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INFORMATION DROWNING ABOUT THE EU

Submitted by christian on Wed, 03/08/2017 - 18:02

European Commission

The EC has created an on-line ‘Directory of Journalists accredited to the European Institutions in order to facilitate contacts with journalists.

However, access is restricted and is only available to

REPORTING ABOUT THE EU

Submitted by christian on Wed, 03/08/2017 - 15:54

Source: Reporting the EU News, Media and the European Institutions by John Lloyd and Cristina Marconi

ORGANIZATIONS OF JOURNALISTS IN BRUSSELS

Submitted by christian on Tue, 03/07/2017 - 17:58

API/IPA (Association de la Presse Internationale/International Press Association: Representing international journalists in Brussels, API/IPA is an independent association of journalists run by journalists. It is not financed by any EU institution. The association's main aim is to represent journalists in their professional ealings with the EU institutions and help resolve any problems that may arise between them. www.api-ipa.eu

PRESS CLUBS IN THE EU

Submitted by christian on Tue, 03/07/2017 - 17:16

Austria: Press Club Concordia, www.concordia.at

Belgium

Brussels Press Club Europe, www.pressclub.be
Maison de la Presse de Liège et du Luxembourg, www.maisondelapresse.be

Czech Republic: International Press Club of Prague, www.ipcprague.org

Denmark

EC WHITE PAPER ON THE FUTURE OF EUROPE

Submitted by christian on Tue, 03/07/2017 - 12:24

Scenario 1: Carrying on

Under this scenario the 27 Member States stick to the status quo, focusing on reforms, jobs, growth and investment. There is only ‘incremental progress’ on strengthening the euro single currency while Member States agree a limited degree of defence cooperation. This should allow the EU 27 ‘to continue deliver concrete results, based on a shared sense of purpose.

AMCHAMS IN THE EUROPEAN UNION

Submitted by christian on Mon, 03/06/2017 - 15:36

AmCham Austria: Daniela Homan, Executive Director, www.amcham.at
AmCham Belgium: Marcel Claes, Chief Executive Officer, www.amcham.be
Amcham Bulgaria: Alex Nestor, Interim Executive Director, www.amcham.bg
AmCham Croatia: Andrea Doko Jelusic, Executive Director, www.amcham.hr
AmCham Cyprus: Lia Riris, Executive Secretary, www.amchamcyprus.com.cy

WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL OF AMERICA (WACA)

Submitted by christian on Mon, 03/06/2017 - 13:42

The World Affairs Councils of America (WACA)is the national office of a network of over 90 member organizations across the United States , all of which are non-profit, non-partisan groups working to engage and educate Americans in international affairs and foreign policy. In order to become members of the national association, each council must maintain an open membership policy in addition to being a 501(c)(3) non-profit, and maintaining a non-partisan agenda.

FRANCE, SPAIN, GERMANY AND ITALY STATS

Submitted by christian on Mon, 03/06/2017 - 12:52

Source: Euostat

% GDP Growth (2016)

Spain: 3.2%
Germany: 1.9%
France: 1.2%
Italy: 0.9%

% Unemployment (January 2017)

Spain: 18.2%
Italy: 11.9%
France: 10.0%
Germany: 3.8%

Public Debt (2015)

Italy: € 132.7 billion
Spain: € 99.2 billion
France: € 95.8 billion
Germany: € 71.2 billion

NEWS WEBSITES ABOUT THE EUROPEAN UNION

Submitted by christian on Sun, 03/05/2017 - 12:51

Europa-Newsroom: Official news site of the European Union. Outlining current developments and provides links to the latest press relaeses of the various institutions and EU bodies. http://europa.eu/newsroom/index_en.htm

EU PUBLIC DIPLOMACY IN THE U.S.

Submitted by christian on Fri, 03/03/2017 - 15:33

On 25 July 2016, the European Union represented by the European Commission, Delegation of the European Union to the United States awarded a 36 month contract worth 2 999 246,37 EUR for EU Policy and Outreach Partnership in the United States to Business and Strategies Europe S.A, a consultancy based in Brussels a member of the GOPA Consulting Group with headquarters in Bad Homburg, Bonn and Brussels.