'communication' - tagged features

With scandals over expense accounts it’s no wonder the EU is thinking about image. In an effort to make the EU feel more of a community the European Commission has launched a new website and radio programme. It’s hoped they’ll reach a youthful audience and provide everything one should know about Europe - from news to culture, and the important work the EU’s doing. European Commisioner Margot Wallström launched “Euranet” this week. 

There is undoubtedly a big communication deficit between Brussels and European citizens. For many, the EU remains something distant and quite abstract. Cordula Janowski, from the Center for European Integration Studies in Bonn, agrees that EU leaders and institutions have lost touch with the concerns of its citizens.