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Last update June/04 FREE-Access EU DATABASES 1. ADAM (Administrative and documentary system for procurement and contracts) The ADAM database contains data on study contracts awarded by the Commission to outside consultants. FR http://europa.eu.int/comm/budget/adam/ 2. Adapt and Employment database: this database provides access to information on more than 10.000 projects, selected in 1995 and 1997 (last update in April 2000). EN, FR http://europa.eu.int/comm/employment_social/equal/ae.cfm?file=mcc/searchmcc 2.cfm&nav_id_menu=116&lang_id=5 3. AER (Assembly of European Regions) Data bases on line: Through this bilingual English-French data base, born from the AER map "Tabula Regionum Europae" crossed with the AER directory "Visiting cards of European Regions/Cartes de visite des Régions d'Europe", you can gain access to the maps and lists of Regions by country, synoptic tables on regionalisation in Europe, the Directory of European Regions Visiting cards of European Regions, Interregional Partnership Pool and "European, Interregional & Regional Links" http://www.are-regions-europe.org/DATABASE/index.html 4. AGORES: The AGORES website is aiming to be the most extensive renewable energy knowledge centre and gateway for Europe. http://www.agores.org/ 5. AGREEMENTS DATABASE Information concerning Agreements and Conventions signed by the European Union including those in the process of being approved. Info in all EU25 languages http://ue.eu.int/accords/default.asp?lang=en 6. : AI-GEOSTATS Central Server for GIS & Spatial Statistics on the Internet; The main goal of AI-GEOSTATS is to promote communication about spatial data analysis (GIS, geostatistics, geoinformatics, spatial statistics, sampling strategies,...) between persons working in different fields. http://www.ai-geostats.org/ Last update June/04 7. ALICE (Adult Learning Information Centre Europe): ALICE is a web database and contains information on organisations and institutions that are active in the sector of non-formal adult education in different European countries. Moreover, the database includes information on subsidy programmes of the European Union, for which organisation can apply. http://www.isisnl.org/alice/ewwwiris.htm 8. ARCHIS Database of the Historical Archives of the European Commission. It contains details of the references of files and organisational structure of the following European institutions: the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC), the European Economic Community (EEC), the European Atomic Energy Community (EAEC or Euratom) and the current European Community from their inception to the present day. http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/archisplus/htdocs/en/htm/about.h tm 9. Archive of the Intergovernmental Conference 1996 for the reform of the treaties This database was launched as a pilot project on the occasion of the European Council of Madrid on December 15-16, 1995 to focus on the revision of the Maastricht's Treaty and the Intergovernmental Conference launched in Turin on the 29 March 1996. http://europa.eu.int/en/agenda/igc-home/index.html 10. ARCHIVE of the Intergovernmental Conference 2000 for the reform of the treaties Here you can find all the documents related to the 2000 IGC http://europa.eu.int/comm/archives/igc2000/geninfo/index_en.htm 11. ARENA (Advanced Research on the Europeanisation on the Nation-State): ARENA is a research centre studying the dynamics of the evolving European systems of governance http://www.arena.uio.no/ Last update June/04 12. Binding Tariff Information (BTI) database: The Binding Tariff Information (BTI) system is a key instrument for implementing the Common Customs Tariff. It is intended to make it easier for economic operators to get the proper classification of the goods in the tariff and statistical nomenclature. http://www.europa.eu.int/comm/taxation_customs/databases/bti_en.htm 13. Bulletin of the EU (all the issues since 1996). The Bulletin offers a monthly presentation of activities by all the institutions and bodies of the European Union. It follows the different stages in the process of adopting legislation and also reports on other actions by the institutions (communications, resolutions, opinions, etc.) as well as the Union's international activity (international and ministerial conferences, etc). The information, classified by subject, is presented with full references (OJ, COM and previous Bulletins). All EU 15 languages. http://europa.eu.int/abc/doc/off/bull/en/welcome.htm 14. Business Cooperation Database DG Entreprise manages the partner search database which contains a large amount of cooperation profiles. The company profile in the database has been developed by the Euro Info Centre Working Group Business Cooperation and Partner Search and gives you an efficient tool in your efforts to find the right business partner for your client. http://eic.cec.eu.int/BCD/ 15. Business Incubators Database The Business Incubators Database has been created by the European Commission's Enterprise Directorate-General. Its objective is to provide an overview of the business incubators in the 15 EU Member States, the EEA countries (Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein), Switzerland and the 13 candidate countries. At the end of 2001, it will contain over 950 business incubators. The database is searchable by using predefined criteria (business incubator name, region, country, business sector, contact person) or a free text search. http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/bi/index.htm 16. CARE is a Community database on road accidents resulting in death or injury (no statistics on damage - only accidents). The major difference between CARE and most other existing international databases is the high level of disaggregation, i.e. CARE comprises detailed data on individual accidents as collected by the Member States. http://europa.eu.int/comm/transport/home/care/index_en.htm Last update June/04 17. CIRCA - Communication & Information Resource Centre Administrator: CIRCA Web-based Information and Dissemination tool tailored to the needs of geographically remote users. It currently serves approximately 30,000 users across Europe throughout various European Institutions. http://forum.europa.eu.int/ 18. CLAB European Database on Case Law about Unfair Contractual Terms: This database gathers the case law generated by the directive on unfair terms in consumer contracts. http://europa.eu.int/clab/ 19. Codecision Procedure database: A database in French is available showing the progress of dossiers subject to the codecision procedure provided for by Article 251 of the Treaty establishing the European Community. The database is regularly updated by the Codecision Legislative Procedures Unit and enables the procedure for legislative acts adopted jointly by the European Parliament and the Council to be followed. http://ue.eu.int/cms3_fo/showPage.asp?id=435&lang=en&mode=g 20. The Comenius partner finding forum: From this database you can find the new Comenius projects by searching in the forum or place your message. This forum is for teachers looking for partners for school projects. http://comenius.eun.org/ww/en/pub/comenius/pforum.cfm 21. CFSP refence documents: Documents of the Council of the EU about Common Foreign and Security Policy. Includes the Third country Summary files. http://ue.eu.int/cms3_fo/showPage.asp?id=409&lang=en&mode=g 22. 23. Database of opinions and resolutions adopted by the Committee of the Regions http://www.cor.eu.int/en/docu/docu_avi.html Information about the Commission's formal or structured civil society consultation bodies and a directory of pan-European civil society organisations. EN, FR, DE http://europa.eu.int/comm/civil_society/coneccs/index.htm Last update June/04 24. Conventions and Agreements in the European Treaty Series (ETS) from the Council of Europe: European Conventions and Agreements are prepared and negotiated within the institutional framework of the Council of Europe. Negotiation culminates in a decision of the Committee of Ministers establishing ne varietur the text of the proposed treaty. It is then agreed to open the treaty for signature by member States of the Council. Texts of treaties in Html and Word format, as well as explanatory reports. EN, FR, DE , IT, RU http://conventions.coe.int/ 25. CORDIS (Community R&D Information service) Guidance: CORDIS the European Commission's information service on European Research and Innovation activities.Whether you are a newcomer or a regular visitor, CORDIS Guidance can help you to better understand the scope of the service and benefit from using it more thoroughly. http://www.cordis.lu/guidance/services.htm 26. COST Database COST -European Cooperation in the field of Scientific and Technical research - established in 1971 by 19 European States, is a cooperation framework for European concerted research Actions, referred to as COST Actions, with the support of the European Union. COST aims to coordinate pre-competitive research or activities of public utilities financed at national level in Europe. http://ue.eu.int/cms3_applications/applications/search/costSearch.asp?lang=EN &cmsID=440 27. : Countdown is an online information, documentation and communication centre on the European Union's eastern enlargement. The project database is no longer being updated, but wiiw maintains the Countdown website as an archive enabling users to search the data accumulated between 1998 and 2002. http://www.wiiw.ac.at/e/countdown.html 28. Court of Justice of the European Communities Recent Case-Law: the electronic version of the texts of the Court of Justice is available on Internet for information purposes. This version is subject to amendment. The definitive version of these texts will be published in the "Reports of Cases before the Court of Justice and the Court of First Instance" which alone are authentic and, in the event of their differing from the electronic version, are alone to be regarded as authoritative. http://curia.eu.int/en/content/juris/index_form.htm Last update June/04 29. CTM (Community Trade Mark) databases of the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market: Five databases: CTM-ONLINE a consultation service, CTM-AGENT OHIM consultation service on professional representatives and associations of representatives, CTMDOWNLOAD, for licensees only, download service for Community Trade Mark data. EURONICE (NICE Agreement on the classification of goods and services) and Online TM Search System in the new Member States and Candidate Countries http://oami.eu.int/en/db.htm 30. DAPHNE project database: this database allows to search all the projects funded by the DAPHNE programme since 1997. DAPHNE is the EU programme to combat violence against children, young people and women. http://europa.eu.int/comm/justice_home/project/daphne/index.cfm 31. Dialogue with Citizens: this database gives relevant information on the services offered by the Europe Direct- Dialogue with Citizensand also links you to the guides and fact sheets on European citizens rights with regard to working, living, studying, buying goods and services, equal opportunities and travelling in another EU country. http://europa.eu.int/citizensrights/ 32. EC CHM European Community Clearing-House Mechanism: web site and URL database developed and maintained by ECNC (The European Centre for Nature Conservation) under contract to the European Environment Agency (EEA), for the European Commission. The EC CHM aims at supporting the Convention on Biological Diversity. http://biodiversity-chm.eea.eu.int/ 33. ECICS European Customs Inventory of Chemical Substances: ECICS lists some 35 400 chemical names (for about 28 600 chemical substances) in eleven Comrnunity languages along with their tariff classification in the European Community's Combined Nomenclature (eight-digit CN codes). The CN is based on the "Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System" emanating from WCO, in use throughout the world. EN, FR http://europa.eu.int/comm/taxation_customs/databases/ecics_en.htm 34. Eclas (European's Commission Library Anototed System) European Commission Libraries Catalogue: ECLAS is a bibliographic data base consisting of ca. 200 000 completed catalogue records in the domain of European affairs; about 7 000 new records are added annually. About 20 DGs manage and Last update June/04 catalogue their departmental collections in ECLAS. ECLAS provides bibliographical references for publications, but no document delivery or copy service is available. EN, FR http://europa.eu.int/eclas/about_en.htm 35. ECO-INDUSTRIES: ECO-INDUSTRIES database provides an innovative, central source of information on over 7000 European companies providing goods and services for environmental protection. It also provides more than 100 European information sources relating to Eco-industries. http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/ecoindus/home.htm 36. EDDRA (Exchange on Drug Demand Reduction Action): EDDRA information system is an Internet-based database providing details of a wide range of demand-reduction programmes in the EU. Focusing on hands-on experience and good practice in the field, the system caters for the needs of drug practitioners, policymakers and decision-makers involved in planning and implementing demandreduction interventions. http://www.emcdda.org/responses/methods_tools/eddra.shtml 37. EDITA European Database for International Trade Activities: the database for cross-border trade activities of small and medium-sized businesses in the European Union. In the pilot phase, you will find general information from Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands as well as specific information on the painting, varnishing and roofing trades. EN, DE, NL http://www.edita.org/ 38. EEA glossary: the EEA glossary database contains about 600 English environmental terms with definitions and definition sources etc as well as translations into the 23 EEA-languages. The terms have been chosen after extensive checking of EEA publications followed by both in-house and NFP consultations, where focus has been partly on the relevancy of the words and partly on the necessity for agreement regarding their definition to avoid potential difficulties in translation . http://glossary.eea.eu.int/EEAGlossary/ 39. EFTA Surveillance Authority implementation status database: database for information on the Directives contained in the EEA Agreement, on the status of implementation of those Directives by the three EFTA States parties to the Agreement (Iceland, Liechtenstein and Last update June/04 Norway), and on the titles of the national measures adopted by those States in order to comply with the Directives. http://www.eftasurv.int/?showWithHandler=node/web/database 40. EINECS - Existing Chemicals (EINECS) database: the European Chemicals Bureau (ECB) is the focal point for data and the assessment procedure on dangerous chemicals. An "Existing" chemical substance is in the EU defined as any chemical substance listed in the European INventory of Existing Commercial Substances (EINECS), an inventory containing 100,195 substances. http://ecb.jrc.it/existing-chemicals/ 41. ELDD - European Legal Database on Drugs: the European Legal Database on Drugs (ELDD) is the EMCDDA's online database of information on European drugs-related legislation for the 15 Member States and Norway. Information for the candidate countries is being added as it becomes available. http://eldd.emcdda.eu.int/ 42. Environmental Taxes – Environmental economics (taxes) OECD/EEA database: the OECD and the European Environment Agency have, in co-operation with the European Commission, developed a database on the use of market-based instruments for environmental policy and natural resource management (environmentally-related taxes, fees and charges, environmentally-motivated subsidies, tradable permits systems, deposit-refund systems) in Member countries which includes all Member States of the EU as well as non-EU members of the EEA (in particular the accession countries). It also covers voluntary approaches. http://www1.oecd.org/scripts/env/ecoInst/index.htm 43. Evaluation Instruments Bank (EIB) : The EMCDDA's Evaluation Instruments Bank on responses to drug use is a document archive of tools created to encourage evaluation using reliable methods, and to help to standardise these tools at European level. People and professionals dealing with evaluation of prevention and of treatment can here find international standard instruments and tools on the database helping them to arrange and implement an evaluation. http://www.emcdda.org/responses/methods_tools/eib.shtml Last update June/04 44. European Integration online Papers (EIoP) published by the executive committee of the European Communities Studies Association Austria (ECSAAustria). Papers are available in HTML, Adobe PDF and some also in Postscript format. There is also an online commenting facility available for each paper. http://eiop.or.at/erpa/eiop.htm 45. Eiro european industrial relations observatory on-line; This website allows to compare some key aspects of industrial relations systems in the EU, and developments in this area, with the aim of highlighting some of the main areas of difference and similarity. http://www.eiro.eurofound.ie/index.html 46. ELGO (European Local Government Officers) database – PanEuropean website for identifying the decision makers in Local and Regional Government." Only a sample database for free. http://www.elgo.co.uk/ 47. ELVIL 2000 project: Academic portal to European Law and Politics: Databases EPOQUE (European Parliament), POLIS (English Parliament ), RIXLEX (Swedish Riksdag), CZECH (Czech Parliament), SEJM (Polish Parliament) http://muffin.indexdata.dk/magnus/elvilx/databases/index-html.zap?lang=eng 48. EMIRE database is the online version of the European Employment and Industrial Relations Glossaries which explain the national industrial relations systems of the EU member states through their terminology. The EMIRE database currently covers the EU countries except Austria, Finland and Sweden (forthcoming). You may browse the alphabetical list of terms for each country, or search for specific topics in the text. http://www.eurofound.ie/emire/emire.html 49. Employment and Social affairs publications catalogue: this service is designed to help you find publications and information of the Directorate-General for Employment and Social affairs of the European Commission in a rapid and efficient manner. http://acm.keme.net/dg-v/index.cfm Last update June/04 50. 51. ENER-IURE DATABASE: Database that gathers all the legislation affecting Renewable Energie Sources in each country of the European Union. The legislation has been structured and introduced in a database that you may consult. The database includes the major electrical laws, the national plans, the subsidies affecting the deployment of renewable energy technologies, the regional plans and the fiscal measures. http://www.jrc.es/cfapp/eneriure/pages/data.cfm European Nature Information system (EUNIS): EUNIS is the European Nature Information System.The EUNIS web application provides access to publicly available data in a consolidated database. EUNIS data are collected and maintained by the European Topic Centre for Biodiversity and Nature Protection for the European Environment Agency and the European Environmental Information Observation Network to be used for environmental reporting and for assistance to the NATURA2000 process (EU Birds and Habitats Directives) and coordinated to the related EMERALD Network of the Bern Convention. EUNIS consists of information on Species, Habitat types and Sites . http://eunis.eea.eu.int/index.jsp 52. ERPA European Research Papers archive: a common access point for online working paper series in the field of European integration research: http://eiop.or.at/erpa/erpaframe.html 53. 54. ERGO European Research Gateways On-line with project information: ERGO is an initiative of the European Commission working with National Research and Development (R&D) Information Providers with the aim of promoting awareness about R&D projects from European Union states and other associated countries. The ERGO pilot catalogue currently holds 94790 project records from 21 information providers. http://www.cordis.lu/ergo/home.html The ESRC One Europe or Several? Programme Working Papers: This paper series aims to make research results, accounts of work in progress and background information available to those concerned with contemporary European issues. It is a deliberate aim of the programme, and therefore of several projects, to consider European integration broadly, to include a good deal of cross-country comparative analysis, and to spread beyond the usual policy agenda of the EU. http://eiop.or.at/erpa/one.htm Last update June/04 55. Europe’s network of Patent databases: To promote the utilisation of this information and to widen the existing channels for the dissemination of patent information, the European Patent Office got together in summer 1998 with the member states of the European Patent Organisation and the European Commission to launch a new service called esp@cenet, easily accessible via the Internet. The main aim of this new service is to provide users with a readily accessible source of free patent information. It also aims to improve awareness at national and international level, in particular among small and medium-sized enterprises, of the kind of information that is accessible to the public. http://ep.espacenet.com/ 56. EUDEM Database The European Union in Humanitarian DEMining The main objective of the EUDEM project is to provide the EC with an overview of areas and actors relevant to humanitarian demining, with emphasis on technology and new information. http://www.eudem.vub.ac.be/ 57. EUI on line publications: Online publications on European research of the European University Institute (Florence, Italy): The European University Institute does research in a European perspective (fundamental research, comparative research and Community research) in the human and social sciences: history, law, economics, political and social sciences. European research is at the very core of its mission. http://eiop.or.at/erpa/eui.htm 58. EUREKA - A Europe-wide Network for Industrial R&D. Project database: launched in 1985, EUREKA has already changed the face of pan-European cooperative research and development. It is a framework through which industry and research institutes from 31 countries and the European Union develop and exploit the technologies crucial to global competitiveness and a better quality of life. http://www.eureka.be/ifs/files/ifs/jsp-bin/eureka/ifs/jsps/publicHome.jsp 59. EURES European Employment Services: EURES brings together the European Commission and the public employment services of the countries belonging to the European Economic Area and Switzerland. Other regional and national bodies concerned with employment issues are also included, such as trade unions, employers' organisations, as well as local and regional authorities. http://europa.eu.int/eures/index.jsp Last update June/04 60. EURHISTAR European Historical Archives database: the Historical Archives of the European Communities (HAEC) were opened on 13 December 1985 as part of the European University Institute. Since then, the European Communities' files, produced in Brussels and Luxembourg, have been deposited centrally in Florence and are kept here in their original form, while in the archives established in the various institutions the same documents are available on microform. The Historical Archives also acquires papers of European politicians or officials, or archives of European associations, parties and organisations that have played a significant part in the march towards European integration, as well as copies of documents held in other repositories which complement the existing collections or relate to European unification. Shortly after the creation of the HAEC an automated system was introduced for the production of inventories and for allowing on-line searches. http://www.iue.it/ECArchives/ 61. Euristote university research database on European integration. The Euristote Archive database (research published before 1994) hosted by ECHO in Luxembourg contains over 22.000 references to university research (such as doctoral theses and post-doctoral research) currently being carried out or completed since 1960 in over 350 universities in Europe and the rest of the world on the topic of European integration, a list of professors and research staff involved in the study of European integration, indicating their university, discipline, specialist fields, publications and a list of addresses and telephone numbers for the universities, research centres and institutes involved in this research work. http://europa.eu.int/comm/dg10/university/euristote/archive_en.html 62. Eur-Lex The portal to European Union law aims at offering a comprehensive picture of EU legislation and the decision-making procedures from their concept to their conclusion. This website contains the complete L and C series of the Official Journal, as they are published, in all 20 EU languages, as well as information on EU legislation in force. It also includes links to other EU legal texts. http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/en/index.html 63. Eurobarometer: The Public Opinion Analysis sector (Directorate-General Press and Communication) deals with various surveys and research instruments: the traditional Standard Eurobarometer (EB - established in 1973 carried out between 2 and 5 times per year with reports published twice yearly, Flash Eurobarometers Top-Decision Makers Eurobarometer, Qualitative studies The European Continuous Tracking Survey (CTS) and the Applicant countries Eurobarometers. http://europa.eu.int/comm/public_opinion/index_en.htm Last update June/04 64. EURODICAUTOM: Eurodicautom is the multilingual terminological database of the European Commission's Translation Service. The information it contains is drafted in twelve languages (all EU languages and Latin) and is constantly updated. Entries are classified into 48 subject fields (ranging from medicine to public administration) coverin a broad spectrum of human knowledge, although the core relates to European Union topics. http://europa.eu.int/eurodicautom/login.jsp 65. EuroDocs – Western European (Primary) Historical Documents: very comprehensive; full text; These links connect to Western European (mainly primary) historical documents that are transcribed, reproduced in facsimile, or translated. They shed light on key historical happenings within the respective countries (and within the broadest sense of political, economic, social and cultural history). No guarantee of accuracy is implied or assumed, particularly for remote links over which the webmaster has no control. The order of documents is chronological wherever possible. http://library.byu.edu/~rdh/eurodocs/ 66. € Indicators: This database is exclusively dedicated to infra-annual economic statistics such as consumer prices, national accounts, balance of payments, external trade, industry, energy, commerce and services, labour market, as well as a selection of monetary and financial indicators of the European Central Bank and business and consumer survey results from the European Commission’s Economic and Financial Affairs Directorate General. The site is daily updated and offers for free key aggregate indicators for the EU and the euro-zone. The complete Euro-Indicators database can be accessed on subscription through this site. http://europa.eu.int/comm/eurostat/Public/datashop/printcatalogue/EN?catalogue=euroindicators 67. European Foreign Policy Bulletin Online: This full text database brings together documents issued by the European Union in the area of foreign policy since 1985. The Maastricht Treaty on European Union (TEU) established the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) of the European Union in 1993, replacing European Political Cooperation (EPC), which had developed as a network for communication and cooperation between governments in the area of foreign policy matters since the 1970s. In the framework of the European CFSP, the Union adopts decisions, issues declarations, and makes statements and answers questions in the European Parliament. http://www.iue.it/EFPB/Welcome.html 68. EURYBASE is the EURYDICE database providing detailed information on each Education System covered by the network. For each country, the information is available in English and in the countries' national language(s). EURYBASE has been designed by the EURYDICE European Unit. The EURYDICE Last update June/04 National Units prepare, annually update and, where necessary, translate into English, the information on their national education system. The project is financially supported by the European Commission. http://www.eurydice.org/Eurybase/Application/eurybase.htm 69. ELTIS European Local Transport Information Service interactive guide to current transport measures, policies and practices implemented in cities and regions across Europe. The aim of ELTIS is to support a practical transfer of knowledge and exchange of experience in the field of urban and regional transport in Europe and so help create a more sustainable living environment, one which provides greater accessibility and mobility to its inhabitants. http://www.eltis.org/index.htm 70. Equal database: Access to the EQUAL Common Database (ECDB) containing the Development partnerships (DPs). http://europa.eu.int/comm/employment_social/equal/index_en.html 71. Eurovoc is a multilingual thesaurus covering the fields in which the European Communities are active; it provides a means of indexing the documents in the documentation systems of the European institutions and of their users. This documentation product is currently used by the European Parliament, the Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, national and regional parliaments in Europe, national government departments and certain European organisations. (available in all EU25 languages) http://europa.eu.int/celex/eurovoc/ 72. EU Wildlife Trade Reference Databases The information presented here is produced from databases maintained by the World Conservation Monitoring Centre. Information is provided on taxonomy, common name, synonyms, IUCN threat category, trade decisions, listing on CITES and EC regulation No. 338/97. http://www.wcmc.org.uk/species/trade/eu/database.htm 73. EuropeAid tender opportunities and calls for proposals: EC external aid is given by means of either contracts to provide services, supplies or works to beneficiary countries or grants. This aid is awarded after a tendering process on the basis of projects identified by the EU in conjunction with beneficiary countries.The search facility on this Web site allows you to see current and expected tender opportunities as well as those whose deadlines have now expired and Last update June/04 information about contracts which have been awarded as a result. http://europa.eu.int/comm/europeaid/cgi/frame12.pl 74. European Voluntary Service public database: a database which does not include the names of the host organisations nor their contact details. It is available for everyone to look at in order to get an idea of the type of projects which are available in the EVS. You can choose to browse the public list by country, by subject or combining both criteria. http://youth.cec.eu.int/hei_pub_en.htm 75. FIBU/CCR Databases EuropeAid databases of consultancies: Phare and Tacis Central Consultancy Register and Fichiers des Bureaux database http://europa.eu.int/comm/europeaid/tender/ccrfibu/index_en.htm 76. The Farm Accountancy Data Network (FADN) is an instrument for evaluating the income of agricultural holdings and the impacts of the Common Agricultural Policy. Variables defined in the standard results represent averages. These figures are calculated for each year, per Member State, Type of Farming and Economic Size class. The FADN public database offers the possibility to view a large set of pictures of different 'average farms' all over the European Union. http://europa.eu.int/comm/agriculture/rica/dwh/index_en.cfm 77. Good Practice database aims to offer a selection of enterprise support initiatives that have been successful in their own right and can thus be considered as "good practice" that could be followed or adapted by business support organisations in other EU Member States. This database, together with the Support Measures database, belongs to the Support Measures and Initiatives for Enterprises (SMIE) project, financed by the European Commission's Enterprise Directorate-General in order to set up an integrated information resource on business support measures http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/smie/good_practice/index.htm 78. Harvard Jean Monnet Working Papers Series: The Working Paper Series is designed to bring to a wider readership a selection of papers presented at Harvard Law School under the auspices of the Jean Monnet Chair, held by Prof. J.H.H. Weiler. This papers archive includes papers from 1995 onwards. The papers are available either in HTML or in RTF formats. http://eiop.or.at/erpa/jeanmonnet.htm Last update June/04 79. The Healthy Way catalogue of practices, activities and pedagogical tools for adult health education: this site is an information resource site for professionals working in the field of adult health promotion or education. It includes health training rmaterials in four languages (English, Spanish, French, and German) and a listing of special interest events such as conventions or workshops. http://fsyc.org/healthy/index.html 80. HOPE - Humanitarian Aid (statistics): ECHO's financial management database HOPE (Humanitarian Office Programme Environment), in operation since 1996. http://europa.eu.int/comm/echo/statistics/echo_en.htm 81. Best Practices for Human Settlements Database This searchable database contains over 1100 proven solutions from more than 120 countries to the common social, economic and environmental problems of an urbanizing world. It demonstrates the practical ways in which communities, governments and the private sector are working together to improve governance, eradicate poverty, provide access to shelter, land and basic services, protect the environment and support economic development. http://www.bestpractices.org/ 82. IDA (Interchange of Data between Administrations):IDA is the European Union's initiative which provides the overall framework which is seeking to reinforce administrative co-operation and enhance the efficiency of information exchange. http://europa.eu.int/ISPO/ida/jsps/index.jsp?fuseAction=home 83. Idea: the Electronic Directory of the European Institutions: IDEA is an electronic database, created in 1996, which comprises the directories of the various European Union institutions. The current system has been redeveloped until may 2000 with a completely new database at its roots, yielding to shorten the translation delays for the 11 languages on one hand, and to offer a greater actuality by updating the content once per week. http://158.169.50.70/idea/en/index.htm 84. I'm Europe: I'm Europe gives you free information about Europe's electronic information market including some calls for proposals/tenders from DG Research, usually in all official languages. http://www.echo.lu/ Last update June/04 85. INCO: International Cooperation in Research & Development: INCO-DEV is a programme of the European Union (EU) to support scientific collaboration between organizations in EU member countries, EU associated countries (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Israel and those countries applying for membership of the EU: Bulgaria, Romania) and those in developing countries. ISNAR has been funded by the European Commision to prepare the Self-learning Module for building capacity among scientists in subSaharan Africa. http://www.isnar.cgiar.org/inco-dev/index.htm 86. Individual Experts - External Aid: Database of individual experts for technical assistance to third countries in the context of the European Community's external cooperation.EN, FR, ES http://europa.eu.int/comm/europeaid/experts/index_en.htm 87. INFO GATS - World Trade (Services) Search for legislation, reports and texts and information on ongoing WTO negotiations - Links - E-commerce. http://europa.eu.int/comm/trade/issues/sectoral/services/index_en.htm 88. INFOREGIO - Regional Policy Programmes (2000-2006) Database: this sections contains summaries of most of the programmes that have been officially adopted by the European Commission. Summaries are all available in English, in French and in the language(s) of the country(-ies) concerned. For information about the most recent programmes, please consult the News section. http://europa.eu.int/comm/regional_policy/country/prordn/index_en.cfm 89. InforEURO (Accounting rate of the euro/ecu and conversion rate); Accounting rate of the euro/ecu and conversion rate used notably for the calculation of the reimbursement of medical expenditure, mission costs and subsistence costs, travelling time allowance and travel expenses of persons from outside called to meetings by the European Commission. http://europa.eu.int/comm/budget/inforeuro/en/index.htm 90. IRIS - Integrated Reporting for International Students: the data-base will give updated information and statistics on Erasmus students experiences (individual students reports)and on Higher Education institutions from all Countries taking part in SOCRATES. http://www.iris.siu.no/iris.nsf/irisstart Last update June/04 91. Label database : the project database of the European Label for innovative projects in language teaching and learning. The database contains projects that have received the Label since 1999. The database is intended to inspire practitioners, stakeholders and policy makers by presenting "best practices" in the field of language teaching and learning. http://europa.eu.int/comm/education/language/label/index.cfm 92. Légichim: Chemicals legislative database. http://europa.eu.int/comm/dg03/directs/dg3c/risc/db/plsql/legichim.Main 93. Leonardo da Vinci database of «Good Practices» gives you quick access to a number of projects and their products and results; the database will be regularly updated. http://leonardo.cec.eu.int/bp/ 94. Leonardo da Vinci Partner Search Database (PSD) PSD is a tool for promoting project ideas and searching partners for those wishing to participate in and/or co-ordinate Leonardo da Vinci projects. http://leonardo.cec.eu.int/psd/ http://leonardo.cec.eu.int/psd/ 95. LIFE PROJECTS DATABASE : the database is the most authoritative and up-to-date source of information about projects which have been completed or are on-going under the three thematic components of the programme: "LIFE-Nature" (including Nature Starter and Nature Co-op), "LIFEEnvironment" and "LIFE-Third countries". http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/life/project/index.htm 96. LIFE TOOLBOX: This section provides practical information and tools to the people and organisations involved in the LIFE programme, in particular ongoing LIFE projects. On these pages you can find financial forms to manage ongoing projects, Guidelines for drafting project modification requests to the EC, a communication kit to help promote LIFE activities and the LIFE logo (two high resolution versions are available). http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/life/toolbox/index.htm Last update June/04 97. "Local Sustainability,": This guide to good practice in local sustainability provides three services aimed to benefit urban environment professionals, city managers and administrators, as well as elected representatives in cities, who are working to develop sustainability initiatives; provides a thematic access to policy strategies supported by many concrete examples. Good practice examples of projects from local authorities throughout Europe provide both general and detailed information on a variety of local projects and initiatives. and European policy documents on sustainability and the urban environment are accessible in their full length. http://cities21.com/europractice/ 98. LOCIN Database on Local Initiatives to combat Social Exclusion: the LOCIN Study aims to collect pertinent information, in all Member States, on Local Initiatives against Social Exclusion, to gathered them into a database on the web, for all interested people. http://locin.jrc.it/en/ http://locin.jrc.it/en/ 99. Lovdata CELEX provides Web-access to updated regulations, directives and other legal sources of the European Union for a free-trial period http://www.lovdata.no/clx/info/ Mannheim Centre for European Social Research (MZES) 100. Working Papers: The MZES focuses on comparative European research and research on European integration and aims to combine the two. Since 1999, there is only one working paper series for the entire MZES. All MZES working papers since 1997 are available in PDF format. Abstracts of working papers published before 1997 are available on the MZES Web server. http://www.mzes.unimannheim.de/frame.php?oben=titel_e.html&links=n_publikationen_e.php&inh alt=publications/wp/workpap_e.php 101. Market Access Database: access to the Sectoral and Trade Barriers Database is free. However, information under the Exporters Guide, Applied Tariffs, and WTO Bound Tariffs is restricted users in the 15 Member States of the European Union. http://mkaccdb.eu.int/ Last update June/04 102. Discussion Papers and Working Papers of the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies – MPIfG (Cologne, Germany): the MPIfG Discussion Papers series comprises articles based on current projects and on contributions by visiting researchers that are generally intended for publication in scholarly journals. http://www.mpi-fg-koeln.mpg.de/pu/discpapers_en.html 103. MEDEA database (European Institute for Research on Mediterranean and Euro-Arab Co-operation): The main goal of the MEDEA Institute is to make a substantial contribution to cooperation, development and stability in the Mediterranean Basin as well as in the strengthening of Euro-Arab relations. It provides a forum of exchange of ideas and promotes an objective and independent analysis. EN, FR http://www.medea.be/en/index.htm 104. Minority Rights Information System (MIRIS): the aim of the database is to promote the development of minority rights standards by providing easily accessible information about the implementation of minority rights for not only experts, public officials, NGO's and minority representatives but also interested researchers and students. The MIRIS database includes the most important legal texts relating to minority rights by concentrating upon relevant national legislation and case-law. The MIRIS System is bilingual with texts provided in both English and the official language of the state concerned. Geographically, all member States of the Council of Europe will be included. http://dev.eurac.edu:8085/mugs2/do/browse?action=Reset 105. MISSOC Mutual Information System on Social Protection in the Member States of the European Union http://europa.eu.int/comm/employment_social/missoc2001/index_en.htm 106. NEW APPROACH – CE Mark, Standards and Directives: Overview of the New Approach Directives and the list of references to harmonised standards. http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/newapproach/standardization/index.html Last update June/04 NUFFIC database on Academic and Professional 107. Recognition Procedures in the EU and EEA Countries: On this website you will find information on recognition procedures of higher education qualifications earned within the European Union (EU) and European Economic Area (EEA). http://europa.eu.int/comm/education/programmes/socrates/naric/recog_en.html 108. Oeil The Legislative Observatory: The database covers the activities of the institutions involved in the legislative procedure and the decision-making process. This tool should make it possible to follow and monitor the Community decisionmaking process and to evaluate and monitor the workload of Parliament and its committees, the Commission's annual working programme and the proposals of the different Council Presidencies. http://wwwdb.europarl.eu.int/dors/oeil/en/default.htm 109. Database of notified out-of-court bodies responsible for the settlement of consumer disputes: The bodies listed in this database are those which the Member States consider as being in conformity with the Commission’s Recommendation. Hence, persons who have recourse to these bodies may and should expect that the principles enshrined in the Recommendation are respected. http://europa.eu.int/comm/consumers/redress/out_of_court/database/index_en.h tm 110. PECs Pacts for employment and competitiveness database: The Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working conditions carried out case studies in 11 EU Member States to explore the key features of PECs. Thirty of these case studies are now available on an online database. The case studies can be searched by sector and country. http://www.eurofound.eu.int/industrial/pecs.htm 111. Prelex: Monitoring of the decision-making process between institutions http://europa.eu.int/prelex/apcnet.cfm?CL=en Last update June/04 112. Proyouth International: the aim of this project is to create in WWW a youth related database with information on different structures and organisations working in the field of youth work in Europe, and to build links to all the existing information on the national / regional / local level. These pages are no longer updated. http://www.alli.fi/euro/ 113. Postgraduate Degrees in European Integration Directory The aim of this directory is to help those who wish to identify courses and programmes of interest more easily. The wealth of material available does not always make this task easy. We include here the programmes of the universities which responded to our reauests for information of December 1995 and January 1996 and we wish to thank them for their efforts. A correction form has been enclosed to allow the necessary amendments, should those responsible notice any errors or omissions. http://europa.eu.int/comm/dg10/university/3cycle/programmes_en.html 114. QUOTAS database for tariff quotas and ceilings The database for tariff quotas and ceilings displays the balances of each tariff quota and ceiling applicable in the present year and in the past year. It also indicates certain other important information, such as the date when a particular tariff quota or ceiling is reached. This information is subject to constant change as a result of the daily operations which take place. The information on the EUROPA web-site is taken on the evening of each working day and is therefore correct at that time. It remains on the web-site until the evening of the following working day. http://europa.eu.int/comm/taxation_customs/databases/quota_en.htm 115. Quest: Quest is a database of questions and answers on the euro and European Economic and Monetary Union. With Quest you will find answers to your questions and concerns about the euro. http://europa.eu.int/euro/quest/normal/frame.htm?language_nb=5 116. RAMON Eurostat's Classifications Server: Classifications are the foundations on which all statistical systems, national as well as international, are built. Thus, it is essential that statisticians have access to an extensive, reliable and regularly updated source of information on classification systems. That is the reason why Eurostat Unit D1, which is among other things responsible for economic classifications and the infrastructure of business statistics, Last update June/04 has decided to create this web site exclusively dedicated to international statistical classifications and their satellite information. http://europa.eu.int/comm/eurostat/ramon/ Rapid press releases database gives a daily view of the activities 117. of the European Union as presented by the Institutions in their press releases. The database is managed by the Press and Communication Service of the European Commission on behalf of all European Institutions who wish to participate. Currently, press releases from the European Commission, Council of Ministers, Court of Justice, Court of Auditors, Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions are available. http://europa.eu.int/rapid/start/welcome.htm 118. RAXEN Database of the European Monitoring Centre of Racism and Xenophobia about: organisations, activities, data, publications http://europa.eu.int/rapid/start/welcome.htm 119. RAVE acronym of "Rechtsprechung und Aufsätze aus dem Völkerund Europarecht” = Decisions and articles in public international law and European law) is a database for researching articles and decisions in public international law and European law. http://www.jura.uni-duesseldorf.de/rave/e/englhome.htm 120. RTD acronyms service: the RTD-Acronyms service is a compact dictionary of acronyms and abbreviations in the area of Research and Development (R&D) and related activities. The acronyms published are mainly related to the European Union such as programmes, projects, implementation instruments, organizations, databases, installations and other R&D related items, although some non-EU R&D acronyms might be included as well. http://www.cordis.lu/en/src/d_002_en.htm 121. Registers of documents: the new Article 255 of the Treaty establishing the European Community gives citizens and residents of the Member States a right of access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents. The Registers of documents will help you to identify documents that could be relevant to your search. A first page presents categories of documents, related to various activities of the Commission. Clicking on one of those categories will give you a list of references and, in a number of cases, direct access to the full text of documents. http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgc/acc_doc/index_en.htm# Last update June/04 122. European Commission document register: The purpose of this new tool is to inform the public of the existence of the most important documents produced by the Commission. http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgc/acc_doc/index_en.htm 123. Council of the European Union document register: the register contains references of Council documents. Those documents released to the public following Council legislative acts concerning transparency or upon request, are available directly as full text. http://ue.eu.int/cms3_applications/showPage.asp?lang=en&id=549&mode=g& name= 124. European Parliament document register: the Public Register of European Parliament Documents contains references and documents that have been in the public domain since 3 December 2001. http://www4.europarl.eu.int/registre/recherche/RechercheSimplifiee.cfm?lang ue=EN 125. RSC – Robert Schuman Centre (European University Institute) publications database: Search for RSCAS Publications and 'Grey Literature' (working papers, policy papers, Jean Monnet chair papers, distinguished lectures, books, scientific projects reports, seminar and conference handouts, newsletters, etc.). http://www.iue.it/RSCAS/Publications/ 126. REITOX Virtual Library created by the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA). Database on drugs and drug abuse in Europe with access to bibliographic information from specialised national documentation centres http://www.emcdda.eu.int/infopoint/library_resources/virtlib.shtml SERIS State of the Environment Reports Information System : SERIS 127. is an internet based documentation of state of the environment reports in European countries. The system aims at providing an overview of State of the Environment (SoE) documents (paper reports, internet versions and policy related products) per country and of the key organisations involved in/being responsible for SoE reporting. The SERIS system also provides an overview of environmental issues and sectors treated in SoE reports. http://countries.eea.eu.int/SERIS Last update June/04 Sigl Système Intégré de Gestion de 128. Licenses) : DG Trade's system for the managing of licens es for textiles & clothing and steel imports to the EU. http://sigl.cec.eu.int/ 129. SIMAP Information System on Public procurement. SIMAP aims to support an effective Single Market by encouraging suppliers and contracting entities to adopt best practices and use electronic commerce and information technology to provide all the information needed to deliver value for money in public procurement. http://simap.eu.int/EN/pub/src/welcome.htm http://simap.eu.int/ 130. Support Measures database: SMIE aims to provide an overview of the most important business support measures in the 15 EU Member States, the EEA countries (Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein), Switzerland and 6 candidate countries. At the end of 2001, it will contain over 2,000 public and semipublic measures from 25 European countries in English and the original local language. It is searchable by using predefined criteria (measure type, objective, country, sector, target population) or a free text search. http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/smie/index.htm 131. Statewatch database State and civil liberties in the European Union. The database contains over 26,000 entries with news, features, books, pamphlets, reports, EU resolutions and agreements. http://www.statewatch.org/swsearch.html 132. STAR Sustainability Targets And Reference Database: the STAR database is an inventory of current environmental policy targets and sustainability reference values (SRVs) which apply in the EU, in a range of countries in the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), and in the Newly Independant States (NIS). At this webite you can interrogate the STAR database, to compile reports or to find individual records which can be printed out. http://star.eea.eu.int/default.asp Last update June/04 133. State Aid Register : the Register provides details on State aid cases dealt with by the Commission. It will be updated at short intervals and will thus ensure that the public has timely access to the most recent State aid decisions. http://europa.eu.int/comm/competition/state_aid/register/ 134. State Aid Scoreboard: the State Aid Scoreboard was first launched by the Commission in July 2001. It provides a transparent and publicly accessible source of information on the overall State aid situation in the European Union and on the Commission's current State aid control activities. It is also an instrument for comparative analysis of the State aid situation among Member States. http://europa.eu.int/comm/competition/state_aid/scoreboard/ 135. SURBAN: the testversion of the database on internet. It provides access to detailed information on cases of good practice in European urban development http://www.eaue.de/winuwd/default.htm 136. TARIC Tarif Intégré de la Communauté The Integrated Tariff of the Community (TARIC : acronym for "Tarif Intégré de la Communauté") is an instrument which was created at the same time as the Combined Nomenclature (CN) by Regulation 2658/87 (Art. 2). The TARIC contains a nomenclature in all 11 official languages with about 15,000 tariff lines. It shows all third country and preferential duty rates actually applicable as well as all commercial policy measures. http://europa.eu.int/comm/taxation_customs/databases/taric_en.htm 137. Technology Marketplace: Technology Marketplace is a free on line service where you can find research and technological development results and search for innovative business opportunities on emerging technologies. http://www.cordis.lu/marketplace/ 138. Ted Tenders Electronic Daily Official Journal S: TED is the Internet version of the Supplement to the Official Journal and is the fastest way to receive information on approximately 500 tenders daily. http://ted.eur-op.eu.int/ojs/html/index2.htm Last update June/04 139. Territorial Employment Pacts: this web site has been opened to disseminate relevant details of local action plans and other more general information. It is set to become an indispensable means of information exchange, providing a variety of services, including access to documents on the pacts, information on existing pacts, examples of good practice, a discussion forum and connections to other Web sites relating to European affairs. Documents on all the TEP in the country are available in the original language and in english (in PDF format) http://europa.eu.int/comm/regional_policy/innovation/innovating/pacts/en/ 140. TICQA Conformity assessment database: overview of organisations providing services such as Calibration, Certification, Inspection and Testing, located within the EU and EFTA countries. http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/ticqa/about.htm 141. TIS on the Web: TIS is an acronym for the Terminological Information System of The General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union. The system was designed as a working tool for Council translators and has enabled the Terminology Service to provide a database of terms and abbreviations in the languages of the Communities. The languages available are all EU official languages, Irish and Latin. Subject areas include agriculture, environment, atomic energy, harmonisation of legislation and food processing. TIS on the Web is a simplified version of TIS. http://tis.consilium.eu.int/utfwebtis/frames/introfsEN.htm 142. The Transit Customs Office List (COL): the Transit Customs Office List (COL) Home page comprises the list of authorised customs offices for Community/common transit operations. The information on this site is based on the data provided by the competent autorities. http://europa.eu.int/comm/taxation_customs/dds/en/csrdhome.htm 143. TOAD Transfert of Administrative Documents is a database containing working documents as well as other information about the Committee of the Regions activities. Most of these documents remain available in TOAD for a period of 90 days. Only working documents relating to CoR plenary sessions and COM documents remain available for two years. http://www.cor.eu.int/en/docu/toad.html Last update June/04 144. WWW.uapit.com: The Portal of the University of Alicante on Intellectual Property & Information Society allows to search through its database of legislation and publications in the following fields: Inventions; Distinctive Signs; Information Society and Copyright. http://www.uaipit.com/ 145. URBAN Database on Good Practice in Urban Management and Sustainability; This database is designed to help local authorities to work towards sustainability by disseminating good practice and policy, facilitating the exchange of experience, and raising awareness about how cities and towns can be managed in more sustainable ways. It is possible to search Case studies, presented in accordance with standardised formats to make information collection and analysis easie and relevant Commission and other documents providing background information on policy and practice. http://europa.eu.int/comm/urban/ 146. VIES (VAT Information Exchange System ) With the introduction of the single market on 1 January 1993, fiscal customs based controls at internal frontiers were abolished and a new VAT control system was put in place for intra-Community trade. A computerised VAT Information Exchange System (V.I.E.S.) was set up to allow for the flow of the data held across the internal frontiers which enables companies to obtain rapidly confirmation of the VAT numbers of their trading partners and enables VAT administrations to monitor and control the flow of intra-Community trade to detect all kinds of irregularities http://europa.eu.int/comm/taxation_customs/databases/vies_en.htm 147. Bathing Water Quality Atlas: You can find the quality status of all fresh water and coastal bathing areas by searching through the atlas. http://europa.eu.int/water/cgi-bin/bw.pl 148. "Women in Decision-Making" : the European Database of Women in Decision-Making (WID) is a project funded jointly by the European Commission and the Federal Republic of Germany. WID has compiled quantitative and qualitative data on women’s participation in the political arena and – more recently – in economic sectors such as ICT, finance, banking and insurance. http://www.db-decision.de/ Last update June/04 149. Who's Who in European Integration Studies You can search by name or discipline; each entry will be comprised of name, academic discipline, work address, degrees awarded, publications, courses on European Integration issues and research activities. http://www.ecsanet.org/whoswho.htm