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Superpower vs. fake vodka

Thursday, June 4th, 2009

A Polish candidate in the EP elections, Bogusław Sonik, decided to follow Mr. Obama’s and Mr. Sarkozy’s example by going on-line during his campaign. Surprise, surprise: Mr. Sonik posted some clips on the video-sharing website… YouTube (ever heard of it…?).

Sure, the use of YouTube, Facebook, MySpace, etc. is becoming common practice when it comes to conducting political campaigns. However, we can’t deny that candidates’ YouTube clips are always unique (even if they’re boring…).

What you are about to see, dear readers, is an example of a pioneering super-hero-based EP campaign. Get some popcorn and set your eyes on Supersonic Crystalman, your powerful voice in Europe!

Supersonic Crystalman seems to be against pollution, fake vodka and EU-related ignorance. We have to confess in all sincerity that we actually share all these concerns with Mr. Sonic Sonik. Too bad we won’t be able to cast our ballots for this candidate in the June elections. Nevertheless, he’ll remain our favourite super-EP candidate.

Of course, we’ll scrutinize the Brussels sky if he makes it into the EP.

PS: Here’s one of Mr. Sonik’s favourite clips (also worth watching):

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Don’t vote or…

Saturday, May 30th, 2009

Don’t vote!

If you vote, others won’t be able to chose for you
You’re a nice person, you trust people and people certainly know what’s good for you. Just let them pick some decent politicians… You’ll feel good.
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If you vote, it will look as if you feel responsible for what’s going on in Europe. You certainly don’t want to feel responsible, do you? Nooooooooooooo, get me the remote control!!
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If you vote, the EU parliament will have more legitimacy. More what? Legitimacy, it means that the EP can make laws because people want them to make laws…

But it’s always easier to say they are crap because they were elected by 30% of the people. Too bad for them, buhahahahahahaha!
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So stay at home, watch a movie, be happy… or keep complaining.

The pic we used has the fancy name
“The European institutions: the European Parliament – the voice of the people”

It belongs to the EC and can be downloaded from here:
http://ec.europa.eu/avservices/download/photo_download_en.cfm?id=14030&type=4

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Conférence sur le Parlement Européen

Monday, April 27th, 2009

Titre: Le Parlement Européen, un parlement comme les autres?

Lieu: Université Libre de Bruxelles, Bâtiment S, Salle Dupréel, Avenue Jeanne, 44 – 1050 Bruxelles

Horaire: 29 Avril 2009, 09h-19h30

Plus de renseignements sur: http://www.iee-ulb.eu/pdf/82_6.pdf

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A president with balls?

Saturday, March 21st, 2009

There is no doubt that José Manuel Durão Barroso will remain the European Commission’s president for a 2nd term. As European newspapers report, political leaders of most EU members states and the biggest political families sitting in the European Parliament are ok with Barroso keeping the job.

Is Mr. Barroso the president we need? Does he have the charisma Europe needs in times of political and economic crisis? Did he show the right abilities one needs to cope with difficult situations? What do Europeans think when they see Barroso’s face? Who remembers the president’s successes?

It’s cruel to say but Barroso’s image is mostly linked to the three failed referenda. Fiasco in France, defeat in the Netherlands, flop in Ireland and resulting clumsy struggle for Europe (‘s face?). Why not get some fresh air? Why not pick a young “European statesman” à la Delors?

Right, too late for such a proposal!

Still, having a real emperor also sounds like a cool thing…

The picture comes from the EC Audiovisual Service: http://ec.europa.eu/avservices/home/index_en.cfm

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Why Do YouTube?

Friday, January 9th, 2009

For those who wouldn’t have noticed it yet, this site has its very own YouTube channel. Don’t expect too much from the channel (yet!): we’re having exams and can’t make it as fancy as it deserves to be. This will change soon…

I’d like to take advantage of this opportunity (read: I want to make my break longer) and write a few words about my three favourite EU-related YouTube movies. Each video shows Europe from another, very original, perspective and fulfills a more or less educational function.

The first clip is a thorough and intellectually stimulating comparison between the EU and the Soviet Union:

The vid deserves a post on its own. I’ll write it in due time (= in a couple of weeks?). Don’t worry I didn’t forget I promised a continuation of the banana-related and Weiler-related posts!.

Another favourite is a movie on our hard-working MEP’s. Should this video be posted by someone who might one day apply for an internship in the EP? Aaaaagh, let this be a sign of my devotion to this blog and its readers:

The third and last clip is a touching (!) movie that promotes an EU program supporting the European film industry. Much has been written about this clip (also a part of my MA thesis is devoted to it: believe it or not!). I think (this is not a conclusion from my thesis though) that most people misunderstood the message at the end of the clip, which is “Let’s come together!”.

The exams will start now. Don’t expect the other 4 blog authors to post something any time soon.
They spend their time studying 18h a day…

Alla prossima volta!

PS: In case you would be to lazy to click on the link above:

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