1.11 Civil Society Actors

1.11.1. European Parties and Party Coalitions

Parliamentary Political Groups On-line

http://www.europarl.eu.int/groups/default.htm

Group of the European People’s Party (Christian Democrats)and European Democrats (PPE-DE)

http://epp-ed.europarl.eu.int/home/en/default.asp

The Party of European Socialists

http://www.pes.org/

Parliamentary Group of the Party of European Socialists (PSE)

http://www.europarl.eu.int/pes/En/default.htm

Gauche européenne - Mouvement socialiste européen (GE-MSE)

http://www.eurplace.org/orga/gei/

European Forum for Democracy and Solidarity (CEECs)

http://www.europeanforum.net/

European Community Organisation of Social Youth

http://www.ecosy.org/

European Liberal Democrats in the European Parliament (ELDR)

http://eld.europarl.eu.int/

The Greens, European Free Alliance (Verts/ALE)

http://www.greens-efa.org/

The European Federation of Green Parties

http://www.europeangreens.org/

Federation of the Young European Greens

http://www.fyeg.org/

Confederal Group of the European United Left/Nordic Green Left (GUE/NGL)

http://www.europarl.eu.int/gue/

Union for a Europe of Nations Group (UEN)

http://www.europarl.eu.int/uen/

Group for a Europe of Democracies and Diversities (EDD)

http://www.europarl.eu.int/edd/

European Radical Alliance

http://www.agora.stm.it/are/

1.11.2. Political Groups in the Committee of Regions

European Peoples‘ Party in the CoR

http://195.200.108.36/presentation/down/EPP/index.html

European Socialist Party in CoR

http://195.200.108.36/presentation/down/Pes/index.html

Group of the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party in the CoR

http://195.200.108.36/presentation/down/eldr/default.htm

European Alliance Group in the CoR

http://195.200.108.36/presentation/down/EA/home/index.htm

1.11.3. Economic and Social Interest Groups as represented in ESC

http://www.esc.eu.int/pages/en/org/groups.htm

Employers‘ Group (Group I)

http://www.esc.eu.int/pages/en/org/group_1.htm

Workers‘ Group (Group II)

http://www.esc.eu.int/pages/en/org/group_2.htm

Various Interests Group (Group III)

http://www.esc.eu.int/pages/en/org/group_3.htm

Members of the ESC

http://www.esc.eu.int/scripts/memlist.asp?type=en

1.11.4. Other European Civil Society Representatives

CONECCS, Consultation, the European Commision and Civil Society

Eurogroups

http://cei.sund.ac.uk/EU/Eurogroups.cfm

The European Commission and special interest groups

http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgc/lobbies/index_en.htm

The Liason Committee of Development NGOs to the EU

http://www.oneworld.org/liaison/

Lobbying Europe

http://www.lobbying-europe.com/

Welcome Europe, Eurofounding

http://www.welcomeurope.com/

1.11.4.1. ACTIVE IN ECONOMIC FIELDS

Association of European Consumers (AEC)

http://www.consumer-aec.org/

Association of the Independent Financial Advisers

http://www.find.co.uk/advice/AIFA/

Association for Medical Education in Europe

http://www.amee.org/

Association for the Monetary Union of Europe

http://amue.lf.net/

Committee of Agricultural Organisations in the European Union (COPA)&General committee for Agricultural Cooperation in the European union (COCEGA)

http://www.copa-cogeca.be/en/

www.eurocoop.org/home/en/default.asp

Corporate Europe Observatory

http://www.xs4all.nl/~ceo/

EUROPRO, Association of committees of simplified procedures for international trade
within the European Union and the European Free Trade Association

http://www.wk.or.at/europro/

European Association for the Co-ordination of Consumer Representation in Standardisation (ANEC)

http://www.anec.org/

EuroCommerce

http://www.eurocommerce.be/main.html

European Centre of Enterprises with Public Participation and of Enterprises of General Economic Interest (CEEP)

http://www.ceep.org/

The European Consumers‘ Organisation

http://www.beuc.org/

European Council of Liberal Professions

http://www.ceplis.org/

European Journalists

http://www.european-journalists.org/index.

European Landowners’ Organisation

http://www.elo.org/

European Mine, Chemical and Energy Workers’ Federation

http://club.euronet.be/dominique.ponsart/index.html/index.html

The European Policy Centre, An Interface between Government, Business and Civil Society

http://www.theepc.be/

The European Round Table of Industrialists

http://www.ert.be/index.htm

European Trade and Professional Associations

www.euroconfidentiel.com/uk-bleubook.htm

European Trade Union Confederation

http://www.etuc.org/

European Transport Safety Council

http://www.etsc.be/

European Trade Union Technical Bureau for Health and Safety, Brussels

http://www.etuc.org/tutb/

European Union Publishers’ Forum

http://eur-op.eu.int/general/en/forum.htm

The Federation of European Employers

http://www.fedee.com/

Fédération Nationale des Syndicats d’Exploitation Agricole, France

http://www.fnsea.fr/

French Bussiness Confederation

http://www.medef.fr/uk/html/index.htm

Initiative pour des Services d'Utilité Publique en Europe

http://www.isupe.com/

The Society of European Affairs Professionals (SEAP)

http://www.xs4all.be/~icoda/seap/introduction.htm

Union of Industrial and Employers' Confederations of Europe

http://www.unice.org/

1.11.4.2. ACTIVE AT REGIONAL AND LOCAL LEVEL

Assembly of European Regions (AER)

http://www.are-regions-europe.org/

Black See Economic Co-operation

http://www.bsec-organization.org/ 

Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions of Europe

http://www.cpmr.org/

The Congress of Local and Regional Authorities in Europe

http://www.coe.fr/cplre/

Council of European Municipalities and Regions

http://www.ccre.org/site.html

Deutscher Städtetag , The Association of German Towns and Municipalities

http://www.staedtetag.de/

Eurocities

http://www.eurocities.org/masterIndex.html 

Europa Forum, Viena Center for Urban Dialogue and European Policy

http://www.europaforum.or.at/engl/frame.htm

International Network of Interregional Cooperation for the Environment and Sustainable Development; Regional Policies, Environment, Sustainable Development, Spatial Planning, Emerging Technologies -Telematics

http://www.kepemep-cree.org/

Local Governments Network of Central and Eastern European Countries (links)

http://www.ceec-logon.net/ 

Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe
http://www.rec.org/

Secipro

http://www.unece.org/secipro/secipro.htm

Southeast European Cooperative Initiative

http://www.unece.org/seci/

South-East European Co-operation Process, Conference of Presidents of Parliaments

http://www.seecp.gov.mk/

South-East European Education Co-operation Network

http://www.see-educoop.net/

Southeast Europe Enterprise Development

http://www.ifc.org/seed/

1.11.4.3. CITIZENS’ RIGHTS

The Citizenship Foundation, London

http://www.citfou.org.uk/

European Citizen Action Service (links)

http://www.ecas.org/default_0.asp

European Citizens Network

http://www.eurocit.net/kodikas/mainpageframed.htm

The European Disability Forum

http://www.edf-feph.org/

Europa Jetzt, European Citizen’s Network, Berlin

http://www.europa-jetzt.org/

European Network on Debt and Development (members in 16 European countries, links)

http://www.eurodad.org/index.htm

European Women’s Lobby

http://www.womenlobby.org/

http://www.womenlobby.org/DocList.asp?SectionID=16

Platform of European Social NGOs

http://www.ilsmh-ea.be/platform.htm

Speak out! On European Citizenship

http://www.citizen.org.uk/speakout/

WAVE, Women agains Violence in Europe

http://www.wave-network.org/

1.11.4.4. ENVIRONMENT

Eco Counselling Europe

http://members.magnet.at/ecocounselling.europe/

European Environmental Bureau

http://www.eeb.org/

European Partners for the Environment

http://www.epe.be/

Friends of the Earth Europe

http://www.foeeurope.org/

The Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe
http://www.rec.org/

1.11.4.5. YOUTH

AEGEE - Association des Etats Généraux des Etudiants de l'Europe
http://www.aegee.org/

The European Youth Parliament

http://www.eyp.org/intro.htm

with the branches:

EYP Austria

http://www.unet.univie.ac.at/~a9607484/index.htm

EYP Belgium

http://www.eyp.be/

EYP Czech Republic

http://www.eyp.cz/

EYP Estonia

http://www.hot.ee/enp/

EYP France (PEJ)

http://www.pejfrance.org/aspej/1_index.asp

EYP Germany

http://www.eyp.de/

EYP Ireland

http://www.eypireland.cjb.net/

EYP Sweden

http://www.eyp.stockholm.se/

EYP Switzerland

http://www.eyp.ch/

EYP UK

http://www.eypuk.com/

European Student Convention

http://www.vvs.ac/ESC/ 

EU-Student Vote

http://www.eu-studentvote.org/

European Youth Information and Counseling Agency

http://www.eryica.org/

European Youth Forum  (Jeunesse)

http://www.forumjeunesse.org/start/index.htm

Internationaler Jugendaustausch- und Besucherdienst der Bundesrepublik Deutschland

http://www.ijab.de/index_st.htm

Jeunes Europeens, the youth branch of the French European Movement, associated with the European Youth Parliament

http://www.jeunes-europeens.org/

Jugendserver, Deutschland

http://www.jugendserver.de/

The National Union of Students in Europe (links)

http://www.esib.org/

Network for European Youth Work in Sports

http://www.youth-sport.net/

Organizing Bureau of European School Student Unions

http://www.obessu.org/index2.htm

Réseau Institution Association Jeunese

http://www.riaj.org/

Youth Against Racism in Europe

http://yre.antifa.net/

Young European Federalists

http://www.alli.fi/~jef/

http://www.jef-europe.net/about/index.html

Youth Oportunities Network

http://www.yonet.org