Most satisfying comeback you’ll read this week
Here’s our comeback of the week, courtesy of a chap called Jean-Claude Piris who according to his Twitter bio, is all of this.
Citizen of the world. European. French. Consultant EU law/internat law.DG EU Council’s Legal Service (1988-2010). Former Conseiller d’Etat,diplomat at UN
Here’s what he had to say to people who reckon the EU is heading towards a ‘United States of Europe’.
Which EU member State wants a United States of Europe? None! No Government, no National Parliament, no public opinion of any member State. https://t.co/rEbhJida0w
— Jean-Claude PIRIS (@piris_jc) December 17, 2018
Someone challenged him like this …
Which EU member State wants a United States of Europe? None! No Government, no National Parliament, no public opinion of any member State. https://t.co/rEbhJida0w
— Jean-Claude PIRIS (@piris_jc) December 17, 2018
… and this is how he replied.
I have written a good part and Cambridge University Press published a book by me: The Lisbon Treaty: A Legal and Political Analysis”.Read it. It explains roots and meaning, in particular why it put an end to a European Federal State. https://t.co/0wguSBS2gR
— Jean-Claude PIRIS (@piris_jc) December 18, 2018
Glorious.
A delightful classic of the “have I read his? I fucking wrote it” genre pic.twitter.com/aUEjxxYP03
— James Felton (@JimMFelton) December 18, 2018
This genre is, tbqh, my fav twitter genre.
— 🇨🇦ynoT (@CrtvPrdx) December 18, 2018