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Von der Leyen - if confirmed as new European Commission President - will not bring winds of change. A Merkel loyalist, true Christian Democrat, conservative europhile. She’s thought likely to try to promote more women though. As for #Brexit .. /1
Remember the Commission negotiated on behalf of EU member states. Commission President doesn’t have legal power to change that negotiating mandate /2
Since U.K. gov signed off on the Withdrawal Agreement back in November, the only ones who can change the content are EU national leaders, not the Commission /3
And what these days of haggling and indecision amongst leaders about these EU top jobs shows us is that while France and Germany are still powerful, they are not ALL-powerful in EU circles anymore as unable to impose on others the plan agreed between them at G20 /4
Maybe something for new UK pm to think about ahead of planning trips to Berlin and Paris to discuss #Brexit deal renegotiation /5
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On today’s Juncker-Johnson meeting, important to remember European Commission negotiates on behalf of EU leaders. Juncker does not have legal powers to change #Brexit deal BUT /1
Juncker is v much in favour of finding a deal a) for good of EU and importantly b) as part of his own legacy. His last day in office as Commission President coincides with date by which the PM wants UK out of EU .. 31st Oct BUT /2
PM’s current negotiation offer doesnt fly with EU. Perceived to be: “We, UK will compromise and allow Northern Ireland to follow EU regulatory rules on food safety, you EU meet us “half way” and compromise on single market. We’ll work out the border issue with technology ..” /3
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What Angela Merkel did and did not say about #Brexit in the Bundestag@👇1) She did say the EU would be weakened after Brexit (but that it should seize the chance to become stronger spon.de/afyLo via @SPIEGELONLINE. /1
2) She did warn that - if #Brexit leads to a Singapore-on-Thames deregulated UK - that the EU could find itself with an economic competitor on its doorstep and that the bloc should aim to work with the U.K. after its departure /2
3)Merkel didn’t express herself as any more optimistic than before about getting a #Brexit deal. She said there’s every chance a deal will be found but EU should prepare itself for possibility of no deal.. Plus ca change as far as Merkel’s Brexit pronouncements are concerned /3
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“More like the Balkans than Great Britain” was the response of one EU diplomat to what happened in Parliament last night while a politician from a separate EU country admitted watching the proceedings with a “shameful fascination”, shared -he said -by his fellow countrymen 1/3
One EU diplomat seemed distressed, telling me: “For friends of Britain is it very hurtful to look at the ever growing mess our UK friends made of their plan to leave the EU. It is high time British society and politics overcome their deep .. 2/3
“divisions and forge a new consensus about the future UK role in Europe and the wider world. A weak, divided Britain will only help the enemies of the UK and Europe - Brexit or not” 3/3
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Its been a long while since I did a thread on the EU perspective of the Brexit side. The reasons were simple, there was nothing happening and then after Johnson's election the brouhaha was mainly in the UK. 1/
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Die Journalistin @m_kormbaki hat in der @HAZ ein "#Faktencheck" zum #Rezo-Video erstellt.

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