The British government has been commendably muted on the behaviour of von der Leyen and other politicians.
If strict East-West checks and North-South checks are problematic, the only solution left standing is to minimise the former by rewriting the Protocol.
Deals with the US, Japan, Australia and New Zealand will prepare the country for future EU-related bumps in the road.
Specific governance arrangements can be established in individual areas, and an agreement should sit outside the overarching institutional framework.
Unintentionally, the socialists of this Belgian region have done us a favour by making the free trade championing UK look an increasingly attractive partner.
There are people in Brussels who will want to drive a proposal so that the institutions here can grab more power, gain more profile and seem more relevant.
He’s General Min Aung Hlaing, the army’s Commander-in-Chief. Now is the time for sanctions that target the military.