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Asta

Asta has written 353 posts for Writing for (y)EU

Online citizens’ wall comes alive at Gare du Midi

Online citizens' wall comes alive at Gare du Midi. Passengers on the EP Thalys were the first to witness the making of the citizen's wall composed of people's portraits at Gare du Midi this week.

Close to You: Being la crème de la crème

EPTV tours Sweden to see how it's cooking up plans to become 'the new culinary nation' and meets MEP Corazza Bildt who has made good food one of her top priorities. Watch all reportage.

Reality doesnt hurt…

Where labyrinths of bureaucracy exist and en face there is a high hierarchy ladder, hardly anyone could think of launching a citizen friendly project in a thin timeline. The ideas to expand our circle beyond the political boundaries and meet interesting EU bloggers (or journalists), who's printed or online posts catch an eye by its [...]

Live act next week in the Midi Station

On 15 April in Midi Station, a live event will take place, featuring portraits of participants in the European Year of Citzens competition.The European Parliament has launched a campaign for the European year of citizens. It is about to receive a live dimension: on April 15th, a real-life Citizens Wall will be set up in [...]

How to Use Twitter for Business and Marketing

Here’s a checklist of everything your business needs to do to get on (or back on) Twitter and start seeing great results. Read the entire article.

Health in the EU (infographics)

Debating Europe published a post looking at the issue of health and wellness in Europe. You can find an infographic that sets out some of the key facts and figures here.here

Tanking up on whisky

Scientists in Scotland are using the country's favourite tipple to create next-generation biofuels which could have economic and environmental benefits. EPTV investigates.Watch the reportage here.

13 Social Media trends for 2013

Discover 13 Social Media trends for 2013 here.

Domestic violence

In Belgium, one in three women suffers an act of violence in her life. EuroparlTV went to meet some of the women trying to rebuild their lives. Watch the reportage.

EP on Pinterest

 European Parlaiment is on Pinterest! So check our all infographics down there.

14 Ways To Get More Facebook Shares [INFOGRAPHIC]

Share is to Facebook as retweet is to Twitter. It’s all about how VIRAL you can get your fan page wall posts. See the infographics on that.

How it works: Being the Parliament President

What does the President of the European Parliament do? How much power does the President have? And how does one get to be one? Presidents of EU institutions, part I. Watch the video and find out!

Museum Night Fever at the Parlamentarium – 2 March 2013

As part of Museum Night Fever, the Parlamentarium will open its door for a very late night opening on 2 March 2013: from 19:00 – 01:00 we will offer visitors jazz music and live painting and of course a visit to the permanent exhibition! Museum Night Fever is a joint event organised by 23 museums [...]

Making criminals pay – literally!

  MEPs look at ways to improve the seizure and confiscation of criminal assets resulting from cross-border crime.Watch the full reportage.

Keep calm…and hashtag

Whether you are working on your next digital campaign, trying to attract buzz towards your latest online event or simply spread a message it is essential to create the best hashtag to achieve your goal simply. As bizarre as it sounds, hashtags are becoming an integral part of our lives. Marco Ricorda - a member of [...]

Social media proliferation? Know your audience first!

For professionals working in the field of social media, and other social media enthusiasts, it’s common to be randomly hit by an attack of “online omnipresence” – the desire to be on all social media platforms. However, being everywhere just to be there may not bring the results you expect. An advice by Marco Ricorda is [...]

Nobody Wants To Be Your Friend…

What happens when social media meets the real world? Created for Social Media Week  Feb 2013, this video shows why nobody wants to be your friend when you suck at social media. Watch the video.    

Water, a human right or a commodity?

A MILLION signatures for the European citizens' initiative on securing water rights for all! Watch the europarltv video to learn more @ http://epfacebook.eu/T3. Do you think water is a basic human right?

Close to You: A legendary figure in Latvia

Former Latvian Prime Minister, passionate rocker and tennis player Ivars Godmanis recounts his experiences from before the fall of the iron curtain to his work as an MEP. Watch the reportage here.

EP dances against violence

In spite of the heavy showers banning them from using the Esplanade, a group of forty fearless activists are about to spring into action, swinging white "V-day" umbrellas this Tuesday in EP in Brussels: – eight steps on site: right, left, right, left… – umbrella slowly up, and down in front… – four steps ahead: [...]

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