Basic Info on the EU
- Europa: Official Website of the European Union
- EU Member Countries
- EU in Brief
- EU Language & Terminology
- Understand the EU in 12 Easy Lessons
- The Official Journal of the EU
- Treaties
History of the EU
The European Union is an organization that unites 27 European countries through common laws, economics, and security. The EU traces its origins to the desire for solidarity in the aftermath of World War II.
- 1949: Establishment of the first pan-European organization, the Council of Europe, by founding members Belgium, Denmark, France, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.
- 1950s: Establishment of the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC), the European Economic Community (EEC), and the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom).
- 1967: These three organizations joined to become the European Communities.
- 1993: The European Union is born through the Treaty of Maastricht.
For more:
A History of the EU
Encyclopaedia Britannica's European Union
Archive of European Integration
EU Publications
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EU TreatiesEU treaties in force through EUR-Lex.
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International Legal MaterialsA publication which reproduces primary international legal documents. Access provided through HeinOnline.
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Official Journal of the European UnionProvides most content for EUR-Lex. Published Mon.-Fri. in all official EU languages.
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World Legal Information InstituteIndependent access to worldwide law.
EU Center at UIUC
Founded in 1998, the European Union Center serves as the focal point for teaching, research, and outreach on the European Union at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The Center is dedicated to promoting scholarly research on the EU, strengthening curricula on the EU across the campus, educating the next generation of experts on the EU and transatlantic affairs, and reaching out to K-12 educators and students, businesses, government leaders, the media, and the general public to deepen understanding between the peoples of the US and the EU. The EU Center also offers a Master of Arts in EU Studies.
The EUC is a designated Title VI Resource Center, receiving grant funding to teach courses relevant to Europe and European languages. It is also a Jean Monnet Center of Excellence receiving EU funding to promote European studies and transatlantic partnerships. For more information on these programs, please visit the European Union Center website.
Other UIUC Libraries with EU Resources
Other EU Centers
UCLA Center for European and Russian Studies (Home)
UNC Center for European Studies (Home)
UW-Seattle Center for West European Studies (Home)
UW-Madison European Studies (Home)
University of Pittsburgh European Studies Center (Home)
UC-Boulder European Union Center of Excellence (Home)
UT-Austin Center for European Studies (Home)
UC-Berkeley Institute of European Studies (Home)
Delegation of the EU to the US
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Delegation of the European Union to the United StatesWebsite for the EU Delegation to the U.S. Provides access to policy information, press releases, and more.