Can a group of strangers solve Europe’s biggest problems? — The Europeans

• If you got a knock on your door from someone inviting you to Brussels to hash out some EU policies…you’d think it was a scam, right? Us, too. At least, that was the case until last week, when our producer Wojciech went to report on a European Citizens’ Panel, an event designed to allow 150 randomly selected Europeans to weigh in on some of the EU’s thorniest problems. This week we’re taking a deep dive into the ins and outs of what seems like the nerdiest game show ever. How do these panels work? What do they actually achieve? And crucially, are they worth the cost?

Tasks

• Tires! Is this a theme for the week?
• More shop unpacking – hung pix! Set up cleaners! Used them on a FILTHY chain and cogset! Managed to change a tubless tire with only a slight amount of mess. I did use the kitchen sink a bit.
• Put together a Goodwill run – done
• Book contract! Done

SBIRs

• Stories – done
• Passwords – done