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Cardiff EDC NewsMarch 2010

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

Forthcoming talks, lectures and seminars on European themes in Cardiff

All welcome

Wednesday 3 March 2010 at 17:00Cardiff Law School, Museum Avenue – Room 1.28

Speaker: Professor Carol Harlow (London School of Economics)

The EU and the UN: The post-Kadi developments

Seminar: Thursday 18 March 2010 at 17:00Cardiff Law School, Museum Avenue

Professor Hans Micklitz(Professor of Economic Law at the European University Institute)

European Regulatory Private Law:A Plea for a New Way of Thinking

Language Courses available Spring 2010

Croatian - French – German – Greek – Irish – Italian – Polish – Portuguese – Russian – Spanish – Turkish

http://choices1.cf.ac.uk/choices/languages.php

In the News…

Essen (Germany), Istanbul (Turkey) and Pécs (Hungary) are the

European Capitals of Culture 2010

In the News…

Spain holds the EU Presidency for the period January–June 2010

Website: http://www.eu2010.es

EU activities in March 2010 …

1-2 March 2010: Brussels Tax Forum: Tax Policies for a Post-Crisis World

3 March 2010: Launch of Europe 2020 – the EU’s new economic strategy

3 March 2010: Galileo Application Days

9 March 2010: Launch of the European Heritage Label

11-12 March 2010: Bologna Ministerial Anniversary Conference in Budapest-Vienna

11 March 2010: Launch of new selection procedurefor EU officials

3 March 2010 Launch of Europe 2020

The EU’s newEconomic Strategy

11-12 March 2010 Bologna Ministerial Anniversary Conference

2010 in Vienna / BudapestThe Bologna Declaration has reformed the structures of European higher education systems over the past ten years in a major way and has played a significant role in strengthening the competitiveness and attractiveness of European higher education

Elections / Referendums inMarch 2010 in Europe

IcelandReferendum on terms of payment to UK and

Netherlands re. Icesave6 March 2010Switzerland

Referendums on three issues7 March 2010

Website: http://www.2010againstpoverty.eu

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

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%

Which role shall sport play in Europe?

Article 165 of the Treaty of Lisbon gives the EU soft powers on sports policy 

Treaty of Lisbon came into force on

1 December 2009

 

Looking for information on these subjects

or anything else connected with Europe?

Please ask EDC staff

or use

http://www.europeansources.info

http://www.europeansources.info/

April 2009 – March 2011

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

Please ask for details

http://www.europeansources.info

                                                                       

 

   

Welcome to the Youtube space of the European Union

http://uk.youtube.com/EUtube

Have your say…

Debate Europe websitehttp://europa.eu/debateeurope/index_en.htm

New look and feel to top level

EUROPA pages on the web

September 2009-

EU Bookshop Digital LibraryFrom October 2009

all EU publications can be downloaded free from the EU Bookshop website

Find out what is happening…

Give your opinions …

Welsh Members of the European Parliament 2009-2014

• Jill Evans

• Kay Swinburne

• Derek Vaughan

• John Bufton