OUTPOST EXPATRIATE INFORMATION CENTRE



GENERAL EUROPE



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European Parliament Website   Multilingual (well, English, French and German) website from the European Parliament - includes organisational details, news items, meetings calendar, who's who, political groups, amongst others.
http://www.europarl.eu.int/sg/tree/en/default.htm
     
Council of the European Union   The Council of the European Council Website has information about the European Union including links to member states' official websites.
http://ue.eu.int/en/summ.htm
     
Guide Internet - Transports   Information on all forms of public transport in Europe and elsewhere, including links to Eurostar, SNCF and many airports.
http://www.indexa.fr/InternetTransports.html
     
Europe by Eurail and Eurostar   Detailed information about travel via the Channel Tunnel from London to Paris or Brussels. Eurail is a US site, so prices are in dollars! Includes details of European and UK rail passes, trip planning (free progams), maps, etc. Plus check out Eurostar's own site, featuring timetables, fares and offers. Sites may be rather slow to load at peak times.
http://www.railpass.com
http://www.eurostar.com/
     
The Airport Guide   Independent guide to European airports and their facilities.
http://www.airwise.com/airwise.com/aptguide frame.html
     
Hotwired Rough Guide to Europe   Rough Guide's Hotwired site for Europe with links to a variety of useful sites.
http://www.hotwired.com/rough/europe/
     
Weather Forecasts
  The European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts is an international organisation supported by 18 European Member States, working in English, French and German.
http://www.ecmwf.int/
     
Irish Pubs all over Europe   For those who love the blarney, here's where to go! Personal descriptions of Irish pubs around Europe, country by country.
http://www-th.phys.rug.nl/~doosje/irishpubs.html
     
Adventurous Traveler Bookstore for Europe   List of European books, maps and language tapes. Books listed include "Europe by Bike", "Exploring Europe by Boat", "100 Hikes in the Alps", and much more. Worth looking into.
http://gorp.com/atb/europe.htm
     
Nordic Links   Access to brief facts and figures about Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden.
http://www4.tripnet.se/~arnis/nordene.html
Central Europe Online   Daily digest of main news stories in Central European countries, plus travel/culture and other basic information on Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary, Slovakia and Slovenia.
http://www.centraleurope.com
     
Macedonian Press Agency   24-hour political, cultural and economic news and information on events concerning Greece, Turkey and Cyprus. Front page rather slow to load!
http://www.mpa.gr/
     
Guide to the Balkans   History and travel in the Balkan region. Information includes extensive recommended reading list, but some of the historical pages are still under construction.
http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/Lobby/1876/index.html
     
     
The Balkans Pages from Peacenet
  Web resource lists, maps, and media reporting on the (ex-Yugoslavia) countries of Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Serbia & Montenegro, and Slovenia
http://www.igc.apc.org/balkans/index2.html