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#AskJuncker: YouTube creators to interview the European Commission President
Tuesday, September 13, 2016
Cross-posted from
Google Europe Blog
This Wednesday, President Juncker will deliver his State of the Union address at the European Parliament. The next morning, the European Commission — along with partners
Debating Europe
and
Euronews
— will turn to YouTube to field questions about the issues that matter most to people across Europe.
YouTube Creators
Jonas Ems
,
Laetitia Birbes
, and
Łukasz Jakóbiak
will travel to Brussels from their homes in Germany, France and Poland to meet with President Juncker at the Commission’s headquarters at the Berlaymont. While Euronews has hosted live
Hangouts on Air
with European Commissioners in the past, this is the first time that YouTube Creators will have the opportunity to conduct a full interview with the President.
Nineteen-year-old Jonas is already a veteran YouTuber — not only has he built up a large following for his commentaries and comedy, he’s also
published a book
about his experiences. Laetitia focuses on sharing her values, like ecology and recycling, and
she recently participated
in YouTube’s
Toi-Même Tu Filmes
initiative, aimed at fighting hate speech. Łukasz, who conducts interviews from his tiny Warsaw apartment, explained in an inspirational
TedX talk
last year how he went from dreamer to doer (and how he got to meet Lady Gaga along the way).
It’s up to Laetitia, Jonas, and Łukasz to choose the questions: They’ll focus on the issues that are top of mind for them and their fans. If you want to weigh in, they’ll be looking at suggestions on social media with the hashtag #AskJuncker.
You can watch the whole thing on the
European Commission YouTube channel
— the live stream will begin at 11 am CET, and the recording will be available afterward.
Posted by Mark Jansen, Senior Communications Manager at Google Brussels
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