Monthly Archives: September 2011
Off-topic: Well done Greenwich Council
It’s easy to take to Twitter or a blog when something is getting you down (you know who you are…Southeastern Rail) so I thought I would buck the trend by noting when something has gone right. I left my house … Continue reading
Filed under Living in London, Personal
Blogguer dans une autre langue
Notre jour du blogging multilingue est là, et comme je suis encore une fois en voyage, j’ai invité mon collègue traducteur John d’écrire quelque-chose cette année. Voilà sa contribution, et vous trouverez aussi des autres contributions dans les commentaires des … Continue reading
Filed under Digital/social media, EC in UK, Languages
Talking about Europe in the UK
Sat here at an event about the European Regional Development Fund in London, almost a month into the new job, and looking at my Twitter feed, it occurs to me that there are so many people in the UK who … Continue reading
Filed under EC in UK, Europe Direct, Regions, The General Public
Ageing across Europe
You may not know this, but 2012 will be the European Year of Active Ageing. The official title, in the way of these things, is European Year for Active Ageing and Solidarity Between Generations, which is not only clunky, but … Continue reading
Filed under European Year of Active Ageing
The intern experience
We sometimes have work experience interns working in the office here. I know there is a lot of talk about interns, but I think that the European Commission manages it quite well. Outside the graduate intern scheme, which is open … Continue reading
Filed under EC in UK, EU Careers, Europe House, The General Public
Heading out to the country
I spent several days last week out of the office, which is going to be the great bit about the new job (getting out there and meeting real people, that is, rather than not being in the office…!) I started … Continue reading
Filed under EC in UK, Europe Direct, European Year of Volunteering, Regions
