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Since November 2009 I have the privilege to work with the GNSS team within the European Commission at DG Enterprise.

The Global Navigation Satellite System is a complex but fascinating subject which is promising many opportunities for our future: innovation, research, progress, employment, and the list is non exhaustive...

And a after a bit more than 2 years working with the GNSS teams, I had to occasion to participate and attend the launch of a Soyuz rocket, sending in orbit the 2 first satellites of the project.

Years of work (2 and a half in my case, 10 years for some colleagues), 10 seconds of suspense and the enormous satisfaction for all the team to witness a big step of the project being finalised.

And it is only the beginning of a long story.

You can find all the information on the EU GNSS programms on the web page dedicated to the EU satellite Navigation : http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/policies/satnav/index_en.htm

Après quelques mois de discrétion absolue (non aucune sous coupe volante n'est passé me prendre en stop…), je reviens un peu sur mon blog.

Et pas les mains vides: avec la fameuse presque interview de Bridget Jones. Enfin!

Je retrouve donc la fameuse ex célibataire londonienne dans un pub du charmant village de Grafton Under Wood, où elle reste pour le week end avec Marc D'arcy, juste avant de s'envoler pour l'Espagne pour son nouveau job.

Melle C:

(Hmmm, can't start asking the famous Uncle Bernie question: how's your love life?)

So Ms Jones, you are now a famous reporter dedicated to the London social life? You seem to always know before anyone, where s the place to be if you are really, and snobbish cool, how do you do that?

B J:

(hmm can't tell her the truth which is: most of the time get drunk with fabulous friends, avoid intellectual snobbish places, and end up in places I have no idea of what it is so take picture before entrance to remember name)

Well, it seems to me really important to continue to socialize, even after thirty and even if you are ENGANGED (oops may be emphased the thing a bit too much). So with a representative group of young economically active acquaintances (usual buddies) I try to discover places where we can develop plain social life. (pff can't believe a word I say)

Melle C:

(Yeah, sure!!)

Indeed engaged to one of the most pursued man of England: Marc D'Arcy, a top barrister (and sexiest English guy of the moment!). What is the vision of a modern and independent English woman well connected to her times on the marriage institution? (Haha!! did not see it coming that one!)

B J:

(Feel like shouting finally the end of fuckwittage!!, and Uncle Bernie's question about my love life, hmm better not to)

Of course I could make the classical answer that is often used nowadays: what really matters is not the wedding, but the commitment two people promise to each other. But sincerely, aren't we trained since childhood to achieve White Snow or Cinderella destiny? But, mind it's the same for the boys. Maybe the Shreck generation will have a bit more chances…

No the wedding thing is really important and I am looking forward to it, to be dressed as a giant cream cake, to have little children throwing flowers around us, it has to be perfect (must try to prevent mum from flirting with the reverent, she's been too nice with him lately, suspicious…)

About the commitment thing, I am in favour of being totally honest with each other and always say what's going wrong (or almost) before it destroys the couple (hmm must remember to find better hiding place for fags, freezer not safe and gives fag a bad taste)

Melle C:

Well I think that our audience will be pleased to have news from you. Your assistant let slipped that you will be rushing to Madrid to discover places to see for your co-citizens. Will it be a first? Do you already have an idea of where you will go first?

B J:

I think I will look for two different kinds of places: the party all night long area (to be clear the gay area as Tom always says only gays know how to go banana) and the romantic area (for probable mini break with Marc, if I manage to get his job out of his head)

Melle C:

So I will let you go (I hope you will avoid the monstrous underwear for the checking area in the airport), and wish you a good trip. We will be looking forward to see your adventures.

B J:

Many thanks (oh dear! must hide sexy underpants somewhere in handbag as sharing luggage with Marc: don't want to ruin the surprise)

Coucou, alors les filles? la forme?

Comme ils disent au Parlement Européen: pour / contre / abstention...

Je crois que je suis mûre pour être assistante parlementaire.

Dans tous les cas je vous propose une petite sortie ciné cette semaine. Pour les films du moment:

• disco ça ne me tente pas trop, Dubosc est un peu lourd à la fin, après le slip moulant, le pantalon moulant. Attention Franck les trucs moulant il n' y en a pas des centaines, va falloir penser à changer de fond de commerce!!

• par contre il y a encore "il y a longtemps que je t'aime" qui a l'air très bien malgré ma première impression, pas si intello chiant que ça, un film à la Claudel (Philippe et non pas Paul). Histoire touchante de deux soeurs qui se redécouvrent. Au passage je vous conseille vivement un de ses livres: Les âmes grises.

• ou aussi Juno qui n'est pas si ado raté que ce qu'on croit

• enfin j'avoue que Horton moi je ne dis pas non, faudra juste que je me prépare à distribuer des somnifères à tous les petits monstres présents dans la salle, quoique des fois ils sont sages sans qu'on ai besoin de les assomer

Bref faites moi parvenir tout vos amendements dès que possible, afin de pouvoir commencer au plus tôt les échanges de vues et préparer un premier draft report dans la perspectives de négociation en comité fénimin (quoi, si j'ai bu?! non, non enfin!).

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