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Global Elitism at Work: Amid Heatwave, European Commission Shuts Off AC - But Only For Lower-Level Workers

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Global Elitism at Work: Amid Heatwave, European Commission Shuts Off AC - But Only For Lower-Level Workers

The European Commission is running a literal sweatshop at its Brussels facility — just not for the Important People™.

In a situation that couldn’t be a more perfect illustration of the contempt global elites have for the rest of us if it had been written as satire, the headquarters of the European Union’s executive cabinet was forced to shut down the air conditioning of its Belgian-based headquarters building as the city baked from a Europe-wide heatwave.

However, it only shut down some of the building’s climate control. And, lo and behold, it seems not to have been done at random.

From Politico on Friday:

Staff working at the Berlaymont building received a text at midday, reading: “BERL — URGENT — Due to extreme weather conditions, forced shut down of air cooling system from floor 1 to 7 for the rest of the day.” Advertisement - story continues below The 13-story building is home to Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, her 26 commissioners and about 3,000 staff. Von der Leyen works on the 13th floor, and most of her commissioners’ offices........

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