Germany interrupts your brunch to bring you this important emergency message. But don’t worry — it’s just a test. Not a test: earthquakes in Morocco, floods in Libya, and the EU’s responsibility regarding both.
Meanwhile, Martin walks us through what’s at stake with the race to lead the European Investment Bank, while William wonders why anyone should care about the State of the Union address that happened this week. (Spoiler: You don’t really, but it does tell us a thing or two about European elections coming up in the spring.) Plus, a couple other stories that made headlines this week, the biggest impacts from which are well down the line.
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