Mepassistant (Quentin)
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🇬🇧 Explaining EU politics on #Twitch / 🇫🇷 Vulgarise la politique européenne.
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When Rutte doubts there could be a European defence pillar
January 27, 2026 at 1:36 PM
When Rutte doubts there could be a European defence pillar
Today I Learned that the Parliament's iconic Mickey Mouse Bar is named like that in reference and mockery to Margaret Thatcher, who once called the European Parliament a "Mickey Mouse Parliament" because of its lack of power back then.
Who said EU institutions don't have a sense of humour ?
Who said EU institutions don't have a sense of humour ?
January 27, 2026 at 8:47 AM
Today I Learned that the Parliament's iconic Mickey Mouse Bar is named like that in reference and mockery to Margaret Thatcher, who once called the European Parliament a "Mickey Mouse Parliament" because of its lack of power back then.
Who said EU institutions don't have a sense of humour ?
Who said EU institutions don't have a sense of humour ?
When the EU and India enter their final trade d̶a̶n̶c̶e̶-̶o̶f̶f̶ negotiations
January 26, 2026 at 12:49 PM
When the EU and India enter their final trade d̶a̶n̶c̶e̶-̶o̶f̶f̶ negotiations
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January 26, 2026 at 8:38 AM
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Though it seems Trump is now TACOing on Greenland, let's salute the critical role and help provided to Europe by those who are constitutionnally supposed to be the counter-weight to the US President.
Oh wait.
Oh wait.
January 22, 2026 at 8:33 AM
Though it seems Trump is now TACOing on Greenland, let's salute the critical role and help provided to Europe by those who are constitutionnally supposed to be the counter-weight to the US President.
Oh wait.
Oh wait.
Trump in Davos: "All the United States is asking for is a place called Greenland”
Quick, someone gets us an uninhabited island somewhere in the middle of the ocean, call it Greenland and wrap it in a nice bow as a present to Trump.
Quick, someone gets us an uninhabited island somewhere in the middle of the ocean, call it Greenland and wrap it in a nice bow as a present to Trump.
January 21, 2026 at 2:23 PM
Trump in Davos: "All the United States is asking for is a place called Greenland”
Quick, someone gets us an uninhabited island somewhere in the middle of the ocean, call it Greenland and wrap it in a nice bow as a present to Trump.
Quick, someone gets us an uninhabited island somewhere in the middle of the ocean, call it Greenland and wrap it in a nice bow as a present to Trump.
At least it shows I was right to put farmers (place 24) in my ranking of the EU's most influencial people
January 21, 2026 at 2:00 PM
At least it shows I was right to put farmers (place 24) in my ranking of the EU's most influencial people
When you mastered the art of self-sabotage.
January 21, 2026 at 12:46 PM
When you mastered the art of self-sabotage.
Et après les agriculteurs s'étonnent que le Parlement fasse circuler des instructions de sécurité dès que les agriculteurs sont en ville.
Un policier grièvement blessé à l’œil lors des manifestations d’agriculteurs contre le Mercosur à Strasbourg
Un policier grièvement blessé à l’œil lors des manifestations d’agriculteurs contre le Mercosur à Strasbourg
Quelque 5 500 agriculteurs ont rejoint mardi le Parlement européen, alors que les eurodéputés doivent décider de saisir ou non la Cour de justice de l’Union européenne sur la validité de l’accord avec le Mercosur.
www.lemonde.fr
January 21, 2026 at 11:24 AM
Et après les agriculteurs s'étonnent que le Parlement fasse circuler des instructions de sécurité dès que les agriculteurs sont en ville.
The first test on the Mercosur deal starts in the Parliament, with MEPs deciding to send it to the CJEU or not.
It will be on a knife-edge, the geopolitical context adding extra pressure.
We'll see if MEPs can walk the talk of EU as a geostrategic actor or if national politics is all that matters.
It will be on a knife-edge, the geopolitical context adding extra pressure.
We'll see if MEPs can walk the talk of EU as a geostrategic actor or if national politics is all that matters.
Undecided lawmakers in the European Parliament will make or break a deal to create the world’s largest free trade area, according to a POLITICO analysis of voting intentions.
By the numbers: Mercosur trade deal splits EU Parliament in half
POLITICO poll of European lawmakers puts landmark deal on knife-edge ahead of key vote on Wednesday.
www.politico.eu
January 21, 2026 at 11:04 AM
The first test on the Mercosur deal starts in the Parliament, with MEPs deciding to send it to the CJEU or not.
It will be on a knife-edge, the geopolitical context adding extra pressure.
We'll see if MEPs can walk the talk of EU as a geostrategic actor or if national politics is all that matters.
It will be on a knife-edge, the geopolitical context adding extra pressure.
We'll see if MEPs can walk the talk of EU as a geostrategic actor or if national politics is all that matters.
When dry January is extra hard this year.
January 21, 2026 at 8:30 AM
When dry January is extra hard this year.
"I feel the need... the need for trade bazookas"
January 20, 2026 at 1:44 PM
"I feel the need... the need for trade bazookas"
When you have a problematic type
January 20, 2026 at 1:31 PM
When you have a problematic type
In a bid to make their agressivity useful - for once - the Commission sends farmer protesters and their tractors to Greenland to face-off a potential US invasion.
"We told them we'd cancel the Mercosur deal if they beat the US army. Two birds, one stone".
"We told them we'd cancel the Mercosur deal if they beat the US army. Two birds, one stone".
January 20, 2026 at 11:45 AM
In a bid to make their agressivity useful - for once - the Commission sends farmer protesters and their tractors to Greenland to face-off a potential US invasion.
"We told them we'd cancel the Mercosur deal if they beat the US army. Two birds, one stone".
"We told them we'd cancel the Mercosur deal if they beat the US army. Two birds, one stone".
"What do you mean they can say 'no' ?"
January 20, 2026 at 9:19 AM
"What do you mean they can say 'no' ?"
La motion de censure de Bardella contre la Commission européenne en raison de la signature de l'accord UE-Mercosur est tellement inutile que même Bardella n'a pas jugé utile de venir au débat sur sa propre motion 🤡
European trade commissioner Maroš Šefčovič faced an almost empty European Parliament today to defend the European Commission’s signing of the Mercosur trade deal.
Von der Leyen no-confidence debate takes place in near-empty chamber
Even Jordan Bardella, who spearheaded the charge against the EU executive, failed to show up.
www.politico.eu
January 20, 2026 at 8:25 AM
La motion de censure de Bardella contre la Commission européenne en raison de la signature de l'accord UE-Mercosur est tellement inutile que même Bardella n'a pas jugé utile de venir au débat sur sa propre motion 🤡
When you become kind of a one-trick pony
January 19, 2026 at 1:56 PM
When you become kind of a one-trick pony
When you have geopolitical dyslexia
January 19, 2026 at 9:33 AM
When you have geopolitical dyslexia
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If Members States had balls they would put in the balance the US bases in Europe, which are essential for all US operations in Africa & the Middle East (impacting priorities like Israel & Iran).
But I doubt they will because of the need to deter Russia & hopes of salvaging somehow the relationship.
But I doubt they will because of the need to deter Russia & hopes of salvaging somehow the relationship.
For the past year, Europeans have grudgingly endured the pains of Trump's foreign policy for the sake of guaranteeing America's engagement in Ukraine.
Now the White House presents Europeans with an impossible choice: give up Greenland or give up Ukraine.
Now the White House presents Europeans with an impossible choice: give up Greenland or give up Ukraine.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is now making an explicit link between the US desire to annex Greenland and the continuation of US support for Ukraine.
"What would happen in Ukraine if the US pulled its support out? The whole thing would collapse," Bessent told Meet The Press.
"What would happen in Ukraine if the US pulled its support out? The whole thing would collapse," Bessent told Meet The Press.
January 18, 2026 at 7:13 PM
If Members States had balls they would put in the balance the US bases in Europe, which are essential for all US operations in Africa & the Middle East (impacting priorities like Israel & Iran).
But I doubt they will because of the need to deter Russia & hopes of salvaging somehow the relationship.
But I doubt they will because of the need to deter Russia & hopes of salvaging somehow the relationship.
The anti-coercion instrument is a negotiation tool, the gun you put on the table to show you mean business.
Trump using tariffs to force the EU to give away territory is a textbook example of what ACI was built for.
Big Tech must be nervous as they know they'd be first in any EU retaliations.
Trump using tariffs to force the EU to give away territory is a textbook example of what ACI was built for.
Big Tech must be nervous as they know they'd be first in any EU retaliations.
January 18, 2026 at 3:49 PM
The anti-coercion instrument is a negotiation tool, the gun you put on the table to show you mean business.
Trump using tariffs to force the EU to give away territory is a textbook example of what ACI was built for.
Big Tech must be nervous as they know they'd be first in any EU retaliations.
Trump using tariffs to force the EU to give away territory is a textbook example of what ACI was built for.
Big Tech must be nervous as they know they'd be first in any EU retaliations.
We're all getting nervous about Greenland, but part of the blame should be put on Poland.
They could easily announce the deployment of Winged Hussards and that'd be the end of it.
They could easily announce the deployment of Winged Hussards and that'd be the end of it.
a drawing of a cow with a red and white ball on its back
ALT: a drawing of a cow with a red and white ball on its back
media.tenor.com
January 15, 2026 at 1:46 PM
We're all getting nervous about Greenland, but part of the blame should be put on Poland.
They could easily announce the deployment of Winged Hussards and that'd be the end of it.
They could easily announce the deployment of Winged Hussards and that'd be the end of it.
The same way the US was separating the EU-US trade war and its support to Ukraine.
Oh wait.
Oh wait.
'EU-US trade deal separate from Greenland dispute,' top MEP says
'EU-US trade deal separate from Greenland dispute,' top MEP says
David McAllister, the influential chair of the European Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs, argues the parliament should not derail the ratification the EU-US trade deal to punish Trump over US threats to acquire Greenland in an interview with Euronews.
l.euronews.com
January 15, 2026 at 11:07 AM
The same way the US was separating the EU-US trade war and its support to Ukraine.
Oh wait.
Oh wait.
C'est incroyable à quel point on devient la caricature de nous-mêmes (ce qui nous décrédibilise). L'enjeu ici c'est que l'Ukraine puisse se défendre.
Qu'une minorité des fonds puisse être utilisé pour acheter des armes que les européens ne sont pas capables de produire n'a rien d'un scandale.
Qu'une minorité des fonds puisse être utilisé pour acheter des armes que les européens ne sont pas capables de produire n'a rien d'un scandale.
January 15, 2026 at 9:36 AM
C'est incroyable à quel point on devient la caricature de nous-mêmes (ce qui nous décrédibilise). L'enjeu ici c'est que l'Ukraine puisse se défendre.
Qu'une minorité des fonds puisse être utilisé pour acheter des armes que les européens ne sont pas capables de produire n'a rien d'un scandale.
Qu'une minorité des fonds puisse être utilisé pour acheter des armes que les européens ne sont pas capables de produire n'a rien d'un scandale.
A poll in the US shows that Republican voters are divided on Greenland.
Many are keen on the idea of acquiring the island but opposed to do it by force.
So it's unclear whether Trump has a viable case domestically to sell a take-over of Greenland, particularly ahead of hard midterm elections.
Many are keen on the idea of acquiring the island but opposed to do it by force.
So it's unclear whether Trump has a viable case domestically to sell a take-over of Greenland, particularly ahead of hard midterm elections.
January 14, 2026 at 4:43 PM
A poll in the US shows that Republican voters are divided on Greenland.
Many are keen on the idea of acquiring the island but opposed to do it by force.
So it's unclear whether Trump has a viable case domestically to sell a take-over of Greenland, particularly ahead of hard midterm elections.
Many are keen on the idea of acquiring the island but opposed to do it by force.
So it's unclear whether Trump has a viable case domestically to sell a take-over of Greenland, particularly ahead of hard midterm elections.