Archive for June, 2010
Super Size EU
Wouldn’t you want to know when a sandwich is more fatty than a Big Mac? MEPs think so. But EU institutions are divided on food labels to help consumers make the right choice. See more on the video.
Future of journalism according to Google News’ founder
The creator of Google News, Krishna Bharat, shares his views on the future of journalism in the next five years in a video spotted by Zee on TNW Google.
Print this out: Tricks to survive “Stressbourg”
It is actually very simple to get to our office PFL F 00445A once you know it. :} I am writing this for you so you will not get lost in Stressbourg {as my friend Alberto call it} and all you need to do is to follow a few basic rules. Why? I got super-stressed when [...]
Why Your Grandpa Is On Facebook
“Old people” on Facebook: They couldn’t beat it, so they joined it. But why? And how did they hear about social media in the first place? They can’t all be simply stalking their younger relatives, can they? Find out more in this article here.
The beautiful game in Strasbourg
World Cup champions Italy took on Paraguay and MEPs and assistants were glued to big screens. Though divided politically it seems left and right are both against the vuvuzela. Watch the EuroparlTV video here.
The hysteria has begun
Here we go again…World Cup in Football. The next 4 – 5 weeks millions and millions of people will spend endless hours singing, drinking and shouting while watching grown up men chasing small leather balls in South Africa. It’s the 19th edition of the World Cup and the first ever to be held on the [...]
Public Forum: Presidential debate pt. 1&2
Conservative, socialist, liberal and green group presidents went head to head on the euro crisis with questions from the audience. Watch EuroparlTV video 1 and 2.
NOKIA effect
Most probably all of us know that famous advertising Nokia campaign with the slogan “Nokia- connecting people”? I would dare say the same DG Comm-reconnecting its staff … Last week on the 7-8th June our DG COMM organised a seminar on “New Media challenges” for the whole Directorate staff. Was it a mere coincidence that [...]
Why I think social media are on the right way in the European Parliament
It’s always interesting to see who’s convinced by the use of social media for institutional communication purposes. We had a seminar with our whole directorate at the beginning of the week and it was very telling – not only because of what we said, but also because of the structure and organisation of it.
Regional Policy for Real People: Auvergne
Gaël Romier and Cécile Hesse – two photographers talk about how regional policy has benefited their work and changed their lifes. This video clip illustrates it well.
A split on divorce
More legal clarity when transnational couples separate is what the Legal Affairs committee just voted for. However, some countries don’t want to move towards a common EU policy on divorces, which they deem either too progressive or too conservative. That makes divorce the first case in which Enhanced Cooperation, better known as two-speed Europe, may [...]
Passion for football — an ally of development in Africa
The countdown is over. Ahead to the World Cup kick off in Johannesburg. This tournament means much more to Africa than just a sporting event. Find out what sort of opportunities are seen in the World Cup for Africa and which team he will be supporting to hold the trophy. Some comments from one of [...]
SME Week – Training Business Center
European SME Week 2010, which took place from 25 May to 1 June, aimed to: – provide information on what the EU and national, regional and local authorities are offering as support to micro, small and medium-sized businesses; – promote entrepreneurship so that more people, and in particular younger ones, seriously consider becoming an entrepreneur [...]
Online editorial models #1: Ours
In a small bunch of posts, I’d like to explore and share my thoughts about the current online editorial models and what they could bring to the European Parliament online editorial strategy. Yep, that will be a hazardous process in progress, with no real structure and random assertions. That’s what blogging is about, after all? [...]
EU Detox plan
12.3 million tonnes of electrical waste is what we can expect by 2020 in the EU. To stop hazardous substances from polluting the environment and affecting public health MEPs are looking to change a directive dating back to 2003. Here comes the EuroparlTV video on the subject.
Europeans among least trusting Facebook users, study says
Western Europeans are among the world’s most suspicious users of social networking websites but Asians are the most duplicitous, a new study has found. Read more the article by EUobserver.
To all writers and readers…
If you really want to touch the reader, first we need to start from a very beginning, none others but the writers. This is how it works…every beginning of the week I am sending out an email informing 4-5 people that have expressed their wish or that reached their turn that it’s up to them [...]
EPSeptical
That is how I have been feeling after participating in a competition to become EU official. I tried to prepare it seriously, and then you arrive to the test centre and you can’t avoid wondering if it really made a difference. The European Personnel Selection Office, EPSO, prepares the 3 types of tests the same [...]
Turning hot air to energy
After the failed Copenhagen summit in December 2009, climate negotiators met in Bonn. Looking for more ambitions C02 targets, MEPs cited the success of wind turbines in Germany as a possible solution. See EuroparlTV video.
Lessons learnt and soon forgotten…
Ever since the global meltdown of the financial industry the EU has been looking to regulate all financial markets in a much tougher manner. No more self-regulation for you, sir! EuroparlTV went to London to hear what those most affected – the bankers in the City – have to say about the plans.
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