Archive for January, 2012
E-leap forward
It’s a simple story about now and then. Then it was early 2009 and I was doing my traineeship at the very same unit where I now, almost three years later, started to work in full position. During this period of time Web Comm has enlarged its grip of using online mediums and I feel [...]
Data Protection Day 2012
What can happen to your personal data online? The EU is taking action so you can control your information, have access to your data, and be able to modify or delete it. Here comes a video on the subject.
Interview: Wealthy Europeans could boost EU aid
Microsoft billionaire Bill Gates during his visit to EP explains his message to MEPs on aid in the developing world. Watch the video.
Parlamentarium’s first 100 days – over 64,000 visitors
The European Parliament's new Parlamentarium visitors' centre – the largest of its kind in Europe – marks its first 100 days today. It has already welcomed over 64,000 visitors, and around 1,000 students haved played its "role play" game, which enables them to step into an MEP's shoes for two hours. If you still havent done [...]
Person specification – Blanc Bleu Belge
No foreigners, thank you? EuroparlTV investigates employment discrimination in Brussels, where up to 40% of young people under 25 of ethnic origin are unemployed.
The Archivist
What’s it all about? The Archivist is a service that uses the Twitter Search API to find and archive or save tweets. By entering certain keywords or hashtags, you can monitor and store all the relevant Tweets. The Archivist then uses this data to make nice graphs for you – top 10 tweets, top users, [...]
My accidental career part deux, or: the WebComm Way
"We are what we pretend to be – so we must be careful about what we pretend to be." Thus the late great American author Kurt Vonnegut defines the moral of his seminal novel Mother Night. It's about an American presumed Nazi propagandist during World War II. Only the reader knows he is in fact [...]
Working with the system – A master class with Paul Boag
I was lucky enough to be invited by our colleagues from the European Commission at a Master Class given by Paul Boag. Mr Boag is an expert in many things, including web design. The topic of the class was how to work with the system when you have a web-something job in a big organization. [...]
The new face of the European Parliament
Martin Schulz (S&D, Germany) was elected the 14th President of the European Parliament. EuroparlTV reportage comes here.
What is danish “rugbrød”?
In Denmark there is an expression called “et stykke rugbrødsarbejde” – translated directly into English “a piece of rye breads work”. This might not make sense for many foreigners, but for Danes this means a solid and simple piece of work. Read more.
The Buzek Phenomenon
As I watched the presidential election today, I couldn't help but feel a little sad. I knew this was coming, but it is hard to realise that Jerzy Buzek won't be the President of the European Parliament anymore. You may think this is silly, but even though I don't know Jerzy Buzek personally I grew [...]
All is revealed: the 15 shows in the Christmas video.
Our latest Christmas video, as afficionados of this blog, and indeed many others, know, is based on the title sequences of 15 well-known TV shows. Well-known? Well, yes. But so far, no-one has been able to recognise them all, with age and nationality playing a clear role in determining which ones are familiar and which [...]
2013 as the “European Year of Citizens”
2013 will mark the 20th anniversary of the establishment of Union citizenship under the Maastricht Treaty that entered into force on 1 November 1993. The European Commission therefore proposed to designate 2013 as the "European Year of Citizens". Read more.
Frankly about lingua franca
Out of different practical reasons EP’s Facebook page similarly to this blog is being updated only in English (apart from casual insertions in other languages). Our fan community is continuously and quickly growing but how long can we justify our monolingual existence in the main social network of the world? And should we at all? [...]
Photo of the week: “A family photo”
I love this layout because it transmits the atmosphere of the last days of a presidential cabinet. The last days of Jerzy Buzek's mandate, the end of an era, the closing of a circle. Everybody in the President's office was really relaxed; Jerzy was sitting amongst his staff, with his visiting daughter not so far [...]
A coffee with Tom, an MEP’s assistant
We invited one Polish assistant to an MEP to have a coffee together and tell us more, what assistants do, what their ordinary working day looks like, how they feel integrated into Brussels life, what their hobbies are and so on. Tom, so tell us more about yourself, your background, how did you start in [...]
A 2.5 year Presidency in 6 minutes
The video you are about to see is a summary of the 2 and a half year Presidency of the European Parliament by Jerzy Buzek. That's a 6 minute summary for some 1,313,000 minutes of activity! This video comes back on some of the key moments, key ideas and memorable moments of the Presidency. President [...]
Backstage: EU Hackathon
Blink meets hackers from all over the world who have been invited by the European Parliament to take part in a 24-hour coding marathon. Watch the reportage.
Close to you: At dinnertime
An open talk with one of MEPs over dinner: what Europe is doing to face up to global food-related challenges from famine to food waste. Find out more in the video.
Consumers in the dark
An EU probe finds problems with many European websites offering finance while medical product safety is in question after the breast implant scare. Watch the video to find out more.
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