Cannot make this shit up
真是扯淡
https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-commission-heatwave-hq-forced-shut-down-air-conditioning-europe/
The European Commission’s headquarters was forced to shut down its air-conditioning system on Friday due to the heat wave.
欧盟委员会总部周五因热浪被迫关闭空调系统。
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.”
在贝莱蒙大楼工作的员工在中午收到一条短信：“BERL — 紧急 — 由于极端天气条件，1至7层空调冷却系统全天强制关闭。”
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 are housed on floors eight or above.
这座13层大楼住着委员会主席乌尔苏拉·冯德莱恩、她的26名委员以及约3000名工作人员。冯德莱恩在13楼办公，大多数委员的办公室位于8楼及以上。
Belgium and much of Europe have been sweltering for the past week, with record-breaking temperatures.
过去一周，比利时和欧洲大部分地区酷热难耐，气温创下纪录。
The Commission issued guidance for its staff earlier this week, which included avoiding going outside at the hottest times of day, drinking water regularly and starting work earlier.
委员会本周早些时候向员工发布了指令，包括避免在一天中最热的时候外出、定期喝水以及提前开始工作。
But the advice angered some Commission staff who work in buildings without air-conditioning, including DG AGRI, according to internal communications seen by POLITICO’s Brussels Playbook.
但这一建议激怒了一些在缺乏空调的建筑中工作的委员会员工，包括农业与农村发展总司（DG AGRI），据POLITICO布鲁塞尔Playbook看到的内部通讯显示。
“It’s like feudalism,” a Commission official working on a lower level of the Berlaymont, granted anonymity to speak freely, told POLITICO on Friday, referring to the fact that upper floors housing commissioners got to keep their AC on. A second official agreed it was a “disgrace.”
“这就像封建制度一样，”一位在贝莱蒙大楼较低层工作的委员会官员（要求匿名）周五告诉POLITICO，指的是住有委员的楼上楼层仍保留空调。另一位官员也同意这是“丑闻”。