The EU organized the first virtual party in the metaverse of 387,000 euros. How many participants were there?

Only five people showed up to a party hosted by the European Commission's Foreign Aid department in the metaverse on Tuesday night to get young people excited about the EU, Politico writes .


Devex correspondent Vince Chadwick tweeted that in the end he was the only guest left at the party after "initial confused conversations with about five other people who showed up."


It seems that only a few of the 44 people who enjoyed the official trailer were intrigued enough by avatars dancing to house music on a tropical island to join the party.


The Commission's External Aid Department spent a total of €387,000 to develop a metaverse platform to promote its Global Gateway initiative, Devex reported. Under this umbrella, the Commission aims to allocate €300 billion by 2027 to build new infrastructure in developing countries.

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