02x04 - Penguins

[bunniefuu]

Oh! In my office?

-Yeah, it was more...
-What's this?

The Blue Deal.

-It's cute.
-Yeah.

-Wait. Did you forget...
-What?

Little hearts over the "I"'s.

I thought a nice presentation
couldn't hurt.

Everything set for
tonight's press conference?

Well, most of

these ideas have been proposed
by members of Parliament

who don't know

that you included them
in your Blue Deal.

They're not going to bother us

over their insignificant
little proposals.

They should thank us
for including them

in a project of this magnitude.

Yeah, a project of this magnitude

composed entirely of their proposals.

Do you know

why penguins gather on ice floes?

Because they're part of
one big family?

Because alone, they freeze to death.

-OK.
-Whoa, who's this?

The Swede.
He does accounting standards.

Oh no. Off the ice floe.

These ones won't do either.

No, those are
the German conservatives.

We can't do it without them.

She's the one who contacted us.
She's highly motivated.

Fine.

You organize the meetings

with all these penguins.

And then get back to your office
to do your coloring.

It's organized by...

-Here.
-color. Thanks.

PARLIAMENT

Hello. Excuse me.

Big gift.

I couldn't say no. It's...

I'm playing the game of seduction.

Yes, you could have refused.

It's a strategy.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
COME FIND ME!

Helmumut Kohl.

And you should have seen
John' Majordome's face.

Hello. Excuse me. I'm sorry to...

We don't want any more coffee,
young man. Thank you.

-Oh no, I'm--
-No, Mr. Dacosta...

Is it Jor... Jorge?

-Say it in French.
-George.

-That's it.
-OK. This is my assistant, Samy.

-Oh, sorry, I...
-No problem.

Valentine, you have a meeting
at eleven o'clock.

-Yes.
-We have to...

I'm busy right now, Samy.

Fine, OK.

That's right.
Cancel, postpone, forget.

I'm not leaving

until Jorge tells me all about
the European summits of the '90s.

I hope you have all night.

-Well, I...
-I have all the time...

-I'll cancel...
-Yeah.

OK.

I'm sorry. I just have to deal
with something quickly.

Of course.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
INSIST!

DON'T LEAVE ME!

And Mitterrand?

Oh... We didn't see him coming.

People who didn't like him
called him "Mitrand".

Excuse me again. I'm sorry.

-Valentine?
-Valentine?

You're bothering us, Samy.

This meeting is important.

Can't you see that I'm busy?

I...

He's like a little boy
on his first day of school.

This is what politics is today.

Go ahead, Valentine, please.

If it's for the good
of our Blue Deal...

-Our?
-Blue Deal.

The Blue Deal.

Blue Deal. It's pretty in Spanish.

That's true.

You're right.

You know how men get

if you make them wait
more than five minutes.

Their heads start spinning.
Mr. Dacosta.

I don't know about men.

So, what was your plan?

You were going to leave me

with Lenin's mummy all night?

No, I don't know. I...

That was hell!

Puns about heads of state
from the '90s,

and twice, he pretended
he was banging Lady Di.

Yeah, yeah. That's the type.

Original.

Well, did he sign on
to the Blue Deal?

-Of course.
-OK.

I made him think that

he has a chance to screw me
and we're good.

Which he will, if need be.

I'm kidding.

-I don't really like old people.
-OK.

We're good on the files on the IUU.

-Yeah?
-The Swede

who proposed it
didn't get re-elected.

We can give it to a deputy

with a more visible profile
and tie it to the Blue Deal.

Like who?

I was thinking of Cornelius Jaeger,
who is a solid Flemish MP.

Is he visible?

He's very visible.

He was elected MP of the year
three years in a row.

I hope his family is proud of him

because no one else knows about it.

Yeah, well, he has a lot
of followers on Twitter.

OK.

And he's a friend,
so I thought we could call him.

I know him well,

so it's... it's up to you.

-Yeah, we can try.
-Yeah?

He's a good friend.

Can I offer you tea?

Yes. Let's have tea.

I'd love one.
Which one should I pick?

Gen Mai Cha, Yuzo, Marco polo.
This is...

We'll have two coffees. Thanks.

-With a bit of stevia.
-Samy.

-Oh!
-It's nice to see you.

Cornelius! How are you?

I see that you haven't given up
on your finning ban.

-No.
-Great.

Yeah. It's my battle,

so I'm sticking to my g*ns.

How are you?

Good. Thank you.

-Yeah.
-Yeah, yeah.

Valentine Cantel. Nice to meet you.

-Valentine.
-Nice to meet you.

I mentioned Valentine's Blue Deal.

Of course.

-That's right.
-Let's go!

-Yeah.
-We'll talk about it.

Let's go! After you.

Would you like a copy?

-I'd love one.
-No,

-we know the file.
-Yeah, that's fine.

-Excuse me.
-No, go ahead.

So... It's very interesting,
this Blue Deal.

Yes. You've compiled a bunch
of incoherent texts

and added a catchy name.

Very clever.

Incoherent? I wouldn't go that far.

No, no, it's perfect. Perfect.

It's going to allow us
to sacrifice the stillborn proposals

to get progress on the issues
that matter to us.

That's the best way to do it.
Bend the Council.

Oh, yes, yes, yes.

The issue is that you have compiled

a very heterogeneous group.

Your conservative German
doesn't have a good reputation.

She's very close to industry.

That's possible,
but we can't do anything

without the conservatives...

OK, but there are bad options

and there are very bad options.

She won't be a problem.

OK, OK, OK.

I'm thinking of contacting
a friend with a proposal

on shipping lanes
in the transport committee.

-He owes me one.
-Oh?

I could try to get it into the Deal.

One file, two commissions?

-Yes!
-That's right.

One file and two commissions,
Valentine.

-Yeah?
-That's big.

Great. We're going to make
a good team.

-Great.
-I think so too.

Yeah, great.

He's really great.

You have to kick him out.

-What?
-He's not going to be part of this.

Why not? He's great.

Exactly. He'll eat me up.

I don't want to work for him
and he'll never work for me.

Find me another penguin. Any penguin.

I've called a press conference
for this afternoon.

I can't show up

with Grandpa Jorge
and the German Grandma.

I'll look like the egotistical
little deputy who can't form a team.

We wouldn't want to give them
the wrong idea.

Are you trying to be ironic?

No, no, no.

-I mean...
-No.

Would you tell me
if there was a problem?

Yes, yes. Of course.

It was as much strategic
as it was political.

For all these reasons,

we think it would be best if we...

pursue the Blue Deal on our own.

We'll talk about it later, of course.

I'd love to.

I'll call you. The simplest thing
would be to call back,

so, my regards,
and I'll call you back.

I won't be available right away,
but we'll talk later.

That's it?

We're way above average.

Hello, journalists
and members of the press.

We would like to present...

Valentine?

I wasn't told that this lady
would be in charge.

...with special attention

to the preservation of maritime jobs.

I

will not stay

if it is Germany

that is dictating the policy!

We haven't forgotten what you did

to countries in the South
during the Euro Crisis.

No, no, no!

You borrowed money
that you couldn't repay!

Sorry, we don't have
a Swedish translator for this...

Thanks. Thank you.

Mrs. Cantel,

it seems that your coalition
is already in ruins

and the battle hasn't even begun.

How do you expect to negotiate
with the Council

if you can't speak with one voice?

Hello. Thank you for being here.

So,

our coalition is like the oceans
we are defending.

Varied, complex,
and therefore, fragile.

For the oceans are the product
of a delicate,

even miraculous balance,
a balance

we plan to preserve

within our ranks
and on our coastlines.

Yes, our coalition is heterogeneous.

It is the image
of European Democracy.

I could have decided to assemble
people who think

just like me.
That would have been easier.

But I wanted to form a coalition

to reflect European diversity,

European democracy.

Because this Blue Deal
is for all Europeans.

We are ready for the next step.

Negotiating the Blue Deal
with the Commission and the Council.

If you have more specific questions

about our proposals, I'm listening.

Yes, ma'am?

Good night, Rosalina.