Success is achieved by developing our strengths, not by eliminating our weaknesses.
Author: Europasionaria
Europe, Mitterrand and I
Last year on May 9, I wrote about the origins of my passion for Europe. I originated it in the story of my family, partly through that of my grandfather -born during World War I- who fought during World War II. In his last speech to the European Parliament in 1995, François Mitterrand said: “A…
Happy Europe Day!
From Etterbeek to Ixelles: the story of an intra-Brussels move
I’ve been quite silent on this blog in the past two months… This is because I’ve moved from one commune of Brussels, Etterbeek, to another commune of Brussels, Ixelles. In Paris the town’s districts have numbers; in Brussels they have names. Where it gets complicated is that there is a Brussels commune called Brussels. It’s…
That’s one small step for the Council, one giant leap for the blogosphere
Or is it the opposite? Last week with fellow Blogging Portal editor Ronny Patz, we became the first bloggers to be granted an accreditation from the Council. Actually, it was also the first time bloggers got press accreditation to a European institution. We covered the Competitiveness Council for 2 days – well actually Ronny covered…
EU diplomats wear trainers too
The spokespeople of the Hungarian presidency have reached out to the Blogging Portal editors to start a discussion on how to use online media to talk about the Council’s work. It has to be said that they got in touch with us long before the controversy around the Hungarian media law started, and that these…
Metal Motivation
The e-bubble inside the EU bubble
There were lots of familiar faces at the Butterfly Europe event this afternoon. When you are an EU geek -by that I mean a person who is both active in EU affairs and in social media- you tend to attend any single event that talks about both. And as social media is the “it” subject…
Quote of the Week: Aunt Lola
Go for Excellence, sweetie. It’s not a crowded field. It’s from Aunt Lola on Twitter. She’s older than you and she knows better.
All you ever needed to know about Belgium
I’ve found this amazing video on Macarena’s blog, La oreja de Europa. In just a few minutes it tells you what the hell is going on in Belgium and it’s also incredibly funny. Good stuff, Belgium! Do you want to know more about Belgium? (subtitled NL/FR) from Jerome de Gerlache on Vimeo.