Rácz Jolán szerk.: Az Európai Unió támogatásával helyreállított műemlékek Magyarországon (Budapest, 1997)

HOW TO FIND EUROPEAN UNION INFORMATION IN HUNGARY The Association Agreement between Hungary and the European Union was signed in December 1991 and came into force in February 1994 thus allowing for stronger ties between the European Union and Hungary. Hungary submitted the official application for membership to the European Union on 31 March 1994. The economic and political requirements of membership were defined in June 1993 at the Copenhagen summit and the pre-accession strategy of the Central and Eastern European countries was launched at the Essen summit of the European Council in December 1994. On 16 July 1997 the European Commission presented its package of documents called 'Agenda 2000' including the opinions on the applications for membership. The Commission has recommended that accession negotiations begin with Hungary and four other Central and Eastern European countries in early 1998. In the course of the preparation for membership the dissemination of information about the European Union is more and more important. The most important information centres in Hungary are listed below: TYPE OF CENTRE, SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES AND SERVICES Delegation of the European Commission in Hungary It is the task of the Delegation to officially represent the European Commission, present its policies and supervise the Phare programme. The Delegation also co-ordinates the activities of the official information and documentation centres of the EU in Hungary. Although the Delegation does not provide any public library and/or documentation centre services, its employees assist the interested individuals with advice, investigating the adequate source centres, and eventually obtaining the requested documents. Address: 1016 Budapest, Bérc utca 23 Tel.: 209-9700, Fax: 166-4221 E-mail: EUdelhun@euroweb.hu (Publications and leaflets on European policies can be ordered free of charge, or bigger quantities can be collected if notified in advance. The Delegation does not engage in the distribution of publications for sale or for commercial distribution.) European Documentation Centres - EDCs The members of the EDC network located all over Europe usually operate in liaison with universities and/or research institutes, The EDCs receive the documents of the institutions of the EU from its official publisher on a regular basis; the majority of them also provides access to the electronic databases of the European Union. The following publications can be found in most of the Hungarian centres: - Official Journal of the European Communities (OJ) - Community legislation in force - Bulletin of the European Communities - Statistical reports - Economic reports, periodicals (European Economy, Panorama of the EU industry etc.) - Guidelines to EU programmes The centres provide public library and information services to everyone interested. Addresses: - Budapest University of Economics Library of the Department of Foreign Economy 1093 Budapest Fővám tér 8 Tel.: 217-6652, Fax: 217-4539 - ELTE Faculty of Law. EU Documentation and Research Centre 1053 Budapest, Egyetem tér 1-3 Tel./Fax: 266-5999 - MTA Institute for Economics 1112 Budapest, Budaörsi út 43-45 Tel.: 319-3143, Fax: 319-3136 - József Attila University Library of the Faculty of Law and Political Sciences 6720 Szeged, Tisza Lajos körút 54 Tel.: (62) 454-193, Fax: (62)454-184 - Janus Pannonius University Library of the Faculty of Law and Political Sciences 7622 Pécs, 48-as tér 1 Tel.: (72)21 1-433, Fax: (72)215-148 - College of Trade, Commerce and Catering. Library 1050 Budapest, Alkotmány utca 9-11 Tel.: 332-7150/152, Fax: 131-5720 - Gödöllő University of Agriculture Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences 2103 Gödöllő, Páter Károly utca 1 Tel.: (28) 310 018, Fax: (28) 310 804 - Dániel Berzsenyi College - Department of Sociology 9700 Szombathely, Károly Gáspár tér 4 Tel/Fax: (94)329 918 Euro Info Service (EUR-OP sales agent) The Hungarian office of EUR-OP (Office for Official Publications of the European Communities) has the right to distribute (in printed or via electronic means) the official publications and information material of the EU institutions. Address: 1138 Budapest, Margitszigeti Európa Ház Tel.: 153-1676, Fax: 302-5035 Euro Info Correspondence Centre (EICC) The EICC centres have the primary responsibility of meeting the information needs of small and medium size enterprises. Their services include information about the participation in research programmes, finding EU-partners for Hungarian firms, provision of access to the databases. The Hungarian centre has been carrying out these activities since 1995. Address: 1051 Budapest, Dorottya utca 4 Tel.: 118-1712, Fax: 118-6198