Tag Archives: institutions

Ashton, the media and a resignation

By Kosmopolit | Published: March 26, 2010
Lutz Güllner, a spokesperson of Cathy Ashton, has resigned. Obviously, we don’t know the exact reasons but resigning from a job can mean two things. Either you don’t like the job anymore or your boss encourages you to look for something else. Now if you resign after only a couple of months, the job is [...]
Posted in European Foreign Policy, European Union | Also tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment

Instead of a comment

By Kosmopolit | Published: November 27, 2009
… about the  new European Commission portfolios and the list of proposed candidates, here is a short reminder for the next Commission (and all journalists writing about national ‘winners’ and ‘loosers”): 1. The Commission shall promote the general interest of the Union and take appropriate initiatives to that end. [...] 3. (…) The members of [...]
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Dear Journalists…

By Kosmopolit | Published: October 5, 2009
Following the Yes vote on the Lisbon treaty in Ireland the media is full with articles and reports about the EU, the Lisbon treaty and the Irish vote. Unfortunately, journalistic accuracy for EU related topic is not that widespread. At least I get the impression after reading and watching a fair amount of material in [...]
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EU Terminology for Dummies

By Kosmopolit | Published: July 25, 2009
A short guide for bloggers and journalists that write about EU affairs and are exposed to “Eurojargon“. Not only acronyms are an art form but also normal EU terminology can be tricky. Language plays an important role in constructing a certain image of the EU and journalists and bloggers should be aware of that.  The [...]
Posted in Brussels, European Debate | Also tagged , , , , , | 9 Comments

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