of the EU.

Socialist Group - www.socialistgroup.eu

ECOSY - Young European Socialists http://www.ecosy.org/

Other London Labour MEPs - Mary Honeyball MEP & Robert Evans MEP

Operation Black Vote http://www.obv.org.uk/
Attempts to change the face of European politics by promoting greater participation of ethnic minorities in the democratic process.

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EU Media

European Voice http://www.european-voice.com/
Brussels-based independent, authoritative and balanced coverage of the latest EU news and analysis, providing a comprehensive account of the activities of the key European Union institutions.

The Parliament Magazine http://www.parliamentmag.com/
Published fortnightly, the Parliament Magazine reflects and reports upon the work of the European Parliament, the Council, the European Commission as well as broader European issues, providing impartial insight and analysis into European politics and policy.

EUPolitix.com http://www.eupolitix.com/EN/
News, analysis and information on EU institutions, legislation and politicians.

EurActiv.com http://www.euractiv.com/
Brussels-based agency providing news monitoring, policy positions, discussion forums and contacts on selected EU affairs topics.

EUBusiness.com http://www.eubusiness.com/
A leading independent online business news and information service about the European Union.

Euronews http://www.euronews.net/
European news channel with developments from across Europe.

Europe Daily http://www.europedaily.com/
Comprehensive global news network including analysis and opinion on current events.

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Human Rights Organisations

Liberty http://www.liberty-human-rights.org.uk/
An independent human rights organisation which works to defend and extend rights and freedoms in England and Wales.

Justice http://www.justice.org.uk/
UK based human rights campaigns organisation - includes links to important Human Rights documents.

Amnesty International http://www.amnesty-eu.org/
Amnesty International is a worldwide campaigning movement that works to promote all the human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international standards.

Fair Trials Abroad

British Institute of Human Rights (BIHR) http://www.bihr.org/
An independent charity based in London which raises awareness and understanding about the importance of human rights.
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Anti-Racism Organisations

European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia (EUMC) http://eumc.eu.int/eumc/index.php
Aims to provide the EU Member States with objective, reliable and comparable information and data on racism, xenophobia, islamophobia and anti-Semitism at the European level in order to help the EU and its Member States to establish measures or formulate courses actions against racism and xenophobia.

European Network Against Racism (ENAR) http://www.enar-eu.org/
Provides news on current anti-racism and discrimination legislation and campaigns in the EU.

National Assembly Against Racism (NAAR) http://www.naar.org.uk/
A national campaigning organisation fighting against racism in all its forms.

Unite Against Fascism (UAF) http://www.uaf.org.uk/ National campaign aiming to alerting British society to the rising threat of the extreme right gaining an electoral foothold in the UK.

Runneymede Trust http://www.runnymedetrust.org/
A leading independent think tank on ethnicity and cultural diversity

1990 Trust/BLINK http://www.blink.org.uk/
The 1990 Trust is a national organisation set up to protect and pioneer the interest of Britain's Black Communities - BLINK is the Trust?s main online communication channel as a community website with news, resources, information, from a black perspective.

Jewish Council for Racial Equality (J-CORE) http://www.jcore.org.uk/ Promotes awareness and active involvement in the Jewish community to combat racism and build a just, harmonious multicultural society. back to top

Immigration and Asylum

Refugee Council http://www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/
The largest organisation in the UK working with asylum seekers and refugees.

Immigration Advisory Service http://www.iasuk.org/
A leading charity giving free legal advice and representation services to immigrants and asylum seekers.

Immigration Law Practitioners? Association (ILPA) http://www.ilpa.org.uk/ Promotes and improves the advising and representation of immigrants, provides information to members on domestic and European immigration, refugee and nationality law and works to secure a non-racist, non-sexist, just and equitable system of immigration, refugee and nationality law

European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE) http://www.ecre.org/
An umbrella organisation of 76 refugee-assisting agencies in 30 countries working towards fair and humane policies for the treatment of asylum seekers and refugees

Older people

Department for Trade and Industry on age discrimination

http://www.dti.gov.uk/employment/discrimination/age-discrimination/

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