Na Revista SÁBADO à sexta, *Visto de Bruxelas* regressa de férias com uma ‘niçoise’ de temas para o futuro da #UE🇪🇺: 🔘Afinal havia outra 🔘Putin vai nu 🔘Cada vez mais desorientado 🔘Processo de normalização em curso 🔘Mulher não entra? sabado.pt/opiniao/convid…

Com contributo meu para a CNN Portugal Uma França em suspenso à espera do governo Barnier, nas mãos de Le Pen e Bardella. "Ou cai imediatamente ou será um governo periclitante" cnnportugal.iol.pt/franca/emmanue…

Na Revista SÁBADO à sexta-feira, *Visto de Bruxelas* regressou de férias ⬇️ sabado.pt/opiniao/convid…

Seems to be confirmed that Mario Draghi will present his #competitiveness (frequently pronounced “competivness” for politicians unable to say ‘titive’) report on Monday 9 at 11:00. If indeed it is 400 pages long, that is very uncompetitive for the lack of time we all have…

“A classe política francesa falhou em encontrar um compromisso” cnnportugal.iol.pt/videos/a-class…

I hear some defending #Macron should have appointed Lucie Castets - even knowing she would be voted down - to then say: “I tried, it didn’t work.” So, now take #Barnier. Is this the kind of politicking that the French want? The 🇫🇷 political class failed collectively in reaching…

a compromise that would have worked in parliament. This growing political tribalism is bad & will just continue disenfranchising voters, pushing them to anti-systemic parties. Two months after the French people voted responsibly in a candidate they probably didn’t want to…

… avoid the far-right to governing the country, the political parties failed to do the same: being responsible & seeking a compromise. A failure. In the end, #Barnier is a good choice. Often underestimated, he is a workhorse that will do everything in his power to succeed…

…and provide France the broad stability that it needs and deserves.

Ontem com o Luís Varela de Almeida na CNN Portugal a analisar a situação política em França 🇫🇷 “A classe política francesa falhou em encontrar um compromisso” cnnportugal.iol.pt/videos/a-class…

As party-politics become more fragmented & parliaments increase the number of political parties represented, there seems to be a growing trend that the winners don’t govern. Portugal 2015; Spain 2023; France 2024; Thuringia 2024 are or will be such instances. Important to…

…understand what is the effect on voters that the winner is relegated to the opposition for lack of workable majorities. Winning but not governing seems to be increasing and will likely (sorry Florence Gaub 🇫🇷🇩🇪) become more common as political systems fragment & polarise.