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EEAS: Frozen diplomacy – When 17°C in some offices meets european bureaucracy

Imagine this: you’re walking through the halls of the EEAS Belmont building in Brussels. It’s a cold day—no surprise there. But this isn’t the sort of chill you expect from a brisk Brussels winter.  No, this is a bone-rattling cold that makes you wish you had packed a sleeping bag, thermal socks, and perhaps a few extra layers of diplomacy…

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Are interpreters being listened to?

New technologies do not always bring benefits for everybody. One of the collateral victims of more digitalisation are interpreters.  The job of an Interpreter was already difficult in the “old” days of meetings in situ, with interpreters working from booths in the conference room where delegates negotiated EU policies.

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Lunchtime conference with guest speakers: My Safety – Understanding and Addressing Urban Violence in Brussels

*update 28.06.2024, the Recording and presentation are available (NB: in *.Zip format). Brussels,  the heart of Europe, is a vibrant city but like many cities (big and small), it faces challenges related to urban violence. Recently, incidents of violence in Brussels have become a growing concern affecting the safety and well-being of our staff and our citizens

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