European Information (EPIC)
Grimsby Central Library provides a wide range of free information including brochures & leaflets for students, business men and women & people interested in general information on a variety of topics, on the 1st Floor of the Central Library in Town Hall Square.
For further information telephone: -
Jason Morris, Learning & Information Services Team 01472 323628
(09.00 - 17.00 Mon. - Fri.)
e-mail: jason.morris@nelincs.gov.uk
An A-Z of Topics
Agriculture Budget Commerce Competition Consumer Policy Countries Culture Development Economics Education Employment Energy Enlargement Enterprise Environment Euro European Commission European Parliament Finance Funding Geography History Human Rights Industry Information Society Institutions Languages Law Politics Public Health Regional Policy Science Single Market Social Policy Statistics Technology Trade Training T ransport Tr avel Treaties Young People
Electronic Sources
All of the free material is produced by The European Commission Representation in the United Kingdom in both printed & electronic formats. Their website address is http://www.cec.org.uk/ then click on Information Centre Publications Guide to obtain access to a list
Single copies of some titles may be ordered by clicking on the link: http://publications.eu.int
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Other useful websites :-
Council of the European Union http://ue.eu.int/
Euro http://europa.eu.int/euro/entry.html
EUR-OP (European Office of Publications) http://publications.eu.int
Europa (the main portal for information on the EU http://europa.eu.int/
European Court of Human Rights http://www.echr.coe.int/
European Parliament http://www.europarl.eu.int/home/default_en.htm
EU Observer - a regularly updated newsletter http://www.euobserver.com
Tenders Electronic Daily http://ted.publications.eu.int
Enlargement
Since May 2004 the number of members increased from 15 to 25 in the largest single enlargement process since the founding of the ECSC (European Coal & Steel Community) over 50 years ago. The new members come from 3 regions of Europe - the Balkans, the Mediterranean & Eastern Europe (Countries mainly with boundaries on the former Soviet Union including the Baltic countries) Their accession from May 1st made a lot more information available. During 2007 Bulgaria and Romania are due to join and Croatia and Turkey are negotiating membership at a future date.
The following are website addresses for each member and the applicant countries which are useful as general introductions.
Austria http://www.austria.info
Belgium http://visitbelgium.com
Bulgaria http://www.bulgariatravel.org
Croatia http://www.croatia.hr
Cyprus http://www.pio.gov.cy/
Czech Republic http://www.czechtourism.com
Estonia http://www.visitestonia.com
Finland http://www.visitfinland.com
France http://www.franceguide.com
Germany http://germany-tourism.de
Greece http://www.visitgreece.gr
Hungary http://www.hungry.com
Ireland http://www.discoverireland.com
Italy http://www.enit.it
Latvia http://www.lv/
Lithuania http://neris.mii.lt/homepage/lietuva.html
Luxemburg http://luxembourg.co.uk
Malta http://www.visitmalta.com/
Netherlands http://holland.com
Poland http://www.poland.pl/index.htm
Portugal http://www.portugal.org
Romania http://romaniatourism.com
Slovakia http://www.slovakia.org/
Slovenia http://www.matkurja.com/eng/country-info/
Spain http://www.spain.info
Sweden http://www.sweden.se
Turkey http://www.tourismturkey.org
United Kingdom http://visitbritain.com
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