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The News: Unforgettable
From credit card numbers to holiday snaps, 75% of people think they should be able to delete what they put online. The EU is fighting for the right to be forgotten. Wartch the video.
Work in Brussels?
I am often asked by students how one should go about getting a job in the EU in Brussels. There is no short and simple answer to that question because there are many ways to get here. But there are two things that I think you should take the chance to do during your studies, [...]
Reporter: Making the most of Europe’s waste
How about insulating your house with jeans? Europe turns to waste as a resource, even though its recycling targets are still far from being achieved. EuroparlTV reportage comes here.
Help make EU law – from 1 April 2012
You will soon be able to call on the Commission to make legislative proposals on EU policy. A new website has all the information on how to launch a “citizens’ initiative”. The rules and procedures are available on the new European Citizens' Initiative website – where you can also register and launch your initiative.
How it works: Press START to legislate
EuroparlTV's animated guide sheds light on what happens to EU laws once they have been adopted in Brussels.
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, [...]
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.
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.
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.
Reporter: Sakharov winners
EPTV attends the inauguration of the Sakharov Lounge and seizes the opportunity to meet previous winners of the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought. Watch the video reportage.
A geeks’ guide to the Secretariat General of the European Commission
Did you ever find yourself desperately looking for a small piece of information of the EU, usually a geeky procedural detail, and were unable to find it on any of the EU institutions website? Are you sometimes wondering who deals with rather specific (technical and legal) EU matters that have an inter-institutional dimension? Where do [...]
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