Puigdemont is arguably the most powerful MEP right now.
Eddy Wax ✍️
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Eddy Wax ✍️
@EddyWax
Newsletter Editor @Euractiv | I write 'Rapporteur', our daily morning email about European politics with @nicolettaionta
- The Russian army used Gygorii Tkachenko's farm for a "hunting expedition." They fired missiles, shot 157 cows, blew up his buildings. Now — defiantly — he's rebuilding. This is his harrowing story — and why it matters to the world. W/@zoyashef
- This is the moment that the centrist liberal D66 finds out it’s won the Dutch election On the ground for @Euractiv in Leiden 📍
00:00 - António Costa popping up unnoticed by video link on a random screen at the back of the press conference has got to be the image of the night.
- Just got an out-of-office that says "I will be back on Monday 4 September." Welcome to the EU institutions.
- I went inside Lledoners prison to interview Catalan separatist @jcuixart, the head of a cultural NGO who has a 9 year sentence for sedition
- Nobody: Absolute nobody: Not a single EU citizen: The European Commission:
- You’re lecturing an EU country while tagging someone who hasn’t been prime minister for 16 months. That really does say it all about the British perception of Europe.🇧🇪 For goodness’ sake, Belgium. Freedom and democracy are under attack on our continent - and you’re blocking €140 billion for Ukraine because you’re scared of Moscow? Come on @alexanderdecroo
- Finnish MEP Laura Huhtasaari tells the European Parliament: "I like cows ... we can't eat hay." Certainly a different kind of speech on the CAP from what I've heard so far.
- 🚨Personal news: after 6 great years at Politico I am excited to announce I’ll be joining @Euractiv in the spring, to take part in their ambitious expansion as Newsletter Editor. Can’t wait to start!
- 🚨 I'm sounding the dreaded personal news KLAXON to say I'm excited to start a new role at @POLITICOEurope today covering the European Parliament, after 3.5 fascinating years on the food & farming beat I'd love to hear from you so pls do get in touch to grab a coffee/beer/lunch!
- In a week France could have a government that wants to leave the EU but won't dare to say it; the U.K. could have a government that wants to join the EU but won't dare to say it.
- Von der Leyen keeps saying "When I ran in 2019" — she said it again today. But she didn't run to be Commission President in 2019 and she didn't run to be an MEP in 2019 or 2024. She's done more running around the Cinquantenaire park.
