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EurActiv’s blog platform expands close to its 3rd birthday

Date

08 Sep 2010

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EU Priorities 2020
Public Affairs

 EurActiv’s blog platform, Blogactiv.eu, keeps on expanding as it closes in on its third anniversary, in October 2010. Besides the over 7,500 posts, which represent a milestone in the field, Blogactiv hosts nine of the 40 most influential EU bloggers, according to the Waggener Edstrom study released this summer. Bloggers with an interest in EU affairs are invited to join the platform.

“Communicating in the blogosphere about EU affairs is slowly becoming almost as important as news reporting. Blogs are conversation-oriented, which helps people better debate European Union policy issues and not just be passive about concerns on legislative updates or other initiatives”, said Stuart Langridge, director of Blogactiv.eu.

“For anyone who has something to say about Europe, Blogactiv provides the best platform from which to say it. While building on the achievements of the past three years, we want to keep our doors open, so we look forward to welcoming new people,” added Christophe Leclercq, founder of EurActiv and one of Blogactiv’s initiators.     

Amongst the most active bloggers on Blogactiv are Stanley Crossick (over 490 posts about the EU/US/China/Middle East and much more - http://crossick.blogactiv.eu/), EU Logos (more than 550 posts about many EU topics in French - http://eulogos.blogactiv.eu/) and Eberhard Rhein (over 250 posts about climate change - http://rhein.blogactiv.eu/).

Blogactiv, as part of a project led by EurActiv for the European Commission’s DG Enlargement, also supports debate about future EU member countries. The discussion is animated locally in three languages: English, Français, Deutsch. Complementing EurActiv’s independent and balanced coverage of EU affairs, Blogactiv.eu focuses on ‘expert-generated’ content about the future of Europe. The blog platform was created in 2007 and potential bloggers can sign up at: http://blogactiv.eu/wp-signup.php

Media contacts:

Stuart Langridge, Blogactiv Director : +32(0)2.226.58.18, network@euractiv.com

Radu Magdin, Communication Manager: +32(0)2.788.36.88, communication@euractiv.com

Christophe Leclercq, Publisher, +32(0)2.226.58.13, publisher@euractiv.com

  

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