1. News and latest developments in the EU: official and non-official sources Ian MAYFIELD

2. Overview of session Official sources Unofficial sources Press releases
Newsletters, agendas, calendars
Official alerting services
Unofficial sources
Newspapers
Free (or partly free) online news services
Commercial news and current awareness services

3. Official sources

4. The Europa Press room Search
Latest headlines, ‘top events’, press releases
Links to:
RAPID database
Mailing lists/RSS
Blogs
Press packs
Search 4

5. Agendas and calendars Dates of key meetings Agendas Minutes
Some briefing papers
Council
Parliament
Commission 5

6. Database alerts OEIL PreLex
(No alert service as such but PreLex itself is a source of information about ongoing activities)
Curia
ECLAS
Eur-Lex Alerts: link doesn’t work but you can register by ing help desk. URL in handout.

7. And locally…
Commission Delegation to Croatia
Croatian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration
‘News about Croatia’
Croatia Regions Office (Brussels)

8. Unofficial sources

9. Newspapers Financial Times Independent Guardian European Voice
Printed weekly
Website with free and priced content

10. Free online news services
EU Observer
EU Business
EurActiv
The Parliament.com
Euronews

11. Subscription services
Daily news bulletins
Agence Europe
Legal services
OJ Online Plus: Celex plus legislative news
OJ Daily