The European melting pot is simmering in Brussels. As new Members of the European Parliament arrive, it’s a good time to recall this sequence from “Parlement”, the cult series for EU enthusiasts. The faction leaders are negotiating leadership positions, a process that began on election night. All faction leaders were present in Brussels – except […]
Following the surprising dissolution of the National Assembly, Emmanuel Macron has presented his battle plan for the election campaign. The French President told the press in Paris on Wednesday that he aimed to get out of the current minority government and regain a “clear majority” by the end of his term of office in 2027. […]
After President Emmanuel Macron announced his intention to dissolve the National Assembly, there is bewilderment in France. Politicians are frustrated that they are unable to run a proper election campaign. “We don’t have time to nominate all our candidates; we don’t even have time to print posters and leaflets,” complains one French parliamentarian. The first […]
A political bombshell in France: A far-right party has never achieved such a high result in any election before. The Rassemblement National (RN) emerged as the big winner of the European elections with 31.5 percent of the vote, which is eight percentage points more than in 2019.The RN was far ahead of President Emmanuel Macron’s […]
There is one certainty in the French capital: The big winner of the upcoming European elections will be the far-right party Rassemblement National (RN), led by MEP Jordan Bardella. There is also an uncertainty: how heavy will the defeat of Emmanuel Macron’s party be? Will Besoin d’Europe possibly even be overtaken by the Socialist list […]
The European elections start today, and it is the voters in the Netherlands who are going first. They are called upon to go to the polls by 9 pm today when the polling stations close. On Friday, it’s the turn of the Irish, followed by voters in Malta, Latvia, and Slovakia on Saturday. On Sunday, […]
Eighty years ago, on June 6, 1944, one of the largest naval operations in history took place. Under the codename “Operation Neptune”, the military operation now known as “D-Day” initiated the liberation of Europe from the yoke of Nazism. On that day and in the days that followed, about 156,000 Allied soldiers landed on the […]
Less than two weeks before the European elections, in which polls predict a rise in the far right, French head of state Emmanuel Macron warned of the “ill wind blowing in Europe.” He condemned illiberal regimes and sharply criticized Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. He said he was taking “money from Europe” in order to […]
In the Brussels bubble, the political influence of member states is measured by the number of high-ranking officials, chiefs of staff or advisory positions within EU institutions. On the French side, Ambassador Philippe Léglise-Costa, a veteran at the helm, is in control. Since November 2017, he has been head of the Permanent Representation of France […]
In the Brussels bubble, everything is political, and the EBU is no exception. Despite its discretion, Swiss headquarters, and the respectability of its 74-year existence, the EBU is responsible for organizing the debate of lead candidates at the Brussels seat of the European Parliament ahead of the European elections.Before delving into the political minefield, here […]