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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 [...]
Social Media: 5 Predictions for 2012
So what are the Social Media predictions for 2012? Experts enlist major 5 ones:connected Consumers, Social Media will become increasingly competitive, increasingly scientific, integration shall be the key to Social Media Marketing success, increased blurring between customers and employees. Read more here.
Dobrodošli Croatia!
By signing the Treaty in Brussels today Croatia took a crucial step towards the EU membership. In spite of much doom and gloom around at the moment, there are still very positive vibes around on the big picture question of joining the EU. Check out this Polish welcome extended to the Croatians on YouTube. Dobrodošli [...]
Social media, monitoring, and measuring
Two major advantages of social media over traditional media are that you can: 1. assess the state of play when it comes to your target audience and target topic online (i.e. identify where, with whom, why, and via what content your topic is discussed). 2. gauge quickly and in-depth how your story has been received [...]
Sprout Social
Trying to get a message out on social media can feel a bit like trying to make an announcement at a crowded party. There’s music playing, a thousand conversations happening at once and it would something pretty dramatic for everyone to stop and listen. If you don’t take decisive, standing-on-table or glass-clinking action, chances are [...]
Making motorcycles safer and greener
Making motocycles safer and greener is the new type approval legislation which is under scrutiny by MEPs – but in making things simpler does the proposal erode bikers' freedoms? Learn more here in this reportage.
Marking International Day of Persons with Disabilities
To mark the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, which takes place on 3 December, all administrative actors in Parliament working with disability issues are joining forces to run an awareness-raising campaign to draw colleagues' attention to something that can affect us all. A number of events will be organised in Brussels and Luxembourg too.
How Political Campaigns Can Turn Social Media Support Into Votes
Here is some tips on How Political Campaigns Can Turn Social Media Support Into Votes.
When will the EU institutions embrace the mobile revolution?
Slowly moving towards mobile-friendly EU websites? 2012, the year of the first EU mobile apps? Would you follow EU communication products on your mobile device? And many other questions discussed by a blogger of EU Council. Read more.
Speaking up for media freedom
"Media freedom and freedom of expression have been big topics in 2011 – just look at what the heroes of North Africa and the Mediterranean have been prepared to do to win or defend these rights. Travelling back from the European Parliament in Strasbourg this morning, it occurred to me that I haven’t written about [...]
EU prepares to welcome 28 th member
Croatia looks set to join the EU next year, despite reservations about continuing corruption and homophobia. Watch the reportage.
MEP Awards 2011: who’s winning what?
A number of MEPs will be rewarded for their achievements over the past year during the 7th annual MEP Awards which takes place on 29 November at the Stanhope hotel in Brussels. The awards, hosted by The Parliament Magazine, consist of 17 different categories with three candidates shortlisted for each category. [...]
Short guide to lazy EU journalism
The unofficial rulebook for lazy EU journalism. 20 invaluable guide tips for the career in EU journalism. Read the article.
LUX Prize
Every year MEPs award the LUX Prize of subtitling in 23 languages, but how useful is the European Parliament's prize to European cinema? Find out more.
Small cinemas need EU help to make the digital switch
Digital equipment is too dear for small independent cinemas to be able to keep up with the digital revolution, say MEPs in a resolution voted on Wednesday. The key challenge facing European cinema today is to boost audiences at small independent cinemas in small towns and rural areas, which are particularly vulnerable financially and should [...]
Interview: ‘Because development needs women’
Nigerian lawyer and Sakharov Prize winner Hauwa Ibrahim discusses her work defending women and children in Nigeria's Sharia courts. Watch the interview.
Research: Twitter drives more traffic to Press Releases than Facebook
PR Newswire teamed up with digital marketing platform Crowd Factory to analyze the activity surrounding thousands of press releases over a number of months. According to the research, 48 percent of press release sharing happens on Facebook and 37 percent on Twitter. However, each share on Twitter results in 30 percent more views. Read more [...]
Safety scan for food additives
Food additives are substances that are added to food for a variety of reasons. To make their use clearer, more user-friendly and safer the European Commission composed one single list of all authorized food additives and a re-evaluation program. Find out more about food additives
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