Yeah that's what I want to see more of too. If I had the time I'd produce more of it, but really don't underestimate the contributions you make here, you make some very informed and well articulated comments. You've been an extremely welcome newcomer from my point of view!
I initially felt the same about drowning in all this incredible knowledge and expertise that other people have and not feeling that I had anything good enough to say, but write about the things that interest you and it will develop. I'd like to see more diaries from you. Ad astra per aspera
The advantage of ET is that each could bring knowledge about his own country ; and that sometimes happen in some diaries. But is that enough to identify EU-wide trends ? Un roi sans divertissement est un homme plein de misères
But then again, it also provides me with a perspective that isn't narrowed by conventional lines of wisdom. There are pan European reports and stats on a number of websites and for me it could be a case of trawling through these, picking a topic, presenting what I can find on that and seeing what experiences are on the ground elsewhere.
My interest in asking members - how do you view this issue, what's happening in your country - comes from the fact that I know there are significant enough culture differences that a UK policy that works here would fall totally flat elsewhere in Europe (the diary I did on flexicurity brought that up). If we hope to seek ways of influencing at a European level we need to have some understanding of the impact and barriers that our policy direction could have on individual countries.
So people may not have stats to bring to me but they can give an insight into how that topic is dealt with. Our discussion around ethnicity and the difference in France and the UK on approach was hugely insightful for me. Ad astra per aspera
