• The EU spent €387,000 ($407,000) on a metaverse to promote a new strategy.

• But the 24-hour launch party saw only a handful of attendees.

• A journalist who attended said he was one of six people at the event.

The European Union threw a 24-hour party in its $407,000 metaverse, but only a handful of people showed up, according to journalist vince Chadwick, one of the attendees.

Last week’s event was billed as a “beach party” featuring “music and fun” to launch the EU’s “Global Gateway” strategy.

When the expensive world of virtual reality was first shown off in October, EU staff were already raising concerns, according to Devex.

“Depressing and embarrassing” and “digital garbage” were some of the department’s first responses to the…