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Cardiff EDC NewsDecember 2010
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
Details of 2010-11 language courses now available French, German, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish plus Croat, Greek, Polish, Russian and Turkish
In the News…
Essen (Germany), Istanbul (Turkey) and Pécs (Hungary) are the
European Capitals of Culture 2010
In the News…
Belgium holds the EU Presidency for the period July – December 2010
Website: http://www.eu2010.be
In the News…
7 December 2010
Action plan for vocational education and training 2011-2020
In the News…
10 December 2010
Human Rights Day 2010
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
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 2011
is now freely available to libraries, schools and public bodies in Wales
Please ask for details
http://www.europeansources.info
A new electronic one-stop-shop for access to justice information
throughout the EU
https://e-justice.europa.eu/
New: 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
Welcome to the Youtube space of the European Union
http://uk.youtube.com/EUtube
Find out what is happening…
Give your opinions…
Make a film for the EU…
The deadline for submissions is 17 January 2011
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 December 2010
KosovoParliamentary Election
12 December 2010
BelarusPresidential Election19 December 2010
[First Round]
The European Parliament Information Office and the
European Commission Representation in the UK have moved into shared
premises in Central London's Smith Square, a stone's throw from the Houses of Parliament
