Showing posts with label EU Communication policy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label EU Communication policy. Show all posts

Thursday, 22 May 2008

COMdoc scandal

How is it possible that, on 22 May, the latest addition to the list of COMdocs on EUR-lex is dated 30 April?
Where are the texts of the COMdocs announced in Commission press releases over the past three weeks?
Why has the situation become so appallingly bad recently? This is scandalous!

Wednesday, 19 March 2008

Our annual awards

Our annual awards were made on 17 March at the Conference dinner. The EIA Award for excellence in European Information provision (electronic sources category) went to Caselex, the "first premium information service offering the most important national and European case law linked to the EU's commercial areas of law, without need for multilingual and multinational legal skills".
Our Award for outstanding contribution to European Information was presented - though sadly not in person - to Margot Wallström, Vice-President of the European Commission and Commissioner for Institutional Relations and Communication Strategy.
The Helen Greer Memorial Prize was given to EIA Committee Member and UK EDC CoordinatorMargaret Watson, who is also Academic Services Librarian at the Bodleian Law Library.
There was also a surprise for out-going Chair Jenny Lawson, who received a special 'Above and Beyond' award, for all her hard work over the past eight years.

Wednesday, 30 January 2008

Margot Wallström on Woman's Hour

Communications Commissioner Margot Wallström and Caroline Lucas MEP were on Woman's Hour today talking about the reasons why 'the best jobs in Europe' are taken by men. Very interesting - it's apparently not to do with 'glass ceilings' or 'sticky floors', but with a 'layer of men'.
I heard the programme whilst driving over the Pennines to an EIA Committee meeting in Leeds, and was irritated to hear - and later to see on the programme summary - that Mrs Wallström was referred to as 'THE Vice-President of the European Commission'. She isn't of course - she's one of FIVE Vice-Presidents, which is rather different. It's a pity people can't get it right - though I noticed that she didn't correct the mistake.

Friday, 14 December 2007

Communication policy

The Council register for December 4th included a Council statement about the Commission's communication "Communicating Europe in Partnership" concerning a European Union's information and communication strategy. The statement includes a questionnaire to be discussed on Dec. 18th which is of great relevance to all our work.
Perhaps we will be consulted too eventually....

Wednesday, 7 November 2007

EU Communication policy

The Association is submitting a response to the Commission's latest Communication on communication - ‘Communicating Europe in Partnership’. If there's anything you'd like us to consider for inclusion - or if you have any views on this latest document - please let us know.