Bald kein Zivildienst im Ausland mehr!?
Wie MountEUlympus berichtet steht das Freiwillige Soziale Jahr im Ausland (dass auch den Andereren Dienst im Ausland ermöglicht – oder besser finanziell fördert) auf der Kippe. Die Bundesregierung plant wohl die Finanzierung einzustellen – und das schon ab diesen Sommer!
Ich habe selbst den ‘Anderen Dienst’ gemacht und unterstütze deshalb den Aufruf zum Protest.
Hier gibts alle [...]
I don’t want to be rude, but…
More youtube fame for Mr Farage but the “non -country” strikes back: http://idontwanttoberude.com/
The first European Citizens’ Initiative is here!
Hooray! Every day some more Lisbon Treaty innovations. Today I came across a campaign for the first European Citizens’ Initiative. (Hat tip: Andrew Burgess) Good news is that it is not an animal rights campaign but a campaign for a “Free Sunday“. Regardless of the idea behind the “free Sunday”, the timing and the execution [...]
Apply for TH!NK3 – Millennium Development Goals
The third edition of Th!nk about it has been announced. It is a blogging competition run by the European Journalism Centre which will focus on on the developing world and the Millennium Development Goals (MDG):
The competition will bring together journalists, journalism students, academics and experts from 27 EU Member States, neighbourhood countries and [...]
The animated President of the European Council
Do you remember our little series with the terrible name “How to explain a political process with a video?“ No? Well, today, it is time to revive this category as I found a new animated EU video about the role of the President of the European Council produced by the TV Newsroom of the Council [...]
How To Report The News
and while we’re at it:
One year Bloggingportal.eu
Happy birthday to bloggingportal.eu! We are celebrating 1 year of Bloggingportal.eu! Last January we launched the page and it has been a great first year. More than 500 euroblogs, 25 editors and thousands of visitors! Thanks for all your support and help! Do continue to spread the word – and feel free to give us your [...]
Öttinger vs. English as a working language
Günther Öttinger famously declared a few years ago that English will become the global working language (“Englisch wird die Arbeitssprache”).So, his job as the EU commissioner for energy is certainly a great opportunity for him to use his English skills… But just watch for yourself:
Freedom of Movement – Yes, but…
I had a very interesting discussion on twitter with @npanayotopoulos, @EULondonRep and @MiaLeenaSofia about EU mobility and practical obstacles when moving around Europe.
If you are a regular reader of this blog you are probably aware of the fact that I am quite interested in this topic, see for example my posts about the Sainsbury [...]
