Claims that the EU Council chief is allegedly conniving with French Leader Emmanuel Macron, who aspires to lead Brussels with a vision that other leaders do not share. The move to make sure that the bloc will place the former Belgian Prime minister Charles Michel into power.
In 2019, he was the council's successor after Donald Tusk, which many see as a way to influence the going on in Brussels for a second term.
Macron Backs Next EU Council Chief
The move by Macron to prop a second term for the council chief led others to believe that he is an alleged puppet of Paris, reported the Express UK.
But sources say that the French lobbying to retain him in that position a second time, citing the Times News UK.
The media has stated that he is not competent at his job and is called a puppet. For now, France takes the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, allowing Paris to organize meetings, mediate compromises, and even submit assumptions, noted New York Times Post.
However, the French president, who is up for re-election next month, has also taken personal charge of Michel's vote scheduled for Thursday.
"Macron has told the leaders if anyone has any issues, they should call him this week," a diplomatic source said. It sounds like everyone should keep quiet and deal with it. Criticisms that whether it's an actual democratic election or Paris trying to have one of their puppets by the council's president.
French Influence
A Brussels diplomat said that the way communication is done another approach from before. Add in classic Macron, and he'll do the deciding for others.
The French leader has been at odds with the British Prime Minister Boris Johnson when the UK left the European Union. has been protecting a man who has made errors, such as the infamous 'sofagate.' But the French leader has other concerns on his plate.
One privy to Michel said that his uselessness was good enough for the French president. Another said that he is a puppet who does what Macron commands and follows whatever is asked.
This week, in the EU summit, he only invited President Joe Biden to the affair and left out Brexit Britain and Canada. The EU council chiefs' intentions were rather eye-raising why snubbing the other two. Though, British PM Johnson and PM Trudeau from Canada would be in an event set up by Brussels, where NATO heads participate.
According to the Isle of Wight MP Bob Seely, it was a missed opportunity and asked what kind of decisions are these. The petty snub is not good now, and overlooking Boris or Trudeau is not the time. According to an EU source, Michel was oblivious of the importance of cross-Channel interactions.
The EU Council Chief is rumored to be propped by Macron, who sees it as a chance to influence Brussels to his agenda, which others do not agree with.