Here you will find European resources in Italian for your online courses, classroom activities, conferences, webinars, etc.

European resources in Italian and free of copyright

These resources concern:

• the European Union and its institutions
• the history of European integration
• Chronology of the European treaties
• resources on European citizenship
• etc.

We publish all these media as free educational resources in the sense of de l’Unesco. We publish them under Creative Commons licence Attribution and Share Alike.

Notice: you will find teaching resources in Italian – language and culture – on the page. Free resources in Italian from our website.

European institutions and citizenship

European citizenship

This interactive Genially presentation outlines the legal sources that define European citizenship, its advantages and disadvantages. The final slides of the reusable presentation offer questions to test your audience's attention. Click here to obtain a reusable copy of this presentation.

The European institutions

This Reusable Genially presentation briefly introduces the main institutions of the European Union and their respective missions.At the end of the presentation, you will find a few questions about the content to test your audience's attention.

Chronology of the European treaties

I created this presentation. with Storymap, an application that combines text, images and maps. The European treaties are presented in chronological order, with an illustration, a summary text and a location on the associated map.

Click on the image to access the presentation in Italian. To reuse it, simply copy the URL address of this presentation.

The hierarchy of rights in the European Union

Interactive infographic Genially

Cette infographie représente la hiérarchie du droit dans l’Union européenne sous forme d’une pyramide à cinq niveaux. Chaque niveau représente une source du droit. Les boutons marqués d’un signe « + » sont This infographic shows the hierarchy of law in the European Union in the form of a five-level pyramid. Each level represents a source of law. The buttons marked with a '+' sign are clickable: they display a window or thumbnail with additional information. The flag at the top of the pyramid is also clickable and opens an official EU page on the 27 Member States in a new tab.cliquables : ils affichent une fenêtre ou une vignetter avec un complément d’information. Le drapeau, au sommet de la pyramide, est également cliquable, il ouvre une page officielle de l’UE sur les 27 pays-membres dans un nouvel onglet.

This infographic, published under a Creative Commons licence, is reusable. To copy it to your account, click on the button with two rounded arrows (as in the "recyclable" logo). at the bottom right of the presentation.

PowerPoint presentation

Video – The hierarchy of European law

J’ai transformé la présentation PowerPoint précédente avec Flexclip, une boîte à outils d’intelligence artificielle. Cette vidéo est également sous-titrée ce qui permet aux personnes mal-entendante d’accéder au contenu. Cette vidéo est publiée sous licence Creative Commons.

Esercise H5P

I created this little exercise to check whether the students in our European Citizenship course had remembered the hierarchy of sources of law in the European Union.

In this exercise, they must arrange the sources of law from top (the highest source) to bottom (the lowest). When they have finished, they can check for themselves whether their answer is correct, partially correct or completely wrong. How about you? Can you put these sources in the correct order?

This exercise was carried out with H5P, A highly recommended site for creating educational applications 😉 This resource has been created under a Creative Commons licence. You can therefore reuse it for your course or web page. If you are unsure how to do this,refer to this page.

Civil society and Europe

In Europe, civil society participates in and influences political life, particularly European political life. It does so through associations and foundations. The following media outlets present the current situation of the non-profit sector.

Key trends in the funding of non-profit organisations in Europe

This This Genially infographic is free, copyable and reusable:It presents trends not only in funding, but also in the European voluntary sector.

The European cross-border association

The European cross-border association should facilitate the transnational operations of associations within Europe. Read more this article to find out moreThe interactive image below explains the advantages of this new legal entity. This interactive Genially infographic can be reused. Prenez votre copie ici.

Asylum and migration in Europe

The media and politicians often present migration as the number one problem for Europe and its Member States. However, the figures tell a different story. Without denying the problem, we need to put it into context and clarify its importance in relation to other challenges, such as climate change, the collapse of biodiversity and the brutalisation of political life.

The New European Pact on Migration and Asylum

The European Union has developed a new legal framework for migration and asylum. It is a "Pact" that attempts to rebalance the responsibilities of Member States within the Union in terms of migration. However, there is much to be said about the philosophy behind this framework, particularly the hardening of the European position and the increased risks in terms of human rights.

The interactive Genially infographic below provides a summary of this pact. It is reusable. To add it to your Genially account, click on this link and then on the Reuse this Genially button. You can learn more about the pact by reading this article (in Italian or in French or in English).

Refugees, displaced persons and asylum seekers worldwide

Italy complains that it receives too large a share of the world's refugees. In this presentation and these exercises, I attempt to understand the complexity of migration. The following resources are taken from my course on European citizenship, which I teach in Brussels as part of the European Erasmus+ Mobility programme.

Displaced persons worldwide

Dans cette présentation, j’explore les catégories de personnes déplacées et je donne quelques exemples de situations complexes, notamment celle de la Syrie, avec ses nombreux déplacés internes, ses réfugiés et ses demandeurs d’asile. Les chiffres proviennent du Haut Commissariat aux Réfugiés et sont régulièrement mis à jour.

Where do refugees come from?

The purpose of this exercise is to show the origins of refugees. The answers may surprise your students. I often begin my module on refugees with this exercise and the next one.

Which countries host the largest number of refugees?

In this exercise, students must reclassify countries in order of size: which ones take in the largest number of refugees?

The European Digital Decade