Union to spread its message through EUtube

THE European Commission is turning to YouTube to disseminate information about the workings of the EU to its citizens through a new channel on the site called EUtube, it was announced yesterday.

This is the latest in a series of ways the commission has adopted to bring the union closer to people.

The site had more than 8,000 hits before its official launch yesterday, according to commission web expert Dublin-born Joe Hennon.