The problems of EU debates
After reading recent posts by Martin Westlake and Julien Frisch I actually remembered a post on “EU debates” that I wrote a couple of months ago but somehow forgot to publish. It is rather an...
View ArticleQuotes of the week
Although the title suggests a weekly feature I doubt that I would find something every week. To be honest I just could not come up with a better title … so here we go with some remarkable statements:...
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Worst EU Lobbying Awards 2008 – Vote now!
Do you remember the worstlobby awards? Now the final list of nominations has been announced! Go to worstlobby.eu, check out the nominees and vote for your favourite until November 30th! There is also...
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The “Festival of Europe”: efficient communication or just a colourful...
Today it’s the 9th of May, Europe day. Like every year, celebrations are organised, with various intensities, throughout Europe. Of course, the main festivities are held in Brussels, where the European...
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Why Wolfgang Schäuble should not become EU Commissioner!
It seems as if my predictions about who will become the new German EU Commissioner were wrong. Spiegel Online reports today that Chancellor Merkel wants to nominate Wolfgang Schäuble, the current...
View ArticleBrussels and the EU institutions. How it all began.
Fact: Brussels is the centre of EU activities, the main seat of its institutions. It is enshrined in the Treaties as such. But was it like this from the very beginning? And why was it chosen to play...
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The #web2eu bubble and ‘islands of excellence’
Last week there was another #web2eu (and on twitter) event, formerly known as openbeer 2.0 (if I remember correctly!). If you have not heard of it: it’s a nice little series of events focusing on...
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BrusselsLeaks is back
In December 2010, the mysterious Brusselsleaks website appeared. The idea was simple: Think of wikileaks in a EU/Brussels context. Now BrusselsLeaks is back with a new website and a new logo! Well,...
View ArticleEurocrats
Hilarious! via The Belgium Free Press: EU Hot Air A man in a hot air balloon over the Belgian countryside realized he was lost. He reduced altitude and spotted a woman below. Descending a bit more he...
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Short guide to lazy EU journalism
The unofficial rulebook for lazy EU journalism. 20 invaluable tips for your career in EU journalism. 1. Not sure how the EU works or what institutions are involved? –> Just write “Brussels”. 2....
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Remixing the Balkans
Ladies and Gentlemen, I am very pleased to introduce a new (hopefully regular) contributor to this blog: Tanchi This is the first round of enlargement (to use some EU speak) for the Kosmopolit blog. So...
View ArticleWorst EU Lobbying Awards 2008
Nominations are now open for the fourth edition of the annual “Worst EU Lobbying Awards”. All the details about the awards as well as the nomination form can be found here. This year there are two...
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European Youth Media Days 2008
This looks like an interesting event for journalists and bloggers. At the moment the programme looks still a bit general, but who knows, maybe it turns out to be exciting … Here is the official...
View Article6 ideas for innovative EU journalism
Simple questions often make you think. Example: What is missing in EU journalism? What sort of innovative journalistic products do we need that would innovate and improve reporting about the EU?...
View ArticleProject idea: Watching Trialogues
Trialogues have become one of the most used decision-making tools in the EU system. On the one hand they create a convenient shortcut for EU institutions to speed up lengthy decision-making procedures...
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