Mar 02
Quite often, EU institutions and EU terms are hidden behind names, abbreviations or even word plays. So, if you do not know the key personalities of the EU (Schulz, Tusk, Juncker, Mogherini, etc.) and the main concepts under discussion, you can hardly guess, what is actually meant by a newspaper headline. Look at the headline …
Permanent link to this article: http://www.euenglish.hu/2016/03/whos-who-in-the-eu-schulz/
Feb 24
Quite often, EU institutions and EU terms are hidden behind names, abbreviations or even word plays. So, if you do not know the key personalities of the EU (Tusk, Juncker, Mogherini, etc.) and the main concepts under discussion, you can hardly guess, what is actually meant by a newspaper headline. Look at the headline below …
Permanent link to this article: http://www.euenglish.hu/2016/02/whos-who-in-the-eu-jean-claude-juncker/
Feb 02
If you wish to land a job with an EU institution, you need, first of all, to keep yourself up-to-date about ongoing open competitions and the terminology used in the description of available job profiles. So, the good news is, we can help you in both! Follow the EPSO NEWS with us and learn the …
Permanent link to this article: http://www.euenglish.hu/2016/02/epso-temporary-jobs-2/
Jan 22
In an interview with the New York Review of Books, billionaire financier George Soros has warned that the European Union is on the “v…………………………. of collapse” over the migrant crisis, which has seen more than a million migrants and refugees arrive in the region in 2015. Read the article by Yahoo!Finance and learn some useful …
Permanent link to this article: http://www.euenglish.hu/2016/01/eunews-europe-verge-collapse-interview-soros/
Jan 20
Who is the EU’s foreign policy chief? Do you know? In this short video you can learn about the EU’s top diplomat and her job. It comes with a quick, interactive listening quiz to help you get the main ideas. INTERACTIVE QUIZ Practice listening for key information (gist) about the EU’s foreign policy chief. Type …
Permanent link to this article: http://www.euenglish.hu/2016/01/who-is-the-eus-foreign-policy-chief/
Jan 12
On the average, five times as many people read the headline as read the body copy. When you have written your headline, you have spent eighty cents out of your dollar. —David Ogilvy Indeed, headlines are arguably more important than the article itself… They need to be tricky, unique, creative, super-clickable, irresistible and even sexy:) …
Permanent link to this article: http://www.euenglish.hu/2016/01/3876/
Jan 11
The EU is struggling with problems never experienced before, at least not in this measure. Some analysts and politicans have even been predicting its death. Is the situation that bad? And what to expect from this year? Read the article by Andrew Rettman at euobserver to know more about the big issues at EU level, …
Permanent link to this article: http://www.euenglish.hu/2016/01/eu-in-2016-reports-of-death-exaggerated/
Jan 04
In 2015, Angela Merkel evolved from Germany’s measured voice of reason into Europe’s voice of compassion. Loved and loathed (=hated), the German chancellor heads towards a tumultuous (=busy) 2016. Read the article by Matthew Karnitschnig in POLITICO along with some key terms explained in red and further expressions marked in green. Then take our Comprehension …
Permanent link to this article: http://www.euenglish.hu/2016/01/newsenglish-angela-merkels-year-of-living-dangerously/
Dec 29
Breaking News & Vocabulary Belgium faces tighter security measures as New Year’s approaches. Difficult words are highlighted and explained to help you with the text. Belgian police have arrested (=took to the police station for questioning) two people suspected of planning attacks in Brussels on New Year’s Eve. Raids took place on Sunday and Monday …
Permanent link to this article: http://www.euenglish.hu/2015/12/breaking-news/
Dec 13
On the average, five times as many people read the headline as read the body copy. When you have written your headline, you have spent eighty cents out of your dollar. —David Ogilvy Indeed, headlines are arguably more important than the article itself… They need to be tricky, unique, creative, super-clickable, irresistible and even sexy:) …
Permanent link to this article: http://www.euenglish.hu/2015/12/follow-the-headlines-daybyday-5/
