Why is France contending with religious violence again after very public calls by Erdogan to boycott and incite violence. And Merkels was to quietly preach to Germans about the evils of hate speech? Either the German government is too stupid to recognise the problems or the German government is in on it.

Seems the U.K. got the hell out while the getton' was good.

The "EU" consists of 27 nations, each one with its own politics, interests and sympathies, or hate. Can you imagine 27 USAs to bring together and speak with one voice?
The right wing in Romania, Hungary and Poland is of course pro-Erdoghan, as probaly is the german AfD.

But Erdoghan will probably have not a good stand after Trump is gone, and with any successor of Merkel. Erdoghan is blackmailing all the time, if you do not !"§$.. we will open the borders and let the refugess flood in. Merkel is too lenient.
As i said before, if this goes on the EU can award itself the Chamberlain appeasement award.

Regarding the UK leaving we will see, some say that up to now it has been quite impressive, but no one here buys that after the last four-years' political grandstand show, economical development and Corona.

The government has suffered a heavy defeat in the House of Lords over its controversial Brexit legislation.

The Internal Market Bill contains measures that overrule parts of the UK's Brexit agreement with the EU.

Peers voted overwhelmingly to remove a section of the bill that would allow ministers to break international law - by 433 votes to 165.

The government said it would reinstate the clauses when the bill returns to the House of Commons next month.

It comes as trade talks continue between EU and UK officials in London as they try to reach an agreement over a future economic partnership.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-54882088

A Brexit deal is "unlikely this week" and trade talks are "likely to move into next week", according to Ireland's foreign minister.

Simon Coveney said he was hopeful he would be "proven wrong" but played down the prospects of a breakthrough in the next few days.

EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier is in London this week to continue negotiations on a future UK-EU relationship with his UK counterpart Lord Frost.
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/brexi...id=mailsignout

I fear it will offend you, but did anyone vote for Johnson? Except in his constituency?
Mrs von der Leyen was voted in by representatives of the 27 countries of the EU.
Johnson was not voted in but "elected" by paid-up members of his party.
(read this in the comments section)
But "Unelected EU bureaucrats?" :nope:

^ people in our countries like Germany, France, Denmark, Sweden and other members of EU can every 4 or 5th year say in an election who they want to be their Prime minister.

These Prime minister chose who shall be the leader of EU. This mean European voters has indirectly chosen this EU-leader.

Why not do as in USA, let the voters in the European country directly vote for who shall lead EU for a period of 4 or 5 years.

Shall we have same type of system - Winner takes all ?
Shall we have same type of electoral system where each country has a given number of electoral ?

And so on.

(Sorry I know this is the UK-Politics thread, but Catfish comment made me think of this)

Markus

Certainly no offense taken but we are stuck with the system we have and it usually works pretty well. In fact, correct me if I'm wrong but only the parliament of Iceland is older in being as far as I'm aware and currently being too lazy to Google it :)

Just a pity it isn't Cummings.

The "penny is dropping" in Brussels over the UK's post-Brexit status as an independent nation as the deadline for a trade deal nears, says Michael Gove.

The cabinet office minister told the BBC that British negotiators needed to see "movement on the EU side".

The two sides resumed talks in London this week, with a UK government source saying they were in the "final stage".

But gaps remain, such as on fishing rights, with the UK source saying the EU's position was "wholly unrealistic".

Negotiations are set to continue in Brussels next week.

So Cummings will leave?
 

So Cummings will leave?

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-b...-idUSKBN27T0P8

I most certainly hope so and closely followed by the bumbling buffoon if there is a God out there.

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknew...out&li=BBoPWjQ

This really cracked me up :haha:

Bye bye Dominic

https://translate.google.com/transla...ne-Zaesur.html

Cummings made too many enemies behind the scenes and the final straw for Boris was supposedly when verbal attacks were made against his fiance.

No doubt it will all come out in the wash.

Why don't they just spin a coin :o

Sticking points over a post-Brexit trade agreement between the UK and EU "can be resolved" and a deal "can be done", says a government minister.

Environment Secretary George Eustice told the BBC's Andrew Marr "agreement exists" between the two sides.

But earlier, he told Sky News there was still "some way between us" and "time is very, very short" to agree a deal.

Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney said talks have "got to make big progress" in the coming week.

He told Sky's Sophy Ridge getting a trade agreement was "difficult but also very doable", and the consequences of failing to would be "significant".

The talks between the UK and EU are due to resume on Monday in Brussels.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-54950011

You'd have thought Boris would have learned his lesson by now.

Looks like the tail is trying to wag the dog again.