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Cardiff EDC NewsAugust 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

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European Capitals of Culture 2012

Guimarães (Portugal) and Maribor (Slovenia)

Cyprus holds the EU Presidency for the period July-December 2012

http://www.cy2012.eu/en/page/home

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/

European Citizens’ Initiative

Launched 1 April 2012

http://ec.europa.eu/citizens-initiative/public/welcome

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

April 2008 – March 2013

is now freely available to libraries, schools and public bodies in Wales

Please ask for details

http://www.europeansources.info

Sign up to receive information athttp://www.the-eu-and-me.org.uk/

New website from the EU bringing together information for children about the EU

http://europa.eu/kids-corner/index_en.htm

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

https://e-justice.europa.eu/

http://www.ukecc-services.net/

EU citizenship resources available…

http://euroacademyonline.eu/

                                               

 

   

CITZALIAA virtual role-playing game

and social networking forum to boost citizens' understanding

of how the EU worksTwo new educational games

from the European Central Bank

http://www.ectarc.com/european-training/working-abroad_117.html

http://europa.eu/youthonthemove/index_en.htm

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 …

Give your opinions and participate ...

http://youtube.com/eutube

August is the traditional month forthe EU to go on holiday

Cardiff EDC News offers you some pictures of places you might like to visit

Vorarlberg: Austria

Bruges: Belgium

Rhodope Mountains: Bulgaria

Drouseia: Cyprus

Prague: Czech Republic

Copenhagen: Denmark

Tallinn: Estonia

Lapland: Finland

Chamonix: France

Berlin: Germany

Santorini: Greece

Budapest: Hungary

Rock of Cashel: Ireland

Montepulciano: Italy

Riga: Latvia

Trakai Castle: Lithuania

Luxembourg

St. Julian’s Bay: Malta

Amsterdam: Netherlands

Cracow: Poland

Sintra: Portugal

Sighisoara: Romania

Kosice: Slovakia

Lake Bled: Slovenia

Seville: Spain

Vastergotland: Sweden

Anglesey (Wales): United Kingdom