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provides Internet resources on the History of Europe after WWII in all languages. European Integration is here understood as the process of political, economic and cultural WWW integration and cooperation between VL Search Facility. various European World Wide Web countries in the Virtual Library 20th century central catalogue. mainly in the WWWVL Main period after 1945. History Index and The development Sites Maintainers. of the European About the WWW Community after VL History Project. 1950 receives particular Home Page of attention. If the the WWW VL EUI descriptions of the European History resource is not in Project. EUI's Library and English, this can be taken as History & indicating that no Civilisation English equivalent Department Web of the pages is Sites. available. You should take this into account before deciding on keywords for the Search Engine. The documents and materials gathered on this

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[ Reference : Institutions | Academic |Societies/Associations | E-Learning | Journals |Discussion Forums | Media] [ Topics : Who is Who | A People's Europe | Federalism | Political | Cultural | Economic | Eurosceptics] [ Chronological : Enlargements of the European Union] [ Geographical : Countries of the European Union] [ Others : Games and Quizzes]

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National Archives (Websites of the National or State Archives of the 25 Member States of the European Union) Austria Website of the State Archives of Austria in Vienna. Belgium Website of the General State Archives of Belgium in Brussels. Cyprus There is no website for the State Archives of Cyprus. Czech Republic Website of the State Central Archives of the Czech Republic in Prague. Denmark Website of the State Archives of Denmark in Copenhagen. Estonia Website of the National Archives of Estonia in Tartu. Finland Website of the National Archives of Finland in Helsinki. France Website of the National Archives of France in Paris. Germany Website of the Federal Archives of Germany in Berlin, Bonn and Koblenz. Greece Website of the General State Archives of Greece in Athens. Hungary Website of National Archives of Hungary in Budapest.

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Ireland Website of the National Archives of Ireland in Dublin. Italy Portal of the State Archives of Italy. Latvia Portal of the State Archives of Latvia. Lithuania Website of The State Archives of Lithuania in Vilnius. Luxembourg Website of the National Archives of Luxembourg in Luxembourg. Malta Website of the Libraries and Archives Department of Malta. Netherlands Website of the National Archives of The Netherlands in The Hague. Poland Website of the State Archives of Poland in Warsaw. Portugal Portal of the National Archives Institute of Portugal in Lisbon. Slovakia Website of the National Archives of Slovakia in Bratislava. Slovenia Website of the Archives of the Republic of Slovenia in Ljubljana. Spain Portal of the State Archives in Spain. Sweden Website of the National Archives of Sweden in Stockholm. United Kingdom Website of the National Archives in Kew, Richmond.

Archives of International Organisations The Historical Archives of the European Union The Historical Archives of the European Union (HAEU) were opened on 13 December 1985 as part of the European University Institute in Fiesole/Italy. Since then, the European Communities' files, produced in Brussels and Luxembourg, have been deposited centrally in Florence and are kept here in their original form, while in the archives established in the various institutions the same documents are available on microform. The Historical Archives also acquires papers of European politicians or officials, or archives of European associations, parties and organisations that have played a significant part in the march towards European integration, as well as copies of documents held in other repositories which complement the existing collections or relate to European unification. ARCHISplus-the Historical Archives of the European Commission ARCHISplus (French ARChives HIStoriques) is the Historical Archives of the European Commission's database which contains references to files of European institutions from their beginnings to today. It is extracted from an internal database, Archis, and includes those references only which are helpful to access historical files open to the public according to communitarian regulations pertaining to their archives The Council of Europe (CoE) Website of Council of Europe with links to all catalogues together. The Central Archives were founded in 1949. The holdings of the Archives exceed 5km of files. (referenced documents of the Council of Europe from 1949 to present, files from Council of Europe departments, historical files) The Western European Union (WEU) Access to the inventory of the Historical Archives and the Multimedia Archives of the WEU. Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Use the OSCE online photo archive to browse and download images related to the work of the Organization, its Missions and Institutions. You can also find final documents, reports, journals and decisions issued by various CSCE/ OSCE negotiating and decision-making bodies during events and meetings, which took place since 1973 up until this day under [http://www.osce.org/docs/]
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The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) The records available for consultation

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consist of chronological sets of documents issued by the International Staff and the NATO Military Authorities between 1949 and 1965. (NATO Document Series). Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Archives of the OECD for news releases issued in 1998, 1999 and 2000. Fondsabout the Organisation for European Economic Cooperation (OEEC), the former OECD, and the OECD itself can be found at the Historical Archives of the European Union in Florence.
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European Organization for Nuclear Research ( CERN is the European Organisation for Nuclear Research, the world's largest particle physics centre. Here physicists come to explore what matter is made of and what forces hold it together. CERN exists primarily to provide them with the necessary tools. These are accelerators, which accelerate particles to almost the speed of light and detectors to make the particles visible. Founded in 1954, the laboratory was one of Europe's first joint ventures and includes now 20 Member States. UNESCO-Guide to the Archives of Intergovernmental OrganizationsThis Guide to the archives of intergovernmental organizations is a joint project between UNESCO and the International Council on Archives, Section of Archivists of International Organizations (ICA/ SIO). The archives of international organizations are rich sources for contemporary history in general and for the history of international relations in particular. Hopefully, this Guide will be a useful working tool for researchers, students and anyone else wishing to know more about these archives and their holdings.

Portals Council for European Studies The Council for European Studies, a cross-disciplinary consortium of North American universities and colleges founded in 1970 provides an efficient gateway to other resources available on the world wide web. Euro-GuideEuroguide is a subject gateway to websites containing information about the European Union. It has been developed by Essex County Libraries with input from members of the EARL European Task Group. EARL (Electronic Access to Resources in Libraries) is a consortium of 146 public library authorities. EuroInternet: Information Resources Related to European Integration in the Internet EuroInternet provides you with the most comprehensive collection of internet
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resources for all issues concerning the integration of Europe. EuropeanaccessA listing of sites providing substantive and bibliographical information about the people and policies, issues and institutions of the European Union, the wider Europe and related subjects. European History: A Guide to ResourcesThis Site is created and maintained by Barbara Walden University of Wisconsin-Madison Libraries. Jean Monnet Center at NYU School of Law Web Sites related to the Integration of European Union, European Union Databases, Legislation and Materials, Mailing Lists, European Monetary Integration, Eurosceptic Sites. European Research Papers Archives The ERPA (European Research Papers Archives) is a network of several research institutions, among them the Harvard Jean Monnet Chair and the Robert Schuman Centre of the European University Institute, which provides a common access point for the online working paper series of the participating institutions in order to help researchers in the field of European Integration studies searching the growing number of working papers now available in the internet. They are mainly dealing with legal, economic

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and political aspects of European Integration. European Union - University of Berkeley Collection of various links to European associations, institutions, national governments and more at the University of Berkeley. Guide to Research in European History (electronic resources) made by Laura Reiner, Reference Librarian, Brandeis University Libraries. UNESCO-Guide to European National ArchivesPortal to National and/or State Archives in Europe. WWW Virtual Library: West European Studies General West European Resources and European Union Resources: Teaching the European Union - Member State Perspective Reports - Enlargement: Baltic and Central and East European Candidate Countries; Bibliographies - European Union: Research Guides - European Union: Basic Information Sources - European Union: Guide to Locating Information & Publications in the University Library System.

Databases The Avalon Project at the Yale Law School publishes Historical Documents mainly on US Foreign Policy. But there is also a site on Western European Security and Co-operation 1948-. Celex The CELEX website gives comprehensive and authoritative information on EU law. It offers multilingual full-text coverage of a wide range of legal acts and provides access to the founding treaties, as well as to binding and non-binding legislation. Included is also Case-law of the European Court of Justice. CIVIS EUROPUSAn excellent site about the History of the European idea, Integration, and a collection of important documents related to the History of European Integration. EU History-Leiden University The History of European Integration Site at Leiden University contains documents, books reviews, links about post 1945 European History and the Cold War. EUR-LEXEUR-LEX database provides access to Community Treaties and Community legislation in force. EURISTOTE databaseEuristote is a university research database on European integration. Euristote covers various aspects associated with European integration such as integration theories, basic and general aspects of European integration; institutional and legal issues; economic, social and cultural issues; political issues; history of the European integration.
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European NAvigator European NAvigator is a multimedia database documenting the history of European integration and enlargement from 1945 to the present day, developed by the Centre Virtuel de la Connaissance sur lEurope (Virtual Resource Centre for Knowledge about Europe) (http://www.cvce.lu). It provides you with a means of finding out about the history of Europe through a wide variety of documentary resources: contextual documents, interactive maps and diagrams, photos, interviews and original historical documents (press articles, cartoons, notes, etc.). Historical Research in Europe This project is intended to assist researchers who are planning to use European libraries and archives. The focus is on Western Europe. The intention is to unite both Web-based and printed resources which provide information about European libraries and archives in a single interactive database. The collections of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, which are exceptionally strong in guides to European archives and libraries, form the basis for the printed materials included here. Websites are

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gathered from a variety of sources. The database is updated periodically and links are maintained. Internet-Catalogue for Social SienceThe SOSIG Internet Catalogue is an online catalogue of high quality Internet resources. It offers users the chance to read descriptions of resources available over the Internet and to access those resources directly. The Catalogue points to thousands of resources, and each one has been selected and described by a librarian or academic, making this the Internet equivalent of an academic research library for the social sciences. It is also of interest for Historians. Questia, the online library: European History Questia has dozens of books and journal articles on European history. Click on a book title below to preview that publication." But, you have to subscribe "to read the entire work, and all of our over 70,000 books and articles". Rapid The RAPID NG database, a service runned by the DG PRESS, contains all the Press Releases of the Commission since 1985, the great majority of them in at least two languages. It also contains Press Releases of some of the other European institutions, particularly the Council of the Union. Press releases of the Commission are available in at least English and French (the working languages of the Commission Press Room), while many of the Press Releases are available in all EC languages. The US National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is an independent Federal agency that provides electronic public access to Federal records. ZIS The ZIS Database of the University of Innsbruck - a gate to the Internet. An annotated and searchable selection currently 663 Internet addresses for the Science of History, with a primary focus on Contemporary History.

About the European Integration History Index

The European Integration History Index is made of different pages which are always under construction. European Integration is here understood as the process of political, economic and cultural integration and co-operation between various European countries in the 20th century mainly in the period after 1945. The development of the European communities after 1950 receives particular attention. The URL of this page is [http://vlib.iue.it/hist-eur-integration/Archives-Databases.html]. The European Integration History Index is a joint project between the European University Institutes Library , the Historical Archives of the European Union and the Centre Virtuel de la Connaissance sur l'Europe. The European Integration History Index was maintained from November 1999 to May 2002 by Tobias Witschke, from June 2002 to September 2003 by Serge Noiret. Since January 2004, the European Integration History Index is maintained by Christian Lekl.

About the WWW VL and the WWW VL History Network

The World Wide Web Virtual Library is a collection of subject related Websites maintained by institutions throughout the world, each administering a different subject. The project is now managed by an independent committee made up of maintainers of various subject areas. For more information on the WWW-VL Main Project, go to [ http://www.vlib.org/AboutVL.html] and for more information on the History Network Project, go to [ http://www.ukans.edu/history/VL/about/about.html]
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About the Maintainer

The site is maintained at the Centre Virtuel de la Connaissance sur lEurope (CVCE) by Christian LEKL, Chteau de Sanem; L-4992 Sanem (Luxembourg), tel.: +352 595920-1, fax.: +352 59 59 20-555; Click here for his Home page. Please direct your notices of new URL's or inoperative links to him here. Last updated the 15th of October 2004.
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