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Mathieu Cugnot / European Parliament
New Episode:THE NICO SEMSROTT SHOW


ABOUT NICO

Nico Semsrott has failed his way to the top in his career as demotivational
coach. Called the "saddest comedian in the world," he had learned through poetry
slams, solo performances and YouTube videos how to make people enthusiastic for
depressing topics. And because nothing is more depressing than politicians who
do satire, he then decided to go on the counter-attack and do politics as a
satirist. In the 2019 European elections, Nico, as Die PARTEI's candidate for
Commission President, made his way into the European Parliament. "The EU is in a
deep crisis," he declared, "and so am I."

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MY WORK

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Success12/04/2021


TAMPONBOXEN


Failure12/04/2021


WOHIN MIT DEM GELD?


Failure13/01/2021


HUMORLOSE ERKLÄRUNG, WARUM ICH AUS DIE PARTEI AUSTRETE


BUDGET

Many voters accuse politicians of making too much money. But their anger usually
lacks a factual basis. This is where I step in. Thanks to this overview of the
funds at my disposal, you can back up your sense of injustice with exact
figures.


ANNUAL BUDGET


GENERAL EXPENDITURE ALLOWANCE


TRANSPARENCY


FAQ #
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Nico receives too many messages. Please check before writing him whether your
question has already been answered in the FAQ!

Genevieve Engel / European Parliament
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HOW MANY HOODIES DOES NICO OWN? #
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He has lost count, but at least 15. There is a coat-hanger buried under black
hoodies in a corner of his office. No matter how many he owns though, Nico only
wears one: his favorite hoodie.


DOES NICO HAVE A GIRLFRIEND? #
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Nico refuses to answer this question and suspects that his team only included it
to flatter him. He doubts that anyone would actually want to know this.


IS NICO SERIOUS? #
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He asks himself the same question every day.


HOW CAN I SUPPORT NICO?#
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At the moment, you can help Nico by supporting his petition 1156/2019. You can
do this here (but you first need to create an account, sorry). The petition asks
to officially rename the plenary hall in Brussels as "Strasbourg," so the
Parliament can stop taking its pointless journeys to France.

And as always, you can support him by subscribing to his various social media
channels (YouTube, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook), and by liking and sharing his
content.

Nico and his team are hard at work to create more opportunities for working
together.


WHY IS NICO IN POLITICS? #
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Because democracy and accountability only work when there is an interested
public. So far, the EU's brand of unintentional satire has failed to interest
the public. Nico is now giving it a try with intentional satire.


WHY DID THE GREENS JOIN NICO? #
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The main motivation was to weaken the fascists within the Identity and Democracy
group (ID), to which the Alternative for Germany (AfD) belongs. With Nico on
board, the Greens were able to stop the Nazis from becoming the fourth-largest
group in the European Parliament. This means that they received fewer speaking
rights and committee seats. Unfortunately, Brexit has since allowed the ID group
to overtake the Greens.

Another reason regards infrastructure. There are logistical benefits to being
able to work with colleagues within the group.


WHY DOES NICO VOTE THE WAY HE DOES? #
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It's mostly "monkey see monkey do." Nico follows the votes of his group, the
Greens/EFA.

Nico made a conscious decision to do this. He was not elected to deal with the
details of legislation, but rather to promote transparency and awareness of what
is going on in the EU. This is what he stands for (even when he is laying down).

This is how the votes go: In the European Parliament, they are held in rapid
succession, often in ten-second intervals during an uninterrupted one-hour
session. And even every non-binding resolution is made up of several pages, on
top of which multiple pages of proposed amendments are added.

It is impossible for a single MEP to keep up with it all, let alone to
understand fully each issue at hand. The honest answer is that Nico does not
know in detail what he is voting on. And he is certain that the same could be
said of all other representatives.

It is all so complex and multi-faceted that Nico would need dozens of assistants
to examine everything that is up for vote. Fortunately, in the Green/EFA group
there are experts for every policy area that deal intensively with certain
topics. Without a voting-list prepared and printed out by the political group,
nobody would be able to vote correctly, because they all would be too busy
trying to read the details.

Sometimes Nico sees the need for representative representative democracy. In
situations like this, he would gladly let himself to be represented by a
representative of a representative of the people. And then he will vote his own
way when it is clear that the result will be close.

Nico makes up 1/705th of the Parliament, meaning his vote counts for 0.14
percent of the total. You can spin this however you like, but this is not much
power. This is why most of his votes are purely symbolic. His voice, given the
current (overwhelmingly neoliberal) majority, is not at all decisive. That's
just how it is.


WHAT DOES NICO THINK ABOUT THE FOLLOWING ISSUES?#
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 * Decriminalizing all drugs
 * Universal basic income
 * Free, Europe-wide public transport

He is open to all three, and thinks they are worth a try. In general, it is
worth trying out everything that has promise and seeing what works.

There is enough money within the EU to experiment with basic income and, if it
proves successful, introduce it generally.


WHAT WERE NICO'S MAIN CAMPAIGN PROMISES? #
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 1. 60 videos in 60 months (=get people to pay attention to the EU=improve
    public oversight) Here you'll see the current states of his video count.
 2. Introduce democracy to the EU
 3. Slap climate change deniers with a maximum penalty (revocation of driver's
    license)


WHAT IS THE STATUS OF HIS OTHER CAMPAIGN PROMISES?#
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 * Live off of the free food provided at lobby events: ✅. Conclusion:
   Technically possible, morally difficult.
 * Wear his hoody in the Parliament: ✅
 * Ensure gender equality in the office: currently two women and one men. Plus
   Nico. ✅ (As of: 08.04.2021)
 * Advocate for transparency


WHAT HAS NICO ACCOMPLISHED SO FAR? #
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 * Temporarily ended the Parliament’s trips to Strasbourg (Covid-19 may have
   also played a role)
 * Submitted the petition with the most signatures in the Parliament’s online
   system since 2013
 * Took his badge photo with his hood on
 * Prevented Manfred Weber from becoming Commission President
 * Before his mandate: Used Twitter to force the CDU to take down all of its
   stolen videos from its YouTube channel


WHEN IS NICO'S NEXT PERFORMANCE? #
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At the moment, there are no solo performances planned. Booking requests are not
being accepted for now. Appearances as a demotivational coach on the "heute
show" are not allowed during Nico’s mandate, per ZDF rules.


CAN NICO COME VISIT US? DOES NICO ACCEPT INVITATIONS?#
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For now, no. Nico's constituency is the internet and he visits it regularly
through his social media channels. Also, he was on tour for twelve years and has
seen more of central Europe than he would like to have. The very thought of
going back on tour wears him out.


CAN NICO DRAW ATTENTION TO SOMETHING FOR ME?#
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Nico does not wish to be lobbied. He knows very well that there are thousands of
issues that receive too little attention. But Nico and his team decide for
themselves which topics to deal with. When it makes sense, they will ask for
input from Nico’s followers or the general public. And when they choose a topic
and need help understanding it better, they will approach the experts they deem
fit.


WHERE CAN I FIND NICO MERCHANDISE?#
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Nowhere, currently. Producing and selling merch proved to be overwhelming, and
Nico is overwhelmed by too many things already, so he decided to stop making
more for now. If you are curious about what he produced in the past, or if you
want to see to which organisations he donated the proceeds, see here.


HOW CAN I GET AN AUTOGRAPH OF NICO?#
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Like that.


CAN I VISIT NICO?#
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You'll find the answer here.


WHY IS THE PLENARY HALL ALWAYS EMPTY? #
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Surprisingly, it’s because the MEPs are busy working. It is a good thing that
the plenary hall is empty. This is because everything happens at once during the
plenary weeks: MEPs come to the plenary hall to pronounce things, while the
actual work takes place elsewhere in working groups, committees and political
group meetings.

This means that while a few dozen people sit in the plenary hall to speak about
the subjects that they especially care about, hundreds of other MEPs are sitting
in meetings somewhere else.

There is one exception. The plenary hall is full during the votes which usually
take place once a day during plenary weeks.

From a PR perspective, it is extremely dumb that the Parliament shows the empty
plenary hall without explaining why no one is there.


HOW OFTEN IS NICO AT THE PARLIAMENT? #
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For the first time in his life, Nico has a normal five-day work-week. He goes
every day to the Parliament, regardless of whether it is a committee week in
Brussels, a plenary week in Strasbourg, or a "green week" when the other MEPs
visit their constituencies (or play hooky). During Corona-time, Nico, like most
other Members of the European Parliament, works from home and votes remotely.


WHEN IS NICO IN STRASBOURG AND WHEN IS HE IN BRUSSELS?#
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The European Parliament has an ugly and confusing calendar. To help you make
sense of it: Four red days in a row indicate a plenary week in Strasbourg. Green
weeks mean that MEPs are visiting their constituencies. White means the
Parliament is empty. The rest takes place in Brussels.


WHY DOES NICO HAVE SO MANY EMPLOYEES?#
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Everyone wants something from Nico. Some want videos, some want autographs, some
have questions about his political commitment and some even want to marry him.
How can one person manage all this alone? Therefore, Nico has the following
employees to keep him going: a project manager, a video producer and an author.

With other MEPs it's usually a little different. There is typically one office
manager and two people who deal with committee work, plus staff in the local
constituency office.


CAN NICO DO SOMETHING FOR US? #
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Probably not. Even though Nico is a demotivational coach, he secretly admires
the work being done by so many idealistic young people and would like very much
to support it (he means this without any irony: You're all great, keep it up!).
But he just doesn't have the energy. Nico is often flooded with requests and is
simply overwhelmed by it all. Unfortunately, he also lacks the energy to fulfill
individual autograph requests, send out greeting messages and meet with visitor
groups. Nico cares about reaching as many people as possible, even if only in a
modest way. Hm, does this make sense? Let's put this another way: If Nico had
the choice to either reach 100,000 people virtually or a visitor group of 20
more intensely, he would rather invest his time in the video with 100,000
viewers. He hopes you understand.


CAN I GET IN TOUCH WITH NICO PERSONALLY?#
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No. As mentioned, Nico is simply in over his head. He can only be reached
through his office address above. Sometimes his team will respond.


CAN I DO AN INTERNSHIP IN NICO'S OFFICE?#
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Sorry, currently there aren't any possibilities to do internships. Here's more
information about jobs at Nico's office.


HOW MUCH DOES NICO EARN? #
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A lot. Or at least enough to require a sophisticated website to count it all up.

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CONTACT US #
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In case you couldn't find an answer in the FAQ and still would like to write us
a message, please state the reason why. This helps us to be able to process your
message as quickly as possible.


SUPPORT WITH DEPRESSION

If you are dealing with depression, or fear that you might be, the most
important thing is that you let other people in on your thoughts. Nico and his
team are not trained specialists. However, they do want to ensure that your
message does not go unheard. This is why they have put together a page with
emergency contacts and ask you to take a look at the information provided.

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SERVICE & PRESS

In case of press-related requests, please get in contact with Nico's press
officer:

Isabel Prößdorf
press@nicosemsrott.eu

Public domain photos are available on the EP's Multimedia Center.


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