Insatisfaction is brewing within the EU Commission against @vonderleyen , be it on Gaza’s inaction, the EU-US deal and more - reports @FT https://t.co/rtbQHCOnHx
Is Ursula von der Leyen facing a no-confidence vote over Pfizergate?
(Spoiler: it’s a motion of censure as no no-confidence vote exists under EU law)
A thread 🧵 explainer and fact check
https://t.co/i9qQDM5N3h
Pedro Sanchez is nailing it - be it on EU defence, Gaza or migration - but unfortunately, his domestic politics may soon condemn it to an awful legacy.
Much of his 'progressive' stances are more driven by coalition constraints (and his love to power) than to genuine political commitment
As predicted, the Trump Boomerang Effect played out in Canada and today in Australia :
It kills the popularity of Trump-aligned cheerleaders worldwide
https://t.co/pOpgKhWTnc @ProSyn
.@realDonaldTrump’s aggressive trade policies have damaged the popularity of far-right politicians across Europe.
Even previously staunch Euroskeptics now speak in pan-European terms, observes @HECParis’s @alemannoEU. (https://t.co/g6Ig8rhwMB)
Paradoxically, Trump’s attempts to weaken America’s allies have energized them politically.
I call it the Trump’s Boomerang Effect
Think of Canada, the EU but also Mexico and Australia
My latest for @ProSyn
https://t.co/XlTDzK1JuW
The EPP’s choice to celebrate its Messe in Valencia, Spain sounded preposterous, given the mismanagement of past floods under the clock of local EPP politicians. Now - in the midst of a power outage - it’s a self-inflicted wound
Donald Trump is back to being the unpopular and polarising president that he was during most of his first term in office.
At the 100-day mark he has the lowest approval rating of any president in the past seven decades, as public opinion turned sour https://t.co/lJMLFUFVaP
The power cut in Spain and Portugal offers another COVID moment
Regardless of its causes, this turn of events highlights the fragility of our infrastructure and overall unpreparedness to these scenarios
Who are the Public affairs firms in Europe that enable pollution by lobbying for big oil?
After one year of work, our research unveiled by @guardian https://t.co/9JObSKcWHz
Not only Hungary is free riding on the EU by receiving more funds than it contributes to but also intends to hurt EU taxpayers by lifting Russia sanctions!
https://t.co/qaBcuXEoSz