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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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Charles Michel’s house of cards – The President of the European Council plays at being a statist and attacks Lady Ursula for being too ‘geopolitical’. According to him, the limits imposed by the institution have been overstepped, for which ‘we are paying the price’. As if that were not enough, he also spoke of European defence, insisting that there is “a will to match means with ambitions”. A little spice more in the campaign of the most underestimated sptizenkandidaten in the continent’s history

The last week of the election campaign gets heated – Searches at the home and office of Guillaume Pradoura, Marcel de Graaff’s personal assistant. The order came at the behest of the examining magistrate of the Brussels Court as part of an investigation into Russian interference a few days before the vote, immediately dubbed ‘Moscowgate’ by journalists. The timing of this decision certainly makes one think. While evidence of Russian influence is awaited, the media trial has already begun…

The race for the Commission is a French affair – While Le Pen continues to make headlines for her political moves against the German ultra-right, Petit Napoleon is playing his cards in order not to lose influence in the next Commission. “France and everyone in the presidential ecosystem would like Draghi to play a role”, said Pascal Canfin, an MEP from Macron’s party. This is the first time the strategy has been openly discussed. There’s only one certainty: nobody wants von der Leyen anymore

BUBBLEFRESH – Auf Wiedersehen Alternative für Deuschtland – Identity and Democracy has decided to expel the German far-right, after days of controversy over Maximilian Krah’s words on Nazism. The group will thus do without the (many) votes from Germany. But at least now Marine Le Pen will be able to sit in front of Giorgia Meloni at the negotiating table without a tough nut to crack. Negotiations that are expected to be more complicated than expected since neither is willing to leave the throne to the other

BUBBLEFRESH – We have been expecting this for months: Le Pen is one step away from leaving ID – The Rassemblement National is breaking with AfD, the German far right party. The announcement was made by Alexandre Loubet, the campaign manager of RN candidate Jordan Bardella, in the French newspaper ‘Liberation’. One of the triggers was AfD candidate Krah’s recent refusal to say that ‘anyone who wears an SS uniform is automatically a criminal’. Now it seems that joining the ECR is only a matter of time

The secret of a happy marriage is finding the right person! – Giorgia Meloni and Marine Le Pen seem to have come closer during the meeting of European right-wingers organised by Vox in Madrid. Perhaps it is still too early to share a stage, but the premises are there. Especially considering that until a few weeks ago there was a sense of tension. Meloni was not forgiven for being so close to von der Leyen, while Le Pen still had to tone down her approach to Brussels. Things have changed and a post-election alliance could be in the making

The EU desperately searching for a leader… – At this rate, in addition to the damage of non-existence as a geopolitical player, the EU is also in danger of getting on China’s, Russia’s and the USA’s nerves at the same time. A masterpiece of diplomacy by Scholz (S&D) and Macron (Renew). With the former no longer knowing which way to turn and still applying the mercantilist model with two ongoing wars , worrying not to give Putin too many alibis as if the latter did not already have enough. And the second who takes one step forward and three backwards thinking that France is still living in Napoleon’s times. Who knows if the Franco-German axis that has led the EU to catastrophe will be replaced by an East-South one

Brussels does not know what to make of Putin either – There is no consensus among member states on recognising the re-election from last March. While the institutions seem to have agreed not to attend the Kremlin ceremony, others – such as Greece, Malta, Slovakia, Cyprus and, of course, Hungary – will send delegates. Indeed, it will be strange to see EU politicians in the same room with Putin, Kadyrov and Steven Seagal

Bubblereport #19 – The Green Deal bullshit. At the Strasbourg plenary, Lady Ursula finally wakes up to the fact that ‘energy costs continue to affect our competitiveness’. But then she lies: ‘We expect gas prices to fall.’ From a low of 25 euros per megawatt hour, they have already risen to 32 euros per megawatt hour just in the last few days…

The thousand lives of Mario Draghi – Supermario shakes up the Union by proposing ‘radical change’ to compete with China and the United States. During the presentation of his report on European competitiveness, the former president of the ECB shows he’s a major candidate for a leading role after the elections, with a broad consensus, from Macron to Orbán. The key point of his speech seems to be that there’s great need for more industrial integration. Easy to say, harder to achieve

Elections and migration: always hand in hand – The European Parliament approves the new package of reforms aimed at jointly tackling migratory flows on the continent. But the changes are disliked by many, from the far right (which complains of insufficient efforts) to the far left (which complains of inhumane treatment). The Italians are particularly dissatisfied because they feel that nothing has changed for those who, like them, are and will remain in the front line

All the troubles of Lady Ursula – The ball is now in the court of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office, which has taken over the investigation from the Belgian prosecutors. No one is under investigation at the moment, but Ursula von der Leyen’s name is at the top of the list in case things get serious. The sword of Damocles of conflict of interest between her and Pfizer’s CEO still hangs over her head. Not the best calling card for the EPP’s spitzenkandidat

It’s not just about Tatjana Zdanoka! – The Latvian MEP is not the only one to be on the Russian payroll: according to a parallel investigation conducted in several European countries, there is a network aimed at influencing dozens of MEPs that is allegedly fostered by oligarch Viktor Medvedchuk. Accusations that cast a shadow on future elections, as well as serious concerns about the Pandora’s box that could be uncovered

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