The Bilkent University European Union Information Centre opened in 2001 with the status of a “full EUIC” and serves as a depository library for European Commission publications. The collection includes legislative documents, scientific and technical publications, statistics, reports, studies and brochures.

Bilkent’s objective as an EDC is to help the university promote and consolidate teaching and research in the field of European integration, and to make information on the European Union and its policies available to the public. With Turkey’s candidacy in the EU, the Bilkent EDC will be an important center for the dissemination of information on the EU, thus raising public awareness in Turkey about the EU and Turkish-European Union relations.

 

• European Documentation Centres (EUi), help universities, research institutes and CSOs to promote and develop education and research on European integration, encourage them to take part in the debate on Europe and help ordinary citizens to learn about the Union’s policies.
• The EU Information Network and EUi’s are of crucial importance in conveying core messages about the EU and accession process, responding to the growing demand for information, increasing public awareness and knowledge at local and regional levels and stimulating objective public debates locally and nationally.
• European Documentation Centres were set up in different universities and other organizations across Turkey by the European Commission and the European Documentation Centres:
  • Akdeniz University
  • Anadolu University
  • Ankara University
  • Atatürk University
  • Bilkent University
  • Çukurova University
  • Dokuz Eylül University
  • Ege University
  • IKV – Economic Development Foundation
  • Istanbul University
  • Istanbul Bilgi University
  • Marmara University
  • Middle East Technical University
  • TOBB
  • Yaşar University

For further information you can see: https://www.avrupa.info.tr/en/european-documentation-centres-eui-252

Finding EU information is greatly enhanced if the researcher is familiar with the institutions and agencies responsible for creating, interpreting and enforcing it.

Below you can find EU institutions and bodies in brief:

• Republic of Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Director for EU Affairs
• The Delegation of the European Union to Turkey
• European Parliament
• European Council
• Council of the European Union
• European Commission
• Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU)
• European Central Bank (ECB)
• European Court of Auditors (ECA)
• European External Action Service (EEAS)
• European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)
• European Committee of the Regions (CoR)
• European Investment Bank (EIB)
• European Ombudsman
• European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS)
• European Data Protection Board (EDPB)
• Interinstitutional bodies

For further information you can see: https://europa.eu/european-union/about-eu/institutions-bodies_en

Most consulted statistics:

• Eurostat – official EU statistics
• Statistics from the European Central Bank
• Publications on statistics (EU bookshop)
• GDP per capita in purchasing power standards
• Growth rate of GDP volume – percentage change on previous year
• Total population
• Unemployment rate
• Employment rate
• Inflation rate (monthly)
• Inflation rate (annual)
• Immigration
• Asylum

For further information you can see: https://europa.eu/european-union/documents-publications/statistics_en

Eurostat is the statistical office of the European Union situated in Luxembourg. Its task is to provide the European Union with statistics at European level that enable comparisons between countries and regions.

• Eurostat – official EU statistics
• Statistics by subject
• Statistics A-Z
• Statistics Explained

For further information you can see: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/

Libraries of EU institutions

The Council of the European Union central library: The library is open to Council staff, trainees, member state delegates and staff of other EU institutions. Researchers and students may also request access.
European Commission Library and e-Resources Centre (Find-eR): Explore a wealth of resources on EU policies, law and more in the European Commission Library’s print and electronic collections
Eurolib: A grouping of the EU’s institutional libraries that improves the performance of library staff through inter-library contacts and staff exchange

 

Digital Libraries

Europeana: Search the 6 million digital items belonging to European cultural collections
European Library: Search the content of Europe’s national libraries by content type or by country
EU media libraries: EU institutions offer photo, video and audio coverage of European news for use by broadcasters, news agencies, the written press and anyone requiring material on the EU
For further information you can see: https://europa.eu/european-union/documents-publications/libraries-archives_en