Watch UK Prime Minister Cameron apologise for the killings in Derry on Bloody Sunday.
and better watch Derry’s people reaction live
To all my Northern Irish friends
Category: EU Politics
The French Commission Rep takes risk to create a 9 May buzz on the net
Migration de crabes pour le 9 mai
Yeah! Who thought it’d happen?! Ok, it is for a French audience – French speaking ok too if you’ve been introduced to French humour! – but even if you don’t get a word of the Frenchies’ jargon, do take a look at this video! No Rep logo, but humour, average puns and references to old ‘chanson francaise’, a ‘forbidden under 18’ section, everything is there to create surprise. France strongly celabrates 8 May each year, although I bet an increasing number of younger citizens forgets the reference to 1945; and yet very few across the EU, including dear France, know about 9 May. Were it to be turned into a day-off, I’m not even certain it would help. This year anyway, the argument doesn’t hold since both 8 & 9 May are weekend days!
If you don’t know about 9 May, it’s the day to celebrate the Schuman Declaration, which paved the way to the EU. Not sure you wish to celebrate then?! oops
This year marks the 60th anniversary of this famous speech by France’s foreign minister Robert Schuman.
Watch 9 May celebrations advertising video by French Commission Rep:
Migration de crabes pour le 9 mai
And of course, they got their FB page 😉
More about 9 May in France at www.fetedeleurope.fr
TV power?
Not that we did not know about it, yet interesting piece. Sorry I post it today only (I’ve been silent for a while indeed), but the recent developments observed during campaigning may well be interesting to consider when getting the results of the British elections tonight!
TV Debates Shape British Election, for Good or Ill
Stephen Castle
IHT, 25 April 2010
Could the US learn something from the French?!
French entrepreneurship
in the LEX Column
Financial Times, 10 March 2010
What’s that fake excuse? No, you can’t?
Another piece from Rettman, I know… and yet, what’s that fake excuse from the US?
US Blames Lisbon Treaty for EU summit fiasco
Andrew Rettman
EUobserver, 3 February 2010
Up the park in the library…
Why not indeed leave that huge oval table around which the now 27-member EU can barely sit? Mr Sudoku seems to gently impose a new syle. Let’s see what unfolds!
EU President to hold an ‘intimate’ summit in old library
Andrew Rettman
in EUobserver, 2 February 2010
The EEAS on its way?..
As part of the implementation of the Lisbon Treaty, it seems that the European External Action Service is on its way.
EU Commission ’embassies’ granted new powers
by Andrew Rettman
EUobserver, 21 January 2010
So we dial Van Rompuy’s number to call Europe?
interesting trio in Madrid with the launch of the EU Spanish presidency. Read Stephen’s article till the last lines 🙂
EU Leaders Call for Sanctions Against Reform Busters
Stephen Castle
IHT, 8 January 2010
(Ladies and) Gentlemen?
Scarcity of women candidates for EU jobs signals trouble ahead
by Tony Barber
FT Brussels Blog, 17 November 2009
and see Jon’s blog at www.jonworth.eu with his and Maria Weimer’s launch of the Gender Balanced Commission website.
A “low-key, technocratic operator” for EU President?
Thanks Stephen for making me smile with your phrase “low-key technocratic operator”… because i’m literally devastated at the idea of this person in the EU pilot seat.
Belgian Emerges as Favorite for New Top E.U. Post
by Stephen Castle
in the International Herald Tribune, 4 November 2009