"To bring the European Parliament closer to the citizens through a modern, creative medium". This is the purpose of EuroparlTV, the EU Assembly’s TV Channel, unveiled in Brussels by president Hans-Gert Poettering. EuroparlTV is accessible from www.europarltv.europa.eu. "From now on, anyone who has an Internet access will be able to watch a number of programs, that will be updated all the time, about the Parliament’s activities". Poettering added: "In the run-up to the election of June 2009, EuroparlTV should be an excellent online tool for the citizens, especially for the young, to be informed about the activity and decisions" of the European Parliament; "decisions that have direct impact on the daily life of about 500 million EU citizens". The channel is accessible through a broadband connection. Internet users can choose between Windows and Flash 9. Programmes will be available in 20 languages, some with a voiceover, others with subtitles, "making the website unique of its kind". (continued)
