The European Parliament was witness to a truly remarkable scene this week. Ursula von Der Leyen launched an unprecedented attack on Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, as Orbán was supposed to be outlining the themes of the Hungarian Presidency of the European Council. In a show of her imperial ambitions, Queen Ursula led an incredible attempt not just to undermine Orbán, but humiliate the Hungarian people. 

One or Orbán's themes for the Presidency was supposed to be competitiveness, and no-where is that more needed than in Germany, where the economic situation is getting increasingly dire. The team asks what went wrong for Europe's industrial powerhouse. 

And finally we examine an incredible ruling from the European Court of Justice, which has now mandated automatic recognition of transgender individuals who change sex on their official documentation. 

Jacob Reynolds, head of policy for MCC Brussels, is joined by Zsófia Tóth-Bíró, head of office for the European Conservative, and Philipp Siegert, MCC Brussels' deputy head of research.