28th March 2011 Bucharest, Romania
We are almost half-year into the exploration of opportunities brought forth by the new media and I could say we have made really good progress. We started with a “corporate” blog last spring, which took new speed early in the autumn, with the arrival of the new ambassador. We launched the embassy Facebook and Twitter […]
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28th March 2011 Bucharest, Romania
The British cabinet has launched an e-government initiative asking Facebook users to have a say on how government could make savings in public spending. What do you think about this initiative? Do you have any ideas to share with us? Looking forward for your comments,
21st March 2011 Bucharest, Romania
The British Embassy official Facebook channel has reached over 1,000 friends since its launch last September. This is great news to us, the Communications team, and to the other embassy colleagues. We are grateful for your interest in our work, and for your contributions and comments. Let us know what your favourite topics are, and […]
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8th January 2011
Hungary is now officially Presidency of the Council of the European Union. I was present at a short and dignified ceremony on 6 January, in the spectacular Dome Hall of the Hungarian Parliament, when the Prime Minister of Belgium formally handed over this important function in the presence of a large audience of Ministers, officials, […]
5th January 2011 Ottawa, Canada
Now that I’ve given you all a more general overview of some of the Ottawa science events that have been keeping me on my toes, I thought I’d follow-up with a couple of shorter, slightly more detailed blogs on certain events that caught my attention. The CFI AGM was one such event, mostly as a result of […]
5th January 2011
Well, for those of you who read my previous posting, I did get stuck in London when my plane was cancelled. I eventually made it back to Budapest on Tuesday with two of my children and a colleague – using a combination of taxis, train, ferry and a 16-hour drive from Calais in stormy weather conditions. […]