As the weekend comes closer, the media is getting more and more enthusiastic about the achievements of the EU (for a change). The BBC came up with Ten things the EU has done for you (somehow inspired by the popular What has Europe ever done for us? -video) and a guide to the best euromyths. [...]
Today, Anthony Giddens promoted his new book in Brussels. It is called “Europe in the Global Age” and it is about the “European Social Model”. Before I go into details, I need to stress the fact that I have not read the book and I also do not have the intention to do so. Not [...]
Finally I managed to see the movie with the best title ever: “Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan”. The movie has been described as quality trash and got a lot of controversial press coverage. For some good comments look here and here and here. In my opinion it is [...]
Being in Brussels, I obviously find myself exposed to a lot of EU stuff. Of course I cannot agree on everything, but in general I believe in a bright future of the EU. Nevertheless, I am amused but also concerned about the ongoing British EU scepticism. This excellent and hilarious comment by J Clive Matthews [...]
from advertising slogans to yogurt….and the press got it all wrong Interestingly, British examples make up the vast majority of the list. Even though this does not come as a surprise, I cannot help thinking that this is planned negligence with a clear intention to misinform the public and reinforce prejudices. So who profits from [...]
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