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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 [email protected]
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