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• Detailed annual report describing each country’s economic and political status and background. The profiles cover long-term political and social issues and include basic data and background to current events.
• Short reports summarizing political and economic trends in over 200 countries. National, regional and world events are included if they might have an impact at the national level.
• by the Social Science Information Gateway. Portal to resources (bibliographies, data, documents, journals, news, reference materials and guides, etc) organized by country.

Research institutions

• The first University Institute of postgraduate studies in the field of European Studies aiming to attract graduates from many countries to study and live together.
• Links to the ten European Union Centers set up in 1998 to promote the study of the EU, its institutions, policies, ties with the US through academic, research and outreach activities.
• A scholarly and professional international association focusing on the European Union
• Created by the Members of the European Communities in 1972, the Institutes aims to provide advanced graduate training in the field of European studies, covering its legal, economic, historical, political and social aspects. The Institute also houses the
• Links to European Union-Asia relations.
• Guide to electronic resources on the European integration. Includes the transcription of EU historical documents since the 1930s.
• Comprehensive guide on the EU institutions, documents and sites of interest.
• Resource database provided by University of Exeter's Law Library.
• User-friendly interface providing access to documents, reports, journals from various EU databases. Documents are also searchable by subject. Good site to find information on EU programmes and information networks, among others.
• Links to the European Union Center, the Archives of the European Integration and a Virtual Library.

Think tanks & policy institutes

• Think tank involved in Europe’ s economic policy discussion in the context of globalization. Publicly and privately funded.
• A private and independent think tank aiming to promote new ideas and policies for reforming the European Union.
• An independent policy research institute dedicated to producing sound policy research leading to constructive solutions to the challenges facing Europe today.