The Committee on Methods and Contents of EUNET, European Network on Education and Training, in May 2009 published the pocket-size guide book to the European Union.

This easy-to-read guide gives young people and anyone else interested an overview over the developments and the reasons for the European Integration process.
This reader provides recent information such as facts and figures concerning the member states, the Euro, the history of the European Union and explains the organs and the procedures within the European Institutions. But this booklet comes also up with the latest information about the Treaty of Lisbon and the distribution of the seats in Parliament, background information useful not just for those who are going to vote for the first time.

Download: Europe in your pocket

The booklet is also available in German

Download: Europa in der Tasche

Now that between 4th and 7th June there will be taking place elections in all the 27 member states we want to mobilize people to participate in democracy and in particular inform young students about how the EU works!
But even after the elections, this brochure will be of use in multiple ways, such as: additional handouts at school, as "convenient EU-Info" just to have it always at your finger tips.

Our everyday work shows us how easy it is to open the students' eyes and to motivate them to participate in the democratic process just by providing them with information and working with them. Often they are surprised how close ties are between their everyday lives and the decision-making in politics.