EU Tweets of the Week: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly – 5 September 2014

Jennifer Baker presents EU Tweets of the Week, looking at the good, the bad and the ugly in the European Union Twittersphere this week:

  • Most debated: finally a decision on two EU top jobs: Donald Tusk elected European Council President and Federica Mogherini appointed as new High Representative 
  • The good: France halts the delivery of the first of two Mistral warships to the Russian navy
  • The bad: Polish far-right MEP Janusz Korwin-Mikke fell asleep while Italian Minister Federica Guidi addressed the Parliament
  • The ugly: Twittersphere reacting to rumours that Günther Oettinger might become the next Digital Agenda Commissioner with selfies containing sad faces and the hashtag #OMGoettinger

Want to contribute? Use the hashtag #EUtweets!

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