Welcome Croeso EDC News, May 2009. helping you find out about the European Union and the countries...

WelcomeCroeso

EDC News, May 2009

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

Language Courses available Spring 2009

French – German – Greek – Irish – Italian – Polish – Portuguese – Russian – Spanish – Turkish

Further information:

http://choices.cf.ac.uk/choices/languages.php

+ Short Language Courses available June 2009 to prepare you for a summer holiday:

French – German – Italian – Portuguese – Spanish

Further information:

http://www.cf.ac.uk/learn/languages/summerschools/

Forthcoming talks, lectures and seminars on European themes in Cardiff

All welcome

Europe Day QuizThursday 7 May 2009 7:00pm

Free Buffet Prizes

To mark Europe Day 2009 the European Documentation Centre is organising a light-hearted EURO-QUIZ to test your knowledge of all things

European – the people and countries of Europe, food and drink, history, sport and the arts (and even a few questions about the European Union).

There is no cost to take part, and a free buffet with wine and soft drinks will be provided. During the evening we will be taking a collection for charity.

To register your team please send an email to edc@cardiff.ac.uk

by Thursday 30 April 2009

In the News…Cardiff has been chosen to represent the UK as a European City of Sport for 2009. During its term

Cardiff will host the UK School Games

In the News…Vilnius (Lithuania) and Linz (Austria)

European Capitals of Culture 2009

Vilnius http://www.culturelive.lt/en/main/

Linz http://www.linz09.at/en/index.html

In the News…

The Czech Republic holds the EU Presidency

for the period January-June 2009

Europe without Barriers

In the News…

Sweden holds the EU Presidency for the period July-December 2009

Elections in May 2009 in Europe

Lithuania: Presidential [1st Round]17 May 2009

Switzerland: Referendum17 May 2009

Germany: Presidential23 May 2009

In the News… 1 May 2009

5th Anniversary of the enlargement of the European Union, uniting eastern

and western Europe

http://ec.europa.eu/enlargement/5years/

EVE

EVE is the new electronic platform for the dissemination and exploitation of results of projects supported by

programmes implemented by the European Commission’s Education and Culture Directorate-General

Spring Day 2009Spring Day for Europe is an annual campaign that is open

to all schools in Europe and elsewhere in the world.Teachers are encouraged to book one or many days in their calendar to involve their students in activities that focus on

debate, interaction and reflection on European themes.Spring Day enables young citizens to express their views

and make their voices heard in Europe.

Council of Europe is Sixty, May 2009

European Court of Human Rights

is 50 in May 2009

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

Looking for information on these subjects

or anything else connected with Europe?

Please ask EDC staff

or use

http://www.europeansources.info

April 2009 – March 2010

is now freely available to libraries, schools and public bodies in Wales

Please ask for details

http://www.europeansources.info

Welcome to the Youtube space of the European Union

http://uk.youtube.com/EUtube

Have your say…

Debate Europe websitehttp://europa.eu/debateeurope/index_en.htm

Elections to the European Parliament June 2009

Political Parties with Candidates in Wales

The European Commission and MTV launched on 8 April 2009 an EU-wide initiative called

Can you hear me Europewhich is aimed at prompting young people to make their voices

heard by voting in theEuropean Parliament elections in 2009