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Welcome
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Cardiff EDC News March 2012
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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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Details of 2011-12 language courses now available
French, German, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish
plus Croat, Polish, Russian and
Turkish http//www.cardiff.ac.uk/learn/choices/cou
rses/languages

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Forthcoming events atCardiff EDC
Thursday 8 March 2012 European Film
Night Wednesday 21 March 2012 European Citizens
Inititative Wednesday 9 May 2012 Europe Day
Quiz
Further details http//www.cardiff.ac.uk/insrv/ed
c/news/index.html
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European Film Night
Thursday 8 March 2012 630pm European Film
Night Cardiff EDC presents an evening of European
film. Professor Alexis Nuselovici (EUROS) will
introduce the film The Edukators and lead a
discussion. Wine and canapé reception prior to
the film. Free and open to all. Email
edc_at_cardiff.ac.uk to reserve tickets. Jan,
Peter and Jule are united by their passion to
change the world. They become The Edukators,
mysterious activists who warn the rich their
days of plenty are numbered.
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European CitizensInitiative
Wednesday 21 March 2012 600pm What I want the
EU to do An event to mark the launch of the
EUs European Citizens Initiative on 1 April
2012 Students will suggest topics for an ECI
an opportunity to influence EU policy making
and vote on their suggestions over a glass of wine
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• Forthcoming talks and events in Cardiff with a
  European theme

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Contact Ian Stafford staffordim_at_cardiff.ac.uk
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Contact Ian Stafford staffordim_at_cardiff.ac.uk
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Contact Rachel De Benedictis rachel.debenedictis
_at_wales.gsi.gov.uk
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Contact Ian Stafford staffordim_at_cardiff.ac.uk
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Website http//www.active-ageing-2012.eu
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http//www.ectarc.com/european-training/working-ab
road_117.html
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Cardiff has been named European Capital of Sport
2014 http//www.aces-europa.eu/
There is no denying the city already has a
fantastic sporting pedigree. 
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. 
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• In the News
• Guimarães (Portugal) and Maribor (Slovenia)
• European Capitals of Culture 2012

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• In the News
• Denmark holds the EU Presidency for the period
  January June 2012
• Website http//eu2012.dk/en

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• In the News
• 12 March 2012
• Directive on the confiscating and freezing of
  criminal assets
• The Commission will propose a Directive to make
  it easier for Member States to confiscate assets
  derived from serious and organised crime. It
  will establish a new EU legal framework to
  simplify existing EU rules and fill gaps which
  have benefitted criminals until now.

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• In the News
• 12-17 March 2012
• 6th World Water Forum, Marseille

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• In the News
• 16 March 2012
• Launch of a new EU initiative to boost prevention
  of hunger and famine in the Horn of Africa

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

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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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• Recently published reports on topics relating to
  Wales and Europe

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Click on images to download reports
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Click on images to download reports
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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 2008 March 2013
• is now freely available to libraries, schools and
  public bodies in Wales
• Please ask for details
• http//www.europeansources.info

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Sign up to receive information
at http//www.the-eu-and-me.org.uk/
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New website from the EU bringing together
information for children about the
EU http//europa.eu/kids-corner/index_en.htm
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• A new electronic one-stop-shop for access to
  justice informationthroughout the EU
• https//e-justice.europa.eu/

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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/
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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
                       
                       

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Try out two new educational games from the
European Central Bank CONOMIA INFLATION
ISLAND
                       


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Welcome to the Youtube space of the European Union http//uk.youtube.com/EUtube
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Fraternité2020 Their goal is to make European
exchange programmes like Erasmus or the European
Voluntary Service (EVS) more attractive in order
to enable more European citizens to spend time in
another country http//www.fraternite2020.eu/index
.html
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• Find out what is happening
• Give your opinions and participate ...

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• EU Citizenship resources available

Further information http//euroacademyonline.eu/

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• European Citizens Initiative
• Launching 1 April 2012

Further information http//ec.europa.eu/citizens
-initiative/public/welcome
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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 MEPs website
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• Elections in Europe March 2012
• Russia
• Presidential Election
• 4 March 2012
• Slovakia
• Parliamentary Election
• 10 March 2012
• Referendums in Switzerland on 12 March 2012 and
  in Slovenia on 25 March 2012 on domestic issues

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