The Seven Romans

Europe does not have a leadership problem. It has a construction problem. Ursula von der Leyen is not the problem. The system that produced her is the problem. Appointed, not elected. Accountable to bodies that no one can name. A face without a mandate. This is not a communication problem. It is written into the treaties. Who to Call Henry Kissinger asked it fifty years ago: what number do I dial when I want to call Europe? ...

April 28, 2026 · 3 min · René Jochum