European Day of Languages 26 September 2011 is Bloggingportal day

It is time to remember the annual 26 September European Day of Languages, now into its 10th edition. Language learning is at the heart of the objectives, so become inspired.

The European Day of Languages is arranged jointly by the Council of Europe and the European Union, as well as by a plethora of organisers in the member states.

Why not make a good resolution by starting a daily check of the multilingual aggregator of euroblogs, Bloggingportal.eu, with 853 blogs already listed? A fun and profitable way to learn languages while getting to know Europe from new angles.

Today, 2011 CE could also be your Day of Multilingual Blogging.



Ralf Grahn

Baker's dozen of Grahnlaw & Co. on EU affairs

As a fan of the Crustum bakery and cafeterias in Helsinki, here is a baker's dozen to offer you the latest entries on my three unilingual (EN, FI, SV) blogs and the trilingual one, at a glance:

Grahnlaw Suomi Finland: EU2020-strategia: Energia 2020

Grahnlaw: EU Council (TTE) more open and transparent (Will it last?)

Grahnlaw Suomi Finland: Energy for Europe

Grahnblawg: Energi i EU: Sverige informerar

Grahnlaw Suomi Finland: Förny(else)bar energi i Europeiska unionen

Grahnlaw: EU third energy package into force

Grahnlaw Suomi Finland: Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) inaugurated

Grahnlaw: Renewable energy materials: EU progress towards 2020 target

Eurooppaoikeus: EU:n työllisyys ja sosiaalipolitiikka: Suomi tiedotti (EPSCO)

Grahnlaw Suomi Finland: EU:n työllisyys ja sosiaalipolitiikka: Neuvosto tiedotti (EPSCO)

Eurooppaoikeus: EU:n työllisyys ja sosiaalipolitiikka: Unkari tiedotti (EPSCO)

Grahnlaw Suomi Finland: EU:n työllisyys ja sosiaalipolitiikka: Ruotsi tiedotti (EPSCO)

Grahnlaw: PM Reinfeldt on Sweden in the EU



Ralf Grahn


P.S. Are you interested in European values? How about the economy, business, politics, policies or law in the EU?

Civilised blog comments relevant to the topic are welcome on my blogs.

The multilingual comment policy means that you can write in one of the following languages: ES DA DE EN FR IT NL PT FI SV NO (even if my possible replies are in English, Finnish or Swedish depending on the blog and the post).

You can also find me on Twitter @RalfGrahn and Facebook.

Blogging about Europe? Join Bloggingportal.eu!

At least to some extent Euroblogs offer the “Brussels Bubble” feedback on the outside world of half a billion people living in the European Union. At the same time blogs related to EU affairs inform and foster debate among citizens, including themselves.



During any week a number of blogs listed on multilingual Bloggingportal.eu (now 635) are active, publishing one or more posts, in one of the 25 languages on offer.

My feeling is that Bloggingportal.eu (BP) has become the reference for Euroblogs. This means that a blog focused on European Union affairs, but absent from BP remains “invisible” for European readers, even if it happens to have a substantial national readership.

If you take the trouble to blog, you might as well be visible.



Bloggingportal.eu offers a practical solution, the Contribute button. If you write a blog entry or find an interesting blog post on the EU, you can add the post by submitting the article URL. (Many blogs treat EU subjects occasionally.)



You can also propose your or somebody else’s blog for permanent listing, if it is focused on EU affairs.

Patience may be needed, because Bloggingportal.eu functions as a hobby for a loose network of voluntary editors, who have real life obligations.

Naturally, you as well as the editors face questions on where to draw the line. Is it a blog or a vehicle for re-emitting press releases? Is it a blog with domestic perspectives on EU affairs, or a channel for purely national news? (Selection and de-selection criteria could be a subject for broader debate.)



Frequently asked questions (FACs) may give you some indications. There is also a Feedback button in the left side margin.

For visibility and interaction: Bloggers on Europe, unite (on Bloggingportal.eu)!




Ralf Grahn



P.S. It is easier to understand a language than to use it correctly, and as Eurobloggers we should promote interaction among Europeans. Grahnlaw has adopted a multilingual comment policy:

I do my best to read comments in Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish or Swedish, even if the Grahnlaw blog and my possible replies are in English.