THE EUROPEAN UNION

THE EUROPEAN INSTITUTIONS

• European Commission (General)
  http://ec.europa.eu/index_en.htm
• European Commission (Directorates Generals)
  http://ec.europa.eu/dgs_en.htm 
• European Parliament
  http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/public/default_en.htm 
• Council of the European Union
  http://www.consilium.europa.eu/cms3_fo/showPage.ASP?id=1&lang=EN&mode=g
• Committee of the Regions
  http://www.cor.eu.int/ 
• European Economic and Social Committee
  http://www.esc.eu.int/pages/en/home.asp 
• European Court of Justice
  http://curia.europa.eu/en/index.htm
• Court of Auditors
  http://eca.europa.eu/index_en.htm
• European Investment Bank
  http://www.eib.eu.int/
• European Central Bank
  http://www.ecb.int/home/html/index.en.html
• European Investment Fund
  http://www.eif.eu.int/
• The European Ombudsman
  http://www.euro-ombudsman.eu.int/home/en/default.htm 

EUROPEAN AGENCIES

• European Center for the Development of Vocational Training
  http://www.cedefop.europa.eu/
• European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions
  http://www.eurofound.eu.int/
• European Environment Agency
  http://www.eea.eu.int/
• European Training Foundation
  http://www.etf.europa.eu/web.nsf?Open
• European Monitoring Center for Drugs and Drug Addiction
  http://www.emcdda.europa.eu/
• European Agency for the Evaluation of Medicinal Products
  http://www.emea.eu.int/
• Office for the Harmonization in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)
  http://oami.eu.int/en/default.htm
• European Agency for Safety and Health at Work
  http://osha.europa.eu/OSHA
• Community Plant Variety Office
  http://www.cpvo.e4u.int/
• European Monitoring Center on Racism and Xenophobia
  http://eumc.europa.eu/eumc/index.php
• European Agency for Reconstruction
  http://www.ear.eu.int/home/default.htm

THE EUROPEAN CONVENTION AND THE DEBATE ON THE FUTURE OF EUROPE

• http://european-convention.eu.int/bienvenue.asp?lang=EN
• http://europa.eu/debateeurope/index_en.htm

THE SIXTH FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME OF THE EUROPEAN UNION

• EU Commission DG Research
  http://ec.europa.eu/research/
• Cordis- General Information
  http://cordis.europa.eu/fp6/dc/index.cfm?fuseaction=UserSite.FP6HomePage
• Cordis- Calls for Proposers
  http://cordis.europa.eu/fp6/stepbystep/proposers.htm
• Project and Partner Search
  http://cordis.europa.eu/fp6/dc/index.cfm?fuseaction=UserSite.FP6PartnersPage
• Innovation Relay Center Gateway (IRC)
  http://irc.cordis.lu/

THE SEVENTH FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME OF THE EUROPEAN UNION

• Community Research and Development Information Service  
  http://cordis.europa.eu/en/home.html
• Seventh Research Framework Programme
  http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/home_en.html
• Cordis-Calls for Proposals
  http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/dc/index.cfm
• Project Partner Search
  http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/partners_en.html
• FP7 Related News and Events
  http://cordis.europa.eu/fetch?CALLER=FP7_NEWS
• FP7 In Brief
  http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/understand_en.html
• How to Participate to FP7
  http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/participate_en.html 
• European Technology Platforms (ETPs)
  http://cordis.europa.eu/technology-platforms/home_en.html
• National Contact Points
  http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/get-support_en.html
• National Contact Point of Turkey (TUBITAK)
  http://www.fp7.org.tr/
• EU Commission DG Research
  http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/research/index_en.html
• Joint Research Center
  http://www.jrc.cec.eu.int/
• Innovation Relay Center Gateway (IRC)
  http://irc.cordis.lu/

ACTIVITIES OF THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION (links to the Directorates General)

• Agriculture
  http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/agriculture/index_en.htm
• Competition
  http://ec.europa.eu/comm/dgs/competition/index_en.htm
• Competition-Car Sector and Distribution of Motor Vehicles
  http://ec.europa.eu/comm/competition/car_sector/
  http://ec.europa.eu/comm/competition/car_sector/distribution/
• Economic and Financial Affairs
  http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/economy_finance/index_en.htm
• Education and Culture
  http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/education_culture/index_en.html
• Employment and Social Affairs
  http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/employment_social/index_en.htm
• Energy and Transport
  http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/energy_transport/index_en.html
• Enterprises
  http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/enterprise/index_en.htm
• Environment
  http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/environment/index_en.htm
• Fisheries
  http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/fisheries/index_en.htm
• Health and Consumer Protection
  http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/health_consumer/index_en.htm
• Information Society
  http://europa.eu.int/information_society/index_en.htm
• Internal Market
  http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/internal_market/index_en.htm
• Joint Research Center
  http://www.jrc.cec.eu.int/
• Justice and Home Affairs
  http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/justice_home/index_en.htm
• Regional Policy
  http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/regional_policy/index_en.htm
• Research
  http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/research/index_en.html
• Taxation and Custom Union
  http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/taxation_customs/index_en.htm
• Development
  http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/development/index_en.htm
• Enlargement
  http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/enlargement/index_en.htm
  http://ec.europa.eu/enlargement/turkey/index_en.htm
• Trade
  http://www.ec.europa.eu/trade/index_en.htm
• External Relations
  http://ec.europa.eu/comm/dgs/external_relations/index_en.htm
• Europe Aid Cooperation Office
  http://ec.europa.eu/comm/dgs/europeaid/index_en.htm
• Humanitarian Aid Office (ECHO)
  http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/humanitarian_aid/index_en.htm

OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS OF THE EU

• European Union Law
  http://eur-lex.europa.eu/en/index.htm 
• The Official Journal of the European Community
  http://www.ojec.com/
• The Legislative Observatory
  http://www.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/
• Case Law (also see website of the European Court of Justice)
  http://curia.europa.eu/en/index.htm
• The Treaties
  http://europa.eu/abc/treaties/index_en.htm

PRESS AND INFORMATION

• Press Room of the European Commission
  http://europa.eu/press_room/
• News from Other Institutions
  http://europa.eu/press_room/
• Statistics on the EU (EUROSTAT)
  http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page?_pageid=1090,1&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL
• European Public Opinion (EUROBAROMETER)
  http://ec.europa.eu/public_opinion/index_en.htm
• Publication Office
  http://publications.europa.eu/
• The History of the EU: A Chronology from 1946 to 2002
  http://europa.eu/abc/history/index_en.htm

OTHER SOURCES OF INFORMATION ON THE EU

• The Center for European Policies Studies
  http://www.ceps.be/Default.php
• Euractiv (On-line Information on European Affairs)
  http://www.euractiv.com/en/HomePage
• European Centre for Knowledge and Technology Transfer (EUROTEX)
  http://www.eurotex.org
• Economic Development Foundation
  http://www.ikv.org.tr
• Istanbul Bilgi University
  http://www.bilgi.edu.tr/library

• REPRESENTATION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION IN TURKEY
  http://www.deltur.cec.eu.int/
• TURKISH MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
  http://www.mfa.gov.tr/MFA_tr
• SECRETARY GENERAL FOR EU AFFAIRS
  http://www.abgs.gov.tr
• THE STATE PLANNING ORGANIZATION
  http://www.dpt.gov.tr
• TURKEY-EU NEWS ONLINE
  http://www.abhaber.com/english.asp

OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS

• The Turkish National Programme
  http://ec.europa.eu/enlargement/pdf/turkey/npaa_full_en.pdf
• Executive summary of Turkish National Program
  http://ec.europa.eu/enlargement/pdf/turkey/summary_en.pdf

EU REGULAR PROGRAMMES ON TURKEY

• 2006 progress report
  http://ec.europa.eu/enlargement/pdf/key_documents/2006/Nov/tr_sec_1390_en.pdf
• 2005 progress report/
  http://ec.europa.eu/enlargement/archives/pdf/key_documents/2005/
  package/sec_1426_final_progress_report_tr_en.pdf
• 2004 progress report/
  http://ec.europa.eu/enlargement/archives/pdf/key_documents/2004/rr_tr_2004_en.pdf
• 2003 progress report/
  http://ec.europa.eu/enlargement/archives/pdf/key_documents/2003/rr_tk_final_en.pdf
• 2002 progress report/
  http://ec.europa.eu/enlargement/archives/pdf/key_documents/2002/tu_en.pdf
• 2001 progress report/
  http://ec.europa.eu/enlargement/archives/pdf/key_documents/2001/tu_en.pdf
• 2000 progress report/
  http://ec.europa.eu/enlargement/archives/pdf/key_documents/2000/tu_en.pdf
• 1999 progress report/
  http://ec.europa.eu/enlargement/archives/pdf/key_documents/1999/turkey_en.pdf
• 1998 progress report/
  http://ec.europa.eu/enlargement/archives/pdf/key_documents/1998/turkey_en.pdf

THE CUSTOMS UNION

• Ankara Agreement
  http://www.abgs.gov.tr/indextr.html(Turkish)
  http://www.deltur.cec.eu.int/kitap/e-ankara.rtf (english)
• Additional Protocol and Financial Protocol signed on 23 November 1970, annexed to the Agreement establishing the Association between the European Economic Community and Turkey and on measures to be taken for their entry into force
  http://www.abgs.gov.tr/en/tur-eu_relations_dosyalar/
  legal_background_dosyalar/protocol_1977.pdf (english)
• Decision No 1/95 of the EC-Turkey Association Council of 22 December 1995 on implementing the final phase of the Customs Union
  http://www.dtm.gov.tr/ab/okk95/1-95.htm(turkish)
  http://www.dtm.gov.tr/dts/ABTeknik/UrunGuvenligiKanun/81-95OKK.doc (english)
• Decision No 2/97 of the EC-Turkey Association Council of 4 June 1997 establishing the list of Community instruments relating to the removal of technical barriers to trade and the conditions and arrangements governing their implementation by Turkey
  http://www.foreigntrade.gov.tr/DTS/ABTeknik/297turkce.htm (turkish)

PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DECISION ON THE ACCESSION PARTNERSHIP OF 2000

• http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/pri/en/oj/dat/2001/l_085/l_08520010324en00130023.pdf