July 6, 2011
Fresh from having given the Commission credit for a sensible proposal, it’s a bit surprising (well, not really) to see that some Commission Communication-types continue to do their best to completely wreck the image of the EU institutions.So yet again,…
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April 19, 2011
Our recent aid report has kicked off a bit of a storm in the Netherlands.Nieuws.nl reports this evening that a debate will be held in the Dutch Parliament, the Tweede Kamer, on EU aid spending at the request of a PVV MP, with the support of the governi…
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We’ve consistently questioned the logic of sending taxpayers’ money from Paris to Berlin via Brussels in the form of the EU’s regional (or structural) funds. It seemingly makes little sense for taxpayers in economically comparable countries to subsidis…
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We have been quick to criticise the EU’s vast efforts dedicated to ‘improving it’s image’ with citizens in the past but we’re almost starting to feel sorry for the ‘communications team’ behind them.Well not really, obviously, but when the ECJ makes daf…
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February 28, 2011
The EU won the 2006 and 2010 World Cups in football (at least according to Romani Prodi and Jean-Claude Trichet, so it has to be true).It also won the 2008 Olympics, according to highly credible EU-funded sources.Now, it has upped its game yet another …
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February 21, 2011
An internal commission newsletter reveals what European Commission President José Manuel Barroso thinks about criticism of the pay and perks enjoyed by EU staff.In what is seen as a direct response to revelations that 2,000 EU officials, earning betwe…
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January 5, 2011
If you were wondering what the EU actually did for you in 2010, have a look at this taxpayer-funded video released by the Commission just in time for Christmas.”What has the EU done for you in 2010?”On a long list of claimed achievements, such as “fai…
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August 26, 2010
Here’s an example of some good old EU spin for you:The European Commission today announced the results from the latest Eurobarometer poll – carried out in May during the height of the crisis – with a press release carrying the headline,”EU citizens fav…
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August 20, 2010
A lot of attention has been paid in recent weeks to the European Parliament-funded virtual reality experience, Citzalia, which recreates life in the Parliament online.As its weblog states, it is “a role playing game and social networking forum wrapped …
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August 19, 2010
A famous Chinese proverb says: “When the finger points at the moon, the foolish man looks at the finger”. We don’t know if EU Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid Kristalina Georgieva (in action in the picture) is familiar with Chinese proverbs, but this …
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