L'Ue non ha capito la Brexit e gli inglesi. And these will win in the end
But we have all become stupid for thinking that great historical processes can be held back by agreements lasting thousands of pages, written in legal language, between different bureaucracies? When the multitude moves, when constituent power advances, i deal I'm a miserable thing, if they try to drain the flow of this river. We used this term in English because, after the Westminster vote of 29 January, which brought May back to life, in the EU and its singers (which comprise a large part of the mainstream press) we oscillate between irony, in considering it one Pyrrhic victory given the immediate no from Juncker and Barnier, and instilling fear, describing the no deal like the arrival of the Apocalypse.
The reality is that since 2016 Continental Europe understood little or nothing of what had happened. How this was not understood in Italy: suffice it to say, in journalism, the only serious book was Brexit is neither a challenge, cared for by Daniele Capezzone and Federico Punzi (of which a new e-book edition has now been released, always for the Jubilee editions). Not to mention the disheartening debate in mainstream newspapers. Read More




Let's also mark today's date among those that made history. The signing of the Treaty of Aachen between France and Germany opens an unprecedented chapter. Sworn enemies since the time of Charlemagne, with the peak of the rivalry in the two world wars, France and Germany strengthen their alliance. The new treaty strengthens that of the Elysée signed on 22 January 1963 - Exactly 56 years ago – by then Chancellor Konrad Adenauer and French President Charles De Gaulle. There is no point in trying to decide whether the agreement is more to the advantage of Macron or Merkel. The treaty remains historic for many reasons.
Leek soup: press review of 23 December 2018