Welcome Croeso Cardiff EDC News January 2011

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

Details of language courses now available French, German, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish plus Croat, Greek, Polish, Russian and Turkish

Forthcoming talks and events in Cardiff with a European theme

Cardiff EDC Event Wednesday 19 January :30 Guest Building Inaugural meeting of the Cardiff EDC Forum The Cardiff EDC Forum is being created as a way of raising the profile of the Centre, to develop its activities and to plan for its change of location in the summer of 2011 Further information:

Tuesday 8 February 2011 Wales, Europe and the World Cardiff City Hall 10:00 – 14:15 A free one day fair, exhibition, information sessions and workshops aimed at year olds, featuring music, dance, careers, language tasters and useful information about studying and working abroad. Volunteering will be the European theme for Pre-booking essential.

Website: Official launch 8 January 2011

In the News… Turku (Finland) and Tallinn (Estonia) European Capitals of Culture 2011

In the News… Hungary holds the EU Presidency for the period January – June 2011 Website:

In the News… 11 January 2011 Launch of 2011 EU-China Year of Youth Youth representatives from the EU and China will be involved in exchanges and discussions on issues including volunteering, mobility, culture and creativity. The aim is also to develop ideas for joint youth projects, which could be supported through the EU's Youth in Action programme. Further events will be held throughout EU-China Year of Youth

In the News… 12 January 2011 Adoption of Annual Growth Survey The beginning of the first cycle of coordination of the Member States' macro-economic, budgetary and structural reform policies, known as the European Semester. This is a new aspect of European economic governance. Every year the Commission will present its Growth Survey – an evaluation of the economic situation and of the main challenges the EU must address, and its recommendations to the Member States.

Travelling around Europe? Find out your rights… Rail – Air – People with reduced mobility…

112 is the common telephone number to ring in ALL EU Member States to get through to the Emergency Services

Recently published reports on topics relating to Wales and Europe…

Click on the image to link to the report

Looking for information on these subjects or anything else connected with Europe? Please ask EDC staff or use

April 2008 – March 2011 is now freely available to libraries, schools and public bodies in Wales Please ask for details

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

New: The UK European Consumer Centre for Services provides 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.

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

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 Jill Evans Kay Swinburne Derek Vaughan John Bufton Click on image to connect to MEPs website

Elections in Europe January 2011 Portugal Presidential Election 23 January 2011 Ireland Parliamentary Election January (or February) 2011 (Snap)