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Information Society Newsroom Update Weekly - 10/02/2012

Weekly Issue - 10 February 2012

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PRESS RELEASE
112 day: 74 % of Europeans don't know what emergency number to call when travelling in the EU. New campaign

(10 February 2012) Whether for skiing holidays, family days out, business travel or visits to this summer's sporting events, including the London Olympics or Euro 2012 UEFA football in Poland and Ukraine, millions of Europeans and visitors need access to emergency services in and outside their home country. Yet only 34% of regular travellers and 26% of all Europeans know that 112 is the single emergency number they can call, both in and outside their home country when in trouble.

PRESS RELEASE
Safer Internet Day 2012, linking up generations for a safer digital world

(6 February 2012) On Safer Internet Day tomorrow, 7th February, more than 100 events in 30 European countries will encourage children, their families and teachers, to discover the digital world together. This is the ninth annual Safer Internet Day, celebrated in more than 70 countries worldwide as part of a global drive to promote safer Internet for children and young people.

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FACTSHEET
Factsheet 44: 112 - Your lifeline while travelling in the EU

10 February 2012

Wherever you are in the European Union, you can always reach the emergency services on 112, the single European emergency number. The EU rules on 112 have recently been reinforced and the Commission continues to monitor their correct implementation in the 27 Member States of the European Union.

SPEECH
Neelie Kroes, Vice President of the European Commission responsible for the Digital Agenda
The Hungarian Media Environment

European Parliament Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Committee, Brussels, 9 February 2012

SPEECH
Neelie Kroes, Vice-President of the European Commission responsible for the Digital Agenda
Learning through technology; learning about technology

Launch of eSafety label project on Safer Internet Day, 7 February, Brussels, Belgium

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