The Centre Virtuel de la Connaissance sur l'Europe ( French for "Virtual Centre for Knowledge on Europe "; abbreviated CVCE) is an interdisciplinary research and documentation centre dedicated to

European integration European integration is the process of political, legal, social, regional and economic integration of states wholly or partially in Europe, or nearby. European integration has primarily but not exclusively come about through the European Union ...

studies. It develops a digital library of multimedia resources related to European unification efforts since World War II, including the development of related international bodies such as the

European Union The European Union (EU) is a supranational union, supranational political union, political and economic union of Member state of the European Union, member states that are Geography of the European Union, located primarily in Europe. The u ...

. The library is available in English and French, though some documents are available in other languages. The CVCE is based in

Sanem Castle Sanem Castle (, ), located in the village of Sanem near Esch-sur-Alzette in south-western Luxembourg has a history dating back to the 13th century. Today's building was completed in 1557 after the medieval castle had been partly destroyed. The cas ...

Luxembourg Luxembourg, officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, is a landlocked country in Western Europe. It is bordered by Belgium to the west and north, Germany to the east, and France on the south. Its capital and most populous city, Luxembour ...

, and is supported by the Ministry of Culture, Higher Education and Research. It is a public corporation founded by law on 7 August 2002, and forms part of the

University of Luxembourg The University of Luxembourg (French language, French: ''Université du Luxembourg''; German language, German: ''Universität Luxemburg''; Luxembourgish language, Luxembourgish: ''Universitéit Lëtzebuerg'') is a Public university, public researc ...

. The digital library was formerly named the European NAvigator (ENA). The large multimedia knowledge base includes original texts (treaties, etc.), video and audio clips, press articles, photos, interactive maps, cartoons and tables.

Parts

* 'Historical Events' contains material on all the events that have contributed to the European integration process; * 'European Organizations' looks at the operation of all the institutions of the

(e.g.

European Parliament The European Parliament (EP) is one of the two legislative bodies of the European Union and one of its seven institutions. Together with the Council of the European Union (known as the Council and informally as the Council of Ministers), it ...

European Commission The European Commission (EC) is the primary Executive (government), executive arm of the European Union (EU). It operates as a cabinet government, with a number of European Commissioner, members of the Commission (directorial system, informall ...

) and the various other European institutions; * 'Special Files' are devoted to specific subjects; * 'Interviews' contains exclusive interviews with people who have played a part in the European integration process (

Jacques Santer Jacques Santer (born 18 May 1937) is a Luxembourgish politician who served as president of the European Commission from 1995 to 1999. He served as the finance minister of Luxembourg from 1979 until 1989, and as prime minister of Luxembourg fr ...

, Otto von Habsburg, etc.); * 'Research& Teaching' provides resources for teachers to enable their pupils to learn about

External links

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Digital Humanities LAB at CVCE – Blog
History of European integration Geographic region-oriented digital libraries Luxembourgian digital libraries Internet and the European Union {{digital-library-stub

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