Table of Contents
Preface, Acknowledgements, Part I Introduction, Chapter 1: Introduction to EU reporting Chapter 2: A few tips and tricks to get started Chapter 3: What, really, is the EU?, Part II The three main EU institutions, Chapter 4: The European Commission, The commissioners and their portfolios, The European Commission as a source, What the European Commission does Chapter 5: The European Parliament, The MEPs, Party groups, Committees, Plenary sessions, MEPs' performances, What the European Parliament does Chapter 6: The Council of Ministers and the European Council, The council formations, The permanent representation: the national governments in Brussels, The rotating presidency of the council, Council of Ministers press office and website, The decision-making process in the Council of Ministers, The European Council, Part III Decision-making in the EU, Chapter 7: The legislative process part I: The European Commission proposes a new law Chapter 8: The legislative process part II: The European Parliament and the Council of Ministers amend and adopt the law, Special legislative procedures, The ordinary legislative procedure Chapter 9: Tools for following the legislative process Chapter 10: Delegated decision-making, Part IV Other EU sources, Chapter 11: Other EU institutions, European External Action Service, EEAS, Court of Justice of the European Union, The European Central Bank, Court of Auditors, OLAF: the EU’s counter-corruption agency, The European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, Decentralized EU agencies Chapter 12: Statistics, opinion polls, sound, photo and video, Eurostat, Eurobarometer, Photo, audio and video from the EU institutions Chapter 13: Lobbying Chapter 14: Think tanks and research Chapter 15: Media, Part V Practical EU reporting, Chapter 16: Bringing the EU home, Making the connection between Brussels and home, Holding your politicians accountable, Specialist journalist? Integrate the EU into your reporting, Consumer journalism, Men and women – who are your sources? Chapter 17: Common mistakes in EU reporting and how to avoid them Chapter 18: Investigative EU reporting, The state of investigative EU reporting, Investigating EU spending, Investigating lobbying, conflicts of interests and corruption in the EU, Access to documents in the EU, Whistleblowers Chapter 19: Practical help in Brussels, Accreditation to the EU institutions, When in Brussels, Journalist organizations Chapter 20: Writing about the EU Glossary Index