Big story from Germany by Reuters' @andreasrinke.bsky.social The parties in talks to form Germany's new government are considering quickly setting up two special funds potentially worth hundreds of billions of euros, one for defence and a second for infrastructure...

Clearly, European leaders have work today when they want to shape longstanding approach to 🇺🇦 & defence. Public is open, but since start of the war support has been waning. Clear narrative is needed about urgency & sacrifices that will need to be made. Otherwise leaders risk losing the public.

Finally the narrative we’ve all been waiting for.

Check out this 🧵 by my brilliant co-author @catherinedevries.bsky.social You’ll get the gist of our report “Old Habits Die Hard”

Mit einem Gruß und einer Nachricht nach München zur #MSC, wo dieses WE ja viel über Europas Zukunft zu hören sein wird und wie es diese selbst in die Hand nehmen muss: Die europäischen Bürger sehen das mehrheitlich genau so. Wir bei #eupinions haben sie gefragt und können folgendes berichten: