European Union Law

• The EU Newsroom is an official portal for accessing press releases and audio-visual materials issued by EU institutions.  It also provides a calendar of upcoming events.

• Curia issues press releases summarizing recent decisions by the European Court of Justice and the General Court, as well as Advocate General opinions.  Curia also provides access to the full text of these decisions and opinions.

• European Parliament News allows users to browse the latest EU-related headlines by subject matter, subscribe to the Parliament's Twitter feed, review current press releases, and search an archive of past press releases.

The following subscription resources require passwords.  UIUC provides access only to College of Law faculty, students, and staff.

• Europolitics Daily is the information source of choice for professional observers of the European Union.  Published from 1972-2015, in both English and French by the European Information Service, it provides thorough, objective analysis of all aspects of EU legislation and policy-making, from the planning stage to the implementation stage.  Most of the content from 1990 onward is available on LexisNexis.  Non-subscribers can access headlines and a limited amount of free content.  

• Users of LexisNexis can access more than 20 years of content from Europolitics Daily by selecting the file name (EISENG).  LexisNexis also provides access to the latest EU legislative developments and press releases (file name ECNEWS) and to selected content from EUobserver.com (file name EUOBVS).

• Westlaw has a variety of databases for tracking developments in EU law, including the Bulletin of the European Union (EUBULLETIN) and the European Legal and Regulatory Development Index (LRDI).  Specialized databases include those focusing on EU competition law (ECLR); EU environmental, health and safety laws (ENFLEX-EU); and EU intellectual property legislation (EUIP-LEG).

• EurActiv.com is an independent, advertiser-supported online media network that produces original reporting on the EU in 15 languages.  Users can browse current headlines, access in-depth special reports, and read interviews with EU officials.  Users also can subscribe to newsletters and subject-specific RSS fees.

• The EUobserver.com is another credible online media outlet devoted to producing original reporting and commentary about the European Union in English.  Coverage is divided into News and Opinion sections, a Focus section for more in-depth stories, a Video reporting section, and a weekly Agenda highlighting upcoming EU events.  Users can subscribe to the Observer's RSS feed for headlines and follow it on Twitter.  

• Presseurop.eu is a Paris-based aggregator that compiles a daily selection of news articles about the EU from the "best of the European press."  Articles are available in 10 languages and are categorized by subject.  Keyword searching is available.  Users may subscribe to a daily newsletter, a variety of RSS feeds or download the Presseurop mobile app.  Although Presseurop receives financial support from the European Commission, it is editorially independent.