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23 Law Lines 1 (1999)

handle is hein.lbr/lalins0023 and id is 1 raw text is: 'S Volume 23, No. 1 JANUARY/FEBRUARY 1999 EUROPE ONLINE by Jean Davis and Victoria Szymczak Brooklyn Law School Library The European Union web site is located at http:// europa.eu.int. When you arrive at Europa you are invited to pur- sue your research in one of 10 European languages (the eleventh language, Greek, is not yet available). Click on the language of your choice and you will enter a well-structured web site that allows you access to EU News, the ABCs of the EU, Institutions and their publi- cations (such as the European Parliament and Council of Ministers), and Policies (which is a subject-driven access point). EU News Perhaps the most beneficial division of this web page is the EU News link. On this page you can link to press releases from the EU institutions, determine the current exchange rate for the EURO, and access EUR-OP the office for EU publications. At EUR-OP you can dig deeper for access to the Official Journal. The most recent 20 days of this daily are available for free. The L series 'Legislation' contains all the legisla- tive acts and regulations whose publication is obliga- tory under the Treaties establishing the European Com- munities, as well as a large number of acts that do not carry a statutory obligation to publish. The C series In This Issue Increase Your Interest................ .................... 8 AALL's 1999 Annual Meeting.........10 LLAGNY Scholarships ...................11 Charts and Surveys....................12 Announcements.......................13 Membership News ......................... 14 Grant Application ........................... 15 Calendar .................. ............... 19 'Information and Notices' covers a wide range of Union information, such as proposals for legislation, reports of the progress of cases before the Court of Justice, written questions put by the European Parliament to the Council and the Commission together with their relative answers. The S series, or supplement, includes infor- mation on RFPs for construction proposals. Access to historical editions of the OJ is available on CELEX. CELEX is a for-fee database requiring a user name and password at this web site. We can access CELEX on the LEXIS 7.0 research software in the WORLD library, LEGIS file. If you are using the Exchange web product, you can point to EC Legislation. ABCs If you select to view the ABC arm of this site, you will learn about the history of the EU, find links to the full text versions of founding treaties, and obtain current information about EU legislation and events. A sam- pling of the type of current information you will find includes a guide to citizens' rights, a recording of the European International Anthem, and that the number of members now equals fifteen. The ABC division of this web site will also provide you with links to important EU agencies and programs, such as Eurostat, the statisti- cal office of the European Communities. Institutions Selecting the Institutions Link will load a page pro- viding direct access to the home pages of the EU institutions, including the Parliament, Council of Minis- ters (a/k/a Council of Europe), EU Commission, and the Court of Justice. Upon entering each institution's web site, the user will need to select the language of choice before proceeding. Some important information can be found on these institutional home pages. At the Council continued on page 5 1

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