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An important article by @FerdiGiugliano that also shows the downside to myths that become widely spread “accepted” truths (thread) bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…
@FerdiGiugliano Ask in Italy and it has long been widely acknowledged that Italy has punched far below its weight in the EU. This fits poorly with reality: 2 of 5 EU presidency are held by Italy: ECB and EP. The others are held by Luxemburg, Portugal and Poland.
@FerdiGiugliano And that’s not the end of it: Mogherini, another Italian, holds another of the absolute frontline top jobs.
@FerdiGiugliano But the feeling of not having the deserved weight in the EU contributed to a turn towards Lega and M5S. And both of them do not understand how power is wielded in the EU.
@FerdiGiugliano They think that not compromising and insisting unyieldingly works (it certainly does well when playing to the base). And joined groups in the EP that stand for that. The result: you cannot build majorities with them, hence they are sidelined. Spain steps up.
@FerdiGiugliano The UK made a similar mistake when leaving the EPP. Spain on the other hand now is now the largest player in the center-left group of the EU. Another actor who has long understood that opposition alone will just harm you: Orbán.
