Fact sheets on the European Union. 2014 edition

Since their inception in 1979, the European Parliament’s Fact Sheets have proven to be very useful for the public as a source of information about the EU, with a particular focus on Parliament’s contribution to European integration and policy-making.

Designed for non-specialists interested in finding out more about European integration, they have also very often been useful as background documents for MEPs, professionals and academics and have become a reference for students. The Fact Sheets highlight the role of the European Parliament, which now decides on the vast majority of EU legislation.

A new edition of the printed volume takes place approximately every five years at the time of the elections to the European Parliament. However, the information is continuously updated in the electronic version of the Fact sheets available via the related url hyperlink.

There are six main sections:

+ How the European Union works
+ Citizens' Europe
+ The Internal Market
+ Economic and Monetary Union
+ Sectoral policies
+ The EU’s external relations

• Primary Source

European Parliament: Fact Sheets on the European Union http://www.europarl.europa.eu/aboutparliament/en/displayFtu.html

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