Save the date for #EuroPCom 2026 ⤵️
We will bring together public communication professionals, practitioners, and experts to explore how communication can strengthen connection, participation, and democratic resilience.
📅 Dates: 9-10 June 2026
📍 Brussels & online
Learn more here: bit.ly/479l93f
Last week, I was invited to speak at an official #EU conference about trust in communities, institutions and tech.
So I spoke about Gaza. About the hypocrisy of the European Union calling itself a champion of human rights while enabling genocide in Palestine.
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Everytime you want to override fear with numbers you will fail - advice to politicians by Kata Tüttő - president of CoR at the opening of #europcom
Comms professionals! 📢
Register for this year's #EuroPCom conference 'Beyond words – a story of trust'.
The free two-day event is all about building trust, the cornerstone of effective communication. It's meaningful, engaging, necessary!
I've registered. Will you?
cor.europa.eu/en/plenaries...
I would love to catch up with my EU comms colleagues in the margins of #EuroPCom this July.
I have loose plans with @danapoppeu.bsky.social to go to Guingette Maurice post-conference on 3rd July, so get in touch if you’d like to join us.
cc @jonworth.eu
Sometimes less is more : Choosing the right platform (where your audience is!), being human and focusing on your audience to build authentic engagement was a key recommendation of Daniela Späth from Deutsche Welle at #EuroPCom.
No wonder #disinformation is increasing: social media #influencers have more followers than many news outlets, and 40% of people surveyed say they are avoiding news these days, notes Nic Newman of @reutersinstitute.bsky.social at #EuroPCom
#AI is increasingly being used by #publicsector communications for translation, social media posts and content creation, say #EuroPCom participants.
However, #transparency and #dataprivacy are key challenges that must be addressed if we are to truly integrate AI and maintain trust in our comms. 😉
When asked "What does breaking the noise mean for you?" #EuroPCom participants said that engagement, getting your message across, and reaching new audiences were key objectives.
Yet building trust is essential if we really want to make an impact, added Zermina Toghey of @C40Cities.Bsky.social
Just now at #EuroPCom 2024: "Twitter is over. I'm sorry"
No further elaboration. Nor needed. Thank you
Looking forward to joining #EuroPCom 2024 on December 5th!
EuroPCom is Europe's largest annual gathering of public communication experts, jointly organised by EU institutions.
Register here: https://buff.ly/4eYbCNm
The Catalan ecosystem of citizen participation presented at the largest European communication conference.
#DGPCgencat @governobertcat #EuroPCom
exteriors.gencat.cat/en/ambits-dact…
#EuropCom @KBlb111 Most participation processes focus on the individual point of view, "what do _you_ think about this". This is OK, but it should be complemented with a more "we" approach, trying to understand others' positions, trying to build for the common interest.
#EuropCom @redpath42 Participatory democracy is _not_ in conflict with representative democracy. On the contrary, they positively feed back each other.
#EuropCom @redpath42
A honest sharing of information is of buge importance
#EuropCom @redpath42 Power is not a zero-sum game
"How to organise a citizens' consultation? Theory, practice… and strategy"
Slides for my presentation this morning (11:15 JDE53) at #EuroPCom
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#EuropCom @WietseVR
* empower citizens since agenda setting
* transparent decision-amking
* continuous & efficient processes to continuously integrate the citizens' voice
#EuropCom @WietseVR explaining different cases of citizen participation using CitizenLab
citizenlab.co
Magdalena Starostin:
co-creation just works
enabling interaction just works
#EuropCom
Magdalena Starostin: institutions have to step back, let citizens speak, and listen.
#EuropCom
Probablement la major preocupació de la Unió Europea avui, per sobre de qualsevol altre problema.
La por a la desconnexió del ciutadà es torna pànic quan es pensa en un futur on els joves d'avui s'han despenjat de la política comunitària demà.
#EuropCom #DGPCgencat
#EuropCom @PalomaUnicef "it shouldn't be that difficult being honest and communicating with honesty. When you've done well, communicating honestly is just the simplest way"
+1000
#EuropCom @catherinedvries asks for a simplification of the message(s).
Don't know. There's a trade-off here.
Too simple is a shortcut towards populism.
Too complex is sure a way to lose people.
Were's the balance?
Can we "educate" citizens and help them understand the complex?
#EuropCom @catherinedvries makes a crucial point: you may adhere to the idea of Europe, and just do not like the way it is implemented/executed.
Let's not take criticism towards EU policies for criticism to the idea of Europe.
+1000 with this point.
One hour already into #EuropCom and everything about communication actually is about _talking_ to people.
Not a word about _listening_ to people.
Very much looking for two-way communication between European institutions and citizens.
