We were planning this month to expand our team and produce all sorts of videos. But Covid-19 had other ideas... Expenses this month were mostly related to inviting five candidates for in-person job interviews, as well as buying software, hardware and props.
Foto | Kategorie | Date | Description | Occasion | Amount |
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30/03/2020 | Forwarding costs | We could only order the computers if they were shipped from Germany to Germany. #SingleMarket Thankfully our team members have parents in Germany who could forward the packages to Brussels. We insured them along the way. | 91.98 € | ||
20/03/2020 | 2x laptop | The computers provided by the Parliament suck. We had enough. | 0.00 € | ||
17/03/2020 | Domain fee | We pay this every month precisely for beautiful moments like this, with you here reading these very words. | 11.88 € | ||
11/03/2020 | Wireless mouse & portable SSD | We hate losing things, so we try to save our data. The mouse was necessary for a new computer that we will soon buy. | 179.98 € | ||
11/03/2020 | Yearly software fee | We are not revealing which software we use because we don't want to spread propaganda. It's for editing videos, animations and graphics. | 1,451.70 € | ||
10/03/2020 | Key | To close a door and never open it again. | 5.00 € | ||
09/03/2020 | Paper, cutter, cutting map | Nico's secret dream always was to be the host of Art Attack. Even as a politician he likes to tinker - for our videos of course. | 38.15 € | ||
09/03/2020 | 2x microphone + adapter | To perform better mic drops. | 178.99 € | ||
07/03/2020 | Union Jack | Brexit still should jack off! We needed the flag to help break one of the Parliament's rules. | 7.50 € | ||
06/03/2020 | Hotel and travel costs for – you guessed it – a potential intern | I can't think of any more ways to describe this. Insert your own funny explanation here. #DIY | 273.04 € | ||
06/03/2020 | 10 EU balloons | As much as we love Nena, 99 balloons were just too expensive. To be honest, we just needed these for a video. And we filled them faithfully with the same substance that makes up the EU: hot air. | 2.50 € | ||
06/03/2020 | Book: The European Parliament (9th Edition) | Our press officer (pretends like she) wants to learn something about the EU. | 29.90 € | ||
06/03/2020 | Hotel and travel costs for a potential intern | Our office needed some help, so we invited some people to potentially join the team. We figured that letting them sleep under a bridge wouldn't be a good start for them. | 302.00 € | ||
06/03/2020 | Hotel and travel costs for a potential intern | We love Brussels so much that we wanted to show this great city to someone new. Oh and we were also thinking about hiring this person. | 280.09 € | ||
05/03/2020 | 2x cappuccino, 2x hot chocolate, 1x hot milk | We had some job interviews and offered the candidates something warm to drink against the cold weather in Brussels. | 16.50 € | ||
04/03/2020 | Greens/EFA floor party | We were forced to socialize and co-host a party among the Greens/EFA. All of our offices shared costs. We also were responsible for the decoration. Have a look! | 43.56 € | ||
03/03/2020 | Hotel and travel costs for an potential intern | Job interview: The candidate wasn't living in Brussels, so we paid for train rides and an overnight hotel stay. | 192.24 € | ||
03/03/2020 | Hotel and travel costs for a potential intern | In total we invited 5 people to Brussels for a job interview. These were the costs for one of them. | 160.88 € | ||
02/03/2020 | Stamps | We were asked by a group of students in Germany for an autograph of Nico to give to their teacher as a gift, since they share the same birthday. And so we sent them one. (Yes, we do have a heart). | 1.61 € | ||
02/03/2020 | Credit card fee | Fuck capitalism. But unfortunately we are part of the system, so we have to pay for stuff like this. | 22.00 € | ||
02/03/2020 | Computer monitor | Our team member responsible for graphics needed a second screen, so that our website, stickers, etc. don't look like crap. | 309.00 € | ||
01/03/2020 | Gold chain | To elevate Martin Schulz' swag to the max, as you'll see in an upcoming video. | 15.90 € |