Publications Office Newsletter February 2015

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EPUB

Ready to make the move?

What you need to know about living and working abroad – and so much more

Are you thinking of moving to live and work abroad? Or maybe you are a cross-border worker? If yes, then this e-book is for you. It includes tips on looking for and applying for work in each EU Member State, plus Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland.

Available in all the official languages of the EU, as well as Icelandic and Norwegian

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APP

Going abroad

European road safety rules

Learn about important road safety rules before going abroad in Europe. This informative app also includes two fun and educational games about road safety.

Available in all the official languages of the EU except Maltese and Irish

Donwload app:
iOS / Android / Windows Phone

PDF/PAPER

SOLVIT

Success stories

This brochure provides examples of how the SOLVIT service helps citizens and enterprises whose rights have been denied because of the incorrect application of EU law by national administrations.

Available in all the official languages of the EU except Irish

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PDF/PAPER

Living conditions in Europe

2014 edition

In this publication Eurostat presents an overview of living conditions in Europe under 5 different aspects: poverty and inequality; living standards and their affordability; quality of housing; social, labour and health status of a household; child poverty and social exclusion.

Available in English

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Estimating the costs of gender-based violence in the EU

Study of the European Institute for Gender Equality

This report analyses direct and indirect costs of violence faced by women. Being able to estimate these costs makes it easier to address the consequences of this type of violence.

Available in English

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PDF/PAPER

A pocket guide to the EU’s new fish and aquaculture consumer labels

Information for producers and consumers

Since 13 December 2014, the rules for labels accompanying all fishery and aquaculture products for EU consumers have changed. This pocket guide explains to producers and consumers which information is compulsory on the new labels.

Available in all the official languages of the EU except Irish

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News

European Union app accounts

The Publications Office has recently created European Union app accounts on the app stores of the three major mobile platforms: Android, iOS and Windows. All the European Union apps can be downloaded for free.

EUR-Lex - give your opinion

The Publications Office has launched two surveys in order to improve the services of the EUR-Lex website. Please take a few minutes to reply to our surveys:
- What do you think about
EUR-Lex?
- What do you think about the advanced search forms?

Fight against wild land fires in Europe

The European Forest Fire Information System (EFFIS), established by the European Commission, has developed a mobile application to fight more efficiently against wild land fires. The app is available on Apple app store.