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Cardiff EDC NewsAugust 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

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

Cardiff will be the primary city to host the UK School Games, 3-6 September 2009

In the News…European Audiovisual Entrepreneurs

(EAVE) WorkshopCardiff, 16-23 November 2009

Language Courses available Autumn 2009

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

Further information:

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

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

August is the traditional month forthe EU to go on holiday

Cardiff EDC News offers you some pictures of places you might like to visit

Vorarlberg: Austria

Bruges: Belgium

Rhodope Mountains: Bulgaria

Drouseia: Cyprus

Prague: Czech Republic

Copenhagen: Denmark

Tallinn: Estonia

Lapland: Finland

Chamonix: France

Berlin: Germany

Santorini: Greece

Budapest: Hungary

Rock of Cashel: Ireland

Montepulciano: Italy

Riga: Latvia

Trakai Castle: Lithuania

Luxembourg

St. Julian’s Bay: Malta

Amsterdam: Netherlands

Cracow: Poland

Sintra: Portugal

Sighisoara: Romania

Kosice: Slovakia

Lake Bled: Slovenia

Seville: Spain

Vastergotland: Sweden

Anglesey (Wales): United Kingdom

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