time now for some food for thought yes it's that man again our europe correspondent dog mattis who's got his mixing bowl out this week to give us the lowdown on french politics and french culture and at the same time baking a humble baguette what would the e.u. be without its by larry because members that without champagne the eiffel tower the thirty five hour work week and labor strikes the french still see themselves as. call the nassau and they may have a point when it comes to white bread. the baguette is undeniably the longest loaf and president might call hopes to be the new master chef. in europe's kitchen he's no man of half baked ideas he has a recipe for the entire you he wants a common euro zone budget a new finance minister but european army share defense budget european secret service academy an e.u. wide asylum agency european vision agency. defined by french role the begats the country song is made from just four ingredients. water. salt. and plain flour. the water should be lukewarm just like the tap its reception his ideas have gotten from other european countries no

mattis is investigating this staple from every e.u. member state all twenty seven of them or perhaps twenty eight if he does britain very soon also dog fills us in on the local political situation as he's needing the talking of dealing with it is an important part of the multis economy. in baltimore if you say someone spread is. it means that person has a lot of dough. letterbox companies gambling and tax avoidance of the bread and butter of the e.u. smallest state regulation no thanks who wants to do without. all this for all capers on their bread especially on a traditional multis slice. it's an undercover operation traditionally multis bread is made from sourdough the dough needs to prove over night and in the morning all is exposed but if you come to dish the dirt on someone you better be careful. a journalist who investigated corruption in high places was murdered in broad daylight. her stories involved money laundering tax avoidance the sale of e.u. passports to rich foreigners in multi everything is thrown together in our recipe to. water yeast olive oil salt sourdough and of course flour six hundred fifty grams of plain flour and o