Europe Direct Cheshire
Europe Direct Cheshire is part of a network of centres
throughout the European Union, giving citizens easy access to
information on all aspects of the European Union's activities and
how these affect their daily lives. It also gives citizens the
opportunity to send feedback to the EU.
We have leaflet information on a wide range of subjects,
including travelling and working in Europe, funding opportunities,
facts and figures, European legislation and directives. You can see
the range of leaflets in the Europe Direct binder, which is
available at our main libraries. You can also view the
contents here Europe Binder Contents (PDF,
37KB).
We also have other free materials which may be useful for
schools or organisations learning about Europe or doing
events. Please contact us if you have a request:
Europe Direct Cheshire
Ellesmere Port Library
Civic Way
Ellesmere Port
Cheshire
CH65 0BG
0151 337 4682
europedirect@cheshiresharedservices.gov.uk
You can also call into the library for information
during opening
hours.
Useful Websites
There are a number of websites which are useful for European
Information:
Northwest MEPs
The Members of the European Parliament are
elected every five years under the proportional representation
system. The election is held by direct universal
suffrage. For the period 2009-2014 the European Parliament
has 736 MEPs, with a different number from each of the 27 Member
States. The number of MEPs representing each Member State
varies depending on the number of inhabitants; each country has a
fixed number of seats, ranging from 99 for Germany to five for
Malta.
The Northwest region is
represented by 8 MEPs (PDF, 99KB)
EuroFlash Newsletter
EuroFlash is your monthly update on EU news from the Cheshire
Brussels Office.
The current and past issues are available for viewing and
download.
What's New?
A document published in November 2009 by the Northwest
Development Agency.
England's
Northwest in Europe - Who does what? (PDF, 357KB)