Paul Dallison
POLITICO Europe
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Past articles by Paul:
The EU has (or hasn’t) got a drugs problem
Are Eurocrats on drugs? Depends on who you ask. → Read More
We preferred the lettuce: The unwelcome return of Liz Truss
If you tanked a country’s economy, you’d hide. The former British PM takes a different approach. → Read More
Rude and obnoxious? Simply blame your Frenchness
Dehumanizing and insulting. It’s been a tough week for French people. → Read More
Beyoncé, Ticketmaster and the perils of mixing music and politics
The singer’s performance has divided opinions but everyone agrees the world’s biggest ticketing site is bad news. → Read More
Material girl: French city asks Madonna to lend it painting believed lost in the war
Mayor of Amiens wants boost to city’s bid to become European Capital of Culture. → Read More
Pass the booze and weed, we’re going hunting!
The French are finally getting around to banning hunting while pissed. → Read More
Call the police … something interesting has happened at the EU Parliament!
The Qatar corruption scandal is almost as good as that Hungarian MEP fleeing a gay orgy → Read More
The revenge of Big Tobacco
Snus is back in the news, which is a reminder of a not-so-great moment in Commission history. → Read More
Elon Musk’s clever plan to destroy Twitter and save us all
Is the Tesla boss trying to get us all to leave social media and spend time with our loved ones? → Read More
Politicians play a dangerous game by going on reality TV (and eating kangaroo penis)
The UK’s Matt Hancock is the latest lawmaker to choose television over policy. → Read More
Heartbreak Hotel: EU Parliament moves into the hospitality industry
The Parliament wants to open a hotel in Strasbourg, but is that a good idea? → Read More
Rashee Sanook! Joe Biden welcomes new UK prime minister by mangling his name
US president sort of greets the new British PM. → Read More
Here’s hoping for an asteroid to wipe us all out and save us from Trump and Orbán
The Hungarian PM has become a fanboy for the former US president. → Read More
For Liz Truss, the only way is up (or out)
The queen dying was an unfortunate start for the UK PM, and a disastrous budget has made things much worse. → Read More
A perfect night out with Trump the DJ and Trudeau on karaoke
The Canadian PM paid tribute to Queen and the queen, while Trump has been blasting YMCA again. → Read More
German far-right party orders sweets, gets jelly penises
Alternative for Germany wanted sweets that looked like the party logo. They weren’t quite as expected. → Read More
There’s a State of the EU speech board game and we played it
Can’t get enough of the VDL Commission? There’s a game for that! → Read More
Muppets and high-quality weed as Liz Truss puts together her top team
Surprising discoveries from the first days of the Truss era of British politics. → Read More
Time to go inside the FBI’s secret documents vault
Trump reckons he has details of Macron’s sex life. We need to know if that’s true. → Read More
Wish you weren’t here: Pink Floyd goes to war over Ukraine
Roger Waters and David Gilmour have very different stances toward Russia’s war. → Read More