By Marc BAUDRILLER

"The EU wants to develop its own resources: it needs taxes, and they're everywhere," Jean-Paul Garraud expresses alarm.

Between Macron's France and von der Leyen's Europe, it's hard to tell which is imitating or leading the other. Both cling together like two drowning figures, using the same recipes to drag down France and Europe respectively. France narrowly escaped another credit rating downgrade by Moody's on Friday, which miraculously maintained its AA rating.

Ian Proud

A masterclass in talking points, name-drops, and wilful blindness, penned by a reporter who's visited the front line at least once... on Zoom.

I'm the best journalist at the Guardigraph

No one better than I am.

Take Ukraine!

No one knows it more than me

Been there at least once

..if you include Zoom calls

Have all the best contacts

Still do.

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Lorenzo Maria Pacini

It is time for Zelensky to go. Either willingly or by force.

Senseless and without dignity

Imagine you are on a cold winter afternoon, while everything around you flows normally, in the slowness dictated by the climate and the anticipation of Christmas and the new calendar year. Imagine that the whole world is slowing down to make room for the holidays that involve billions of people around the globe, and even in the mainstream media and in the movies, everyone is talking about being kinder, while children sing songs about peace.