Monday 22^nd January 2007

Facts at your Fingertips

As the European Union continues its expansion - Bulgaria and Romania joined at the start of this month increasing the number of member states to 27 - it's worth knowing about the many resources made available to its citizens and residents by various branches of the EU organisation. 

Where to go, who to call

Via its INFOrmation Pages, AngloINFO provides an easy way to access much of this information: 

On the EU Factsheets introductory page you'll find links to the Europa Portal which has information for businesses and private citizens on their rights and opportunities, Europa Travelling, which has practical information for anyone holidaying in a member state, EuropaGo and Europa Youth both focus on kids in the community and Europe Direct (and it's information call line 00800 678 91011) provides question answer service on just about anything related to living, working and travelling in the EU.

• See AngloINFO's EU Factsheets on life in France; they cover areas such as employment, social security and even shopping! 

And remember, if you are not an EU citizen but your spouse or parent is, you share many of the rights of residence, travel, study and to work, with a fully fledged EU citizen. If you are in this position, you'll find much in the pages of relevance to you.

Another excellent source of factual information is available in the CIA Factsheets. Researched by the Central Intelligence Agency of the US as part of its World Factbook, these pages give an easy to read, snapshot view of France.

• Find out more here, see AngloINFO's CIA Factsheets on France.

What else?

To keep up with all the new stuff on AngloINFO is easy - just click here! We've been adding new entries to the AngloFILE just about every day, and there are now over 1,400 listings there!

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