Towards the end of the conference, frustration about the Egyptian COP presidency’s leadership of the negotiations is high. The EU delegation even considered not agreeing to the cover decision. Several EU negotiators expressed skepticism early in the second week of COP whether the Egyptian presidency of COP27 would do justice to its role. It is almost invisible, does not lead, does not try to compromise, they say. The difference from last year in Glasgow could not be greater, when Alok Sharma, as British COP president, skillfully tried to get all parties to compromise. Sharma regularly issued information on the status of negotiations, thereby giving the individual countries more and more room.