[Meme] EPO Management on the Run

Dr. Roy Schestowitz

2022-01-31 14:58:44 UTC
Modified: 2022-01-31 14:58:44 UTC

While EPO celebrates illegal things the staff is rebelling

Summary: The catastrophe that the EPO became under Benoît Battistelli and his friend António Campinos isn't mentioned in the media; but every insider is aware of what's really happening

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