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WelcomeCroeso
Cardiff EDC NewsJanuary 2011
helping you find out about the European Union and the countries of Europe
promoting debate about the EU and European issues
encouraging you to ask questions, give your opinions and make suggestions to the EU
Details of 2010-11 language courses now available French, German, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish plus Croat, Greek, Polish, Russian and Turkish
Forthcoming talks and events in Cardiff with a European theme
Cardiff EDC EventWednesday 19 January 2011
14:30 Guest Building
Inaugural meeting of theCardiff EDC Forum
The Cardiff EDC Forum is being created as a way of raising the profile of the Centre,
to develop its activities and to plan for its change of location in the summer of 2011
Further information: http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/insrv/edc/news/index.html
Tuesday 8 February 2011Wales, Europe and the World
Cardiff City Hall10:00 – 14:15
A free one day fair, exhibition, information sessions and workshops aimed at 14-19 year olds, featuring music, dance, careers, language tasters
and useful information about studying and working abroad. Volunteering will be the European theme for 2010. Pre-booking essential.
Website: http://europa.eu/volunteering
Official launch8 January 2011
In the News…
Turku (Finland) and Tallinn (Estonia)
European Capitals of Culture 2011
In the News…
Hungary holds the EU Presidency for the period January – June 2011
Website: http://www.eu2011.hu
In the News…
11 January 2011Launch of 2011 EU-China Year of Youth Youth representatives from the EU and China will be involved
in exchanges and discussions on issues including volunteering, mobility, culture and creativity. The aim is also to develop
ideas for joint youth projects, which could be supported through the EU's Youth in Action programme.
Further events will be held throughout 2011.
2011 EU-China Ye
ar of Youth
In the News…
12 January 2011Adoption of Annual Growth Survey
The beginning of the first cycle of coordination of the Member States' macro-economic, budgetary and structural reform
policies, known as the European Semester. This is a new aspect of European economic governance.
Every year the Commission will present its Growth Survey – an evaluation of the economic situation and of the main
challenges the EU must address, and its recommendations to the Member States.
Travelling around Europe?Find out your rights…
Rail – Air – People with reduced mobility…
http://ec.europa.eu/transport/passenger-rights
112 is the common telephone number to ring in ALL EU Member States
to get through to the Emergency Services
http://ec.europa.eu/112
Recently published reports on topics relating to Wales and Europe…
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Looking for information on these subjects
or anything else connected with Europe?
Please ask EDC staff
or use
http://www.europeansources.info
April 2008 – March 2011
is now freely available to libraries, schools and public bodies in Wales
Please ask for details
http://www.europeansources.info
A new electronic one-stop-shop for access to justice information
throughout the EU
https://e-justice.europa.eu/
New: The UK European Consumer Centre for Servicesprovides general information on consumer laws and rights
when buying a service in another EU member state,as well as contact details for organisations that could provide
practical assistance in the case of a dispute.
http://www.ukecc-services.net/
Look out for the launch of…
CITZALIA
a new virtual role-playing game and
social networking forum to boost citizens'
understanding of how the EU works
Try out two new educational games from
the European Central Bank
€CONOMIA+
INFLATION ISLAND
Welcome to the Youtube space of the European Union
http://uk.youtube.com/EUtube
Find out what is happening…
Give your opinions…
Make a film for the EU…
The deadline for submissions is 17 January 2011
Welsh Members of the European Parliament 2009-2014
• Jill Evans
• Kay Swinburne
• Derek Vaughan
• John Bufton
Click on image to connect to MEP’s website
Elections in Europe January 2011
PortugalPresidential Election
23 January 2011
IrelandParliamentary Election
January (or February) 2011 (Snap)
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