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EU blogs in brief
I was about to write about how I adore Charlemagne’s columns and the fact that he has a brilliant blog, but bloggingportal.eu has beat me to it. They do a rather good editorial round-up about what’s been going on in the EU blogs; I for on...
BBC’s guide to a slow newsday
I was reading through Gavin Hewitt’s blog today. The most recent post is from Wednesday (10/3) and titled “The trials of Catherine Ashton“. I was expecting some new analysis or some kind of news hook to justify writing about a topic...
There is this thing called the EU…
In the pub one night… A German friend of mine asked what’s the whole deal with Greek financial crisis and why has Merkel commented on it. I was happy to explain the basics to her. Then one of my Irish friends came along and I asked him ho...
UK and the EU on a date
I found this delightful little clip today. From what I’ve been able to research, the guy who’s video this is was just a first-time voter in last year’s MEP elections and set out to do this little project via his blog and YouTube acc...
UK and the EU on a date
I found this delightful little clip today. From what I’ve been able to research, the guy who’s video this is was just a first-time voter in last year’s MEP elections and set out to do this little project via his blog and YouTube acc...
Regions and the EU
Trashing Belgium seems to be a favourite past-time among those who’d love to see the UK leave the EU. I’ve blogged about it before and now Nigel Farage seems to have taken it to new hights with his comments on Herman van Rompuy. Later tha...
Regions and the EU
Trashing Belgium seems to be a favourite past-time among those who’d love to see the UK leave the EU. I’ve blogged about it before and now Nigel Farage seems to have taken it to new hights with his comments on Herman van Rompuy. Later tha...
Persona and politics
On Thursday I wrote a column as an assignment to uni. I wanted to talk about the relationship of personalities and policies in voting. I quite like the EU. And by “quite liking it” I mean I actually love it, live and breathe for it. I’m one of...
Persona and politics
On Thursday I wrote a column as an assignment to uni. I wanted to talk about the relationship of personalities and policies in voting. I quite like the EU. And by “quite liking it” I mean I actually love it, live and breathe for it. I’m one of...
Is the EU sexy and glamorous?
As a conclusion to my British MEP series, I had planned to write about the answers I got who felt that the Lisbon Treaty increased democracy in the European Parliament. That would, however, be a very short blog post, essentially a list of names who...
Is the EU sexy and glamorous?
As a conclusion to my British MEP series, I had planned to write about the answers I got who felt that the Lisbon Treaty increased democracy in the European Parliament. That would, however, be a very short blog post, essentially a list of names who...
European conspiracies
Euro is falling, the pound is staying strong. In a highly unsurprising move, the British press is making the most of it. Though hardly one of the top news, newspapers are happy to squeeze in a mention on the euro suffering from Greece’s near-ba...
European conspiracies
Euro is falling, the pound is staying strong. In a highly unsurprising move, the British press is making the most of it. Though hardly one of the top news, newspapers are happy to squeeze in a mention on the euro suffering from Greece’s near-ba...
English the lingua franca of Europe?
I’m visiting my friends in Brussels for the weekend. Aside from being a nice relaxing weekend to catch up with everyone, I’m also hearing some inside gossip about the EU and from the member states. Here’s a clip that’s apparen...
English the lingua franca of Europe?
I’m visiting my friends in Brussels for the weekend. Aside from being a nice relaxing weekend to catch up with everyone, I’m also hearing some inside gossip about the EU and from the member states. Here’s a clip that’s apparen...
Power of blogs
I’ve received three more answers now. All of them long, detailed and written by the MEPs themselves. At the same time, my visitor statistics have seen an unusual peak in visitors and show a surprising number of email-providers as the sending w...
Power of blogs
I’ve received three more answers now. All of them long, detailed and written by the MEPs themselves. At the same time, my visitor statistics have seen an unusual peak in visitors and show a surprising number of email-providers as the sending w...
The joke’s on EU
I was on a mission. To find funny videos and jokes about the EU. I came across an article on the BBC website with some submitted by the readers including a classic one: In Heaven: the cooks are French, the policemen are English, the mechanics are G...
The joke’s on EU
I was on a mission. To find funny videos and jokes about the EU. I came across an article on the BBC website with some submitted by the readers including a classic one: In Heaven: the cooks are French, the policemen are English, the mechanics are G...
Inside the mind of eurosceptic MEPs
Who knew emailing MEPs would be this much fun, I recommend it to everyone. Since my last post I’ve received three more answers; one urging me to contact Welsh MEPs (who have yet to reply), one proper response from a Labour MEP and one promise to co...
