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- Summary: This file is part of an eight-part posting containing basic
- information about the European Union and other related or unrelated
- European political organisations. It is hoped to serve both as background
- information for those wishing to discuss European politics on the
- talk.politics.european-union newsgroup, and as a general reference for
- anyone concerned with politics in Europe.
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- + NB READERS OF THIS TEXT VERSION:
- + The original and most recent version of this file is always available
- + on the world-wide web. If you have Web access, please consider viewing
- + it there at the URL mentioned above.
-
- EU Basics FAQ: Table of Contents
- [logoeuro]
-
- Version 2.3.1 of 25 March 1996. Posted regularly to
- talk.politics.european-union, eunet.politics, alt.politics.ec, news.answers
- and other newsgroups. See +About this list;[1] in the last part of this list
- for ways to retrieve the most recent version.
- ___________________________________
-
- This file contains a list of basic questions and answers about the European
- Union, edited by Roland Siebelink <eubasics@allmansland.com>[2] with the
- help from Bart Schelfhout. The web space from which these files are served
- are provided courtesy of Allmansland/De Schutter Digital Media[3], the
- company I work for. However, I am the only person responsible for the
- contents of this list, either as writer or as editor of contributions sent
- to me. Therefore, information mentioned in this file does not necessarily
- reflect the opinion of my company. Also, there is no official relationship
- whatsoever with the European Commission, the European Parliament or any
- other official or unofficial European institution.
-
- Please note that although I try to ensure that everything mentioned in this
- file is correct or, alternatively, clearly labeled as a personal opinion or
- note from me or one of the contributors, there is no guarantee as to the
- accurateness let alone objectivity of this file. If you think information is
- incorrect or missing, send me corrections/additions/comments and I will
- include them and your name in this list.
-
- What's new in this version?
-
- Since the major update of last year, a number of bigger and smaller changes
- have been made (well, a lot has happened since then!). Many details have
- been corrected thanks to the help of many contributors[4] from all over
- Europe and abroad, and many political parties with seats in the European
- Parliament[5] have set up their own web pages.
-
- In addition, three major sections have been added in these last months:
-
- A Quick guide to EU legislation which delves deeper into the basic
- concepts about what different kinds of EU laws actually exist and how
- they come into being, before the FAQ expands on the Institutions
- themselves. Therefore, we put it in the General Questions[6] part.
-
- Information about the European Court of Justice has expanded considerably
- thanks to a major contribution by Frangois Thunus.[7] For now the Court's
- section[8] still lives in the +Other EU Institutions; file, but it may
- soon qualify for its own if more information keeps getting added...
-
- At the instigation of Alan Fraser Reekie,[9] we have added a major part
- about the changes that the EU is expected to go through or at least
- pursue in 1996 and after. There is now some information about the IGC or
- Intergovernmental Conference that will start in Torino on March 29, and a
- summary of the conlusions of the +Reflection Group; that has prepared its
- agenda.
-
- Readers who have seen one of the 1.x versions but have missed out on any
- versions published since 20 March 1995 may look for references to other
- European political resources on the Internet. These have been removed from
- this FAQ, as there is now a much better alternative written by Antero
- Aunesluoma[10] of the University of Helsinki. The URL is
- <http://www.helsinki.fi/~aunesluo/eueng.html>[11];
-
- Table of Contents
-
- General European Union Questions [12]
-
- What is the European Union or EU?[13]
-
- When did the EU come into being?[14]
-
- What countries are members of the EU?[15]
-
- Which are the languages of the EU?[16]
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- How come the flag has only twelve stars?[17]
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- Quick guide to EU legislation[18]
-
- Main types of legislation[19]
-
- The Intergovernmental Conference of 1996[20]
-
- Conclusions of the Reflection Group[21]
-
- The main issues on the agenda[22]
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- How much time will it take?[23]
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- Questions about the European Parliament[24]
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- How is the European Parliament composed?[25]
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- Direct universal elections[26]
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- General composition[27]
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- PES/Group of the Party of European Socialists[28]
-
- EPP/European People's Party (Christian-Democrats)[29]
-
- UE/Union for Europe Group[30]
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- ELDR/Group of the European Liberal, Democratic and Reformist Party[31]
-
- GUE/Confederal Group of the United Left - Northern Green Left[32]
-
- GRN/Green Group in the European Parliament[33]
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- ERA/Group of the European Radical Alliance[34]
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- EN/Europe of Nations Group[35]
-
- NI/Non-attached members[36]
-
- What are the powers of the European Parliament?[37]
-
- Who is the President of the European Parliament?[38]
-
- Where can I find the European Parliament on the net?[39]
-
- Email connectivity[40]
-
- Databases and infosystems[41]
-
- Questions about the European Commission[42]
-
- General information[43]
-
- The Directorates-General of the Commission[44]
-
- Who is the President (chairman) of the European Commission?[45]
-
- Where can I find the European Commission on the net?[46]
-
- Email connectivity[47]
-
- Databases and infosystems[48]
-
- Councils representing the Member States' Governments[49]
-
- What is the Council of Ministers?[50]
-
- Composition of the Council of Ministers[51]
-
- Council decisions and secrecy[52]
-
- What is the European Council?[53]
-
- Who are the current members of the European Council?[54]
-
- What are the powers/activities of the European Council?[55]
-
- Who is the President of the (European) Council?[56]
-
- Other important EU institutions[57]
-
- What is the European Court of Justice?[58]
-
- Composition[59]
-
- Court of First Instance[60]
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- Procedures[61]
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- Lenght of proceedings[62]
-
- Miscellaneous[63]
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- References[64]
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- What is the Court of Auditors?[65]
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- What is the Economic and Social Committee?[66]
-
- What is the Committee of Regions?[67]
-
- What is the European Monetary Institute?[68]
-
- What is the difference between the European Union and...[69]
-
- The European Community?[70]
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- The Common Market?[71]
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- The Council of Europe?[72]
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- The Western European Union?[73]
-
- The European Free Trade Association/European Economic Area?[74]
-
- The North American Free Trade Agreement?[75]
-
- About the European Union Basics (FAQ)[76]
-
- Where to get the most recent version of this file[77]
-
- Original hypertext version[78]
-
- Text only (ISO-8859-1) version[79]
-
- Author, contributors and sources[80]
-
-
- ___________________________________
-
- Edited by Roland Siebelink & Bart Schelfhout[81]
- corrections and suggestions welcome.
-
-
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