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Cardiff EDC NewsApril 2012

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In the News…

European Capitals of Culture 2012

Guimarães (Portugal) and Maribor (Slovenia)

In the News…

Denmark holds the EU Presidency for the period January-June 2012

Website: http://eu2012.dk/en

Wednesday 18 April 2012 at 6.00pm

Discussion on the FrenchPresidential Election 2012

led by French student interns at the EDC

Forthcoming events atCardiff EDC

Further detailshttp://www.cardiff.ac.uk/insrv/edc/news/index.html

Wednesday 9 May 2012 at 6.00pmEurope Day Quiz

Forthcoming events atCardiff EDC

Further detailshttp://www.cardiff.ac.uk/insrv/edc/news/index.html

Forthcoming talks and events in Cardiff with a European theme

Contact: Jenny Hulin: europ-pgr@cardiff.ac.uk

Contact: Ian Stafford staffordim@cardiff.ac.uk

Engaging with the New European Economic Governance Architecture – A Half-Day Conference

Wednesday 2 May 2012

Venue: Pierhead Building, Cardiff

Time: 14.00 – 17.00

Contact: Ian Stafford staffordim@cardiff.ac.uk

Details of 2011-12 language courses now available

French, German, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish plus Croat, Polish, Russian and Turkish

http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/learn/choices/courses/languages

Cardiff is named European Capital for Sport Cardiff has been successful in securing the prestigious title of European Capital of Sport 2014. The announcement was made by officials from the European Capitals of Sports Association (ACES) at an event held in Valencia this week.  It was recognised that Cardiff has firmly established itself as a leading city for sport, offering state of the art stadiums and facilities including the Millennium Stadium, SWALEC Stadium and Cardiff International Sport Stadium. Leader of the Council, Cllr

Rodney Berman said: "There is no denying the city already has a fantastic sporting pedigree”. 

There is no denying the city already has a fantastic sporting pedigree

”. 

Cardiff has been namedEuropean Capital of Sport 2014

http://www.aces-europa.eu/

European Citizens’ Initiative

Launched 1 April 2012

Further information:http://ec.europa.eu/citizens-initiative/public/welcome

In the News…Wednesday 4 April 2012

Proposal to facilitate cross-border motor vehicle registration

The European Commission presents a legislative proposal to facilitate the registration of cars, vans, buses and trucks

that were previously registered in another EU country

In the News…Monday 16 April 2012

Brussels

EU Sustainable Energy for All Summit

In the News…Wednesday 18 April 2012

Towards a job-rich recoveryThe European Commission presents an employment package to identify opportunities that will help job creation (for example green jobs, white jobs, ICT sector) and set out how EU funds can be used to make long-term investments in human capital

http://www.ectarc.com/european-training/working-abroad_117.html

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…

Click on images to download reports

Click on images to download reports

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 2013

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

Please ask for details

http://www.europeansources.info

Sign up to receive information at:http://www.the-eu-and-me.org.uk/

New website from the EU bringing together information for children about the EU

http://europa.eu/kids-corner/index_en.htm

A new electronic one-stop-shop for access to justice information

throughout the EU

https://e-justice.europa.eu/

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

http://europa.eu/youthonthemove/index_en.htm

Fraternité2020Their goal is to make European exchange programmes like Erasmus or the European Voluntary Service (EVS)

more attractive in order to enable more European citizens to spend time in another countryhttp://www.fraternite2020.eu/index.html

Find out what is happening…

Give your opinions and participate ...

EU Citizenship resources available…

Further informationhttp://euroacademyonline.eu/

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 April 2012

FrancePresidential Election

(First Round)22 April 2012