Cardiff EDC NewsDecember 2009

Happy Christmas

Nadolig Llawen

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

Christmas across Europe

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Christmas trees across Europe

Forthcoming talks, lectures and seminars on European themes in Cardiff

All welcome

The Irish EU Referendum – Just say Yes

11 December 2009 at 17:30

Council Chamber, Temple of Peace, Cardiff

Speaker: Judge Frank Clarke

Language Courses available Autumn 2009

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

http://choices1.cf.ac.uk/choices/languages.php

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

European Capitals of Culture 2009

In the News…

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

2010 is the 50th anniversary of the EFTA Convention and the 15th anniversary of the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Elections and Referendums in December 2009 in Europe

Romania

Presidential (Second Round)2 December 2009

Croatia

Presidential (First Round)27 December 2009

Website: http://2010againstpoverty.eu

2010 European Charlemagne Youth Prize Competition

The European Charlemagne Youth Prize aims to encourage the development of European

consciousness among young people, as well as their participation in European integration projects

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

In the News…EU Roaming Regulation

Entered into force on 1 July 2009

Cuts roaming costs for SMS, calls and data downloads up to 60%

Which role shall sport play in Europe?

Article 165 of the Treaty of Lisbon gives the EU soft powers on sports policy 

Treaty of Lisbon comes into force on

1 December 2009 

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

New look and feel to top level

EUROPA pages on the web

September 2009-

EU Bookshop Digital LibraryFrom October 2009

all EU publications can be downloaded free from the EU Bookshop website

Find out what is happening…

Give your opinions …

Elections to the European Parliament June 2009

The results…

Welsh Members of the European Parliament 2009-2014

• Jill Evans

• Kay Swinburne

• Derek Vaughan

• John Bufton