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Brussels is still unsure how to get its message across to ordinary people (Photo: European Commission)

Brussels struggles with communication policy

by Honor Mahony, Brussels,

Despite years of trying, Brussels is no closer to working out how to effectively communicate with EU citizens and bridge a gap that sees low voter turnout for the European elections and a largely disaffected public.

Luis Herrero-Tejedor, a Spanish conservative MEP who deals with the bloc's communication policy in the culture committee, said he has heard the same arguments and the same proposals for the past nine years.

"Absolutely nothing has changed," he said after listening to a...

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Brussels is still unsure how to get its message across to ordinary people (Photo: European Commission)

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