special guests: Francesco, Simone, Carla, Marléne...residents in Rome.
Who is the next???
Who is the next???
PS. Today is the 9th of May, 
the Europe day, my friends!
or there: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXuhvzbQ5EI&mode=related&search=
Atanaskamercredi, mai 09, 2007
mardi, mai 01, 2007
Pic-nic in the park
Hello my dear friends...spring arrived to Brussels (in fact we didn’t have winter). The good weather + nice park (our beloved cinquentenaire) + some “deconseillés) i.e ex-Consilium trainees 2006 = Perfect Sunday afternoon.
Last Sunday afternoon me, Janina, Zenaida, Filipe, Fiameta, Tatiana (Brussels resistants) and some other friends, meet for a pic-nic in park the cinquentanaire. It was the perfect time for a gathering of the ex-council stagiaires that are still in Brussels. Of course I’m not forgetting Luca and Milena (they did not come…next time you cannot miss it! J ). It was so nice to meet friends at the sun, around some snacks and drinks (hot after 5 minutes). In fact during the pic-nic we started to think about what people is doing around Europe…around World…and that the blog is being updated with the latest info about our lives “after the Council”.
In order to solve part of this question…here is some update about us, here in Brussels (in fact should be Filipe to do it…he is our porte-parole anyway ;) )
Well, me and Filipe we area working, in a slavery regime, to the Portuguese Permanent Representation (yep…in two months we will be on the lead of Europe’s destiny – orders for Presidency pins, badge ribbons or ties are accepted!). Janina and Fiameta are in the European Parliament, working hard (well…sometimes) for our dear MEP’s. Zenaida is working in the Andaluzia’s Regional Office, she is in charge of environmental issues…and by the way she’s my neighbour…that means a lot of Spanish food ;)…ohh Andaluzian food and Zenaida’s famous salmorejo (you have to try it…it’s so good). Tatiana is working for a consultancy…she works really hard! Luca is doing an MBA and Milena is working in Prague’s office in Brussels.
Now…that you know what people are doing in Brussels, it’s time to you to tell us what are you doing! And of course you are always welcome to visit us and to re-visit Brussels…
Hope to hear from you soon!
Ricardo
Last Sunday afternoon me, Janina, Zenaida, Filipe, Fiameta, Tatiana (Brussels resistants) and some other friends, meet for a pic-nic in park the cinquentanaire. It was the perfect time for a gathering of the ex-council stagiaires that are still in Brussels. Of course I’m not forgetting Luca and Milena (they did not come…next time you cannot miss it! J ). It was so nice to meet friends at the sun, around some snacks and drinks (hot after 5 minutes). In fact during the pic-nic we started to think about what people is doing around Europe…around World…and that the blog is being updated with the latest info about our lives “after the Council”.
In order to solve part of this question…here is some update about us, here in Brussels (in fact should be Filipe to do it…he is our porte-parole anyway ;) )
Well, me and Filipe we area working, in a slavery regime, to the Portuguese Permanent Representation (yep…in two months we will be on the lead of Europe’s destiny – orders for Presidency pins, badge ribbons or ties are accepted!). Janina and Fiameta are in the European Parliament, working hard (well…sometimes) for our dear MEP’s. Zenaida is working in the Andaluzia’s Regional Office, she is in charge of environmental issues…and by the way she’s my neighbour…that means a lot of Spanish food ;)…ohh Andaluzian food and Zenaida’s famous salmorejo (you have to try it…it’s so good). Tatiana is working for a consultancy…she works really hard! Luca is doing an MBA and Milena is working in Prague’s office in Brussels.
Now…that you know what people are doing in Brussels, it’s time to you to tell us what are you doing! And of course you are always welcome to visit us and to re-visit Brussels…
Hope to hear from you soon!
Ricardo
lundi, avril 02, 2007
View of Messina
Hi, here you can enjoy some landscapes of Messina, the city from where the European Union started and from where I started to meet you
dimanche, avril 01, 2007
Skiing, by special request
L.S.,
By special request from Nace, a picture of my skiing. Unfortunately for her, though, I've decided to post the other one, which looks way cooler... As you can see, it was pretty bad that day, but we were happy enough that there was snow at all. The picture was taken on the glacier of the Zugspitze, just across the border in Germany, and occasionally we ended up with the snow up to our knees.
By special request from Nace, a picture of my skiing. Unfortunately for her, though, I've decided to post the other one, which looks way cooler... As you can see, it was pretty bad that day, but we were happy enough that there was snow at all. The picture was taken on the glacier of the Zugspitze, just across the border in Germany, and occasionally we ended up with the snow up to our knees.
dimanche, mars 25, 2007
50th anniversary of Treaties of Rome
Dear consilium trainee,
Today we celebrate the 50 anniversary of the Rome Treaty.Voici l’histoire
Distance is Nothing in Europe, my friends. Friendship is Everithing.
Happy Birthday!!!
Today we celebrate the 50 anniversary of the Rome Treaty.Voici l’histoire
Suite au rejet par l’Assemblée nationale française, le 30 août 1954, du traité de Communauté européenne de défense (CED) et l’échec du projet de Communauté politique européenne (CPE), une réunion interministérielle des Six États membres de la CECA se tient à Messine du 1er au 3 juin 1955, sur l'invitation du ministre des Affaires étrangères italien, Gaetano Martino. 
La conférence intergouvernementale pour le Marché commun et l'Euratom s'ouvre en juin 1956 en Belgique. Il s'agit de transformer en deux traités distincts les propositions formulées dans le rapport Spaak.
La cérémonie de signature des Traités instituant la Communauté économique européenne et la Communauté européenne de l'énergie atomique se déroule au Capitole à Rome, le 25 mars 1957.
After the Messina Conference of 1 and 2 June 1955, where the Foreign Affairs Ministers of the six Member States affirmed their willingness to create a unified Europe, the Treaties of Rome were signed in the Capitol, Rome, on 25 March 1957, bringing about the EEC and Euratom click here
Depuis, le texte créant le marché commun est devenu la Bible de la Communauté européenne, voire de l’Union européenne, and we all know it by heart ;)))
Texte du traité de Rome (fr) (en)
The treaty created the “United Europe” without frontiers and the opportunity for all of us to meet and to get to know each other better.
La conférence intergouvernementale pour le Marché commun et l'Euratom s'ouvre en juin 1956 en Belgique. Il s'agit de transformer en deux traités distincts les propositions formulées dans le rapport Spaak.
La cérémonie de signature des Traités instituant la Communauté économique européenne et la Communauté européenne de l'énergie atomique se déroule au Capitole à Rome, le 25 mars 1957.
After the Messina Conference of 1 and 2 June 1955, where the Foreign Affairs Ministers of the six Member States affirmed their willingness to create a unified Europe, the Treaties of Rome were signed in the Capitol, Rome, on 25 March 1957, bringing about the EEC and Euratom click hereDepuis, le texte créant le marché commun est devenu la Bible de la Communauté européenne, voire de l’Union européenne, and we all know it by heart ;)))
Texte du traité de Rome (fr) (en)
The treaty created the “United Europe” without frontiers and the opportunity for all of us to meet and to get to know each other better.
Distance is Nothing in Europe, my friends. Friendship is Everithing.
Happy Birthday!!!
the birthday wisher
vendredi, mars 16, 2007
happy birthday dear friend
Happy Birthday Dear Francesco!
...btw, Javier Solana called today. He said: happy birthday
mercredi, mars 07, 2007
Brussels 24th 25th
hi all
i will be in brussels as well on sat 24th and sun 25th
it would be nice to see you there!
simone, are you coming too?
bye
ale
i will be in brussels as well on sat 24th and sun 25th
it would be nice to see you there!
simone, are you coming too?
bye
ale
mardi, février 20, 2007
1 year "Trainees Consilium 2006", 1 year of blogging!
Dear consilium trainee,
Our blog has an anniversary: 1 year! Can you imagine :)))
In order to celebrate it, we just moved to the New Blogger version. Yes, my dear trainee, if you want to continue to post, go to the old Blogger http://www.blogger.com/migrate-login.g and complete two simple steps:
1. Sign in with your old username and password, then accept the Terms of Service
2. Sign in with your Google username and password. If you don’t have a Google account, you can create one or ask JM, Filipe, Ricardo, Martin or Atanaska for an invitation.
Your name will appear in the "Contributor" sidebar module on the blog. That’s all. And now, enjoy the match Real Madrid vs Bayern Munchen!
Our blog has an anniversary: 1 year! Can you imagine :)))
In order to celebrate it, we just moved to the New Blogger version. Yes, my dear trainee, if you want to continue to post, go to the old Blogger http://www.blogger.com/migrate-login.g and complete two simple steps:
1. Sign in with your old username and password, then accept the Terms of Service
2. Sign in with your Google username and password. If you don’t have a Google account, you can create one or ask JM, Filipe, Ricardo, Martin or Atanaska for an invitation.
Your name will appear in the "Contributor" sidebar module on the blog. That’s all. And now, enjoy the match Real Madrid vs Bayern Munchen!
samedi, février 17, 2007
Paris in Vienna
For those who really want to know what happened with Paris in Vienna:
Hotel heirhead Paris Hilton had trash and lipstick tubes thrown at her during a publicity stop at a mall in Vienna. Paris left the stage in tears but later said the incident was "no big deal." Though a throng of screaming fans greeted her when she first appeared on stage, the event soon soured when other shoppers started throwing cigarette cases, tissues, and other objects at the girl.
Paris shouted, "Hello everybody, it's so good to see you. Happy late Valentine's Day!", and was quickly whisked away by security guards.
The Simple Life star was in Vienna to attend the prestigious annual Opera Ball with married geezer billionaire Richard Lugner. Predictably, Paris, who claims to love classical music, was reported to be very bored at the ball.
As for the garbage tossing incident, her host Lugner, who compared her to Marilyn Monroe and Princess Diana, simply told the press that it was sometimes a little rough being a celebrity.
After attending the Opera Ball, Paris and her parents are headed to the Tyrolean ski resort of Ischgl for her 26th birthday bash.
Paris shouted, "Hello everybody, it's so good to see you. Happy late Valentine's Day!", and was quickly whisked away by security guards.
The Simple Life star was in Vienna to attend the prestigious annual Opera Ball with married geezer billionaire Richard Lugner. Predictably, Paris, who claims to love classical music, was reported to be very bored at the ball.
As for the garbage tossing incident, her host Lugner, who compared her to Marilyn Monroe and Princess Diana, simply told the press that it was sometimes a little rough being a celebrity.
After attending the Opera Ball, Paris and her parents are headed to the Tyrolean ski resort of Ischgl for her 26th birthday bash.
jeudi, février 15, 2007
mercredi, février 14, 2007
"The Vienna Opera Ball" - "Alles Walzer"
The Vienna Opera Ball (Wiener Opernball in German) is an annual Austrian society event which takes place in the building of the Vienna State Opera on the Thursday preceding Ash Wednesday (tomorrow). Together with the New Year Concert, the Opera Ball is one of the highlights of the Viennese carnival season. The dress code is evening dress: white tie and tails for men; floor-length ballgowns for women.
Each year, almost overnight, the auditorium of the Vienna State Opera is turned into a large ballroom. On the eve of the event, the rows of seats are removed from the stalls, and a new floor, level with the stage, is built.
Austrian businessman Richard Lugner has attracted famous people as his guests to the ball. Among them have been for example Sophia Loren. In a joint venture, ORF and BR broadcast live from the ball for several hours each year.
The Opera Ball was first held in 1936, but was suspended during World War II. It was revived after the war; it has been held annually ever since, with the exception of 1991, when it was cancelled due to the Persian Golf War. Since 2001 Elisabeth Gürtler has been the chairlady (supervising organizer) of the Vienna Opera Ball.
In recent years, the Opernballdemo, a left-wing demonstration along the Ringstraße against the kind of capitalism represented by, as the protesters see it, many of the well-to-do guests at the Opera Ball, has regularly taken place on the same night. There have been occasional outbreaks of violence.
In 1995 Austrian writer Josef Haslinger published a novel entitled Opernball in which thousands of people are killed in a Neo-Naz terrorist attack taking place during that society event. The novel was the basis of a 1998 made- for-TV movie by Urs Egger with the same title.
The only ball officially associated with the Vienna Opera Ball is the Dubai Opera Ball. A similar, however not affiliated with the Vienna State Opera, ball takes place in New York City.
Each year, almost overnight, the auditorium of the Vienna State Opera is turned into a large ballroom. On the eve of the event, the rows of seats are removed from the stalls, and a new floor, level with the stage, is built.
Austrian businessman Richard Lugner has attracted famous people as his guests to the ball. Among them have been for example Sophia Loren. In a joint venture, ORF and BR broadcast live from the ball for several hours each year.
The Opera Ball was first held in 1936, but was suspended during World War II. It was revived after the war; it has been held annually ever since, with the exception of 1991, when it was cancelled due to the Persian Golf War. Since 2001 Elisabeth Gürtler has been the chairlady (supervising organizer) of the Vienna Opera Ball.
In recent years, the Opernballdemo, a left-wing demonstration along the Ringstraße against the kind of capitalism represented by, as the protesters see it, many of the well-to-do guests at the Opera Ball, has regularly taken place on the same night. There have been occasional outbreaks of violence.
In 1995 Austrian writer Josef Haslinger published a novel entitled Opernball in which thousands of people are killed in a Neo-Naz terrorist attack taking place during that society event. The novel was the basis of a 1998 made- for-TV movie by Urs Egger with the same title.
The only ball officially associated with the Vienna Opera Ball is the Dubai Opera Ball. A similar, however not affiliated with the Vienna State Opera, ball takes place in New York City.
Debutantes at the Vienna Opera Ball
A lot of greetings from Vienna
Chris
samedi, février 03, 2007
vendredi, février 02, 2007
mardi, janvier 30, 2007
jeudi, janvier 25, 2007
mardi, janvier 16, 2007
Breaking news : EU (birth) day
Breaking News
World’s famous lawyer José-Miguel Bello Villarino (aka Miguelito, a former consilium RLS real legal service lawyer) left NY and moved to the woods!
“¡ ¡ ¡Joder, macho, joder! ! !”, said the mayor of New York City. “His decision represents a huge financial cost for us, because we organized a big party… and he ran away!”
World’s famous lawyer José-Miguel Bello Villarino (aka Miguelito, a former consilium RLS real legal service lawyer) left NY and moved to the woods!
“¡ ¡ ¡Joder, macho, joder! ! !”, said the mayor of New York City. “His decision represents a huge financial cost for us, because we organized a big party… and he ran away!”
I'm tired of being famous, Miguelito said at the airport. Because of my celebrity status, I have to make many personal compromises (…actually, I’ve already done that before - see the fraud case!). I’m gonna spend that day far away from here. Yeah, far away from here, I’ll leave this all behind… I want to run… and spend that day with my family and friends.
Happy birthday Miguelito!
¡We miss you!
lundi, janvier 08, 2007
vendredi, janvier 05, 2007
SOFIA - New EU Capital
If you had had the chance to be on top of Vitosha Mountain on New Year's Eve, you would have seen the true beauty of the fresh EU membership...
lundi, janvier 01, 2007
Happy New Year 2007
Happy New Year my dear consilium trainee! May the 2007 bring only happiness, love, joy and prosperity to you and to your family.
As you probably know, Germany takes over the EU presidency from Finland on 1 January 
2007. One of the German presidency’s top priorities is to revive the Constitution.
"We need to think about how we make the constitution a success. I want the constitution, the German government wants the constitution" , Ms Merkel said!
For more information, please find the work programme of the forthcoming German EU Presidency.
dimanche, décembre 24, 2006
From: Wisher – José-Miguel BV
To: Wishees
GREETINGS OF THE SEASON
Please accept with no obligation, implied or implicit, my best wishes for an environmentally conscious, socially responsible, low stress, non-addictive,gender neutral celebration of the winter solstice holiday, practiced within the most enjoyable traditions of the religious persuasion of your choice, or secular practices of your choice, with respect for the religious/seculartraditions of others, or their choice not to practice religious/secular traditions at all.
As well, please enjoy a fiscally successful, personally fulfilling and medically uncomplicated recognition of the onsetof the generally accepted calendar year 2007, but not without due respectfor the calendars of choice of other cultures and without regard to the race, creed, colour, age, physical ability, religious faith, choice of computer platform, or sexual preference of the wishee.
DISCLAIMER [As a good lawyer I couldn't forget this]
By accepting this greeting, you are accepting the following terms: This greeting is subject to clarification or withdrawal. It is freely transferable with no alteration to the original greeting. It implies no promise by the wisher to actually implement any of the wishes for her/himself or others, and it is void where prohibited by law, and is revocable at the sole discretion of the wisher. This wish is warranted to perform as expected within the usual application of good tidings for a period of one year, or until the issuance of a subsequent holiday greeting,whichever comes first, and warranty is limited to replacement of this wish or issuance of a new wish at the sole discretion of the wisher.
To: Wishees
GREETINGS OF THE SEASON
Please accept with no obligation, implied or implicit, my best wishes for an environmentally conscious, socially responsible, low stress, non-addictive,gender neutral celebration of the winter solstice holiday, practiced within the most enjoyable traditions of the religious persuasion of your choice, or secular practices of your choice, with respect for the religious/seculartraditions of others, or their choice not to practice religious/secular traditions at all.
As well, please enjoy a fiscally successful, personally fulfilling and medically uncomplicated recognition of the onsetof the generally accepted calendar year 2007, but not without due respectfor the calendars of choice of other cultures and without regard to the race, creed, colour, age, physical ability, religious faith, choice of computer platform, or sexual preference of the wishee.
DISCLAIMER [As a good lawyer I couldn't forget this]
By accepting this greeting, you are accepting the following terms: This greeting is subject to clarification or withdrawal. It is freely transferable with no alteration to the original greeting. It implies no promise by the wisher to actually implement any of the wishes for her/himself or others, and it is void where prohibited by law, and is revocable at the sole discretion of the wisher. This wish is warranted to perform as expected within the usual application of good tidings for a period of one year, or until the issuance of a subsequent holiday greeting,whichever comes first, and warranty is limited to replacement of this wish or issuance of a new wish at the sole discretion of the wisher.
samedi, décembre 23, 2006
MERRY CHRISTMAS
Merry Christmas guys(only for who will go tobed early tomorrow night)! For the others, as
I'm the new trainee of Santa Claus, see you soon!
If after all this time someone forgot me, this
other picture will help him to remember who I
am quickly.
jeudi, décembre 14, 2006
lundi, décembre 11, 2006
Chris has moved on...
L.S.,
I'm sorry, but it looks like Chris has moved on: http://vps-bmaa2007.blogspot.com. (Only in German, I'm afraid.)
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