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Intercultural Dialogue Advent Calendar
1 December 2008To mark the culmination of the European Year of Intercultural Dialogue, the London Representation has made possible the production of an on-line advent calendar - Electric December 2008 (ED08)....
Europe's digital Library is launched
20 November 2008The European Commission, The British Library, The Louvre and over 1,000 other cultural organisations throughout Europe have combined forces to bring Europeana, Europe's multimedia online library, to the public...
Jeanette Winterson to present EU-funded writing prize
11 November 2008Lincoln's The Collection is delighted to welcome back the prestigious author Jeanette Winterson to present the awards for its latest writing competition on Wednesday 12 November. A selection of stories...
Double Club visit to Brussels
5 November 2008Lucky London Students Visit Belgian Capital to Improve Language and Football Skills 30 Secondary Pupils from Across London Take a European Trip with a Difference Secondary School Pupils from Hackney Free,...
Young translators' contest
22 October 2008Enrolment for young translators' contest starts today EU secondary schools can now enrol for the second edition of the Juvenes Translatores (young translators) contest, launched by the European Commission in...
"Cultures on my street"
26 September 2008Ján Figel', European Commissioner for Education, Training, Culture and Youth, has announced the winners of the EU "Cultures on my street" photo competition. The competition, organised under the umbrella...
Funding for Audiovisual Festivals
17 September 2008Deadlines: 31 October 2008 & 30 April 2009 This scheme offers funding to organisers of audiovisual festivals which programme at least 70% of European AV works from at least 10...
United States of Europe?
18 July 2008Innovating Culture in Europe is an organisation looking for participants in a project on European identity. This project will aim to give a perception of Europe from ten European countries....
European Parliament Grants
18 June 2008The 2009 Annual Programme of grants from the European Parliament has just been published online. Offering financial assistance to non-profit making creative and innovative projects which focus on providing...
Advanced Diploma in European Studies
12 June 2008EUROPEAN COLLEGE OF PARMA FOUNDATION ADVANCED DIPLOMA IN EUROPEAN STUDIES (ADES) 2008-2009 POST-GRADUATE INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDY PROGRAMME ON THE EUROPEAN UNION CONTENTS Institutions, law, economics and policies of the European Union PERIODOctober 2008 -...
Welcome to Culture Action Europe
6 June 2008Welcome to Culture Action Europe, the new name for the European Forum for the Arts and Heritage! The new name and new brand were launched at the 65th Trans...
Young translators' contest
19 May 2008Commission launches a second edition of the young translators' contest EU Member States' school students can try their hand at translation in the second edition of "Juvenes Translatores" (young translators)...
European Youth Parliament assembles in London
29 April 2008The Foreign and Commonwealth Office hosted the European Youth Parliament (EYP) South East regional conference on the 22nd April in London. United Kingdom has been participating in EYP since...
Alterego Competition
17 April 2008Imagine you were born in another European country, who would you be? Where would you go? How would you behave? What would you like most? What would you look...
Giant Euro Quiz
16 April 2008Want to be a record breaker? 9th May is Europe Day! This year the Office of the European Parliament in Scotland and the London Office are organising a Giant Pub...
Arsenal welcomes EU Double Club patronage
28 February 2008European Commissioner for Multilingualism Leonard Orban today confirmed his intention of becoming a formal patron of the Arsenal Languages Double Club project. Leonard Orban visited the Emirates Stadium today to...
Better deal for European musicians
20 February 2008The EU wants greater protection for performers' rights and review of copyright levies on music recording devices. In the European music industry, the various categories of artist are dealt with...
Giant Euro Quiz for Europe Day
11 February 2008To respond to the general public's plea for more EU information, the UK Office of the European Parliament has designed a Quiz Book (400+ questions, 20 individual rounds) on...
Sprechen Sie Deutsch?
6 February 2008Every European should have a "second mother tongue", say experts in report to the EU. In this year dedicated to intercultural dialogue, the EU is keen to learn how it...
Debate Europe relaunch
22 January 2008Have your say on the EU Log on and sign in to the new Debate Europe website to express your views and interact live with EU commissioners on 29 January. Is...
'European Border Breakers Awards' 2008
17 January 2008European Commissioner Ján Figeľ will present awards to 10 musical groups and individual artists in recognition of their success in selling albums and touring outside the country they are...
First Alliance of Civilizations Forum
17 January 2008A 100 million dollar investment in a Global Youth Employment Initiative and a multi-million dollar Media Fund were among the key initiatives that were launched at the first Alliance...
Arts festivals join in support for the EYID2008
10 January 2008Representatives of major European arts and culture festivals signed a declaration of support to the European Year of Intercultural Dialogue today in Ljubljana together with the EU Commissioner Ján...
New European Prize for young people
9 January 2008A new European prize for young people is being launched this month. It's aimed at young people aged between 16 and 30 who have been involved with projects helping...
Equal prices for UK iTunes users
9 January 2008The European Commission has won agreement from Apple to equalise prices for downloads of songs from its iTunes online store in Europe within the next six months. This puts...
Liverpool is European Capital of Culture 2008
2 January 2008Liverpool is organising some 350 events . most of them free - a mix of art, architecture, dance, cinema, cuisine and theatre. Liverpool 2008 hopes to draw a million...
European Year of Intercultural Dialogue 2008
4 December 2007An awareness raising campaign on the European Year of Intercultural Dialogue 2008 has been launched today as part of a Europe-wide initiative by the European Commission to strengthen respect...
European “cultural stars“ meet in Sibiu
5 October 2007Almost 100 outstanding artists, authors, philosophers and other cultural personalities from 40 European countries gather in Sibiu, Romania on 5 - 7 October. They are members of the European...
No to discrimination
1 October 2007The European Commission has launched a competition for teenagers between the ages of 12 and 18 to design a poster on the theme of "The European Union and non-discrimination"....
No-nonsense guide for UK citizens
1 October 2007The London Representation has just produced a booklet entitled "The EU: What's in it for me?" to explain in clear English the many practical ways in which the EU...
Fancy a job abroad
26 September 2007The European Commission is offering up to 50 young people the chance to take up a job placement in another European country with the assistance of the EURES network...
Your pint safe in EU hands
11 September 2007European Commission Today the European Commission has gone that extra mile to save the Great British pint, the mile, the pound and the ounce for as long as Britain...
Languages video competition on YouTube
10 September 2007A competition for 13-21 year olds With activity to promote language learning set to intensify as the Routes into Language project takes off, here's an activity to get students thinking...
EU Tube
17 July 2007EU Tube - Sharing the sights and sounds of Europe on YouTube The European Commission has launched a dedicated channel on YouTube to make its audiovisual material...
Thrills, frills and possibly spills
5 July 2007The National Theatre's free Watch This Space summer festival is back this year with a decidedly European flavour. With exciting and innovative acts ranging from bicycle ballet - in...
Euroquiz 2007
28 June 2007Inverkip primary school in Inverclyde were the well-deserved winners of the final of the Scottish European Educational Trust's Euroquiz 2007 held at City Chambers, Edinburgh on 15 June 2007...
EP 2008 Call for proposals
27 June 2007The European Parliament's annual call for proposals has been published on its website. It covers: (1) Co-financing informative and awareness-raising Television programmes with the central theme of the 50th anniversary of...
British Czech and Slovak Association’s 2007 writing competition
13 June 2007There is still time (just) to encourage someone to enter the British Czech and Slovak Association's 2007 writing competition. The BCSA are offering a first prize of £300 and a...
European Citizens’ Consultations
1 June 2007Final Consultation in Brussels, 9th & 10th May Every European country has now held a Citizens' Consultation and all their views were brought together in Brussels on Europe Day to...
Are EU a future chef?
15 May 2007The European Comission has launched a new website aimed at hooking children on healthy cooking. The "EU Mini-chefs" site, which is backed by the European chefs' Association, Euro-toques International, will...
Reconnecting culture and sport
15 May 2007UK's Cultural Olympiad to be 'the best the world has seen' vows Tessa Jowell "Our model is not Sydney, Barcelona or Athens - it is Olympia" The UK's Cultural Olympiad, which...
Eurovision to plug fair treatment message
11 May 2007This Saturday, people all over Europe will be tuning into Eurovision 2007 - but whoever you are rooting for, this year will be slightly different. Along with the whacky...
London Eye lights up for Europe Day
9 May 2007As part of the celebrations throughout the European Union to mark Europe Day (9th May) in the 50th year since the signing of the Treaty of Rome, the London...
How good are translation skills in your school?
26 April 2007http://ec.europa.eu/translatores On 14 November this year the European Commission's translation service will be holding a contest to find our best young translators among 17-year-old pupils in selected schools across the...
Young people's opportunity in France in August
4 April 2007There is an opportunity for young people 18-25 to participate in a youth event focusing on Equal Opportunities in Aix-les-Bains from August 23rd-26th. Local youth organisations can nominate a...
Who wants to be a European?
19 March 2007The DAAD London 2007 Essay Competition Brief From 1st January until 30th June 2007, Germany holds the presidency of the European Union. Imagine you were an advisor to Chancellor Angela Merkel....
Young Europe and Kazakhstan
8 March 2007The European Union Youth Orchestra is about to undertake an extraordinary tour, beginning with a live televised performance, at the summit meeting of the Heads of State in Berlin,...
Spring Day for Europe 2007
7 March 2007http://www.springday2007.net Initiated in 2003, the development of the "Spring Day for Europe" provides an opportunity for pupils and their teachers to find out about the European Union. The first initiative...
Music knows no borders
1 March 2007Working closely with performers, publishers, authors and composers, the European Border Breakers competition celebrates the power of music to unite people of all cultures. We may have trouble understanding the...
What story should Europe tell?
15 February 2007Debate about where Europe has come from and where it should be heading to. As the European Union approaches its '50th birthday' - the fiftieth anniversary of the signing...
Europa Diary
12 January 2007The 2006-7 diary is freely available (see below). The 2007-2008 diaries, together with the teacher's guides, will be distributed in May and June 2007, for use during the 2007-2008...
"And then there were 27.."
18 December 2006A World Tonight special programme is to be broadcast on BBC Radio 4 , December 29th, 2006 at 22.00. As Bulgaria and Romania bring the European Union's member nations to...
Erasmus@20
7 December 2006The EU's flagship student exchange programme Erasmus was hailed today for its leading role as a driver for modernising Europe's higher education. President of the European Commission José Manuel...
Leonard Orban and Multilingualism
28 November 2006Leonard Orban, Commissioner-designate for Multilingualism - EP Hearing "I will spearhead the Commission's work on a portfolio which has become more important with every enlargement," said Leonard Orban, the Romanian...
Science teaching in schools in Europe
9 October 2006This study, published by Eurydice (the information network on education in Europe) focuses on science teaching in 30 European countries at primary and lower secondary level. The main learning activities...
Europe’s rich mix of languages
25 September 2006EU's motto 'Unity in diversity' now more poignant than ever, says European Commissioner for education Ján Figel' Europe celebrates its wide variety of languages every year on 26 September, the...