Eddy Wax
@eddywax.bsky.social
I write politics newsletter Rapporteur for Euractiv in Brussels 🇧🇪🇬🇧
Why is the commissioner standing inside a doll’s house?
We are introducing the EU Bioeconomy Strategy.
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November 27, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Why is the commissioner standing inside a doll’s house?
I truly do find it sad and maddening that the EU’s top court wasted four years of its time having to reject this Commission official’s grubby attempt to claw back extra special money he was never owed - a spurious demand at best
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Top EU court rejects EU official’s bid for child tax relief | Euractiv
The ruling comes as the Commission reviews how its 32,000 staff work after complaints about long hours
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November 27, 2025 at 9:48 PM
I truly do find it sad and maddening that the EU’s top court wasted four years of its time having to reject this Commission official’s grubby attempt to claw back extra special money he was never owed - a spurious demand at best
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Could Roberta Metsola be carried by a right-to-far right majority into a third consecutive term as European Parliament President?
Today in Rapporteur, the Patriots for Europe name their price.
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Today in Rapporteur, the Patriots for Europe name their price.
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Patriots tell Metsola their price | Euractiv
Patriots for Europe dangle support for a third Metsola term, Europe holds its nerve on Ukraine as a new US peace draft buys time, and Howard Lutnick offers steel tariff relief in exchange for Brussels...
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November 25, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Could Roberta Metsola be carried by a right-to-far right majority into a third consecutive term as European Parliament President?
Today in Rapporteur, the Patriots for Europe name their price.
www.euractiv.com/news/patriot...
Today in Rapporteur, the Patriots for Europe name their price.
www.euractiv.com/news/patriot...
It's not just on Ukraine where the EU and US aren't seeing eye-to-eye lately. As we reported last week, American officials failed to show up to a big conference in Brussels for supporting the Palestinian Authority, despite being invited and expected to attend.
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US a no-show at EU donor conference for the Palestinian Authority | Euractiv
US absence raises questions over transatlantic coordination on Middle East diplomacy
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November 23, 2025 at 11:01 PM
It's not just on Ukraine where the EU and US aren't seeing eye-to-eye lately. As we reported last week, American officials failed to show up to a big conference in Brussels for supporting the Palestinian Authority, despite being invited and expected to attend.
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We've published the full text of a European counter-proposal to the U.S. 28-point Ukraine peace plan, seen by Reuters.
The document, drafted by Europe's E3 powers of Britain, France and Germany, takes the U.S. plan as its basis but goes through point by point with suggested changes & deletions.
The document, drafted by Europe's E3 powers of Britain, France and Germany, takes the U.S. plan as its basis but goes through point by point with suggested changes & deletions.
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November 23, 2025 at 5:34 PM
We've published the full text of a European counter-proposal to the U.S. 28-point Ukraine peace plan, seen by Reuters.
The document, drafted by Europe's E3 powers of Britain, France and Germany, takes the U.S. plan as its basis but goes through point by point with suggested changes & deletions.
The document, drafted by Europe's E3 powers of Britain, France and Germany, takes the U.S. plan as its basis but goes through point by point with suggested changes & deletions.
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In today’s Rapporteur: an interview with Cyprus’ top EU official, the latest on the EU Council’s Justus Lipsius renovation saga, and more budget.. w/ @eddywax.bsky.social
November 21, 2025 at 2:52 PM
In today’s Rapporteur: an interview with Cyprus’ top EU official, the latest on the EU Council’s Justus Lipsius renovation saga, and more budget.. w/ @eddywax.bsky.social
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Amazon has offered that a US-based senior vice president could remotely address members of Parliament’s employment committee in a new attempt to defuse tensions with MEPs.
Read @eddywax.bsky.social’ and my article at @euractiv.com:
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Read @eddywax.bsky.social’ and my article at @euractiv.com:
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Amazon makes fresh bid to restore lobby access to EU Parliament | Euractiv
The tech giant says a senior US-based staffer could address European leaders, but only remotely
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November 20, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Amazon has offered that a US-based senior vice president could remotely address members of Parliament’s employment committee in a new attempt to defuse tensions with MEPs.
Read @eddywax.bsky.social’ and my article at @euractiv.com:
www.euractiv.com/news/exclusi...
Read @eddywax.bsky.social’ and my article at @euractiv.com:
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Packed edition of the newsletter today: the wizard of the Berlaymont, Mercosur, budget scoop, Palestine Donor Group, Markus Pieper, EPP protects Meloni and much much more!
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Mercosur's Christmas crescendo | Euractiv
In today’s edition: Mercosur’s turbulent landing as EU leaders race to seal the trade deal before year-end, Brussels launches a whip-round for the Palestinian Authority amid its shrinking role in Gaza, and capitals jostle for control as the €234bn Competitiveness Fund turns into a political power play
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November 20, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Packed edition of the newsletter today: the wizard of the Berlaymont, Mercosur, budget scoop, Palestine Donor Group, Markus Pieper, EPP protects Meloni and much much more!
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After months of debate, the @ec.europa.eu has officially proposed delaying rules for high-risk AI systems. That’ll now kick off new months of debate in Council and especially in Parliament.
Read my article at @euractiv.com:
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Read my article at @euractiv.com:
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Commission proposes delaying key part of EU’s AI rules | Euractiv
The 'stop the clock' plan would mean application of high-risk AI rules hinges on when standards are completed, but Council and Parliament will still need to okay the delay
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November 19, 2025 at 1:43 PM
After months of debate, the @ec.europa.eu has officially proposed delaying rules for high-risk AI systems. That’ll now kick off new months of debate in Council and especially in Parliament.
Read my article at @euractiv.com:
www.euractiv.com/news/commiss...
Read my article at @euractiv.com:
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Italians are on the rampage after “Italian style” foods were found to be sold in the European Parliament’s shop. The president Roberta Metsola has been contacted to investigate!
My colleague @nicolettaionta.bsky.social reports
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My colleague @nicolettaionta.bsky.social reports
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November 18, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Italians are on the rampage after “Italian style” foods were found to be sold in the European Parliament’s shop. The president Roberta Metsola has been contacted to investigate!
My colleague @nicolettaionta.bsky.social reports
www.euractiv.com/news/rome-fu...
My colleague @nicolettaionta.bsky.social reports
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Lots to unpack in the latest Chattering Classes
- The alleged Chinese spy who worked for Politico
- Coked-up senior official at European Patent Office
- Jean Quatremer ripping off Euractiv
- And the Kurz-Epstein-Bannon triangle
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- The alleged Chinese spy who worked for Politico
- Coked-up senior official at European Patent Office
- Jean Quatremer ripping off Euractiv
- And the Kurz-Epstein-Bannon triangle
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The Chattering Classes: Politico spy-affair update | Euractiv
Sebastian Kurz, Steve Bannon, and Jeffrey Epstein; taking libertés, and Je Suis Henry!
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November 17, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Lots to unpack in the latest Chattering Classes
- The alleged Chinese spy who worked for Politico
- Coked-up senior official at European Patent Office
- Jean Quatremer ripping off Euractiv
- And the Kurz-Epstein-Bannon triangle
www.euractiv.com/opinion/the-...
- The alleged Chinese spy who worked for Politico
- Coked-up senior official at European Patent Office
- Jean Quatremer ripping off Euractiv
- And the Kurz-Epstein-Bannon triangle
www.euractiv.com/opinion/the-...
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Great write up by @eddywax.bsky.social @euractiv.com of my latest podcast chat (with former European Commission Secretary General, Catheine Day): www.euractiv.com/news/commiss...
Commission adviser floats ending 'lifetime' EU civil service jobs | Euractiv
Catherine Day urged faster hiring and a shift towards tech talent
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November 4, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Great write up by @eddywax.bsky.social @euractiv.com of my latest podcast chat (with former European Commission Secretary General, Catheine Day): www.euractiv.com/news/commiss...
Need to place a high ranking political aide somewhere in the civil service? Just create a new directorate!
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Weber eyes cushy job for top aide | Euractiv
In today’s edition: Manfred Weber under fire over a tailor-made Parliament post, climate ministers eye a watered-down 2040 target before COP30, and EPSO’s recruitment chaos leaves tens of thousands in...
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November 4, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Need to place a high ranking political aide somewhere in the civil service? Just create a new directorate!
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Cracking scoop on #Frontex by my ace Euractiv colleague @nicolettaionta.bsky.social
She is a scoop machine. If you're not following her, what's wrong with you!?
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She is a scoop machine. If you're not following her, what's wrong with you!?
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EXCLUSIVE: EU capitals eye wider powers for Frontex to tackle drone threats | Euractiv
The move comes amid mounting concern over a series of drone incursions into European airspace in recent months
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November 3, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Cracking scoop on #Frontex by my ace Euractiv colleague @nicolettaionta.bsky.social
She is a scoop machine. If you're not following her, what's wrong with you!?
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She is a scoop machine. If you're not following her, what's wrong with you!?
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Still way too much US news on here
November 1, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Still way too much US news on here
One wall in Brussels shows how Europe has changed in one year.
From federalist mural to private banking advert
From federalist mural to private banking advert
October 31, 2025 at 3:05 PM
One wall in Brussels shows how Europe has changed in one year.
From federalist mural to private banking advert
From federalist mural to private banking advert
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Who ombuds the ombudsman? Go read. Via @eddywax.bsky.social and @elisabraun.bsky.social
EXCLUSIVE: EU ombudsman promotes close aide to top watchdog role
EXCLUSIVE: EU ombudsman promotes close aide to top watchdog role
Do ut des? Unorthodox move by Teresa Anjinho is bound to raise questions
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October 31, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Who ombuds the ombudsman? Go read. Via @eddywax.bsky.social and @elisabraun.bsky.social
There's internal dissent at the EU ethics watchdog after the boss Teresa Anjinho promoted her head of cabinet to the office's most senior position, secretary general.
Read our scoop here.
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Read our scoop here.
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EXCLUSIVE: EU ombudsman promotes close aide to top watchdog role | Euractiv
Do ut des? Unorthodox move by Teresa Anjinho is bound to raise questions
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October 31, 2025 at 8:46 AM
There's internal dissent at the EU ethics watchdog after the boss Teresa Anjinho promoted her head of cabinet to the office's most senior position, secretary general.
Read our scoop here.
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Read our scoop here.
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Rapporteur is out: today I write about the Ukraine funding option no one in the EU wants to talk about - simply giving Ukraine money
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The Ukraine funding option Europe fears | Euractiv
In today’s edition: Dutch voters head to the polls as Rob Jetten’s progressive D66 gains momentum, a probe reveals the EU kept paying a convicted neo-Nazi MEP, and Brussels and New Delhi inch closer t...
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October 29, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Rapporteur is out: today I write about the Ukraine funding option no one in the EU wants to talk about - simply giving Ukraine money
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There are two views on what the European summit on Thursday means for Mercosur.
Macron, Costa, Stocker say there was a mere technical step
On the other Merz and now Kallas - as we exclusively reported - claim that a significant political step happened
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Macron, Costa, Stocker say there was a mere technical step
On the other Merz and now Kallas - as we exclusively reported - claim that a significant political step happened
www.euractiv.com/news/kallas-...
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October 25, 2025 at 6:16 AM
There are two views on what the European summit on Thursday means for Mercosur.
Macron, Costa, Stocker say there was a mere technical step
On the other Merz and now Kallas - as we exclusively reported - claim that a significant political step happened
www.euractiv.com/news/kallas-...
Macron, Costa, Stocker say there was a mere technical step
On the other Merz and now Kallas - as we exclusively reported - claim that a significant political step happened
www.euractiv.com/news/kallas-...
Diplomats with chainsaws:
“Simplification” has overtaken the political agenda in Brussels. We look ahead to the leaders’ summit on Thursday and discover that special
Simplification diplomats are working overtime to slash eu laws
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“Simplification” has overtaken the political agenda in Brussels. We look ahead to the leaders’ summit on Thursday and discover that special
Simplification diplomats are working overtime to slash eu laws
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Diplomats with chainsaws | Euractiv
In today’s edition: European capitals deploy “simplification diplomats” to lead a regulatory rollback in Brussels, Parliament clashes with Belgian prosecutors over MEP immunity, and Hungary doubles do...
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October 22, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Diplomats with chainsaws:
“Simplification” has overtaken the political agenda in Brussels. We look ahead to the leaders’ summit on Thursday and discover that special
Simplification diplomats are working overtime to slash eu laws
www.euractiv.com/news/rapport...
“Simplification” has overtaken the political agenda in Brussels. We look ahead to the leaders’ summit on Thursday and discover that special
Simplification diplomats are working overtime to slash eu laws
www.euractiv.com/news/rapport...
Rapporteur is out!
When Maroš Šefčovič announces the Commission’s 2026 policy agenda, its grandiose title “Europe’s Independence Moment” is unlikely to convince anyone
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When Maroš Šefčovič announces the Commission’s 2026 policy agenda, its grandiose title “Europe’s Independence Moment” is unlikely to convince anyone
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Europe's dependence moment | Euractiv
In today’s edition: Europe’s dependence on the US grows as Trump shapes foreign policy from afar, Bulgaria opens its skies for Putin ahead of the Budapest summit, and the Commission begins quietly dis...
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October 21, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Rapporteur is out!
When Maroš Šefčovič announces the Commission’s 2026 policy agenda, its grandiose title “Europe’s Independence Moment” is unlikely to convince anyone
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When Maroš Šefčovič announces the Commission’s 2026 policy agenda, its grandiose title “Europe’s Independence Moment” is unlikely to convince anyone
www.euractiv.com/news/rapport...
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#EUPolitics: Once, twice, three times? #Metsola said to eye another term as EP president, by @eddywax.bsky.social, and Sarantis Michalopoulos | Euractiv
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October 8, 2025 at 9:03 AM
#EUPolitics: Once, twice, three times? #Metsola said to eye another term as EP president, by @eddywax.bsky.social, and Sarantis Michalopoulos | Euractiv
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Motion sickness... something von der Leyen and I might have in common: she faced two twin motions of censure in plenary, I just had it on my way back from Strasbourg. Analysis on the twin vote, deforestation, the new EU visa strategy and other scoops in today’s Rapporteur, w/ @eddywax.bsky.social
Motion sickness
October 10, 2025 at 4:45 PM