Satirist Nico Semsrott on his time as an MEP in the European Parliament : “I have never cried so much in my life”

 The satirist Nico Semsrott has written a book about his time as a member of the European Parliament. A conversation about waste, lack of transparency, depression - and hope:

"What I experienced most in parliament was powerlessness. The absolute impossibility of shaping politics as a democratically legitimate representative. This is where my anger and frustration come from. By the way, this puts the MPs in an incredibly tragic position: they are the only ones who have to justify themselves to their voters - but their influence is marginal compared to the Commission or the Council. Or compared to the officials of the European Parliament."

Former Member of European Parliament, Nico Semsrott.