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The Washington Delegation is central to the European Union's Public Diplomacy in the United States. As the European Commission's permanent representation, it communicates the Union's policies, goals and values to policymakers, media representatives and the American public. EU Focus is a newsletter and EU Insight is an issue brief that the Washington European Commission Delegation has launched in an effort to inform Americans better on EU actions and positions in key policy areas. To be included on the mailing list for future issues, please submit your contact information to: EU Focus/EU Insight. EU NewsBriefs EU NewsBriefs constitute the Washington European Commission Delegation's electronic alert service. EU NewsBriefs are issued as news breaks on the following topic areas:
To subscribe to receive EU NewsBriefs, please click here. Video Stockshots/B-roll Video footage (with natural sound) of EU events and activities is available to broadcast producers from our Audiovisual Office. Photos, Videos, Audio Clips, etc. may be downloaded directly from the European Commission Audiovisual Library website. Publishers may also contact our Audiovisual Office for slides, CDs, prints and a camera-ready EU logo. Educational Videos Free educational videos about the EU and its policies are available from the Central Audiovisual Library in Brussels. Requests should include the specific 5-digit reference number listed with each title, for example: I-54231. Requests should be directed to: COMM-AUDIOVISUAL@ec.europa.eu . The Delegation provides speakers for specific events on a wide range of topics covering European Union political integration, economic and monetary integration, enlargement and EU/US political and trade relations. It also organizes comprehensive speaking tours in the United States for EU officials. Such tours include presentations before political, business, civic and academic audiences as well as press and media interviews. Speakers include Delegation staff members, officials of the EU institutions and European politicians. Requests for speakers should be made directly to the Outreach Services Office, preferably two months in advance. Payment of travel and lodging expenses is requested. Honoraria are not accepted. For more information, please contact: Outreach Office Team Europe USA is a network of almost seventy professionals from around the United States, created in early 1990 to address the growing number of US regional audiences interested in learning more about the European Union. Team Europe USA follows the successful creation of a Team Europe covering all EU member countries and a separate Team Europe in Japan. Members of Team Europe all have an in. depth knowledge of the EU. They speak on their own behalf and do not represent the European Union. After coordination through the Delegation's Outreach Services Office, contact should be made directly with individual members of Team Europe concerning availability, travel arrangements, etc. Public Inquiries/Library Services Public Inquiries answers online, mail, fax and e-mail inquiries about the EU, its legislation, policies, statistics and publications. Limited supplies of free EU publications are available for distribution at conferences, seminars or other EU related events. At least three weeks' notice is required. Teachers may request multiple copies of these publications for classroom use. EU Depository Libraries in the United States The European Union has established a network of libraries across the US to give Americans access to many of its official publications. All depositories automatically receive, free of charge, one copy of most EU periodical and monograph publications. The collections are available to the public during each library's regular hours of operation, free of charge and without any conditions. Many of the libraries also offer interlibrary loan services. The official publications contain information ranging from policy developments in all sectors of EU activity to statistics on trade, demographics, agriculture, transport, energy and economic indicators. Publications Sales The European Union has official sales agents who handle sales of and subscriptions to publications and documents. Educational Videos Free educational videos about the EU and its policies are available from the Central Audiovisual Library in Brussels. Requests should include the specific 5-digit reference number listed with each title, for example: I-54231. Requests should be directed to: COMM-AUDIOVISUAL@ec.europa.eu . European Union Visitors Program The European Union Visitors Program (EUVP) invites young leaders from countries outside the European Union to visit Europe to gain a first-hand appreciation of the EU's goals, policies and peoples and to increase mutual understanding among professionals from non-EU countries and their EU counterparts. The Delegation of the European Commission offers internship positions at its office in Washington, DC. |
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