This may sound like a boring technical measure, but the German chancellor's supposed 'anti-bureaucracy' crusade would be an act of European geopolitical suicide. This is about a simple choice. Either Europeans make single market laws at the confederal level where they are most effective, or...🧵
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politico.euGerman conservatives pile pressure on von der Leyen to dismantle Brussels ‘machine’Right-wing lawmakers in Berlin are set to confront the Commission president over what they view as excessive EU power and regulation in a closed-door meeting Monday.
🧵...even after Orban exposed the self-harm caused by the EU's existing veto system on matters of foreign policy, Chancellor Merz wants to introduce *new* national vetos on standard legislation through his proposed "oversight body". Not only is this...🧵
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More on the German Chancellor's push to dismantle the European Union's power, and why it's actually an effort to hide Germany's own failures, here:
davekeating.substack.comAs Moldova chooses EU, Merz bashes BrusselsThe German Chancellor will come to the Copenhagen summit Wednesday with a classic strategy: blame the EU for national economic woes. Gone is the fleeting hope that Merz would be Europe's new champion.