Katie Owens

Katie Owens

Katie Owens is a communications official with more than a decade of experience working in the public communication sector, working for both the European Commission and  the EPP Group in the European Committee of the Regions. She wrote this article in her personal capacity and as such the views expressed are her own and do not necessarily represent the views of her employer. Coordinator for the EACD Working Group on European Institutions, Katie is a member of the EuroPCom advisory board and organises regular #EUTweetUp events.

By engaging citizens in public conversations, the European Committee of the Regions seeks to win back trust for the European project

"The trust of the mass population can no longer be taken from granted, and any continuation of the 'grand illusion' is dangerous for leaders in today's world."

This was the main take-away from the Edelman Trust Barometer 2016. One year...

Misinformation or disinformation: What's 'fake'​ in our news

There is increasing concern that disinformation and the spread of fake news are driving populism and undermining democracy, both in the US and closer to home. With Europeans set to go to the polls in France, Germany, the Netherlands, Hungary and...

How the EU can move from hearing to listening

And it seems that the participants at this year's edition of EuroPCom, an event gathering 600 communication managers and senior...

Cementing the role of social media in EU policy-making

Social media needs to be an integral part of any communication strategy, but too many people rely on it for just for broadcasting their message instead of truly engaging.

Digital communications can offer EU public affairs professionals...