Hey guys, I want to explain the current power struggle that is going on in the EU. Basically after the election they try to fill the positions for key offices within the EU, but the old ways seem not to be working any longer. Sources, below, in the first comment, as always!
Further reading: https://www.spiegel.de/politik/ausland/eu-gipfel-angela-merkel-macht-manfred-weber-kaum-noch-hoffnung-auf-topjob-a-1273534.html https://www.spiegel.de/politik/ausland/eu-gipfel-kein-favorit-im-rennen-um-eu-kommission-a-1273428.html https://www.spiegel.de/politik/ausland/eu-ratspraesident-kommissionschef-ezb-chef-wer-macht-was-a-1273395.html https://rp-online.de/politik/eu/eu-gipfel-manfred-weber-fehlt-die-mehrheit-fuer-den-posten-als-kommissionspraesident_aid-39569379 https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manfred_Weber_(Politiker) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Council_of_Europe https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Council#Powers_and_functions https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Council_of_the_European_Union https://dailynewshungary.com/socialist-mp-slams-weber-for-budapest-visit/ https://www.welt.de/politik/deutschland/article195670285/Angela-Merkel-Auf-eine-bestimmte-Frage-reagiert-die-Kanzlerin-duennhaeutig.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_XIV_of_France https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Itinerant_court https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_European_Commission#Appointment https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Roman_Empire https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Commission#Powers_and_functions https://www.tagesspiegel.de/politik/neues-buendnis-fuer-die-europa-wahl-europas-liberale-gehen-mit-macrons-en-marche-zusammen/24304244.html