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3/18/13

500 EU Information Centres inform 500 million citizens across Europe

The Europe Direct Information Centers (EDIC), since their creation - 4 years ago, received about 3.3 million personal enquiries, organised more than 41,000 events and answered more than a million e-mails.

Today, the European Commission the European Parliament launched a new generation of "Europe Direct Information Centres". The new network will extend possibilities for citizens to get practical information and advice on exercising rights in the European Union.

Read more in the press release about the statistics and activities of these centres, considered "the public face, the eyes, ears and mouth of our policies and of the rights of citizens on the ground".

Romania are 31 de centre EDIC, locul 6 in functie de numarul total de centre in Europa!
Statistic vorbind, centrele din Romania, in 2012:

  • au inchis 37.000 de apeluri (aproape 4% din totalul de tichete deschise in toate cele 500 de centre);
  • au produs 900 de publicatii (locul 2 !!! in functie de numarul de publicatii produse de o tara UE, dupa Spania);
  • si organizat vreo 250 de evenimente.
Bravo!