02 June 2009

New EU Info Point opened at NUB “Sv. Kliment Ohridski”

On 02 June, a new European Union Information Point was opened at the National and University Library “Sv. Kliment Ohridski” in Skopje.

The EU Info Point was officially inaugurated by Ambassador Erwan FOUÉRÉ and Ivica BOCEVSKI, Deputy Prime Minister for European integration.

“As the EU integration advances, the dissemination of information on EU policies will become increasingly specialised, so it will be essential for the EU relays to provide these information to the citizens. The EU Info Points and the EUi(s) have proven to be reliable partners”, said Ambassador FOUÉRÉ at the opening ceremony.

The EU Info Point in the NUB “Sv. Kliment Ohridski” will be part of the EU Information Network which consists of 7 Info Points located in the municipalities of Bitola, Gostivar, Kavadarci, Kocani, Kumanovo, Tetovo and Veles, and 3 EUi-s at the Skopje, Bitola and Tetovo universities. This Information Network is coordinated by the EU InfoCentre in Skopje.

The main objective of EU Info Points is to be a place where citizens will learn about the functioning of the European Union, its institutions, policies and programmes as well as the development of the relations between the EU and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. The Information Points offer free access to publications related to the EU, free access to the Europa websites as well as a chance to participate in meetings where EU related topics of interest for the citizens are discussed.