European Documentation Center
The European Documentation Center of the Community of Madrid, created in 1988, attached to the Ministry of the Presidency, Justice and the Interior, is specialized in offering specialized information on the European Union to the general public, students, professionals and researchers.
The Center is intended to serve as a central point for receiving and disseminating all information related to community affairs. Its objective is to be a proactive center that brings the European Union closer to the citizen through the services it provides, both physically and through the web. https://www.comunidad.madrid/servicios/madrid-mundo
The Center has a reading room in the Library area where users can consult the collections and access the Personal Loan Service.
Brochure of the European Documentation Center and Europe Direct
Video of the European Documentation Center
Library
La library It is made up of a collection of more than 9000 books and periodicals specialized in topics related to community policies, its institutions, the member countries and the history of Europe. It also has a specific section on the preparation of oppositions to EU institutions.
Citizens can check the library catalog, which also includes web resources (thematic portals, web pages, databases) on the European Union and its institutions, policies, law and community programmes.
The library of the European Documentation Center and Europe Direct of the Community of Madrid opens its doors from Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 14 p.m., offering the book lending/returning service and in-person inquiries. Likewise, we answer your queries all the days of the week in the mail cde@madrid.og
Europe Direct Madrid Region
The European Documentation Center is the reception center of a point of the Europe Direct network of the European Commission, the objective of this network is to bring the European institutions closer to the citizens.The Europe Direct Information Center of the Community of Madrid will attend to face-to-face queries from users Monday to Friday from 9 to 14 hours without prior appointment and through the mail cde@madrid.org o europeanirect@madrid.org
EU Information Alert Service
Subscribed users receive weekly news on European legislation, bibliography and European funding programs, according to thematic profiles selected by them.
It is completely free and available to all citizens.
The databases on which the alert service works (legislation database, European funding programs and calls database and library catalogue) can also be consulted from the Online services portal of the European Documentation Center.
Newsletter Madrid Europe Connected
Madrid Europa Conectados is an informative electronic bulletin published by the Directorate General for Cooperation with the State and the European Union of the Community of Madrid, through the European Documentation Center / Europe Direct, with the intention of bringing the European Union closer to citizens .
Euroblog
Publications
The Directorate General for Cooperation with the State and the European Union publishes different publications in order to disseminate topics of interest about the EU.
Centers of interest on training and employment in the European Union
The Centers of Interest on training and employment in the European Union (CIFES) begin their journey in 2012 in the context of the celebration of 20 years of the Single European Market. It is a project of the Europe direct - Community of Madrid in collaboration with the network of Eurolibraries and various offices of the City Councils of the region.
The CIFES emerge as a platform for dissemination and information on this matter. In them, different materials are made available to citizens and neighbors, such as job offers, calls, initiatives, documents of interest and news that are sent weekly. Monthly Practice Sheets are made available with basic information for job search or training in Europe and in the EU institutions.
Other Documentation Centers of the Community of Madrid
It is the only library specializing in health promotion, prevention and education, including addictions, in the Community of Madrid.
This Documentation Center offers a collection of great value to learn about the history of urban planning, architecture and issues related to the
Youth Card
We have begun to issue in our facilities at the European Documentation Center (c/ Castelló 123) the Youth card of the Community of Madrid which is a member of the European Youth Card network.
You can come to our facilities from Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 14 p.m.
Stores
Business hours: 9 a.m. to 14 p.m.
Phone 91 276 12 20
C/ Castello 123
Madrid