Useful EU Web Links
Get to know the EU on-line and give yourself a kick-start to understanding the EU's development cooperation.
Understanding the EU
Europa
The European Union website
EU at a glance
Useful brief overview of history of EU
Europe in 10 points
Not as brief as it sounds, but gives a good insight into the key institutions,
history, treaties etc
Enlargement
An introduction to enlargement and its impact on the EU
Summary of EU Legislation
Summary by activity (e.g. Agriculture, environment)
EU Institutions
European Commission Representation in the UK
Directorate General for Development
EuropeAid Co-operation Office (also known as AidCo)
Directorate General for External Relations
European Bank for Reconstruction Development
Financing the economic transition of central and eastern Europe and the
former Soviet Union
European Economic and Social Committee
A forum where many socio-economic organisations in the Member States of
the EU are represented. A consultative assembly which provides a link
between the EU and civil society.
European NGO Networks
CONCORD
BOND is a member of CONCORD, the European NGOs Confederation for Relief
and Development. Its 22 international networks and 19 national associations
from the European Member States and the candidate countries represent
more than 1800 European NGOs vis-à-vis the European Institutions.
APRODEV
Association of World Council of Churches related Development Organisations
in Europe
CIDSE
International Cooperation for Development and Solidarity
EURODAD
European Network on Debt and Development
EURONAID
European Association of NGOs active in Food Security and Food Aid programmes
EUROSTEP
European Solidarity Towards Equal Participation of People
SOLIDAR
International alliance of NGOs involved in social service provision, international
co-operation, humanitarian aid and life-long learning.
TRIALOG
EU Enlargement and NGDOs
VOICE
Voluntary Organisations in Cooperation and Emergency
WIDE
Women in Development Network Europe (Gender Issues)
EU Development Research Institutes & Forums
ECDPM
European Centre for Development Policy Management
EUFORIC
Europe's Forum on International Cooperation
EuropaWorld
Articles on development issues from a European perspective.