Archive
Year: 2015
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#ekloges2015: THE ANATOMY OF A VOTE
January 21, 2015
Over the past couple of years the spotlight has been shining over Alexis Tsipras, the leader of the Greek opposition radical left party 'SYRIZA'. Media and political analysts across Europe have either been raving about his political charisma, presenting him as Europe’s new champion against austerity, or painting him as the Eurozone’s biggest threat. SYRIZA’s rise – meteoric yes, unexpected no But how can one explain the rise of the radical left in Greece when...
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GREXIT – BRACING EUROPE FOR A SECOND ROUND
January 20, 2015
Don’t blink; Greece again is on the brink. Once again, it seems like it’s never the right time to take some days off in Brussels. As Europeans were still unpacking gifts and drinking and eating unreasonable amounts, Greece put a halt to holiday cheers by announcing it was going to hold general elections on the 25th of January- a year and a half ahead of schedule. As far as explanations go for this sudden and...
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5 things to experiment with this year in EU policy communications
January 12, 2015
It’s January 2015 and it feels (to me at least) that the EU changeover is now really, finally complete. Commission moves have been made, new MEPs are up to speed, intergroups and interest groups are in place. And to help answer the age-old Brussels Bubble question “how do we reach the EU policymakers important to us?” Brussels public affairs and comms professionals may consider experimenting with a few of the below tools (I certainly will...