To Rotate or not to rotate? A question for the EU Council Presidency on Twitter

@marcoRecorder An intersting point has been raised by Matthias Luefkens for Europe Decides about having a rotating Twitter account for the Presidency of the Council of the EU. Considering the management of these accounts, the piece does raise some interesting point. I have left my contribution in their comments section. A problem I could already … Continue reading To Rotate or not to rotate? A question for the EU Council Presidency on Twitter

Great meeting the digital leaders from the EU Commission Representations

The newly appointed Digital Leaders in the Representations offices of the European Commission in the Member States came to Brussels for training in early December. This presented a wonderful opportunity to meet colleagues from the Representations and to explore the work of the Digital Leaders. Appointing specialists in the field of digital communication and social … Continue reading Great meeting the digital leaders from the EU Commission Representations

What happened during Schulz’s #AskMartin chat on social media

@marcoRecorder On May 19 at 12:30AM candidate President for the European Commission Martin Schulz hosted a chat livestreamed via SPD.de  and collecting questions via the hashtag #AskMartin Good morning! In just a few hours I will answer question asked via the hashtag #askMartin RT to tell your friends pic.twitter.com/80zgcF5NcQ — Martin Schulz (@MartinSchulz) May 19, … Continue reading What happened during Schulz’s #AskMartin chat on social media

A review of the European Commission’s social media presence in 2013

@marcoRecorder Co-written with @AmyJColgan, @PabloPerezA. Published on Waltzing Matilda Blog Assessing our performances is key to understanding how we can improve. In this post we want to share with our readers about how the European Commission's central social media accounts have developed – in terms of followership, engagement and the volume of conversation we are … Continue reading A review of the European Commission’s social media presence in 2013

The World Leader Twitter & Web Directory

Follow @marcoRecorder I was recently added to World Leader Twitter & Web Directory a project managed by Barclay Browne which I consider both ambitious and very useful for people working in social media and communication. Pls Welcome: @marcorecorder @EC_MatildaBlog @EUSpokesAlex @US_transcom "World Leader Twitter & Web Directory" (V32) http://t.co/hk5Ay4xDM9 — World Leader Accts (@VITweeple) September … Continue reading The World Leader Twitter & Web Directory

Interview with captain Europe

Follow @marcoRecorder It's a bird, no it's an aeroplane, no it's a eurocrat, nooooooooo it's Captain Europe. For the inhabitants of the Eurobubble, Captain Europe is not an outsider. Captain Europe, mild mannered civil servant by day and superhero... well, mostly at weekends and at other times on request. This is the description you can … Continue reading Interview with captain Europe

Interview with #RocktheUnion: raise awareness about the 2014 European Parliament elections

Follow @marcoRecorder I recently found out about "Rock the Union" ,a project intended to raise awareness about the coming European Parliament elections 2014. Together with a team of 5 people plus bus driver, Hans Mund the project's manager wants to go through all 28 EU Member States in an old English Routemaster between October 14th … Continue reading Interview with #RocktheUnion: raise awareness about the 2014 European Parliament elections

European Commission seeks “Capital of Innovation”

Follow @marcoRecorder From a press release of the European Commission The European Commission has yesterday started the search for the first European Capital of Innovation, or iCapital. The prize will reward the city which is building the best “innovation ecosystem”, connecting citizens, public organisations, academia, and business. Given that 68% of the EU population now … Continue reading European Commission seeks “Capital of Innovation”

If Erasmus had a Trailer…

Follow @marcoRecorder "If you keep thinking about what you want to do or what you hope will happen, you don't do it, and it won't happen" Desiderius Erasmus As a former Erasmus student, I was moved to see this trailer-like video talking about the Erasmus project. It's a short video for the Welcome at the … Continue reading If Erasmus had a Trailer…

Il y a… un “truc” européen

Follow @marcoRecorder For those living, working and jogging in the realm of European public affairs, it is well known how Eurobubblers basically create their own dimension and try to differentiate themselves from the outer world (the actual Bruxellois). Everyone here in BXL is super qualified with Masters Degrees or PhDs, everyone speaks 5-6 languages (apart … Continue reading Il y a… un “truc” européen