The MEPs, The Lobbyists, and the Mobsters

The first time I entered the European Parliament in Brussels in 2015, was to interview the MEP in charge of the Directive on the prohibition of plastic bags in Europe.

That day I received a shock!

Without hesitation, her blue eyes planted straight into my camera, she blasted out, “The commissioners are just a gang of gangsters in the pay of lobbies! They block everything, and do not ask them to have innovative ideas! “

Wow!? I almost dropped my camera. So, behind that icy facade of power, there are women and men determined, full of emotions and living to fight for democracy!

So I went back there to make a film about something that is crucial for me: the fight against the corruption of the political system.

And for several months since I have accompanied these very active deputies – Ana Gomes, Michèle Rivasi, Jeppe Kofod, Ludek Niedermayer, Philippe Lamberts, Sven Giegold, Eva Joly and others, as well as their brilliant young assistants. They all struggle in their own way against the various facets of corruption.

That’s where the story begins: the fight against economic crimes and the bringing to light of those who foment them. They are the first “saboteurs” of Europe.

2019 offers us a great chance to strengthen the democratic levers of our wavering European organizations.

That’s why I want to make this movie … And I want you to participate in it too.

Welcome to this direct action film!