Mr Sonneborn stays in Brussels

Martin Sonneborn is no longer so naive: when he was elected to the European Parliament for the second time in 2019, he already knew how politics is done in the EU - and knew all the tricks. And that's a good thing, because in his second term of office, everything in Europe is at stake. (Almost) The legislative period begins with a surprise. Ursula von der Leyen becomes President of the European Commission. Martin Sonneborn describes how this came about and introduces the strangest Commissioners. And then politics is made: The Green Deal is negotiated in Brussels (and Strasbourg), positions are taken in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and the digital surveillance of citizens in the EU is reorganised. Hundreds of decisions that will become part of everyday life for millions of EU citizens - and where you occasionally need a great deal of humour to avoid hitting the bottle in the MEP bar. Or to ask the question of meaning. Fortunately, Martin Sonneborn has good ideas for moving Europe in the right direction. His suggestion: EU downsizing instead of EU enlargement, Nobel prizes for Assange, don't leave Europe to the Leyen ...This audiobook is a journey into a parallel universe - informative, shocking and funny. Read by Martin Wehrmann and Ulrike Kapfer.