Eddy Wax

Kallas gave top EU official the ax and governments aren’t happy – POLITICO

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Kallas gave top EU official the ax and governments aren’t happy – POLITICO

Juhansone, a former Latvian ambassador, who is currently the top EU official at the Commission, is a close ally of Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and her chief of staff Bjoern Seibert.  Should Juhansone clinch the top job at the EEAS it could be seen as a power grab by von der Leyen, who … Read more

Franco-German fight over South American trade deal threatens EU rupture – POLITICO

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Franco-German fight over South American trade deal threatens EU rupture – POLITICO

For the French, von der Leyen’s Montevideo trip is anathema. Hatred of the Mercosur deal with Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay and Bolivia permeates the whole political class. The French fear the accord will undermine their farmers with a tide of cheap poultry and beef from Latin America — and will whip up popular rage against … Read more