nEUrosis

nEUrosis welcome

February 14th, 2007 by le ideoblogue

The purpose of nEUrosis is to offer commentary and information related to Europe and the European Union (EU). We have decided to Europe 2020 competitionstart this blog for a simple reason – we are interested and involved in observing the events and trends that shape Europe, and we feel we h ave something to say.

A group of young professionals from different nationalities, backgrounds and occupations, we have decided to pool our interests and knowledge into a project that allows us to share, discuss, and learn. There will be analysis, commentary and first-hand journalistic reporting. There will be off-the-record quotes from the kitchen of Brussels. There will be some chatty numbers. There will be outrageous opinions. We will expand on stories covered in the media, search for new angles, and let our readers express and debate their own views. We will also give you an insider’s glimpse of EU affairs as we see them in our everyday jobs and lives. We hope to ignite discussions and offer you bits of information that might be of interest, but are not easily found in the conventional media.

nEUrosis will focus on EU affairs, but will not limit itself to the political ones. Rather, we will write about anything that catches our eye around Europe – possibly a rather ambitious and vague goal. But we like to think that the EU is much more than policy and politics.

This blog will ramble its way from a variety of places accros Europe – Brussels, obviously, but also Paris, Strasbourg, Budapest, and Sofia. We will try to avoid the common problem of Brussels-based EU observers to focus short-sightedly on what is happening in and around the European institutions. A variety of perspectives, from a variety of sources and contributors, is what we want to achieve. And we hope this project, started with huge enthusiasm and commitment, will turn into a lively and stimulating platform. Naturally, your comments and criticism are welcome and we are looking forward to engaging in a debate with you – but be prepared for the occasional sarky retort on our part.

We do not delude ourselves by thinking we can exhaust any particular subject here. The nature of this blog is tangential and its function is complementary rather than replacing. It should encourage you to delve deeper in the subjects we cover, and seek information elsewhere as well. We will try to give you links to good sources that you can consult should you want to learn more about a particular issue.

There is a plethora of publications on the subject in the blog space and other media. nEUrosis wants to contribute to this wealth of information in an opinionated, well-informed and interesting way. The birth of this blog, therefore, is not accidental – and neither is its name. The world of the EU is exciting and exasperating, sometimes neurotically dynamic, sometimes nerve-wreckingly sluggish in its evolution. We will follow its processes with the curiosity of explorers, who strive not simply to criticise or eulogize, but primarily to understand. And we hope that you will join us in this endeavour.

Thanks for stopping by. Come again!

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