ANNUAL AND SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS


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For Immediate Release                                      19 April 2010



                     European Goldfields Limited

             ANNUAL AND SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

19 April 2010 - European Goldfields Limited (TSX / AIM: EGU) ("European
Goldfields" or the "Company") today announces the Annual and Special
Meeting of shareholders will be held at the offices of Hellas Gold SA
("Hellas Gold"), 25 Ermou str., GR 145 64 Kifissia, Greece on
Wednesday, 12 May 2010 at 2:00 p.m. (Athens time).

The Company also confirms that the annual report and accounts for the
year ended 31 December 2009 has been posted to shareholders and is
available from the Company's website www.egoldfields.com.


About European Goldfields

European Goldfields is a developer-producer with globally significant
gold reserves located within the European Union. The Company generates
cash flow from its 95%-owned Stratoni operation, a high grade lead/zinc
/silver mine in North-Eastern Greece and the sale of gold concentrates
from Olympias. European Goldfields will evolve into a mid-tier producer
through responsible development of its project pipeline of gold and
base metal deposits at Skouries and Olympias in Greece and Certej in
Romania. The Company plans future growth through development of its
highly prospective exploration portfolio in Greece, Romania and Turkey.

For further information please see the Company's new website at
www.egoldfields.com


For further information please contact:

European Goldfields:               Buchanan Communications:
Sally Schofield,                   Bobby Morse / Katharine Sutton /
VP Investor Relations              James Strong
e-mail: info@egoldfields.com       e-mail: bobbym@buchanan.uk.com
Tel: +44 (0)20 7408 9534           Tel: +44 (0)20 7466 5000

RBC Capital Markets:
Josh Critchley
e-mail:joshua.critchley@rbccm.com
Matthew Coakes
e-mail: matthew.coakes@rbccm.com
Tel: +44 (0)20 7653 4000



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