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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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It’s easy to put a spanner in the European works – Giorgia Meloni, with certainly interesting timing, points out that the agreement reached in the last few hours does not give any guarantees for the future: “Agreeing on top jobs does not mean having a majority, and it certainly does not mean having a solid majority’. For Meloni, should the Parliament vote in favor of Von der Leyen, it would mean staying out of the game for the entire legislature. Hence the wishful thinking that the already reached agreement means less than it’s supposed to mean

BUBBLEFLASH – It’s their game now! – Ursula Von der Leyen, Antonio Costa and Kaja Kallas have been selected by the six EU negotiators as heads of European Commission, European Council and European foreign policy service. The three names will be presented for approval this Thursday. But Lady Ursula’s road is still uphill: the vote in Parliament remains a stumbling block that cannot be taken for granted

A large extended family – The growth of right-wing parties is leading to a revolution. At the end of the day, there could remain as many as four groups to the EPP right. Orban is reportedly considering the formation of a pro-Russian group with the Slovenes, Slovaks and Czechs. The AfD crypto-Nazis (expelled from ID) are also thinking of a hyper-sovereignist group. An increasingly right-wing parliament would benefit ECR, making it look more digestible for S&D and Renew

Lady Ursula is teetering – The majority is by no means a foregone conclusion. With the departure of seven MEPs from the Renew Europe group, the number has slipped below the psychological threshold of 400 seats: it is stuck at 399. And considering that MEPs changing idea usually weigh about 10-15%, Lady Ursula won’t rest assured until the end of this week

BUBBLEFLASH – Supermario is flying to Brussels – Having so far remained on the sidelines of the dialogue on future European appointments, Draghi can certainly not claim to be excluded from the list of candidates. On the contrary, according to our sources he was seen on a scheduled flight leaving for Brussels at 10.20am. Supermario would be the first choice in case plan A, the one designed by Lady Ursula, should fail. The friction between Macron and Meloni could find a convergence precisely around his name

A fight to the last MEP – With the feeling of being surrounded by the right and the left, Giorgia Meloni wants to muster the numbers to reach a parliamentary representation of 84 members, which would allow her to become the third force, surpassing Renew of the detested Petit Napoleon. In this sense should be interpreted the ‘no’ to Viktor Orban’s entry into the ECR, which would have represented an extremeisation of the group unwelcome by many

Donald Tusk’s dangerous game – Strengthened by the numbers he obtained both at the European level and in his homeland, the Polish Prime Minister does not mince his words in stating that ‘it is not his duty to persuade Giorgia Meloni’ also because the seats to form a majority between ‘EPP, liberals and the socialists’ are already there. One cannot say that he is wrong, but pushing the ECR out of the negotiations could prove dangerous and could lead the European right-wingers to truly join forces

Giorgia Meloni plots in the dark – The spitzenkandidat system means only one thing: to proceed quickly with the appointment of von der Leyen. But one possible plan hovers in the corridors of the Palazzo Chigi: to wait until the French legislative elections in order to strengthen the position of the ECR and occupy as many positions as possible. It is a high-risk tactic, but more than a few clues seem to suggest that Meloni is considering to proceed along this way

The axis has broken down – The key fact that emerges from these Europeans is undoubtedly the failure of the war alliance between the Petit Napoleon in France and Olaf Scholz in Germany, soundly beaten by the right wing parties. And with them the bellicose policies that failed to mobilise the voters. But in general, apart from France, across the continent there is a collapse of Renew, Macron political project, which will fall from the current 102 to around 80 seats in the future parliament

Bubbleflash – Cohabitation or death – The Petit Napoleon ripped through the European elections being lapped by Madame Le Pen (31.50% vs. 14.50%). Given the terrible result, ‘Monsieur Le President’ decided to dissolve the National Assembly, calling new elections within three weeks. Socialist leader Glucksmann (14%) criticised the choice: ‘I don’t understand why the President of the Republic obeys to Bardella’. A friction, this one between socialists and liberals, that could suggest a conservative majority in the European Parliament

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 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

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