It’s always tough to come back to the office after a week off. My brain is still in the French alps. I had to check the weather in Samoens: still snowing…
I spent the day going through my mail from last week, basically catching up. Protectionism and nationalism seems to be the only game in town. I’m glad I wrote about it in my Blue Wings column last month. A pitty that it was published only a last week.
Today’s highlight was a lecture to 800 stagiers, i.e. trainees of the EU institutions. Well, at least it was a highlight for me. I don’t know about the stagiers…I did not feel 100 percent, and I think it showed.
Alpine articulation…
It was, once again, a great group. Sharp and timely questions. I hope the answers were satisfactory.
Tomorrow I am off to Finland with the Constitutional Committee. Looking forward to meeting some Finnish MPs about the Constitution. My feeling is that Finland will ratify the Constitution before the summer.
Trying to keep the audience awake…
