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Going to my EU Institutions final exam knowing that a mandate is two guys hanging out, a commission is what artists offer and HR is human resources

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Poland Begins Its Second Presidency of the European Council with a Grand Gala

Poland Celebrates Its Second Presidency of the Council of the European Union In a grand gala held in Warsaw, Poland has proudly inaugurated its second presidency of the Council of the European Union. This significant role involves orchestrating the Council’s activities and acting as a representative for all member states in negotiations with other EU institutions. The presidency rotates among the…

Poland Begins Its Second Presidency of the European Council with a Grand Gala

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Race for the Next European Ombudsman Intensifies

Race for the Next European Ombudsman As Emily O’Reilly of Ireland prepares to step down from her role as the European Ombudsman, the competition to fill her shoes is heating up. The candidates vying for this influential position include two Italians, a Portuguese, an Estonian, a Dutchman, and an Austro-German. They will face a challenging selection process as they seek the backing of Members of…

Race for the Next European Ombudsman Intensifies

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[Opinion] Working at EU institutions not easy for ethnic minority staff

EU institutions have failed to create an inclusive culture for Europeans of colour and people with disabilities, according to the European C

EU institutions have failed to create an inclusive culture for Europeans of colour and people with disabilities, according to the European Commission's first-ever survey on diversity, inclusion and respect at the workplace.

The just-released survey is patchy, incomplete and long-overdue. Some of its methodology is also confusing and complicated.

But the findings are an important, albeit very tiny, step forward in the tortuous struggle to drag EU institutions — kicking, screaming and squirming — into the 21st Century.

First, some caveats.

Only 22 percent (or about 10,000 people) working at the Commission, EU executive agencies and the European External Action Service participated in the voluntary poll.

Despite the interesting data therefore the results do not provide a full picture of commission staff or of their work environment. Those working at the EU Council of Ministers and the European Parliament — which also make up "Brussels So White" — are not included.

And intriguingly, it has taken the EU executive more than a year to process, assess and release the findings.

The ethnic minority category is defined by self-identification, with no precise definition. Respondents also include those who declare a "regional identity".

On average, respondents from an ethnic minority background are less likely than the overall average to work in the Commission more likely to work in delegations and less likely to be officials than the average (less than half compared to 63 percent for all respondents), says the survey.

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This shouldn't come as a surprise. The difference in the treatment of Ukrainian refugees versus brown and black refugees is a visible facet of the same thing.

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欧盟峰会将研拟应对能源供给紧俏计划，争取美国LNG协议

欧盟各国领导人周四展开为期两天的峰会，会中料将同意联合采购天然气，寻求降低对俄罗斯油气的依赖，并建立起抵御供应受扰的缓冲库存，但欧盟仍然不太可能制裁俄罗斯油气。

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Beefed up EU tech rules could be global standard, says Facebook whistleblower

Europe's draft rules requiring tech firms to do more to tackle illegal online content could become a global gold standard for a safer online world if they are beefed up, Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen told EU lawmakers on Monday.

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Tbh I agree with France's policy of pushing French as an European lingua franca.

In the legal world French is already the most prominent language, and historically it has been our lingua Franca for hundreds of years. French is a direct descendant of Latin, the original European lingua franca, and large part of Europe already speaks it. Especially in the context of European institutions, there's NO REASON why our official documents should be in English, since UK is not even in the UE anymore. "But we all know English..." Yes, we all know English because of American and English cultural and political hegemony. They forced English on us and we told ourselves it was ok because UK was in Europe (even if UK has always been a very... hesitant member of the union). This is no longer the case, we no longer have excuses to keep using the language of Americans even in our institutions. Assez, je me tais.

French set to replace English as EU’s ‘working language’

Notes, minutes, letters and meetings will be ‘French-first’ when France takes over European Council’s presidency

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EU becoming safer, better-off and healthier - but less gender-equal

Crime, violence, poverty, ill health and air pollution have all declined in the European Union over the last five years - but gender inequality has worsened and efforts to fight climate change have achieved little.

While women’s hourly earnings are slowly catching up with men’s, and the number of women in parliaments and occupying senior management positions in major companies has grown considerably, Eurostat said the overall balance was negative.

Inequalities in education and the labour market had risen and many more women than men were still economically inactive because they were caring for children or the elderly.