Kids should know their rights
We’re launching a campaign today for children to design a poster to that depicts their rights. “The right of the child to protection” competition is open to children and adolescents between the ages...
View ArticleSmall World
I was at Embankment Tube yesterday waiting for the Northern Line, on my way to Kentish Town to see Gomez. I sat on one of those seats and then thought, I think I know the guy sitting next to me! I...
View ArticleHow much do you know about the EU
I mentioned the quiz yesterday. Fancy a shot yourself? 1) What is the source of the EU anthem? a) Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony b) Mozart’s Magic Flute c) Berlioz’s...
View ArticleI’ve got a brand-new combine harvester
and European rules don’t say anything about whether it can be used in the wet. You have the UK government to thank for the rules reported in the Yorkshire Post on 23 October that farmers are not...
View ArticleCalling all bloggers
Are you writing about European issues, or interested in doing so? The European Journalism Centre is running a competition to get 3 bloggers from each EU Member State to write during the European...
View ArticleAsk
I’m at the London event of the European Citizens Consultation today, filling in at the last minute because one of their “experts” dropped out at the last minute. It’s been a great event. You have 100...
View ArticleYou Oughta Know
Day 2 of the European Citizens Consultation. They’re all wandering around the room at the moment discussing the various ideas that have come out. What I find encouraging and at the same time...
View ArticleSmalltown girl
A big thanks to the members of Abingdon European Society who welcomed me so warmly to their meeting on Saturday. I was there at their request to talk about recent developments in the European Union. I...
View ArticleThe intern experience
We sometimes have work experience interns working in the office here. I know there is a lot of talk about interns, but I think that the European Commission manages it quite well. Outside the graduate...
View ArticleTalking about Europe in the UK
Sat here at an event about the European Regional Development Fund in London, almost a month into the new job, and looking at my Twitter feed, it occurs to me that there are so many people in the UK who...
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