1. 1 Workshops on social inclusion of disabled people Sofia, 30-31 October 2006 How to look for relevant websites and information on Europe Luk Zelderloo EASPD

2. 2 European organisations  http://www.coe.int http://www.coe.int  Council of Europe - An international organisation in Strasbourg which comprises 46 democratic countries of Europe. It was set up to promote democracy and protect human rights and the rule of law in Europe.

3. 3 Other European organisations II  http://www.european- agency.org/index.html http://www.european- agency.org/index.html  The European Agency for Development in Special Needs Education is an independent and self-governing organisation, established by our member countries to act as their platform for collaboration in the field of special needs education.

4. 4 European Union http://www.ec.europa.eu This is the general website – with information on the European Union: EU institutions, consultative organisms etc.

5. 5 EU institutions  http://www.ec.europa.eu http://www.ec.europa.eu  European Commission

6. 6 EU institutions II  http://www.europarl.europa.eu http://www.europarl.europa.eu  European Parliament

7. 7 EU institutions III  http://www.consilium.europa.eu/ http://www.consilium.europa.eu/  European Council (Council of Ministers)

8. 8 Advisory EU bodies  http://eesc.europa.eu http://eesc.europa.eu  European Economic and Social Committee

9. 9 Advisory EU bodies II http://www.cor.europa.eu  Committee of the Regions

10. 10 Important Directorate Generals  DG Employment and Social Affairs  http://ec.europa.eu/employment_s ocial/index_en.html http://ec.europa.eu/employment_s ocial/index_en.html

11. 11 DG Employment and Social Affairs  http://ec.europa.eu/employment_social/e mplweb/tenders/index_en.cfm http://ec.europa.eu/employment_social/e mplweb/tenders/index_en.cfm  Tenders & Grants under DG Empl

12. 12 Disability Issues  http://ec.europa.eu/employment_s ocial/disability/index_en.html http://ec.europa.eu/employment_s ocial/disability/index_en.html

13. 13 DG Education and Culture  http://ec.europa.eu/education/index_en.html http://ec.europa.eu/education/index_en.html

14. 14 DG Justice and Home Affairs  http://ec.europa.eu/justice_home/i ndex_en.htm http://ec.europa.eu/justice_home/i ndex_en.htm

15. 15 DG Enlargement  http://ec.europa.eu/enlargement/ http://ec.europa.eu/enlargement/

16. 16 DG Research  http://ec.europa.eu/research/index _en.cfm http://ec.europa.eu/research/index _en.cfm

17. 17 Services – EU Directory  http://europa.eu/index_en.htm http://europa.eu/index_en.htm

18. 18 European Parliament – Disability Intergroup  http://www.edf- feph.org/apdg/index-en.htm http://www.edf- feph.org/apdg/index-en.htm

19. 19 Funding Programmes & Actions Funding programmes 2000-2006  http://ec.europa.eu/grants/index_en.htm http://ec.europa.eu/grants/index_en.htm GRANTS, FUNDS AND PROGRAMMES BY EU POLICY

20. 20 DG Education and training  http://ec.europa.eu/education/pro grammes/programmes_en.html http://ec.europa.eu/education/pro grammes/programmes_en.html  “ Old” programmes in the field of education and training  http://ec.europa.eu/education/pro grammes/newprog/index_en.html New generation: Life long learning 2007-2013 http://ec.europa.eu/education/pro grammes/newprog/index_en.html

21. 21 Programmes in the field of social affairs & disability specific  http://ec.europa.eu/comm/employment _social/emplweb/tenders/index_en.cfm http://ec.europa.eu/comm/employment _social/emplweb/tenders/index_en.cfm  Tenders New generation: PROGRESS  http://ec.europa.eu/comm/employment _social/progress/index_en.html http://ec.europa.eu/comm/employment _social/progress/index_en.html

22. 22 Programmes in the field of Enlargmenet  http://ec.europa.eu/enlargement/finan cial_assistance/index_en.htm http://ec.europa.eu/enlargement/finan cial_assistance/index_en.htm New generation: IPA  http://ec.europa.eu/enlargement/finan cial_assistance/ipa/index_en.htm http://ec.europa.eu/enlargement/finan cial_assistance/ipa/index_en.htm

23. 23 Programmes in the field of education and training  http://ec.europa.eu/education/prog rammes/leonardo/news_en.html http://ec.europa.eu/education/prog rammes/leonardo/news_en.html Leonardo da Vinci

24. 24 Disability organisations  If you go on the website of the European Commission- DG Employment, social affairs & equal opportunities –Disability issues and then Links – you can find all important disability organisations: organisations of people with disabilities, service providers, other international organisations  http://ec.europa.eu/employment_social/d isability/links_en.html http://ec.europa.eu/employment_social/d isability/links_en.html

25. 25 Disability organisations II  Per Country Only ‘old’ Europe for the time being

26. 26 Disability organisations III  Per Europe

27. 27 Social Platform  Organisations in the social field  http://www.social-platform.org

28. 28 European News Centers  Eurodesk  http://www.eurodesk.org  Euractiv  http://www.euractiv.com also in Magyar (www.euractiv.hu)  EU Observer  http://euobserver.com  European Agenda  http://www.european-agenda.com

29. 29 United Nations  http://www.un.org http://www.un.org One of the UN's central mandates is the promotion of higher standards of living, full employment, and conditions of economic and social progress and development Social Development http://www.un.org/esa/progareas/socdev.html One of the main points of social development: Disability http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/enable/

30. 30 United Nations II The UN also deal with disability issues Demographic and Social Statistics http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demograp hic/default.htm Health, Human functioning and disability http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demograp hic/sconcerns/disability/default.htm