Background to the EU

• The history of the European Union:
  http://europa.eu/abc/history/index_en.htm
  The EU’s own account of its history.

• Europe and you:
  http://bookshop.europa.eu/en/europe-and-you-pbNA3110661/;pgid=y8dIS7GUWMdSR0EAlMEUUsWb0000uGV7DW2d;sid=ZvC2I9FfKBa2JoA6LIMohLN6YSOw8HOcGqA=?CatalogCategoryID=tgUKABst4kkAAAEjJ5EY4e5L

• Britain & Europe in 10 speeches:
  http://www.europarl.europa.eu/unitedkingdom/resource/static/files/publications_ressources/ep_speeches_dps_final.pdf
  Collection of speeches from UK political history highlighting the complex relationship between the UK and Europe.

Institutions of the EU

Institution Websites

• European Commission:
  http://www.ec.europa.eu/

• Council of the EU:
  http://www.consilium.europa.eu/

• European Parliament:
  http://www.europarl.europa.eu/

• European Court of Justice:
  http://www.curia.europa.eu/

• European Council:
  http://www.european-council.europa.eu/

• Court of Auditors:
  http://www.eca.europa.eu/

• European Central Bank:
  http://www.ecb.int/

The future of the EU

• Five Presidents’ report:
  https://ec.europa.eu/commission/five-presidents-report_en

• White Paper on the future of Europe:
  https://ec.europa.eu/commission/future-europe/white-paper-future-europe-and-way-forward_en

• Social Pillar:
  https://ec.europa.eu/commission/priorities/deeper-and-fairer-economic-and-monetary-union/european-pillar-social-rights_en

More on Member States

• More information on enlargement and status of candidate countries:
  http://ec.europa.eu/enlargement/countries/check-current-status/index_en.htm

• Judicial systems in member states:
  https://e-justice.europa.eu/content_judicial_systems_in_member_states-16-en.do

• European Parliament Office in the UK:
  http://www.europarl.europa.eu/unitedkingdom/en/home-page.html

• European Parliament Office in Ireland:
  http://www.europarl.europa.eu/ireland/en/

Human Rights

• HUDOC:
  http://www.echr.coe.int/echr/en/hudoc
  Database for the case law of the European Court of Human Rights

• EU Human Rights cases:
  http://www.echr.coe.int/Documents/FS_European_Union_ENG.pdf
  Factsheet outlining some of the most significant human rights case law concerning the EU

• Do not get confused! The Council of Europe and the EU:
  http://www.coe.int/en/web/about-us/do-not-get-confused
  Diagram explaining the differences between the Council of Europe and institutions of the EU

• HELP (Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals):
  http://www.helpcoe.org/training-resources#overlay-context=training-resources
  Links to useful case studies and training materials for those looking for more detail on human rights in the context of the EU.

Brexit

• UKCE non-partisan think-tank providing information on all aspects of the Brexit debate:
  https://ukandeu.ac.uk/

• House of Lords reports on aspects of Brexit:
  https://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/lords-select/eu-select-committee-/publications/

• Taskforce 50 website:
  https://ec.europa.eu/info/departments/taskforce-article-50-negotiations-united-kingdom_en

• Department for Exiting the EU website:
  https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-exiting-the-european-union