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«A revolution will never be possible in Brussels, because we all know each other» «A revolution will never be possible in Brussels, because we all know each other» «A revolution will never be possible in Brussels, because we all know each other»

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17 September 2024

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It seems like our favorite French president’s inner circle is getting quite the shuffle. Breton is out, and Séjourné, the most Macroniste of them all, is in. Because nothing says transparency and political progress like a good old-fashioned game of musical chairs at the European Commission. It’s not like Europe has bigger issues to tackle, right? But hey, at least Paris got what it wanted.

16 September 2024

Thierry Breton, the outgoing European Commissioner for the Internal Market and Services, has resigned. In the resignation letter he shared on X, Breton claimed that von der Leyen had recently pressured France to withdraw his candidacy as the country’s nominee for the European Commission, in exchange for a more influential role. Breton accused von der Leyen of acting “for personal reasons that you never directly discussed with me.” So far, neither the French government nor von der Leyen have commented

10 September 2024

In the end, round and round, the only way for the EU to survive is to be a STATE: and that means issuing common debt and having a single defense, possibly with a parliament that has the right of legislative initiative like all parliaments in the world, along with the possibility of challenging the Government, with a normal majority and that is the Commission. There was no need to bother poor Draghi with this, it was already known! The problem is that Germany and other EU northern countries do not get it. Who knows if they will get it now that they are starting to close factories and put people on the streets? History teaches that they are always too late. But this time there may be a small margin…

06 September 2024

“IF THESE REFORMS ARE NOT CARRIED OUT, EUROPE IS FINISHED” – MARIO DRAGHI PRESENTS HIS REPORT ON COMPETITIVENESS TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND SOUNDS THE ALARM TO THE GROUP LEADERS: “GREAT CO-RESPONSIBILITY AND GREAT COOPERATION ARE NEEDED” – THE MEPS APPLAUDED IN THE FACE OF THE HORROR SCENARIO OUTLINED BY “MARIOPIO”, WHO MAKES NO CONCESSIONS TO THE SOVEREIGNISTS SUCH AS MELONI, SALVINI AND COMPANY- THE REPORT WAS DRAFTED ON BEHALF OF THE EU COMMISSION, AND WILL SERVE AS AN ‘AGENDA’ FOR URSULA BIS

05 September 2024

The holidays are over and the appointment circus in Brussels has begun again. Despite the advance of the ultra-right in Germany, the method of solving problems remains the same and does not focus on the causes, but rather on the usual bubble problems: gender balance in the formation of the College of Commissioners. So much so that Romania had to change gears and appoint Roxana Mînzatu instead of Victor Negrescu.

Being anti-Ursula does not automatically mean being anti-EU. There are currently five governments in the Council that are directly or indirectly linked to the ECR. The “cordon sanitaire” criteria cannot be maintained in the Council. In the new geopolitical context, territorial control is an indispensable condition for the existence of the Union, especially on some key issues, like migration and defence. And if Trump wins again, even more so… it will mean: common debt!

BUBBLEFLASH – Lady Ursula made it (again) – With 401 votes in favour Von der leyen was reappointed as president of the European Commission. That is 40 votes more than the 361 needed. In her speech she went through the shopping list, trying to please everyone, from social housing to common defence and green industry (which is still a difficult concept to grasp). But she left out one small detail: with what money? It would be a sign that we are dreaming if we ever heard Lady Ursula talking about a common debt. Instead more of the same German Europeanism is coming!

BUBBLEFLASH – Very unfortunate timing – Lady Ursula loses the vaccine case: the court says she did not give sufficient access to contracts with pharmaceutical companies. Criticised, in this case, was the decision to only publish redacted versions of them. A ruling that casts a bad light just 24 hours before the crucial vote in parliament

The insanity of electric cars is revealed – nobody buys them in Europe, while in China (which dominates the supply chain) they are mere leverage to make the Central Asian nations dependent. European suicide is thus served. Here, by the way, they tend to cost at least 50 per cent more than in Beijing (where, for example, a Dacia spring costs 9,000 euros compared to 17,000 in Germany). It would serve to call into question the policies of the first Von der Leyen mandate, but this will probably remain just an illusion. Meanwhile, industrial desertification advances…

One week until the moment of truth – Von der Leyen is playing for all she has in the next seven days. She will be able to count on the support of the Greens (projected towards the majority, but without a role in it), while the ECR will leave freedom of vote to its MEPs (although the delegations of Romania, Poland and France have already announced that they will not vote for her). Roberta Metsola is expected to be reconfirmed on Tuesday, while Raffaele Fitto is the favourite for vice-president of the Commission. ENVI will go to the Socialists, something the Spanish Populars do not like and therefore could decide to play a nasty trick on her. In short, the game is still up for grabs

The Renew Europe liberal group is urging Ursula von der Leyen to forgo any agreements with the far-right, including ECR. For this reason, Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission seeking to secure a majority for a second term, assured the Renew Europe liberal group that she would refrain from forming a “structured cooperation” with Giorgia Meloni’s party.

BUBBLEFLASH – Rumour has it that the chairmanships of the parliamentary committees could be divided up like this (see text). After the reform of the Rules of Procedure, BUDG will have a key political role and could go to the ECR, thus making it absolutely crucial in the game that will follow until 2029

And who would have imagined… – Orban’s hit is served: his group became the third parliamentary force. The ‘Patriots for Europe’, launched just a few days ago, is the new point of reference for the European right. On the morning of the 8th of July, Marine Le Pen’s Rassemblement National and Matteo Salvini’s League also joined. While Jordan Bardella became its President. 84 MEPs is not that bad for a group that openly looks towards the East

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