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Welcome. Croeso. Benvenuto. F áilte. Vitajte. D obrodošao. Cardiff EDC News February 2013. helping you find out about the European Union and the countries of Europe promoting debate about the EU and European issues

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  1. Welcome Croeso Benvenuto Fáilte Vitajte Dobrodošao Cardiff EDC News February 2013

  2. helping you find out about the European Union and the countries of Europe promoting debate about the EUand European issues encouraging you to ask questions, give your opinions andmake suggestions to the EU

  3. http://europa.eu/citizens-2013/en

  4. European Capitals of Culture 2013 Marseille (France) and Košice (Slovakia)

  5. Ireland holds the EU Presidency for the period January-June 2013

  6. Cardiff EDC is on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/CardiffEDC

  7. Cardiff EDC Internship Programme Join us as a part time or full time intern at the Cardiff EDC for the academic year 2012-13 Part time interns work with us for three hours a week and also participate in Cardiff EDC events Enjoyable and Instructive Further information: http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/insrv/edc/internships/index.html or email: edc@cardiff.ac.uk

  8. Cardiff EDC event Thursday 21 February 2013 @ 6:00 pm Regionalism and Separatism in the European Union Issues relating to regions such as Scotland, Catalonia and Flanders are in the news. What are the wider implications for the European Union? A discussion led by Dr Jo Hunt, Cardiff Law School Free buffet, wine and soft drinks Booking essential: edc@cardiff.ac.uk

  9. Cardiff EDC event Thursday 18 April 2013 @ 6:00pm Wales and the European Union: Past, Present and Future Speaker: Richard Wyn Jones, Director of the Wales Governance Centre Response: David Hughes, Head of the European Commission Office in Wales Followed by an open discussion Organised jointly by the Cardiff EDC and the CELAG Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence at Cardiff University Free buffet, wine and soft drinks Booking essential: edc@cardiff.ac.uk

  10. New publications received by the EDC Click on image for full details

  11. New publications received by the EDC Click on image for full details

  12. Recently published reports on topics relating to Wales and Europe …

  13. Click on image to download report

  14. Click on image to download article

  15. Forthcoming talks and events in Cardiff with a European theme

  16. Shaping Europe? Franco-German Relations and the Elysée Treaty at Fifty 27 February 2013 @ 17:15 Location: 2.18, 65-68 Park Place Roundtable chaired by Professor Helen Drake (Loughborough University and chair of UACES) Looking Good: German Perspectives on the Franco-German Relationship Kenneth Dyson (Cardiff University) Looking On: French Perspectives on the Franco-German RelationshipAlistair Cole (Cardiff University) Looking In: Eastern Europe and the Franco-German Relationship Robert Bideleux (Swansea University) Event organised by the European Governance, Identity and Public Policy Research Unit and the Department of Political and Cultural Studies, Swansea University, as part of the activities of the Language Based Area Studies pathway of the Wales Doctoral Training Centre, and supported by the Cardiff Jean Monnet Centre.

  17. Details of 2012-13 language courses now available French, German, Greek, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish and Swedish plus Croatian, Russian andTurkish http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/learn/choices/courses/languages

  18. 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”.

  19. In the News… Tuesday 5 February 2013 European Commission proposes changes to anti-money laundering and fund transfer legislation

  20. In the News… Thursday 7 February 2013 Communication on Cyber Security The European Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy adopt a Communication on Cyber Security and a complementary proposal for a Directive on measures to ensure a high common level of cyber security across the EU.

  21. In the News… European Council Brussels, 7- 8 February 2013 European heads of state and government aim to reach agreementon the EU's multiannual financial framework (MFF) for 2014-2020.

  22. In the News… Friday 22 February 2013 European Economic Forecast The Commission publishes its winter economic forecast for 2013-2014.

  23. Travelling around Europe?Find out about your rights… Rail – Air – People with reduced mobility… http://ec.europa.eu/transport/passenger-rights

  24. is the common telephone number to ring in ALL EU Member States to get through to the Emergency Services http://ec.europa.eu/112

  25. http://euroacademyonline.eu/ Information for citizens … http://www.the-eu-and-me.org.uk/

  26. European Citizens’ Initiative Launched 1 April 2012 http://ec.europa.eu/citizens-initiative/public/welcome

  27. A new electronic one-stop-shop for access to justice information throughout the EU https://e-justice.europa.eu/ http://www.ukecc-services.net/

  28. New website from the EU bringing together information for children about the EU http://europa.eu/kids-corner/index_en.htm

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

  30. Fraternité2020 Their 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

  31. Find out what is happening … Give your opinions and participate ...

  32. http://youtube.com/eutube

  33. Welsh Members of the European Parliament 2009-2014 • Jill Evans • Kay Swinburne • Derek Vaughan • John Bufton Click on image to connect to MEP’s website

  34. Liechtenstein Parliamentary Election 3 February 2013 Elections in Europe February 2013 Monaco Parliamentary Election 10 February 2013 Italy Parliamentary Election 24-25 February 2013

  35. Looking for information on these subjects or anything else connected with Europe? Please ask EDC staff or use http://www.europeansources.info

  36. is freely available to all libraries, schools and public bodies in Wales Please ask for details http://www.europeansources.info

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