€680,000 for “running costs” of NGOs promoting EU integration
In 2009 the EU allocated €680,000 for the “running costs of the Platform of European
Social Non-Governmental Organisations”. Among the stated aims of this are: “giving
citizens the opportunity to interact and participate in the construction of an ever closer
union”, as well as “developing the conscience of a European identity”, and “reinforcing
citizens’ sense of being part of the European Union.”
I wonder what the costs of promoting the Scottish, Welsh or even British identity are.
Btw, some of us do want a closer union, and it's nice to see them allocating at least a small amount of money for this purpose :3

€400,000 for videomaking festival to promote EU citizenship
Yeah, European culture sucks, we should all watch Holywood instead, and all the American patriotism that comes bundled with that.

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Donkeypedia’: the blogging donkey
I suppose this would be a waste of money, if children could understand concepts such as race, identity, immi9gration, economics, demographics...
But they don't, so donkeys are a neat idea of getting the message across.