
The European Union’s Air Conditioning Caste System
If not for the piles of regulation produced by the Berlaymont, air conditioning would likely be far easier and cheaper to obtain by hundreds of millions of Europeans.

If not for the piles of regulation produced by the Berlaymont, air conditioning would likely be far easier and cheaper to obtain by hundreds of millions of Europeans.

A sudden shutdown of cooling at the Berlaymont building has sparked accusations of “feudalism” as ordinary staff swelter on lower floors while high-level commissioners keep their air-conditioning.

The trade agreement is set to be signed on January 12th after a December pause triggered by protests in Brussels.