EU 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 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.

When #science becomes politics (risk assessment vs. risk management), it risks losing credibility.

My Venn diagram trying to show where the sweet spot is. What do you think..?