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06 Zoom diplomacy - Coggle Diagram
06 Zoom diplomacy
The EU's personal way of doing politics has been torpedoed by COVID-19
Before
European Parliament
carousel
people commute between Brussels to Strasbourg
Lobbyists and hangers-on come to pay fedility
Proximity
late finishes with the hope of a breakthough
thorough discussion about every line in the final stage
a temporary prison cell
national concerns appear distant
think of a world beyond their home country
the European Council
envisaged as a place for fireside chat
a cross between a psychiatrist's couch and a bullring
Now
higher altitude
sluggish and inefficient
Monologues have replaced dialogues
compromise is tricky
breakouts are much harder
tricky tasks
an economic rescue package
easily break up the euro zone or get a politician's career guillotined
lose the advantage of proximity
lower altitude
Potemkin politics
empty auditorium
daily business is logistically tricky
translation online is difficult
life will go on
gossip, analysis and spin are still existing in the chatbox instead of restaurants
as long as people remember to mute their microphone