On the road to victory

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On the road to victory Inspired by the EU budget, a class of international students from Bratislava funds an adventure-packed school trip across Europe


European Commission, Directorate-General for the Budget Manuscript completed in August 2013 Neither the European Commission nor any person acting on behalf of the Commission may be held responsible for the use of the information contained in this publication. Cover by François Duprat and Rudi Miel – © European Union This publication has been authored by François Duprat and Rudi Miel. The authors would like to thank the Directorate-General for the Budget of the European Commission for its contribution to the story’s scenario.

Europe Direct is a service to help you find answers to your questions about the European Union. Freephone number (*):

00 800 6 7 8 9 10 11 (*) The information given is free, as are most calls (though some operators, phone boxes or hotels may charge you).

More information on the European Union is available on the Internet (http://europa.eu). Cataloguing data can be found at the end of this publication. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union, 2014 ISBN: 978-92-79-33211-1 doi:10.2761/70279 © European Union, 2014 Reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged. Printed in Belgium Printed on process chlorine-free recycled paper (pcf)


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Play and learn more about the EU! Why not test what you have learned in this book and play the ‘Let’s explore Europe‘ game online? Go to: http://europa.eu/europago/explore More games You can find out fun facts about each of the EU countries and learn more about the EU on Kids’ Corner. It’s packed with games and quizzes too! http://europa.eu/kids-corner

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You can also try the quizzes: goo.gl/hAQ6cQ.

Well, the EU budget is also on Facebook (http://facebook.com/EUBudget), Twitter (http://twitter.com/EU_ Budget) and Google+ (http://goo.gl/ wXZrq). There are even videos about the EU Well, websites and e-mails budget on Youtube are the ‘middle-ages’. I only (goo.gl/nAXoP0). use Facebook ...

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We had fun with the EU budget, but wanted to learn more. Did you know that you can find out more here? http://ec.europa.eu/budget.

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