On Wednesday Theresa May notified the President of the European Council, Donald Tusk, of the UK’s intention to leave the European Union. The six-page letter triggering the Article 50 process is here. And the response? Donald Tusk was clear: ‘There is no reason to pretend that this is a happy day, neither in Brussels, nor… Read More »
Where can I find … Jean Monnet’s speeches at the inauguration of the European Coal and Steel Community High Authority in August 1952, Luxembourg … or … a 2010 EU study of gender differences in educational outcomes … or …a 1976 study on the mobility of performing artists within the European Community? At one time,… Read More »
On 31 July, the European Ombudsman opened investigations into the European Commission and the Council concerning transparency and public participation in relation to the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations. Negotiations between the US and the EU began in July 2013, but the 17-page document containing the EU negotiating directives has not been disclosed… Read More »
Who would have thought that the dumping of waste at sea could bring out the Christmas cheer in the House of Lords. Well Viscount Ridley must be commended, as Hansard records that on the 18th December 1986 he came up with this catchy Christmas jingle: “Finally, there are those who think that your Lordships are… Read More »
(A traditional Czech Carol translated by Percy Dearmer). This traditional Czech carol, about a cuckoo, a pidgeon and a dove, reminds us of the importance of diversity in the bird population. The Birds Directive is a codified version of Directive 79/409/EEC, which is the EU’s oldest piece of nature legislation. This is the sort of… Read More »
We ask: can this be legal?? Are there no men employed in this dairy in which female staff toil … and are any women on the company board? I suspect the answer to both may be ”no”, but this may change … partly thanks to EU plans to increase the number of women directors. To… Read More »
Check out the new Bibliography of the Council. Complied by the Commission’s Central Library it consists of around 730 records referencing around 260 books and 470 articles and selected chapters. References are grouped in specific research fields and indexed according to Eurovoc descriptors. The Central Library would be grateful if researchers would, by September 2012, test… Read More »
In January 2012, the European Commission introduced two new document identifiers, JOIN and SWD. JOIN is for joint proposals, communications, reports, white papers and green papers adopted by the Commission and the High Representative. SWD is for staff and joint staff working documents (impact assessments, summaries of impact assessments, staff working papers). It replaces SEC,… Read More »
The General Report on the Activities of the EU in 2011 has now been published in all the official languages. It gives an account of the EU’s major initiatives and activities throughout the year in all policy areas. You can consult the Report by clicking here. For the first time ever the Report is also available… Read More »
The European Commission Library has launched a virtual reference collection of websites and search tools that are freely available on the internet. In addition to the links that are also very readily available via Europa there are links to open access research papers, online journals and other external sources ranging from the European Information Association to ViFaOst. Posted by the European… Read More »
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