The European Documentation Centre in the Digital Age

1
Welcome
Croeso
Benvenuto
Cardiff EDC News October 2010
2

• 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

3
Details of 2010-11 language courses now available
French, German, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish
plus Croat, Greek, Polish, Russian and Turkish
4

• Forthcoming talks and events in Cardiff with a
  European theme

5
(No Transcript)
6
Further information Contact Jenny Hulin
Euros-pgr_at_Cardiff.ac.uk
7
Further information Contact Jenny Hulin
Euros-pgr_at_Cardiff.ac.uk
8
(No Transcript)
9

• Forthcoming Cardiff EDC Event
• Tuesday 2 November 2010
• Welcome to ERASMUS Students

10

• Forthcoming Cardiff EDC Event
• Thursday 11 November 2010
• European Film Night

11

Website http//www.2010againstpoverty.eu
12

• In the News
• Essen (Germany), Istanbul (Turkey) and Pécs
  (Hungary) are the European Capitals of Culture
  2010

13

• In the News
• Belgium holds the EU Presidency for the period
  July December 2010
• Website http//www.eu2010.be

14

• In the News
• Open Days
• European Week of Cities and Regions
• 4-7 October 2010

15

• In the News
• Innovation Union
• 6 October 2010
• The Innovation Union is one of the seven
  flagship initiatives described by the Europe 2020
  Strategy

16

• In the News
• 21 October 2010
• European Green Capitals
• The two cities that will become European Green
  Capital in 2012 and 2013 will be named

17

• Travelling around Europe?Find out your rights
• Rail Air People with reduced mobility
• http//ec.europa.eu/transport/passenger-rights

18

• 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

19

• Recently published reports on topics relating to
  Wales and Europe

20
Click on the image to link to the report
21
Click on the image to link to the report
22
Click on the image to link to the report
23
Click on the image to link to the report
24

• Looking for information on these subjects
• or anything else connected with Europe?
• Please ask EDC staff
• or use
• http//www.europeansources.info

25
(No Transcript)
26

• April 2008 March 2011
• is now freely available to libraries, schools and
  public bodies in Wales
• Please ask for details
• http//www.europeansources.info

27
Sign up to receive information
at http//www.the-eu-and-me.org.uk/
28

• A new electronic one-stop-shop for access to
  justice informationthroughout the EU
• https//e-justice.europa.eu/

29
New The UK European Consumer Centre for
Servicesprovides general information on consumer
laws and rightswhen 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.uk
ecc-services.net/
30
 

     
                       
                       
                       
31
 

     
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
                       
                       

32
Welcome to the Youtube space of the European Union http//uk.youtube.com/EUtube
33

• Find out what is happening
• Give your opinions

34

• Make a film for the EU

The deadline for submissions is 17 January 2011
35
Welsh Members of the European Parliament
2009-2014

• Jill Evans
• Kay Swinburne
• Derek Vaughan
• John Bufton

36

• Elections in Europe October 2010
• Latvia
• Parliamentary Election2 October 2010
• Bosnia Herzegovina
• Parliamentary Presidential Elections3 October
  2010

37
(No Transcript)