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COUNCIL OF EUROPE

Council of Europe, European Treaties

European Social Charter of the European Council

Council of Europe, Human Rights website, Equality between women and men

Council of Europe Website/Portal

Council of Europe Human Rights Website

Council of Europe Publishing Website

Council of Europe, Directorate-General I Legal Affairs, Treaty Office

European Court of Human Rights

European Council on social matters and problems of society

Works of the Council of Europe in the field of gender equality

Gender Equality in Education Parliamentary Assembly Recommendation of the Council of Europe, 1281 (1995)

Steering Committee for Equality between Women and Men (CDEG) of the Council of Europe: Abridged report of the 20th meeting (Strasbourg, 9-12 May 2000) (CM(2000)82 and Addendum)

4th European Ministerial Conference on Equality Between Women and Men (Istanbul, 13-14 November 1997), Council of Europe: Report by the Secretary General

4th European Ministerial Conference on Equality between Women and Men (Istanbul, 13-14 November 1997), Council of Europe: Explanatory Memorandum

EUROPEAN UNION

EU Institutions

Governments on the WWW: European Union

Institutions of the European Union

European Union, Europa

Glossary of Institutions, Policies and Enlargement of the European Union

Council of European Union

Council of the European Union, General Information

Council of the European Union, European Union Annual Report on Human Rights

General Secretariat of Council "Press Office Newsroom": Employment and Social Policy / Labour and Social Affairs Tree Browse Database (English)

European Commission

European Commission

DG Employment and Social Affairs website

DG Employment and Social Affairs, Gender Equality website

DG Employment and Social Affairs, European Network "Family & Work" website

Directorate General Joint Research Centre

Directorate General Joint Research Centre, Institute for Prospective Technological Studies

European Commission, DG Employment and Social Affairs

European Commission, DG Enterprise and Innovation: Community Research and Development Information Service

The European Commission Representation in the United Kingdom, Eu & Related Web Sites

European Parliament

European Parliament, Homepage

European Parliament, The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union

European Parliament, Plenary sessions

European Parliament, Political Groups

Committees and Agencies

European Union Committee of the Regions

The Work of the Committee on Women's Rights 1994-1999 Women's Rights Series Femm 105 En

European Agency for Safety and Health at Work

Structural funds

European Regional Development Fund and Cohesion Fund (INFOREGIO), Information on the operation of the Structural Funds

DG Employment and Social Affairs, Employment and Social Fund 2000-2006

DG Employment and Social Affairs, Employment and Social Fund 2000-2006, FAQs

DG Employment and Social Affairs, Employment and Social Fund 2000-2006, ESF Legislation and Working Documents

DG Employment and Social Affairs, What is the European Social Fund?

DG Employment and Social Affairs, The Structural Funds and the six Objectives

DG Employment and Social Affairs,The ESF project examples of good practice

European Parliament, European Enlargement

Europa: Employment and social policy

Europa: Equal Opportunities

Programmes

Employment NOW New employment opportunities for women Homepage

New opportunities for Women in Ireland Website

NOW (New Opportunities for Women) Projects of FrauenComputerZentrumBerlin.

4th Community Action Programme: Equal Opportunities, Fourth Medium-Term Community Action Programme on Equal Opportunities for Women and Men (1996-2000)

Scadplus Database: Programmes, Networks and Observatories on Employment and Social Affairs

Scadplus Database: Programmes, Networks and Observatories in social affairs, health and education, training and youth.

Rural-Europe: Website of European Union Initiative Leader II

Improving Human Research Potential and the Social Economic Knowledge Base: Women And Science

European Commission External Relations: Human Rights and Democratisation

European Commission: Information Society Website

Equal Opportunities for Women and Men: Lei Programme

Equal Opportunities for Women and Men: Participation by Women in the Decision-making Process

Vocational Training and Education - Rationalisation and Coordination of Programmes: Leonardo Da Vinci

Scadplus Database: Introduction to Social Action Programme (1998-2000)

Community Programmes Acronyms Index

Guidelines for the Community initiative INTERREG (European Regional Development Fund and Cohesion Fund) 2000-2006

European Commission, DG Education: Leonardo Da Vinci Programme, Equal Opportunities: A Quality Issue

Law

Hieros Gamos The Law and Government Portal: European Union

Curia Database: the Court of Justice of the European Communities

University of Kent at Canterbury, Lawlinks, European Union information 

University of Wuerzburg Database: European Union Index

Eur-Lex Database: European Union law

Eur-Lex Database: Consolidated Legislation

Eur-Lex Database: Directory of Community legislation in force, General social provisions

Eur-Lex Database: Directory of Community legislation in force, Employment incentives secondary legislation

SCADplus, The Amsterdam Treaty: a Comprehensive Guide

SCADplus, Social Charter

SCADplus, Human rights

SCADplus Database: Treaty of Amsterdam, Equality of Opportunity

Legislation under preparation: Commission proposals on social policy

The European Union Legislative Observatory- Legislative dossiers: SEARCH

Recent Case-law of the Court of Justice and the Court of First Instance

InfEA: Informationsstelle für Europäisches Arbeitsrecht- European Labour Law Database (German, English and French)

HARVARD LAW School: The Jean Monnet Chair- Mainstreaming Gender in the European Union, Mark A. Pollack and Emilie Hafner-Burton

European Journal of International Law

European Union Charter of Fundamental Rights

Documents on Employment and Social Policy / Labour and Social Affairs (English)

European Industrial Relations Observatory on-line (EIROnline): The EU parental leave agreement and Directive: implications for national law and practice

Networks and Databases

European Employment Observatory of the European Commission (German, English and French)

University of Groningen: European Low-Wage Employment Research Network (Lower)

Euroseek

FrauenComputerzentrumBerlin: Women in Decision-making, European Database

SCADplus Database: Preventing sexual harassment at work

Scadplus Database: Social Action Programmes on Employment

Scadplus Database: Social Action Programmes on Equality of Opportunity for Women and Men

SCADplus Database: Fourth equal opportunities programme (1996-2000)

EU Equal opportunities

Bulletins and Manuals

European Union Press Office Newsroom

Handbook on equal treatment for men and women in the EC

Bulletin of the European Union’ issued by the European Commission

Index of the ‘Bulletin of the European Union’ issued by the European Commission

International Labour Review Volume 138, Number 4 (1999/4) Special Issue: Women, Gender and Work (Part II)

  • Assessing equal opportunities in the European Union, Janneke PLANTENGA and Johan HANSEN
  • Supranational action against sex discrimination: Equal pay and equal treatment in the European Union, Ingeborg HEIDE

European Women's Lobby

European Parliament: the Work of the Committee on Women's Rights 1994-1999, Women's Rights Series (Femm 105 En)

General

Current position and outlook on Equal Opportunities for Women and Men

Gender Equality in the European Union: Examples of Good Practices (1996-2000)

European Employment Strategy

European Commission, DG General Publications: Europe on the Move, Social Questions

European Commission, DG Employment and Social Affairs, Council Resolution on the 1999 Employment Guidelines

EU National Guide: Dialogue with Citizens

The website provides factsheets on citizen’s rights regarding, for instance equal opportunities, working conditions and social security, your rights as a consumer, and ways of enforcing your rights, as well as a general outline of your rights and the possibilities offered by the European Single Market, and a "Signpost Service" for citizens' practical problems.

Links

Library, University of California, Berkley, Government and Social Science Information: European Union Internet Resources

EUROPEAN LABOUR MARKET ORGANISATIONS

The Federation of European Employers

The European Trade Union Institute (ETUI)

European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions: European Works Councils Database

European Industrial Relations Observatory on-line (EIROnline): Equal opportunities and collective bargaining in the EU

European Industrial Relations Observatory on-line (EIROnline): Equal opportunities, collective bargaining and the European employment strategy

 

 


Updated by IC. Approved by GT. Last update: 15 July 2005.