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Cardiff EDC NewsNovember 2012
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
Thursday 1 November 2012ERASMUS Welcome Reception
Cardiff EDC Event
A full report on this event can be seen athttp://www.cardiff.ac.uk/insrv/edc/news/index.html
Forthcoming event
Thursday 6 December 2012 @ 6:00pmWhat Europe means to me
Twelve young Europeans speak from the head and the heart about what Europe means to them in 2012
Organised jointly by the Cardiff EDC and the CELAG Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence at Cardiff University
Moderator: Dr Jo Hunt, Cardiff Law School
Buffet providedFree entry but booking essential: [email protected]
Cardiff EDC Internship ProgrammeJoin us as a part time or full time intern at the
Cardiff EDC for the academic year 2012-13
Part time interns work with us for three hours a week and also participate in Cardiff EDC events
Enjoyable and Instructive
Further information:http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/insrv/edc/internships/index.html
or email:
http://www.active-ageing-2012.eu
European Capitals of Culture 2012
Guimarães (Portugal) and Maribor (Slovenia)
Cyprus holds the EU Presidency for the period July-December 2012http://www.cy2012.eu/en/page/home
Forthcoming talks and events in Cardiff with a European theme
Details of 2012 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/
Recently published reports on topics relating to Wales and Europe …
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New publications received by the EDC
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New publications received by the EDC
In the News…Wednesday 7 November 2012
European Economic Forecast
The Commission publishes its autumn economic forecast for 2012-2014 for Gross Domestic Product (GDP), inflation, employment and public finances,
amongst other indicators, for all 27 European Union countries, plus the EU and euro area aggregates.
In the News…Thursday 8 November 2012
European Commission adopts “CARS 2020: Action plan for a competitive and
sustainable automotive industry in Europe”
In the News…Wednesday 15 November 2012
Communication on the Internal Energy Market
The Commission presents a Communication on the Internal Energy Market to take stock of progress made towards the completion of the internal
energy market by 2014, identify the main challenges ahead and propose actions to improve the effective application of the third energy package.
Travelling around Europe?Find out about your rights…
Rail – Air – People with reduced mobility…
http://ec.europa.eu/transport/passenger-rights
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 2013
is now freely available to libraries, schools and public bodies in Wales
Please ask for details
http://www.europeansources.info
Information for citizens …http://euroacademyonline.eu/
http://www.the-eu-and-me.org.uk/
European Citizens’ Initiative
Launched 1 April 2012
http://ec.europa.eu/citizens-initiative/public/welcome
A new electronic one-stop-shop for access to justice information throughout the EU
https://e-justice.europa.eu/
http://www.ukecc-services.net/
New website from the EU bringing together information for children about the EU
http://europa.eu/kids-corner/index_en.htm
CITZALIAA virtual role-playing game
and social networking forum to boost citizens' understanding
of how the EU works
Two new educational games from the European Central Bank
http://www.ectarc.com/european-training/working-abroad_117.html
Fraternité2020Their goal is to make European exchange programmeslike Erasmus or the European Voluntary Service (EVS)
more attractive in order to enable more European citizensto spend time in another country
http://www.fraternite2020.eu/index.html
Find out what is happening …
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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 November 2012
San MarinoLegislative Election
11 November
CataloniaLegislative Election25 November 2012
