By Giada Santana | Euractiv | podcast by Miriam Sáenz de Tejada and Nicoletta Ionta 04-06-2024 Content-Type: News News Based on facts, either observed and verified directly by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Euractiv is part of the Trust Project >>> If ‘Bad English’, as Frans Timmermans defined it, has become the unofficial language of the European Union, it is in large part because its building blocks are acronyms, abbreviations, and insider references that have turned communication among politicians, analysts, and lobbyists in Brussels into an obscure and dense vernacular. Euractiv’s Global Europe editor Alexandra Brzozowski, politics reporter Max Griera, and politics editor Aurélie Pugnet join us to explain the intricacies of the EU bubble’s jargon. Subscribe now to our newsletter EU Elections Decoded Email Address * Politics Newsletters