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-Hello! -Hello!

-We have an announcement to make, very important.

-We wanted to tell you that it's better to watch the series in original version.

There you go.

That would make us really happy. -Sorry, he's making tons of it.

-And there, bam, she

becomes commissioner and she betrays us!

-It's hard to believe!

-Yes. -This is intolerable!

It is about respect for the

institution and even, more

generally, respect for the word given.

-What needs to be done is... Parliament must veto.

-The veto?

-Yes.

-Ho there...

It's complicated! - This is the only option.

-Still... -You say this is intolerable.

-What I wanted to say, precisely,

we couldn't tolerate that, the veto.

Yes, yes!

The veto... -Yes?

-Unimaginable!

-Well no!

-Well yes. -Well no!

-The Commission wants to cheat us! We must counterattack!

We cannot accept this contempt for Parliament!

We can't accept it!

-Damn! I forgot that I had a meeting!

You'll have to come back. -What?

-They won't be long. -Who? We must react!

-I was just informed that they were on their way.

-Who?

-Thank you for your visit, Gesine. -We have to react, we can't...

-The Blue Deal is essential to launch a

new accounting model centered on the ecosystem.

It allows us to revolutionize capitalism, quite simply!

-I don't really know. Let's just say that I'm not... thrilled.

-Aren't you excited? -That's it: we're not excited.

-Not even a little bit?

-Riders.

-Horsemen? -I see 3.

A rider is a provision added to a

section of law that has very little to do with

the subject matter addressed by the bill in question.

It is often used to gain the support of hostile parties.

-OK. -So...

The Greens will not oppose this text,

because article 24 mentions marine protected

areas, that they had been hoping to get for a long time.

1st horseman.

The Left will not support your veto

because of article 18 paragraph 6

on the adjustment fund to globalization.

2nd horseman. -OK.

-And no chance of getting the vote

of Mecklenburg MEP because

of the 3rd part of annex 4 concerning...

fishing subsidies.

3rd cave... -The bastards!

And no amendment possible: either veto or validate the text.

-"Scheize!" What are we doing ? -He's not going to help us with that.

He takes care of the institution, not from our conflicts.

-Cantel has a team with her!

-We can't use our perversity to justify ours.

Here we go.

We have to work on our strategy. -And how?

-Welcome to “Discovering the EU”,

the podcast that puts faces to the names of Eurocrats.

I'm Rose Pilkington and this... -This sucks!

-I know the name is ridiculous.

-No, he's hilarious. It's the sound that sucks.

Can you try different distances with the microphone?

-Um... Yes.

Hi! This is Rose Pilkington! Hello! Yes hello !

Here is the sound of journalism without lies and secrecy.

-It's better. Put it higher. -Higher?

-Podcasting, the media of the future, even if it's a financial pit.

-There, it's already much better! -It's not ideal...

-OK.

Try again with this. -Your towel?

-This is acoustic attenuation. -It looks like a dirty towel.

-It reduces ambient sounds. Radio

reporters all do this, it makes a huge difference!

-I'm glad I gave up my job at the Daily Mail for this...

-Perfect! It's all good !

-We can't record the entire podcast like that.

-That's right. Need to find a bigger towel.

-She will torpedo the Blue Deal. It's his boat that must sink!

-I'm not sure that violence is the key.

-So how to destroy them?

-They are arming themselves with our divisions.

We must also arm ourselves.

-Arm yourself! I like that!

-The Commission is made up of

one commissioner per Member State,

so we could play on the usual

rivalries between nationalities. -I love it!

-It's all the easier since everyone hates the French.

-Of course! We hate them! Excellent idea!

-"The French commissioner wants to return to a...

"Soviet planning!"

-"She has Napoleonic plans for the continent!"

-Yes! Yes ! Yes !

-It's zero carbon, it's good for the seabed.

-And inflation? It speaks to the Germans!

-We would obtain a conglomeration of the largest companies.

-What is the link between big boat and inflation?

-It could threaten small companies in small countries.

-Boat... -What did you say?

-The boats... -No!

Not you! Him ! What did you say about small companies?

-I said that this project threatens small structures.

It is an alliance between large multinationals.

It doesn't really favor the free market.

-Oh! Jackpot!

If there is one thing that is untouchable in Brussels, it is SMEs.

They're a bit like the baby seals of the business world.

This guy is Didrik, the best lobbyist in town.

He's going to flip this damn Commission like a little Pfannkuchen!

-Astrein!

(Handsome!) -Hello!

-Nein! Not you !

We're here for Didrik.

-Okay...

Didrik!

-Ho there...

Is that him? -Oh yes!

-He's not what I imagined.

-Believe me, he's the man for the job.

-Podcasts allow you to talk about yourself from another approach.

People don't care about bills.

They are interested in personal stories, and your voice helps...

-I have already accepted this interview.

-Yes... I was just giving you a little context.

Here we are. This is the studio.

-What is it? -My partner, Magda.

-Hello!

-I'm talking about the tent.

-This is a sound reduction device.

-It looks a lot like a tent. -Please come.

It's a bit...

Ouch!

-And so, now, the French

commissioner wants to create a big

conglomerate which will suffocate us, small fish.

SMEs, we are simple people who are trying to survive.

We get up early in the morning, we work with dignity...

We can do nothing against these giants.

Especially if the Commission gets on their side.

We don't ask for much.

Just...

a chance to survive.

-You also represent companies capitalized at hundreds of millions of euros.

-Don't worry, Didrik.

We'll take care of it.

-Thank you.

-We'll take care of it, right?

-Of course!

-Obrigado.

*-So I think we should change leadership in Parliament.

-The sound quality is really good!

-Yeah. -The tent works pretty well.

*-Besides, to be honest...

-What are you doing? -Um... Just editing.

-You're not going to remove his stutter, it's not ethical at all!

-We retouch the bodies of celebrities in magazines.

-Yes. And that too, this is completely immoral!

-Yes, it's immoral, but...

it's a seller.

-No.

-But this is our slogan: "Soft voice and hard truth"!

-I'm not going to let you do this. -My God...

-Morning.

-Hi.

-Morning.

-...from 2 p.m. Is it OK or not?

-Cool, we cancel.

-Should we cancel?

-Something is going on with the small countries.

-Huh? -Eva met the cabinet

directors of the Portuguese, Estonian,

Czech, Austrian and Danish commissioners in the elevator.

They were going to the 13th floor,

a few hours from the college meeting.

-So what?

-Small countries feel threatened by industrial policies.

-What are they going to do? The little beast doesn't eat the big one.

-Big? It's exaggerated !

-I was talking about France there.

-Here, the little beasts weigh as much as the big ones.

In Parliament, the Germans

have 96 deputies and the Maltese 6.

At the Commission,

they have one commissioner each.

-What do we do?

-We await the president's verdict.

-It's starting!

*-Good evening everyone.

*Welcome to this pre-college meeting press conference.

-Can't it be clearer? -Are you planning to speak on TV?

My husband does this too, I find it annoying.

*-Our container ship project *is subject

to a 2nd consultation by the review committee.

-Yahou!

-What is it? It's what ?

-They return the text to the review committee.

-And is that good? -Yes!

It is an internal committee which checks the Commission's projects.

They are experts in expertise.

In the language of the Commission, this means that the project is dead.

-I told you!

It's incredible!

-Okay...

What do we do now?

Get out, everyone.

-Wait...

Look at this.

-What is this bullshit?

Did you make a fucking tweet to announce it?

-I did my job of communicating... -The press only talks about that!

"The Commission is being trampled by European companies."

Shut up! -Asshole!

You're fired! -What's going on here?

-This idiot tweeted that his group

influences the actions of the Commission.

So they will have to prove that it's false! We're fucked!

-This is... -What did you do?

Did you screw us over?

-It's just a tweet!

-It's so much work!

Do you know how much work is?

We worked so hard!

-What do we hear?

-It comes from the office of the French commissioner.

-Would you like to close the window?

-It is already closed.

THE LITTLE COUNTRIES?

-What does that mean? -Wait.

-We are at 349 and...

No, it's still 349, but it's

double what we did with the teaser.

If the audience doubles with each podcast,

in 20 episodes, we will 350 million listeners and...

Yeah, unlikely. -It's about who listens to

your podcast, not how many. -Do you know our podcast?

-I know what you need to know here. It's my job.

I can see your demographic thing?

Ca.

-Great! It's good !

We made the EU interesting for 349 people who are here.

-Rose, the most important thing is to

reach the people who are decision-makers here.

Question: would you rather have

thousands of listeners like

your grandmother or your dog,

or whisper in the ear of Obama,

of the President of the Commission, of the Pope?

-I'm not targeting the Pope. -He loves podcasts.

I have an offer from my client to offer you.

-I told you: we're going to be rich!

"Discovering the EU", brought to you by Spotify!

-Almost: the European Plastics Industry Federation .

They are looking for a partnership and their offer is...

around 120

euros per episode.

Deal?

-Hi.

Congratulations on your partnership!

-Oh! Champagne! -Yeah. Well, no: prosecco.

-It's more suitable, I think. -I think so too.

Shall we go back?

Come on.

-Otherwise... -Otherwise?

You want... -Yes.

-Is that true? -Yes.

-Where are you going?

It's quite romantic, isn't it?

Is he good? -No.

-No? -No!

-It's disgusting! Sorry, it was cheap.

I want to discover the EU more intimately.

-Don't say that! Say what you want, but not the name of this podcast!

-That's right. OK.

-I think you're too covered. -Yes.

-My God! Magda, what are you doing here?

-The cow! What is that?

-I'm not sleeping, I'm taking a nap. I work!

-Who is she? -It's uh..

-Look at me a lot while you were going to sleep in our studio!

-What? It's not a studio, it's a tent!

-WE KNOW!