EuropeDirect @ NICVA

EuropeDirect @ NICVA offers voluntary and community organisations unique access to information and resources on all aspects of life in the European Union.

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EuropeDirect @ NICVA is part of an official European Commission network of information relays, with over 400 Europe Direct Centres spread throughout the European Union.

The main objectives of the Europe Direct Network are to:

Enable local citizens to obtain information, advice, assistance and answers to questions about the European Union’s institutions, legislation, policies, programmes and funding opportunities
Actively promote local and regional debate about the European Union and its policies
Allow the European institutions to improve the dissemination of information tailored to local and regional needs
Give the public the opportunity to send feedback to the European Union institutions in the form of questions, opinions and suggestions

How can we help?

At EuropeDirect @ NICVA we can:

Help get answers to your EU questions
Show you how you can find out about the EU
Show how the EU affects Northern Ireland
Provide information on EU Policies & Programmes
Provide information on EU Funding opportunities
Organise events & debates
Provide a range of promotional materials for your European event
Help you communicate with the EU

Europe at your finger tips

On display in our resource centre we have a selection of the vast range of free publications, posters, interactive resources and promotional materials that community and voluntary organisations can avail off. We also provide free broadband internet access so you can:

Browse key EU Websites
Get direct answers to your EU questions through either the Europe Direct e-mail or interactive, real-time Web-Assistance inquiry services
View EU publications online via the EU ‘Easy Reading Corner’and the European Bookshop
Avail of the EuropeDirect @ NICVA bulk ordering facility to get multiple copies of EU publications sent from the European Commission direct to your organisation for free