Interactive
Wisc-Online

Wisc Online: European Union

For Students 3rd - 5th
This is an animated resource that lists countries that have joined the European Union. Includes dates and maps of the countries.
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European Union

Europa: Gateway to the European Union

For Students 9th - 10th
Official site of the European Union provides up-to-date coverage of European Union affairs and essential information on European integration.
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European Union

European Union in the Us

For Students 9th - 10th
Official website of the European Union as it relates to the United States. Latest information is always updated. Of particular interest is the EU for Young People that can be found in the left hand margin.
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Constitutional Rights Foundation

Constitutional Rights Foundation: The European Union: Toward a "United States of Europe"?

For Students 9th - 10th
Learning activity on the economic and political unification of Europe. Article outlines the history and reasons for a European Union. Includes questions for discussion followed by small group activity asking students to evaluate the idea...
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European Union

The European Union: Guide for Americans

For Students 9th - 10th
This site offers a detailed presentation of the European Union. Topics covered include the union's policies, economic unity, and Europe in the world. You can also take the Euro Quiz.
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The Guardian

Guardian: European Union News

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides links to the latest news articles concerning the European Union in addition to links to older articles.
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Teaching Geography: European Union

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Explore the European region and consider what makes a successful city and how effective is supranationalism? A video features Berlin and Amsterdam for urban development and then looks into the concept of supranationalism in the European...
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European Union

The European Parliament

For Students 9th - 10th
Overview of the European Parliament, president, organization, purpose, maps of Europe.
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BBC

Bbc: Europe's Leaders Ponder European Union's Future

For Students 9th - 10th
Discussions between the European Union and its member countries about where the faction is going in the future. Offers the different view points of the member countries on how new countries will join the EU. (2006)
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: European Union Timeline

For Students 9th - 10th
Since the end of World War II, many European countries have been working to foster increasing unity. This interactive timeline traces the development and future of the European Union.
Article
USA Today

Usa Today: European Union Ratifies Kyoto Treaty

For Students 9th - 10th
This article examines the European Union's decision to join the Kyoto Treaty and the the scientific evidence that supports global warming.
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New York University

Nyu Stern: Europe's Single Currency Ready or Not

For Students 9th - 10th
An Economist Magazine article from 1998 about the introduction of the Euro as the new currency in the European Union. This article predicts the effect the euro will have on the EU.
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European Union

Europarl: The Webserver of the Eu Parliament

For Students 9th - 10th
Official site of the European parliament in Strassburg.
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European Union

Multimedia Centre European Parliament

For Students 9th - 10th
Webcasting home of the European Parliament streams video of parliamentary sessions and related business and news. With special selections on the history of the parliament, key events, and how the parliament works.
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European Union

Europa: Europe in Twelve Lessons

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out more about the origins of the European Union, the challenges it faces, and its role in the world and in member countries. Downloadable as a PDF (requires Adobe Reader).
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Other

Canada Europa

For Students 9th - 10th
The website for the European bureau of Foreign Affairs Canada is presented with multiple topic links including an explanation of the relationship between Canada and the European Union.
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BBC

Bbc News: Inside Europe

For Students 9th - 10th
This site focuses on the current events of the European Union. The items included are news stories, photos, country profiles, maps, and much more on this thorough site.
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BBC

Bbc: Eu Warns Macedonia Over Entry

For Students 9th - 10th
A February 2007 news report on a warning from the European Union to Macedonia, a candidate for entry into the EU, about its treatment of ethnic Albanians.
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BBC

Bbc Newsround: France and Germany Want No Spying Pact

For Students 3rd - 8th
Ater reports on how many European countries are responding after claims surfaced that the U.S. may have spied on at least 35 world leaders.
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BBC

Bbc: Enlarging Europe

For Students 9th - 10th
An interactive website which shows the countries who wish to join the European Union. Gives a description of the country and the reasons why the country wants to join. To learn about the history of the European Union click on the link at...
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CNN

Cnn: Bush to Push for More Iraqi Aid

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses what will probably take place at the June 2006 US-European Union summit. President Bush was expected to push for more Iraqi aid, as well as help from the EU to stand against Iran's nuclear program. The EU was expected to push...
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BBC

Bbc: Eu Criticizes Iranian Elections

For Students 9th - 10th
BBC analyzes the 2004 Parliamentary Elections in Iran through the lens of the European Union in order to gain a better understanding of the tangible tensions between Reformists and Conservatives in the country. (23 February 2004)
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BBC

Bbc: Guantanamo Clouds Eu Us Meeting

For Students 9th - 10th
Focuses on how the leaders of the European Union will press President Bush to close Guantanamo Bay Detention Center in Cuba and give the prisoners there a fair trial. At this June 2006 conference they also plan on discussing financial...
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Other

Icpdr: Ships and Environment to Share Danube River

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a comprehensive analysis of the importance of the Danube River Basin and ways to balance human and ecological needs in the basin. The reason behind this study is the European Union's move to open shipping lanes in the Danube and...

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