Comments

• katkatkat

  2016-03-07 18:57:41

  Very worrying news, if true: In an interview with the dutch NCR, Mr Battistelli maintains that the document of the Administrative Council (Kongstad's letter?) has been withdrawn and he has excellent relations with the delegations (Q: "Hoe is uw huidige relatie met de beheersraad dan? In het uitgelekte document staat dat er ‘geen dialoog van betekenis’ met u over de strafmaatregelen kon worden gevoerd?" A:„Nogmaals, u refereert aan een document dat is teruggetrokken en dus niet bestaat. Mijn relaties zijn voortreffelijk. Ik ken deze mensen al jaren. Ik heb constante interactie met ze. In vijf jaar heb ik ruim 200 voorstellen bij de beheersraad gedaan. Slechts één is er niet aangenomen.”).
  
  If this is true, it would be an outrageous shame. It would mean that once more BB has bought and forced with public money and blackmails a consensus on his mad management of the EPO. The attitude of the host countries (Germany and Holland) could not be forgiven. The EPO is a public service organisation, not an enterprise that belongs to Mr BB who constantly threatens to close this or that site and move it somewhere else. Respect of rules of law and human rights should be mandatory.
  
  Let's hope that the bad news are not true and wait for his long-waited resignation. Please inquire through your sources.

• Dr. Roy Schestowitz

  2016-03-07 20:40:34

  We published a full translation of this article the other day. If you ask me, this is either the President lying or being delusional.
  
  Go on strike, vote for it tomorrow (ask others to do the same).
  
  There are morale games and psychological games being played. Self-fulfilling prophecies as PR, trying to change the tide. Don't let them demoralise, keep them demoralised instead. This gives the AC and staff the courage they need to vote with their heart.