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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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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

Tariffs to discourage imports of electric cars from China go into effect today, albeit provisionally. Scholz’s government opposes them in order not to damage the exports of Volkswagen and BMW. It is a game that will make it more difficult for Ursula von der Leyen to become President. The Chinese strategy is to invade the Old Continent through dumping and significantly lower prices. The Germans are producing in China, so Berlin’s cars are likely to suffer the same fate. What the White House does not accept is the maximum transfer of know-how between France, Germany and the Dragon

Meloni’s charm wins over Orban – In the end, the PiS will join the European conservatives, despite the Hungarian temptations of the new ‘Patriots for Europe’ group. Nicola Procaccini and Joachim Brudzinski will be the co-presidents, elected at the end of the group’s constituent meeting

BUBBLEFLASH – Identity and Democracy marching towards the end? – According to our sources, the leaders of ‘Patriots for Europe’, the new European group founded by Viktor Orban, will meet tonight to discuss the organisation of key internal positions. The official announcement will be made on Monday. Marine Le Pen is also expected to have a role within the new group, which would mean the end of ID’s existence

BUBBLEFLASH – Lady Ursula looks to the left – The plan remains the same: ignore the emergence of the conservative right and strengthen the majority by looking the other way. Von der Leyen met with the Greens today (1st of July), but the road to their votes is always uphill. It is no longer the time for the Green Deal, priorities are other, and defence is always in the headlines. That is why an agreement is difficult, but not impossible

As Bubble Report predicted last week, Orbán announced today in Vienna the formation of a pro-Russian right-wing alliance to form a group in the European Parliament. In addition to the Hungarian leader, the founders of the Patriots of Europe include Austria’s Herbert Kickl and the Czech Andrej Babiš

Green policies are the past, back to normality! – Frans Timmermans’ right-hand man, Diederik Samsom, will be the new chairmansh of the supervisory board of Gasunie, the Dutch gas giant. Samsom had been one of the main negotiators at the time of the green deal. Today the scale of priorities is different and one is forced to get one’s hands dirty…

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