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The Bruxelles Circus unveils, with irony, the behind-the-scenes of the EU Parliament. A scathing journey through inconvenient truths, power plays, and political theatre.

- Less CAP, more crap: Brussels’ Latest Idea? More Bureaucracy, Less Rural DevelopmentBrussels is at it again.This time with a reform of the CAP (Common Agricultural Policy) that promises “simplification,” but smells a lot like organized chaos. The big new idea?A giant “single fund” that’s supposed to include everything: money for farmers,… Read more: Less CAP, more crap: Brussels’ Latest Idea? More Bureaucracy, Less Rural Development
- The Next EU Budget? Already Falling Apart Before It’s BornUrsula von der Leyen said it herself: “The EU’s old budget was designed for a world that no longer exists.” The problem? The new one is shaping up to be just as useless. On Wednesday, the Commission will unveil its… Read more: The Next EU Budget? Already Falling Apart Before It’s Born
- Trump Hits with Tariffs. Europe Says Thanks and Asks for MoreThere’s something grotesque about watching a global economic power accept a daylight robbery by tariff without so much as a raised eyebrow. Trump has made it official: 70% of EU exports will be hit. If things go south, that number… Read more: Trump Hits with Tariffs. Europe Says Thanks and Asks for More
- Europe, You’re on Your Knees – and You Call It NegotiationTariffs go up in Washington, and hands go up in Brussels — in surrender. Donald Trump sends a letter announcing that starting August 1st, 30% tariffs will hit European exports, and how does the European Commission respond? With a resounding… Read more: Europe, You’re on Your Knees – and You Call It Negotiation
- The Sovereignty Scavengers: Millions Vanished in Fake Consulting and Recycled IdealsIn the heart of Europe — the one that chokes up at every article of the treaty and preaches fiscal discipline with a quiver in its institutional voice — someone found a way to go ideological shopping on our dime.… Read more: The Sovereignty Scavengers: Millions Vanished in Fake Consulting and Recycled Ideals
- The Union of the Deluded: No-Confidence Motion Sparks a Fake CrisisStrasbourg, July 2025. The plenary opens as always: carpets too clean, coffee too expensive, MEPs far too present to really be there. At the center of the stage, Ursula von der Leyen — who doesn’t fall, doesn’t flinch, doesn’t retreat.… Read more: The Union of the Deluded: No-Confidence Motion Sparks a Fake Crisis