Eddy Wax
@eddywax.bsky.social
I write politics newsletter Rapporteur for Euractiv in Brussels 🇧🇪🇬🇧
The EU is now the fifth-largest sovereign or supranational borrower in Europe, surpassing Belgium and 22 other member states, and trailing only Italy, France, Germany and Spain.
Brussels has quietly entered the fiscal big leagues.
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Brussels has quietly entered the fiscal big leagues.
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December 22, 2025 at 4:35 PM
The EU is now the fifth-largest sovereign or supranational borrower in Europe, surpassing Belgium and 22 other member states, and trailing only Italy, France, Germany and Spain.
Brussels has quietly entered the fiscal big leagues.
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Brussels has quietly entered the fiscal big leagues.
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Why is it wishful thinking though? Having the UK in the customs union might strengthen the EU's ability to negotiate the FTA with India...
December 22, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Why is it wishful thinking though? Having the UK in the customs union might strengthen the EU's ability to negotiate the FTA with India...
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Last Rapporteur of the year. We’ll be back in your inboxes on 5 January!
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December 22, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Last Rapporteur of the year. We’ll be back in your inboxes on 5 January!
@eddywax.bsky.social
@eddywax.bsky.social
The EU canceled a meeting of ambassadors today about Mercosur, the third such delay in a week www.euractiv.com/news/mercosu...
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December 22, 2025 at 11:47 AM
The EU canceled a meeting of ambassadors today about Mercosur, the third such delay in a week www.euractiv.com/news/mercosu...
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What a disaster, that this man owns an online (& global) kingdom
Private Eye
Private Eye
December 21, 2025 at 12:39 PM
What a disaster, that this man owns an online (& global) kingdom
Private Eye
Private Eye
This time it’s definitely happening ….. maybe?
December 21, 2025 at 5:29 PM
This time it’s definitely happening ….. maybe?
Scoopito: after 26 years, the EU has a new date for signing the Mercosur trade deal. 12 January.
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EU to sign Mercosur trade deal 12 January in Paraguay | Euractiv
Ursula von der Leyen had hoped to sign the agreement in Brazil this week
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December 19, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Scoopito: after 26 years, the EU has a new date for signing the Mercosur trade deal. 12 January.
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The Justus Lipsius renovation saga continues.. w/ @eddywax.bsky.social
Meloni rejects €1bn makeover for EU building in Brussels
Meloni rejects €1bn makeover for EU building in Brussels
EU is preparing an eye-watering refurbishment of its Justus Lipsius at a time of squeezed national coffers
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December 17, 2025 at 12:59 PM
The Justus Lipsius renovation saga continues.. w/ @eddywax.bsky.social
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Le bluff du prêt de réparation
Le bluff du prêt de réparation
Bienvenue dans l’édition du mercredi de Rapporteur. Je suis Eddy Wax, à Bruxelles, avec Nicoletta Ionta. Envoyez-nous vos conseils, documents et idées d’articles : eddy.wax@euractiv.com et nicoletta.ionta@euractiv.com À savoir : 🟢 La Belgique ne recule pas sur le financement de l’Ukraine 🟢 Les Danois obtiennent une réduction 🟢 Les pays réclament des fonds européens pour […]
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December 17, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Le bluff du prêt de réparation
Who’s bluffing? Bart De Wever or the member states considering ramming the reparations loan over his head?
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The reparations loan bluff | Euractiv
In Wednesday’s edition: EPP-ECR, rebates grab, Spuntino, returns hubs, Mercosur
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December 17, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Who’s bluffing? Bart De Wever or the member states considering ramming the reparations loan over his head?
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Old-new Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš flies into Brussels today for meetings with the very institutions he trashed on his route back to power.
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Babiš bolsters Patriots | Euractiv
In Thursday's edition: EEAS omertà, Wieland, Tempi, Kubilius’ team
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December 11, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Old-new Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš flies into Brussels today for meetings with the very institutions he trashed on his route back to power.
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Fresh details about the tender for the Diplomatic Academy under criminal investigation in today's newsletter
Rival bidders felt it was unfairly weighted toward the College
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Rival bidders felt it was unfairly weighted toward the College
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EU’s Trump strategy: Don’t engage | Euractiv
In Monday's edition: Mogherini’s ‘weird’ grant, E3 meets, Hamas questions, migration, budget brawl
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December 8, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Fresh details about the tender for the Diplomatic Academy under criminal investigation in today's newsletter
Rival bidders felt it was unfairly weighted toward the College
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Rival bidders felt it was unfairly weighted toward the College
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Rapporteur is out. In Friday’s edition: Ukraine ‘reparations loan,’ College of Europe, Vance attacks, book lobbyists, trade-preferences scheme
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December 5, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Rapporteur is out. In Friday’s edition: Ukraine ‘reparations loan,’ College of Europe, Vance attacks, book lobbyists, trade-preferences scheme
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Remigijus Žemaitaitis, leader of Lithuania’s populist Dawn of Nemunas ruling coalition party, has been found guilty of incitement to hatred against Jews and downplaying the Holocaust in a decision by the Vilnius Regional Court.
Leader of Lithuanian ruling coalition party convicted of antisemitism
The government’s largest party, the Social Democrats, has yet to reckon with a court verdict against the head of their Dawn of Nemunas coalition partners.
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December 4, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Remigijus Žemaitaitis, leader of Lithuania’s populist Dawn of Nemunas ruling coalition party, has been found guilty of incitement to hatred against Jews and downplaying the Holocaust in a decision by the Vilnius Regional Court.
They are two different people. The spokesperson is a person from the spokesperson service. My point that they were contradicting each other would have been less relevant had it all come from one person.
Plus citing one person two different ways in the same article is a major no no.
Plus citing one person two different ways in the same article is a major no no.
December 4, 2025 at 7:24 PM
They are two different people. The spokesperson is a person from the spokesperson service. My point that they were contradicting each other would have been less relevant had it all come from one person.
Plus citing one person two different ways in the same article is a major no no.
Plus citing one person two different ways in the same article is a major no no.
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Rule number one of crisis comms: put everything out there. Yet it's hard not to conclude that one of these two people, Commission senior official Sannino or anonymous spokesperson, is being deliberately misleading here.
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December 4, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Rule number one of crisis comms: put everything out there. Yet it's hard not to conclude that one of these two people, Commission senior official Sannino or anonymous spokesperson, is being deliberately misleading here.
(from @eddywax.bsky.social and @nicolettaionta.bsky.social)
(from @eddywax.bsky.social and @nicolettaionta.bsky.social)
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new: Mogherini resigns as College of Europe rector amid fraud probe www.euractiv.com/news/mogheri...
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December 4, 2025 at 12:14 PM
new: Mogherini resigns as College of Europe rector amid fraud probe www.euractiv.com/news/mogheri...
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Good piece. (My take is that the deregulation drive started in late 2022 with the Business Europe Stockholm declaration and massive financing from the Swedish Confederation of Enterprise) www.euractiv.com/news/counter... @eddywax.bsky.social @kennethhaar.bsky.social
Counterinsurgency: How Europe’s business lobby retook the Berlaymont | Euractiv
The EU’s 'simplification' drive is turning into a bonanza for corporate lobbyists
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December 2, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Good piece. (My take is that the deregulation drive started in late 2022 with the Business Europe Stockholm declaration and massive financing from the Swedish Confederation of Enterprise) www.euractiv.com/news/counter... @eddywax.bsky.social @kennethhaar.bsky.social
Dondé está Teresa Ribera (episode 2)
November 30, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Dondé está Teresa Ribera (episode 2)
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A must read, from my star colleagues @eddywax.bsky.social and Thomas Moller-Nielsen
EXCLUSIVE: EU economy chief urges G7 to speed up $50 billion Ukraine loan
EXCLUSIVE: EU economy chief urges G7 to speed up $50 billion Ukraine loan
Valdis Dombrovskis wants allies to step up as Belgium continues to block a separate €185 billion cash plan for Kyiv
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November 28, 2025 at 10:56 AM
A must read, from my star colleagues @eddywax.bsky.social and Thomas Moller-Nielsen
Ms Ribera, why didn't you turn up at the press conference on the bioeconomy today?
November 27, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Ms Ribera, why didn't you turn up at the press conference on the bioeconomy today?
Why is the commissioner standing inside a doll’s house?
We are introducing the EU Bioeconomy Strategy.
Watch the press conference here: audiovisual.ec.europa.eu/en/ebs/grid?...
Watch the press conference here: audiovisual.ec.europa.eu/en/ebs/grid?...
November 27, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Why is the commissioner standing inside a doll’s house?
I truly do find it sad and maddening that the EU’s top court wasted four years of its time having to reject this Commission official’s grubby attempt to claw back extra special money he was never owed - a spurious demand at best
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Top EU court rejects EU official’s bid for child tax relief | Euractiv
The ruling comes as the Commission reviews how its 32,000 staff work after complaints about long hours
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November 27, 2025 at 9:48 PM
I truly do find it sad and maddening that the EU’s top court wasted four years of its time having to reject this Commission official’s grubby attempt to claw back extra special money he was never owed - a spurious demand at best
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Could Roberta Metsola be carried by a right-to-far right majority into a third consecutive term as European Parliament President?
Today in Rapporteur, the Patriots for Europe name their price.
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Today in Rapporteur, the Patriots for Europe name their price.
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Patriots tell Metsola their price | Euractiv
Patriots for Europe dangle support for a third Metsola term, Europe holds its nerve on Ukraine as a new US peace draft buys time, and Howard Lutnick offers steel tariff relief in exchange for Brussels...
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November 25, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Could Roberta Metsola be carried by a right-to-far right majority into a third consecutive term as European Parliament President?
Today in Rapporteur, the Patriots for Europe name their price.
www.euractiv.com/news/patriot...
Today in Rapporteur, the Patriots for Europe name their price.
www.euractiv.com/news/patriot...