Chat in the portal EUROPE.BG
Upcoming
Our on-line discussions up to now:
The initiative “Interacting with the European Parliament”
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Citizens Forum: A European Strategy for the Danube Redion: 15 March, Monday, 17.00 Bulgarian time, Rousse University "Angel Kanchev", hall 101. Discussion with Mariya Nedelcheva and Ivaylo Kalfin MEPS at the initiative of the EP Information Bureau for Bulgaria. Europe Gateway will be streaming live online. Viewers can participate online through this chat by posting comments and questions, as well as in advance via email info@europe.bg. More details HERE (in Bulgarian). |
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October 8, 2009, 14.00 Brussels time: online guest will be Danuta Huebner, chairwoman of the EP Committee on regional development and former EU commissioner with the same portfolio. Online-discussion: „The new EP and the challenges of regional development.” You may read a resume of the chat and the full chat transcript. |
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Wednesday, 30.09.2009, 15.30-16.00 Brussels time: Hans-Gert Poettering, Member of the EP and the EP Committee on foreign affairs, former President of the Eiuropean Parliament. Online-discussion: "Germany's position within the EU after the national parliamentary elections". DETAILS and a FULL SCRIPT are available. |
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Online-chat on Barroso’s re-election as EC President: 17 September: „The political dimensions of the election of a new European Commission by the EP.” Online-discussion on Europe Gateway with leading political analyst Piotr Maciej Kaczynski, research fellow at the Center for European Political Studies CEPS. The discussion with Piotr Kaczynski took place a day following the European Parliament’s vote on election of President of Commission. FULL SCRIPT and RESUME are available. |
The initiative “Now interacting with the European Parliament”
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During the summer our Chat was on vacation. Now, back in the new political season, our team has much more to offer - just have a look at "Upcoming"... |
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On Tuesday, April 14, 2009, between 9:00 am - 10:00 a.m. CET, (10:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. EET), EUROPE Gateway will hold an online discussion with the PASOS Executive Director Jeff Lovitt. It concludes a series of thematic internet-discussions under the initiative “Now – interacting with the EP!”. The topics include: "Is the Lisbon Treaty more or less likely to be ratified by Ireland and the Czech Republic in the light of the economic crisis and the fall of the Czech government respectively? How has the Czech EU Presidency's performance reflected on the influence and status of the new EU members; and does it reflect on the prospects for future new members' presidency (Hungary and Poland in 2011) and/or on future EU enlargement?" |
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On Wednesday, April 1, 2009, between 9.30 am - 10.30 a.m. CET, (10.30 a.m. and 11.30 a.m. EET), EUROPE Gateway hеld an online discussion with the Czech MEP Jan Zahradil (EPP-ED, ODS) about the Czech EU presidency and the coming European Parliament Elections.(transcript) |
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German MEP Matthias Groote (PES-SPD)took part in an online discussion with the readers of Europe Gateway on Tuesday, March, 17th, 2009, from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. Bulgarian time (4p.m. - 5 p.m. CET). The topic of the discussion was "Stimulating the EP Vote Turnout: the Role of the Internet and ICT" (transcript in German). |
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An online discussion with MEP Malcolm Harbour (EPP-ED/ Conservative Party, UK) was held on February 16, from 11.00 to 12.00 CET. The topic was "Consumer Protection Online and Public Procurement in the EU" . |
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On February 13, Friday an online discussion took place with Bulgarian MEP Dushana Zdravkova (EPP-ED/GERB) about "The Lessons from the EC Interim Report on Progress in Bulgarian Judiciary Reform" (transcript in Bulgarian). |
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A discussion with the German MEP Dr. Peter Liese (EPP-ED/CDU) took place On February 12, Thursday on the topic of "Energy and Environment" (transcript in German). |
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The EU external policy was the key topic of an online discussion with the Member of the European Parliament Nickolay Mladenov (EPP-ED/ GERB). The chat was held for Monday, January 26, from 4 p.m. Brussels time. |
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The chairman of the EP Committee on Agriculture and Rural development Neil Parish was guest to an online chat under the initiative "Now interacting with the European Parliament" on December 4, Thursday, at 15.00 hours CET. Topics: The Common Agricultural Policy of the European Union, EU funds for Bulgarian agriculture and more. |
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Consumer rigts in the EU: Transcript of the online chat with John Bell - Head of Cabinet of the European Commissioner for Consumer Affairs - Meglena Kuneva. held on 14.11. Friday - 9-10 h CET. |
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A discussion "Coffee with Minister Tacheva" was held on 15.10.2008 in the cafeteria "Timeless" at the Union of Architects. A transcript and an audio-recording of the chat is available in Bulgarian. |
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An online discussion “The fight against child trafficking in the EU” with Zita Gurmai and Marusya Lyubcheva MEPs was held on Monday, October 13. Read the full transcript of the chat. |
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An online discussion with Mrs. Salomé Zourabichvili, former Minister for Foreign Affairs of Georgia, on the topic “The role of the EU in the Caucasus” was held on 8 October , 2008, . |
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An online-discussion with Mr. Markus Lux from Robert Bosch Stiftung, Germany was held on October 7 on the topic „Gute Regierungsführung" - the transcript is in German. |
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Online discussion with MEP Mrs. Urszula Gacek – “The new phase of the EU-Russia relations after the conflict in Georgia” |
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Online discussion – “The new phase of the EU-Russia relations after the conflict in Georgia" was held on Wednesday, 17 September, 2008, with the Member of the European Parliament Mr. István Szent-Iványi. |
Chat at Europe Gateway
Our Internet discussions (chats) are conducted through the application http://chat.europe.bg.
The are three types of chats, offered by our team: written, in which participants communicate through typed messages, audio chats - in which the discussion is kept verbal and video chats, which in addition provides a sound and video channel in real time.
The options for chats - audio-, video- and written discussions in real time on the Internet, which available here, are implemented within various information and communication initiatives, among which is the "Interacting with the European Parliament" project, lead by the European Institute, the Centre for Policy Modernisation and Europe Gateway (Europe.bg). This project is implemented with the financial support of DG "Communication" of the European Parliament and its key tool is themultilingual web-based interactive system http://parliament.europe.bg.
Chat - what is it about?
Every online conversation takes place at a day and time advertised in advance at: http://parliament.europe.bg, on this site, and through the media partners of the initiative. Each chat announcement includes a presentation of its topic, of the person who will be responding to your questions, and of the language the chat will be held in. Questions can be asked live in several previously announced languages. Users will get an opportunity to ask questions in advance in an official EU language of their choice.
Written summaries of the online conversations will be published on http://parliament.europe.bg, as well as on this website. Links to them are located in the left column on this page. Audio files and video recordings from the chats or excerpts of them will also be available under the "Interactive" tab on http://parliament.europe.bg.
Chat - how to participate?
At the announced day and time, everyone who wishes to participate in the video chat should choose his username on http://chat.europe.bg and click on the button "Login". A password is not required, each participant has "guest" status. A change of username is not allowed while a user participates in a chat.
A general view of the chat window is illustrated via the following screen-shot (click with the mouse over the picture to see an enlarged version).
- The video-link is one way: from the person responding to your questions to the participants.
- There are several administrative users taking part, whose aliases are marked as follows: the person responding to your questions (marked with a pictogram); a host of the chat (in blue); moderators / editors (in red); an administrator (in green).
- Questions asked live are reviewed and translated by the editors and are posed by the host of the chat.
- A question/ comment field is at the bottom of the screen along with font options (bold, italic, underlined, colour accented text) and a set of emoticons that can be used.
- Options for participants are located in the right column under the video window.
- Each user can see the other participants at any moment using the option "List online users".
- Moderators can revoke access to a participant or hide some of his/ her messages if the rules of the chat are violated. The list of those participants is available through the option "List ignored users".
- The feature "Change username" is blocked.
The Europe Gateway chats Team is available for further questions via email on info@europe.bg.