DG MEMEHi!
I'm Fabio, the Director-General of DG MEME. I single-handedly created DG MEME in June 2018 to show that a different approach to EU communication was possible. Some time later I was joined by a few friends that supported me with their insights and I could finally stop to use the royal we.
I have more than 15 years expertise in IT, Photography and Communication and I work as consultant for different companies. I'm currently set in Milan, but when there are no pandemics I'm known for traveling as much as I can. That's how I learned to love Europe, languages and cultural differences.
Commissioners-designate, i. e. the Commissioners proposed by the President-elect of the European Commission, must be approved by the European Parliament. That’s why they appear in front of the respective parliamentary committees. Once the team is approved, the European Parliament will confirm the new Commission as a whole during a plenary session.
Margaritis Schinas, the Commissioner-designate for “Protecting our European Way of Life”, is not in charge yet but he is already swamped with emails, calls and owls from citizens, national governments and members of the wizarding community, all trying to help him defining what the European Way of Life is.
Fun facts
#1 All candidates have short hair (no, Violeta Tomič doesn’t count. You didn’t even know she was running anyways)
#2 Commission candidates speak better English than Parliament candidates (sorry, guys, it’s the truth)
#3 None of these candidates will become President of the European Commission
The police filmed a violent settling of accounts between two rival gangs in the small town of Röszke. The conflict arose to determine who had precedence in using anti-migrants feelings to distract public opinion from the failures and illicit behaviors of the gangs’ administration.
Martin Scorsese and Quentin Tarantino announced a new movie inspired by these events, with the working title Reservoir Jackals.
Last? Tango in Brussels is a 2019 EUrotic drama film which portrays the anonymous and estranged political relationship between a newly born country (Free England) and her old master (the European Union).
The film’s raw depiction of morbid political irresponsibility, masochistic ignorance of EU treaties and negated popular involvement led to international controversy and emotional turmoil.
When Theresa, a tourist from the fictitious land of Free England, arrives at Zavantem International Airport in Brussels, No-deal Brexit breaks out in her country and she finds herself caught up in international politics, something she was never really interested in.
Because no agreement was stipulated between the European Union and Free England, the Directorate-General of Homeland Security won’t let her enter or exit the European Union. She has to wait until an agreement is stipulated; everything is in the capable hands of Dominic Raab.
Theresa can’t leave the terminal nor buy anything, as she doesn’t have access to the EU Single Market… What good is Brexit for her?