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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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Christmas across Europe

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ForthcomingCardiff has been chosen to represent the UK as a

European City of Sport for 2009. As part of its term Cardiff will host the UK School Games


Language Courses available Spring 2009

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

Further information:http://choices.cf.ac.uk/choices/languages.php

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

http://choices.cf.ac.uk/choices/spanish.php?subject_area=8

http://choices.cf.ac.uk/choices/french.php?subject_area=9

http://choices.cf.ac.uk/choices/german.php?subject_area=12

http://choices.cf.ac.uk/choices/italian.php?subject_area=13

http://choices.cf.ac.uk/choices/russian.php?subject_area=15

http://choices.cf.ac.uk/choices/greek.php?subject_area=16

http://choices.cf.ac.uk/choices/polish.php?subject_area=17

http://choices.cf.ac.uk/choices/turkish.php?subject_area=19

http://choices.cf.ac.uk/choices/portuguese.php?subject_area=20

http://choices.cf.ac.uk/choices/irish.php?subject_area=21


In the News…Vilnius (Lithuania) and Linz (Austria)

European Capitals of Culture 2009

http://www.culturelive.lt/en/main/

http://www.linz09.at/en/index.html

Vilnius http://www.culturelive.lt/en/main/






http://www.world-city-photos.org/Vilnius/photos/Vilnius_Panoramas/

http://www.world-city-photos.org/Vilnius/photos/Vilnius_Panoramas/old_vilnius_panorama/

http://www.world-city-photos.org/Vilnius/photos/Vilnius_by_night/St_Anns_Church_in_Vilnius/

http://www.world-city-photos.org/Vilnius/photos/Vilnius_Panoramas/New_City_Center_in_Vilnius/

Linz http://www.linz09.at/en/index.html





In the News…The Czech Republic holds the EU Presidency

for the period January-June 2009

Europe without Barriers


Christmas across Europe

http://www.hickerphoto.com/christmas-night-scene-freising-bavaria-germany-29992-pictures.htm


In the News…European Day of People with Disabilities

Conference: 1-2 December 2008


In the News…United Nations Climate Change Conference

Poznań, 1-12 December 2008


In the News…3 December 2008

Launch of Eastern Partnership proposalsEuropean Commission presents its proposal for an Eastern Partnership,

a new framework, which foresees a significant deepening of the EU’s relations with Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine

(and potentially Belarus) within the European Neighbourhood Policy

http://ec.europa.eu/external_relations/eastern/index_en.htm



Green Paper on the management of bio-waste in the EU



European Commission proposes revised laws on recycling and use of hazardous substances in

electrical and electronic equipment

[WEEE and RoHS Directives]



Launch of theEuropean Year of Innovation and Creativity 2009

Imagine-Create-Innovate

http://create2009.europa.eu


Elections in December 2008

Ukraine: Parliamentary Election

14 December 2008


Looking for information on these subjectsor anything else connected with Europe?

Please ask SWEDIC staffor use

http://www.europeansources.info


April 2008 – March 2009

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

Please ask for detailshttp://www.europeansources.info


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




Welcome to the Youtube space of the European Union http://uk.youtube.com/EUtube

http://youtube.com/eutube


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


The European Parliament and the Foundation of the International Charlemagne Prize of Aachen

invite young people from all the EU Member States to participate in a competition on EU development,

integration and European identity issueshttp://cyp.adagio4.eu/


http://www.eurocartoon.eu/

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