Europe by Numbers: The Von der Leyen Budget
Although it was largely absent from the European election campaign, the negotiations over the next so-called Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF)— the EU’s budget—will take …
Red Herring & Black Swan: Don’t Count Your Spitzens Before They Hatch
In 2014, Jean-Claude Juncker became commission president because the European Parliament pushed him as Spitzenkandidat. But that flawed system may not survive the 2019 …