As one of the longest-running bloggers on EU affairs – with a reputation for non-partisan, critical impartiality (see the blog’s testimonials) – the BBC approached me in May 2009 ahead of the European Parliamentary elections.

I appeared twice on the flagship BBC World News Tonight, which may only go out on BBC Four in the UK, but is the flagship programme of the global BBC World News channel – the most watched news channel in the world. The first was to discuss the public response to the election campaign, before the elections of early June, the second to have a look at the result.

Both appearances can be watched in full below: