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School Trip to the New World of Work
Cynical old fonx, not without cause, smell a rat the instant you start talking about "open plan" offices. It's a trick, they aver, to squeeze us into ever smaller spaces, take away our personal domains and generally reduce us to Dilbert-esque cubicle...
10 things I learnt about our Facebook page last week
I need to confess something. I can't count, I can't do even simple math. I don't like numbers and going through different statistics always gave me a headache. I'm sure people like me inspired Facebook when they're prepared...
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...
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.
Is having Maltese as an EU language a waste of money?
1. Although Maltese and English are official languages in Malta, Maltese is designated as the sole national language in Malta's constitution, with all the legal ramifications that would suggest. There might be just a handful of us, and most of us...
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 enl...
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 "...
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...
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 propagan...
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 y...
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 a...
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, bu...
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...
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&#...
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 o...
