This is the Europarltv|Young Parliament|Backstage feed http://europarltv.europa.eu/rss-feeds.aspx Wed, 03 Apr 2013 09:32:35 +0200 What does a day in the life of Martin Schulz look like? Blink followed the President of the European Parliament around to find out. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=80e70040-bd1e-4c0a-829c-a1940122332e 80e70040-bd1e-4c0a-829c-a1940122332e Wed, 06 Mar 2013 08:47:25 +0100 We've won! The 2012 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the European Union. Join Blink and the Parliament President behind the scenes to find out why! http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=b341ffed-0bad-462c-85ae-a17800f9d22c b341ffed-0bad-462c-85ae-a17800f9d22c Wed, 13 Feb 2013 09:53:53 +0100 A round-up of all the European Parliament's big events and decisions in 2012: What's going to change for us? http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=4240cd3b-1964-4d1e-8c7e-a163013b6961 4240cd3b-1964-4d1e-8c7e-a163013b6961 Wed, 09 Jan 2013 23:00:00 +0100 It's no longer just a dream! It's become reality with two space programmes - Galileo and GMES - and the support of the European Space Agency. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=2c159937-4f22-4d1a-b2f4-a140009a27c4 2c159937-4f22-4d1a-b2f4-a140009a27c4 Wed, 05 Dec 2012 00:00:00 +0100 Water, we use buckets of the stuff and often for the most surprising of things, like making cars. But there's not enough of it to waste. Find out if you're water wise! http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=71217004-7721-49ef-9610-a11d0165199c 71217004-7721-49ef-9610-a11d0165199c Tue, 06 Nov 2012 15:11:53 +0100 To directly make a request or a complaint to the European Parliament. Every European citizen can make one. How? Follow me! http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=4306ff8d-8a99-4f6e-a618-a10200e12c9c 4306ff8d-8a99-4f6e-a618-a10200e12c9c Wed, 03 Oct 2012 23:00:00 +0200 Blink's been on the web for two years, and now you can even see him on TV. But what are his origins? Check out how the animated star of EuroparlTV was created. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=30239cd2-6e88-4423-bf99-a0de014e130d 30239cd2-6e88-4423-bf99-a0de014e130d Wed, 05 Sep 2012 00:00:00 +0200 You'd better hold on tight because Blink is back! With more adventures, more unrestricted behind-the-scenes access and even a bit of stop motion animation! http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=584919e0-6ce8-4db6-ace2-a0c200e1fdca 584919e0-6ce8-4db6-ace2-a0c200e1fdca Wed, 18 Jul 2012 00:00:00 +0200 It's the Parliament's top job! But what role does the President actually play? Does the President have any power? Blink finds out more. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=73f463f7-2641-4ef0-9e76-a09200be6248 73f463f7-2641-4ef0-9e76-a09200be6248 Tue, 12 Jun 2012 15:56:00 +0200 754 MEPs represent all EU citizens and vote on laws that affect us all. We're entitled to know who votes for what. Follow me to find out how it works... http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=539adc35-611d-4bb8-8acb-a06e012ddbe3 539adc35-611d-4bb8-8acb-a06e012ddbe3 Wed, 09 May 2012 00:00:00 +0200 Take a look behind the scenes of the European Parliament's visitor centre, home to a truly interactive experience. Follow Blink for a guided tour! http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=815cb4c4-0bfe-4985-9c74-a04c009b976e 815cb4c4-0bfe-4985-9c74-a04c009b976e Wed, 18 Apr 2012 23:00:00 +0200 There are 754 of them representing 500 million European citizens. But what do MEPs do? Blink followed a young MEP for a month in order to understand the job of an MEP. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=28068a32-f1df-4c70-805c-a035011ca699 28068a32-f1df-4c70-805c-a035011ca699 Wed, 07 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0100 More than 500 works of art are held at the Parliament: paintings, sculptures and other works reflecting the EU's cultural diversity. Ready for an exclusive tour? http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=bf553f72-c3f6-43a0-8bf6-a00b00dd6ceb bf553f72-c3f6-43a0-8bf6-a00b00dd6ceb Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0100 Lights, camera, action! The Parliament awards a prize of subtitling in the 23 EU languages to a European film every year. Blink finds out more behind the scenes. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=f319c14a-b92a-4a59-8cbf-9ff700d1ccf8 f319c14a-b92a-4a59-8cbf-9ff700d1ccf8 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0100 Blink meets hackers from all over the world who have been invited by the European Parliament to take part in a 24-hour coding marathon. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=d640f348-eeda-4d16-9880-9fd5000f081a d640f348-eeda-4d16-9880-9fd5000f081a Tue, 08 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0100 One of the Member States? The EU doesn't have one but at least four Presidents, and one of them changes every six months! Let's discover the Rotating Presidency. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=18125543-116c-4696-8734-9f95012b6976 18125543-116c-4696-8734-9f95012b6976 Thu, 20 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0200 The President of the European Council? The EU doesn't have one President who acts as head of state. There are at least four Presidents. Let's meet Herman Van Rompuy. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=b8812a00-f8e6-4cee-9de6-9f8201296086 b8812a00-f8e6-4cee-9de6-9f8201296086 Tue, 06 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0200 The President of the European Parliament? The EU doesn't have one President who acts as head of state. There are at least four Presidents. Let's meet Jerzy Buzek. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=f003e7be-fbf5-43ce-9494-9f5700a07353 f003e7be-fbf5-43ce-9494-9f5700a07353 Tue, 06 Sep 2011 15:15:29 +0200 The President of the Commission? The EU doesn't have one President who acts as head of state. There are at least four Presidents. Let's meet José Manuel Barroso. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=96a65274-ec9e-4807-a2e0-9f5700a05b60 96a65274-ec9e-4807-a2e0-9f5700a05b60 Fri, 24 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0200 736 MEPs represent all EU citizens and vote on laws that affect us all. We're entitled to know who votes for what. Follow me to find out how it works... http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=405308db-a25b-4978-a832-9f0f00a8229f 405308db-a25b-4978-a832-9f0f00a8229f Thu, 19 May 2011 00:00:00 +0200 Every MEP can speak their own language in the Parliament. But how do they all understand each other when there are 23 to choose from? Blink investigates. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=c70ef439-b3bf-4ae9-a514-9ee800a488ea c70ef439-b3bf-4ae9-a514-9ee800a488ea Thu, 28 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +0200 Tune in! Seven European university radio stations hook up to debate unemployment. In the studio today we've MEPs, a Commissioner, and 100 EU students. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=728a7538-99a4-4286-919d-9ed4010b3609 728a7538-99a4-4286-919d-9ed4010b3609 Wed, 16 Feb 2011 09:20:46 +0100 Every month the Parliament moves from Brussels to Strasbourg. It's a huge, carefully choreographed operation - but a source of debate. Let's see what it's like. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=6694bc5b-7956-4273-b91e-9e8c00a4bb16 6694bc5b-7956-4273-b91e-9e8c00a4bb16 Tue, 18 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0100 Budding young scientists are carrying out tests: what's it like to be in the shoes of an MEP during a science debate? http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=a0842c76-cd9d-427f-b9ad-9e7000a51fe3 a0842c76-cd9d-427f-b9ad-9e7000a51fe3 Tue, 21 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0100 The European Parliament rolls out the red carpet each year for European cinema. The LUX Prize helps films travel. This year finalists even went to Venice Film Festival. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=fc73d18b-da51-444f-a2e5-9e53011b1f8b fc73d18b-da51-444f-a2e5-9e53011b1f8b Mon, 06 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0100 She's making chimpanzee noises in the Parliament! In front of 350 kids! We meet Jane Goodall, the world specialist in chimpanzees. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=046c4dc7-b033-4522-b3d4-9e4500a1610b 046c4dc7-b033-4522-b3d4-9e4500a1610b Mon, 29 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0100 Freedom 24/7, we sometimes take it for granted. However, in some countries freedom comes at a price. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=bc23774c-d820-4144-9c1e-9e3e009a13b2 bc23774c-d820-4144-9c1e-9e3e009a13b2 Thu, 28 Oct 2010 00:00:00 +0200 Are European journalists an endangered species? Blink investigates. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=a7655ee9-160e-490b-a202-9e1d0120502a a7655ee9-160e-490b-a202-9e1d0120502a Mon, 20 Sep 2010 10:41:00 +0200 For it's second birthday EuroparlTV is launching a new website - here's a virtual visit - follow the guide! http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=cd1f6c96-0834-4246-b93b-fa8c13c82587 cd1f6c96-0834-4246-b93b-fa8c13c82587 Mon, 26 Jul 2010 10:09:02 +0200 That's the priority of the European Year 2010, and of the Parliament. Millions of Europeans can't afford housing, food, care or clothing. Children are affected the most. Blink met Pervenche Berès to talk about it. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=65c85c85-23d7-4046-8b1d-cd0e35b6659e 65c85c85-23d7-4046-8b1d-cd0e35b6659e Fri, 23 Jul 2010 14:40:15 +0200 2010 is the International Year of Biodiversity. The European countries' target is to halt the decline of biodiversity. Blink met Sirpa Pietikäinen to talk about it. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=66df8401-ac77-45ac-8da5-9572a526ca35 66df8401-ac77-45ac-8da5-9572a526ca35 Tue, 12 Jan 2010 11:49:55 +0100 736 MEPs debate issues that affect all of us. European laws are voted in the hemicycle. This huge assembly is organised in a very particular way. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=5ea9d316-4ede-488c-9392-48a2bc350734 5ea9d316-4ede-488c-9392-48a2bc350734 Tue, 22 Jun 2010 17:42:26 +0200 Each year the Charlemagne Prize is awarded to an initiative that has a real European identity. 27 projects compete - that's one for each country in the European Union! http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=1b3e3830-57e1-4475-b8f0-91053a78410f 1b3e3830-57e1-4475-b8f0-91053a78410f Tue, 08 Jun 2010 16:52:33 +0200 The upcoming site of the European Parliament's own web TV - a sneak preview http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=d857e982-a8a3-4b9f-9941-b25f76ba3db9 d857e982-a8a3-4b9f-9941-b25f76ba3db9 Tue, 25 May 2010 11:32:56 +0200 9 May, Festival of Europe! The Parliament has opened its doors every year for 14 years already. The aim is to bring citizens and Europe closer to each other. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=49fd69f1-02a3-45cb-9178-09387d98375f 49fd69f1-02a3-45cb-9178-09387d98375f Tue, 20 Apr 2010 12:04:24 +0200 Millions of Jews were killed during the Second World War, but not only in the gas chambers of the concentration camps. Thousands were shot to death. Father Desbois tries to find the remaining witnesses to these executions. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=fe837488-1cd2-4be4-91d2-4522a7bac424 fe837488-1cd2-4be4-91d2-4522a7bac424 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 08:51:30 +0100 Honza from the Czech Republic wonders why the Parliament toes and froes between Brussels and Strasbourg. MEP Jean-Luc Dehaene answers his question. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=1c91e958-2577-48de-918f-f6db0fa7309a 1c91e958-2577-48de-918f-f6db0fa7309a Tue, 23 Feb 2010 09:00:50 +0100 Focus on the would-be commissioners' big oral exam. What happens during these hearings, which the candidates must pass if they are to make it to the top job? http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=618244bc-919e-4091-8cfd-323a7db52969 618244bc-919e-4091-8cfd-323a7db52969 Mon, 14 Dec 2009 08:30:45 +0100 The world is heating up. How can we save it? The whole world is getting together in Copenhagen to try and find common solutions. What will the EU propose? MEP Corinne Lepage responds. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=50409352-c37d-42cd-b291-2cde52e20f4b 50409352-c37d-42cd-b291-2cde52e20f4b Wed, 06 Jan 2010 13:58:03 +0100 It's the 20th anniversary for children's rights: young people are getting together to remind politicians of the rights of under 18s. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=74d841cf-ec96-4d1a-b0b3-1cbdfe07df92 74d841cf-ec96-4d1a-b0b3-1cbdfe07df92 Fri, 15 Jan 2010 09:39:15 +0100 The right to associate, to participate in decisions and have all the materials necessary...That's what European students' associations are asking for. They want to be heard, and MEPs went to listen. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=ef91da12-264f-4fb4-a897-573d33321eb7 ef91da12-264f-4fb4-a897-573d33321eb7 Thu, 14 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 Eighty-nine young people from all over Europe participated in a live televised debate. The question at the heart of the debate: how do twenty year olds view Europe? Their verdict? On health, jobs and the environment Europe could definitely do better!Fall of the Berlin Wall, Europe, Jerzy Buzek, European Parliament President http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=85e79dad-2021-4bcb-870f-31c81907723a 85e79dad-2021-4bcb-870f-31c81907723a Mon, 25 Jan 2010 08:58:42 +0100 Johan from Sweden wonders what the EU will look like in 10 years. MEP Elmar Brok answers his question by explaining the EU's plans for enlargement. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=c5bd9c99-21dc-4d19-a058-0d9505d5037d c5bd9c99-21dc-4d19-a058-0d9505d5037d Tue, 26 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 Maud from Belgium wonders why Turkey's entry to the European Union is proving to be so difficult. H�l�ne Flautre answers her question.H�l�ne Flautre, France, Greens/European Free Alliance, Turkey, Accession, European Union, Criteria, Democracy, Integration, Human Rights, Conditions, Copenhagen Criteria http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=e660c856-e8b9-44ae-9361-5fc0756d12eb e660c856-e8b9-44ae-9361-5fc0756d12eb Thu, 11 Feb 2010 15:57:47 +0100 Meet the new presenter of Young Europe who has just arrived at the EP. He will guide you around the backstage of the Parliament in style, and get the inside track on all the top EU stories. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=4da5eb60-f703-42aa-8647-3b94062389de 4da5eb60-f703-42aa-8647-3b94062389de Wed, 13 Jan 2010 14:27:00 +0100 What role does the President of the European Parliament play? What does the President do? Does the President have any power? EuroparlTV takes a brief look at this role to get the answers to your questions. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=0284a22d-e997-4dc6-911a-1edabd677a0d 0284a22d-e997-4dc6-911a-1edabd677a0d Mon, 02 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0100 European Pet Night was held in honour of animals that change our lives, like Caesar who helps Wendy Morell in her everyday life. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=ab3573dc-cce4-425f-9c49-079af0144db9 ab3573dc-cce4-425f-9c49-079af0144db9 Tue, 10 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0100 The EU now has 27 Member States. Should the EU accept new ones in future? MEP Alojz Peterle responds to this question and covers the laws that should be followed to join the Union. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=74f8efd6-c121-4cce-bafd-155f761727a4 74f8efd6-c121-4cce-bafd-155f761727a4 Mon, 23 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0100 Entropa, the Czech Republic's work of art hung in the Council is a hot issue among politicians. Many countries are unhappy with it. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=f53fe315-f2fa-4d86-9a3e-be9a027796c9 f53fe315-f2fa-4d86-9a3e-be9a027796c9 Mon, 23 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0100 Inter Campus: The Inter Milan supports projects in poor countries to take children out of violent contexts. A documentary tells their story. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=a90fc5f8-00fe-45a5-b766-4e12e7caeee0 a90fc5f8-00fe-45a5-b766-4e12e7caeee0