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Welcome Croeso Cardiff EDC News November 2009
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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
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Cardiff EDC Event Wednesday 11 November 2009, 6:00pm Cardiff EDC, Guest Building Welcome to ERASMUS Students
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Cardiff EDC Event Thursday 19 November 2009, 6:00pm Cardiff EDC, Guest Building An evening of European cinema To mark the 20th anniversary of the liberated and reunited Europe, Cardiff EDC and Cardiff School of European Studies (EUROS) are holding an evening of European cinema. Goodbye Lenin (Germany, 2003), a satirical comedy about the reunification of Germany and nostalgia for the old East, will be introduced by Professor Alexis Nuselovici (EUROS). The event is free and everyone is welcome. Refreshments will be provided.
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In the News… European Audiovisual Entrepreneurs (EAVE) Workshop Cardiff, 16-23 November 2009
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Wales Arts International has joined ten other cultural organisations from six EU countries in the Practics project, with the aim to facilitate the provision of information about EU cross-border mobility in the cultural sector Official launch: November 2009
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CulturEuro Seminar Cardiff, 26 November 2009
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Forthcoming talks, lectures and seminars on European themes in Cardiff All welcome
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Language Courses available Autumn 2009 Croatian - French – German – Greek – Irish – Italian – Polish – Portuguese – Russian – Spanish – Turkish http://choices1.cf.ac.uk/choices/languages.php
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In the News… Vilnius (Lithuania) and Linz (Austria) European Capitals of Culture 2009
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Vilnius http://www.culturelive.lt/en/main/http://www.culturelive.lt/en/main
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Linz http://www.linz09.at/en/index.html
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In the News… Sweden holds the EU Presidency for the period July-December 2009
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In the News… 2 November 2009 Single Euro Payments Area Direct Debits launched European banks will start to offer customers, both consumers and corporates, the possibility to make for the first time regular payments using the new SEPA (Single Euro Payments Area) Direct Debit scheme http:// ec.europa.eu/internal_market/payments/sepa/index_en.htm
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In the News… 3 November 2009 Autumn 2009 Economic Forecasts issued for EU and its Member States http://ec.europa.eu/economy_finance/eu_economic_situation /eu_economic_situation5857_en.htm
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In the News… 9 November 2009 Public opinion on discrimination issues in Europe The European Commission publishes the results of the Special Eurobarometer on the perceptions and experiences of and attitudes towards discrimination in Europe
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Elections and Referendums in November 2009 in Europe Romania Presidential (First Round) 22 November 2009 Switzerland Referendum 29 November 2009
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In the News… 10th EU-India Summit New Delhi, 6 November 2009 http://ec.europa.eu/external_relations/india/summit_en.htm
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In the News… 25 November 2009 Education Reforms in the EU: Trends and Data 2009 The European Commission will release two major reports on Member States' progress towards their objectives in education and training, as defined under the Lisbon Strategy for Growth and Jobs
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Website: http://2010againstpoverty.euhttp://2010againstpoverty.eu
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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
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In the News… EU Roaming Regulation Entered into force on 1 July 2009 Cuts roaming costs for SMS, calls and data downloads up to 60%
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Which role shall sport play in Europe? Article 165 of the Treaty of Lisbon gives the EU soft powers on sports policy
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Treaty of Lisbon comes into force on 1 December 2009
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Looking for information on these subjects or anything else connected with Europe? Please ask EDC staff or use http://www.europeansources.info
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April 2009 – March 2010 is now freely available to libraries, schools and public bodies in Wales Please ask for details http://www.europeansources.info
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Welcome to the Youtube space of the European Union http://uk.youtube.com/EUtube
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Have your say… Debate Europe website http://europa.eu/debateeurope/index_en.htm
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New look and feel to top level EUROPA pages on the web September 2009-
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EU Bookshop Digital Library From October 2009 all EU publications can be downloaded free from the EU Bookshop website
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Find out what is happening… Give your opinions …
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Elections to the European Parliament June 2009 The results…
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Welsh Members of the European Parliament 2009-2014 Jill Evans Kay Swinburne Derek Vaughan John Bufton
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