EU affairs

A few days ago I tested an EUbot, a ChatGPT-powered chatbot on EU and public affairs. After some fanfare, I invited friends and peers from the EU bubble to test it. Testing, they did! Here are some of the questions that were entered (I cannot and will not identify the person who asked these questions, the bot only logs the input and the proposed reply).

Nice infographic by European Food Information Council (EUFIC) on what is 'quality' evidence.

By popular demand, here it goes again! I often got frustrated that I had to download the PDF calendar of the European Parliament’s website to find out when are the Strasbourg plenary sessions, the committee weeks in Brussels and other details. As a result, I’ve created a free, public [unofficial] Google Calendar for 2024 that you can easily pull into your Android, iPhone, Outlook, or Google Calendar to see each week’s designation.

If you say “I work for the Council” in Brussels, it can mean...

Is public opinion shaped by the algorithm, or the algorithm is shaped by public opinion?

Expectations vs reality spotted.

The European Union receives largely favorable ratings globally, according to a Pew Research Center survey conducted this spring.

What trends are shaping European public affairs?

By popular demand, here it goes again! I often got frustrated that I had to download the PDF calendar of the European Parliament’s website to find out when are the Strasbourg plenary sessions, the committee weeks in Brussels and other details. As a result, I’ve created a free, public [unofficial] Google Calendar for 2023 that you can easily pull into your Android, iPhone, Outlook, or Google Calendar to see each week’s designation.

Though my train was not affected by the recent outages, I got an email from the Thalys CEO.