EU debt to finance innovation would not just make sense for innovation, it would be very important for attracting more investors to Europe (as there would be a large EU investment product relative to small national products - thicker markets...) sciencebusiness.net/news/interna...

Interessante Zusammenfassung www.derstandard.de/story/300000...

Hier ein sehr interessanter Artikel über Hans Hahn - die Argumente sehr ähnlich obwohl 100 Jahre alt… www.derstandard.at/story/300000...

Bitte benutzen wir wissenschaftliche Evidenz zum Thema. @florianaigner.at Thread hier bsky.app/profile/juer...

Latein-Reformen sollten auf empirischer Evidenz aufbauen - Studien und andere Länder. Schnelle (google scholar/KI) Studiensuche: es gibt zu wenige kausale Studien, aber die behaupteten Vorteile von Latein in älteren Studien beruhen wohl meist auf Selektionsverzerrung 1/ orf.at/stories/3419...

Brexit's Economic Toll on the UK: -6 to -8% of GDP, -12 to -18% of investment, -3 to -4% of employment & productivity. www.nber.org/202602/diges...

Unsere Einschätzung zur Industriestrategie in längerer Form mit @bernharddachs.bsky.social und @mipenec.bsky.social . www.diepresse.com/20540576/bra...

As far as I have seen none of todays shadow tankers entering Baltic Sea has seen any friction in doing so. At least one lacks insurance, the next one entering, BREEZE, lacks also a flag, ie is lawless. Three tankers without a flag are leaving, laden with Russian oil. No enforcement seen.

“If you want the war to end, you have to support the side that’s attacked.” @timothysnyder.bsky.social talked to a fellow UNITED24 ambassador @mishacollins.bsky.social, stating that russia must feel increased pressure, and urging everyone to support Ukraine via UNITED24: u24.gov.ua?utm_source=b...

Den Äußerungen zur Bedeutung von Latein nach zu urteilen, sollte Österreich globaler Pionier bei KI sein. Komisch, dass das die USA und China sind. (außer jemand erklärt mir, die haben in der high school wöchentlich 3 Stunden Latein).

A call for a CERN for AI, criticism of the AI Gigafactories sciencebusiness.net/viewpoint/ai...

Das macht sehr viel Sinn. Latein sollte überhaupt nur mehr ein Wahlfach sein. Es führt dazu dass sich die Oberstufen von Lateingymnasien von Buben leeren… Aus persönlicher Beobachtung orf.at/stories/3418...

So eine Anpacken-Verbesserungsmentalität würde ich mir für Österreich und Europa wünschen. Chinesische Minister: „Wir brauchen nicht dieses Geplänkel [Höflichkeiten austauschen]. Sagen Sie uns, was wir besser machen können.“ forwit.at/bauen-wir-di...

The move follows a determination that Elon Musk's Starlink was not reliable, largely because of Elon Musk and his murky relationship with the Kremlin. www.ft.com/content/3e81...

Einschätzung zur Industriestrategie. Wirklich viele gute Punkte, Umsetzung sollte noch konkretisiert werden, für Start-ups bitte noch mehr, Evaluierung von Förderungen zur Wirkungssteigerungen fehlt, größtes Manko IMHO ist die mangelnde Verschränkung 1/2 www.linkedin.com/posts/juerge...

I have just signed this petition. It's an issue I care about. Will you sign it too? action.wemove.eu/sign/2026-01...

Mark Carney's speech really is terrific: full text is here and very much worth your time.

Bring it on. www.derstandard.at/story/300000...

"Superior technology ultimately wins out. By the time the automobile industry is dominated by E.V.s, G.M. and Ford might have fallen well behind China, thanks to the Trump administration. ... This isn’t industrial policy; it’s industrial suicide." www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/o...

Meine Einschätzung der Regierungsmaßnahmen zu Forschung/Industrie: - 9 sehr breite Schlüsseltechnologien - ohne frisches Geld könnte nur radikale Umschichtung im FTI-Pakt gezielte Investitionen ermöglichen. Ich warte gespannt auf konkrete Infos... 1/ www.bundeskanzleramt.gv.at/dam/jcr:2ba4...

Pflichtlektüre. Wir wissen es alle aber man muss es viel öfters hinausposaunen. Europa/EU haben MEHR freie Meinungsäußerung als US (Ausnahme: Ungarn), und viel WENIGER Kriminalität (etwa ein Sechstel US-Mordrate). @arminwolf.at @martinthuer.at @klenkflorian.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/f123...

This is mandatory reading. We all know it of course but it needs to be said much more often. Europe/EU has MORE free speech than US (except for Hungary) and MUCH less crime - on average, a fifth/sixth of the murder rate. @davekeating.substack.com www.ft.com/content/f123...

Two interesting thoughts here - one on a debate that's been going on for some time, another quite a new angle: 1. past: hostility to industrial policy as a reason why EU lost out 2.future: use EU defence spending for renewables (solar panels on military equipment...) www.ft.com/content/3749...

“We are at the beginning of the end of the fossil fuel economy. The U.S. is betting on the wrong horse.” The perfect kicker quote for this important front-page @nytimes.com story: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/c... [gift link]

One area of financial innovation that I fully support www.ft.com/content/b060... Digital euro ‘only defence’ against deepening US control of money, economists warn

Fully agree

Europe controls 11 of the 15 tankers keeping Russia's biggest LNG terminal alive. Yamal earned €7.2 billion last year — enough to fund 240,000 Shahed drones. Britain is banning its six ships. Greece operates five more with no restrictions.

Very good article on the high negative medium-term costs of the policy decisions in 2025, even if short-term damage was limited - akin to Brexit. "The reality is that 2025 was a year when everything changed." www.ft.com/content/9c82...

The Russian lie of the attack on Putin‘s residence is just one of the many reasons why there will be never a document which will secure freedom and peace. We have seen this in multiple shapes and forms as seen in the Budapest Memorandum, the Minsk agreements etc.

This is years before the war started and should remind us once again that Putin always wanted to take Ukraine. It also says that this war will never end with Putin in the Kremlin. It will go on until he is removed, permanently, and Russia fully dislodged. Everything else is just noise.

viele gute Vorschläge. 6jährige Volksschule ähnlich CH/UK, ein Fach Science, mehr Digitales (statt 2h in gesamter Oberstufe - darauf haben wir in Studie zu Schlüsseltech hingewiesen), mittlere Reife (ähnlich GCSE UK). Ganztagesschule&Polyreform braucht es noch 1/2 www.derstandard.at/story/300000...

Europe’s holiday wish? More speed, more options, more time for YOU. While many are winding down, Europe is gearing up: a major high-speed rail plan is set to transform travel by 2040. Here’s what’s coming ↓

Western carmakers are coming up against fast-growing Chinese electric-vehicle brands all over the world. Those that slow down production risk giving their competitors an unassailable lead

Natural gas prices in Europe have all but returned to normal since Russia's full scale war in Ukraine. In fact, the only reason for the spike in 2021 and 2022 has been Russia's energy war against Europe, which started even before the full scale invasion of Ukraine. The numbers clearly say that.

#BreakingNews: "Österreichs Wirtschaft sieht Licht am Ende des Tunnels. 2025 wächst das BIP um 0,5%. 2026 sollten es 1,2% und 2027 1,4% werden." @gfelbermayr.bsky.social 1/12 www.wifo.ac.at/news/oester...

Die Tagespresse fasst es wie immer am besten zusammen: “Europa positioniert sich als globaler Innovationsführer für das späte Biedermeier.” dietagespresse.com/veggie-burge...

Well, this is an utter disaster for science. This gutting of peer review is very likely driven by Project 2025/OMB/Vought, very likely is about funding junk science, and very likely is coming for #NIH and biomedical research next. 🧪

Das bitte nicht verbocken. www.derstandard.at/story/300000...

"Ein 11-jähriger Junge, durch eine russische Rakete entstellt, verwaist und zu 36 Operationen gezwungen, spricht im 🇪🇺 Parlament und bittet uns, nicht aufzugeben. Wenn dieses Kind sich weigert, sich dem Moskauer Terrorregime zu ergeben, welche Entschuldigung haben wir anderen dann?"

The calls from America this weekend to "abolish the EU" are for one simple reason: the EU is the only thing that can keep European nation-states from becoming Russian or American vassals.

Warum baut @wienenergie.bsky.social eigentlich nicht mehr Windräder auf der Donauinsel? Gefühlt weht dort ständig der Wind... @chairnohorsekey.bsky.social ? www.derstandard.at/story/300000...

The U.S. Is Funding Fewer Grants in Every Area of Science and Medicine www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

A Must read. Somehow I get the impression that Europe should get more focused on technology and innovation on.ft.com/48k2aTh Is China winning the innovation race?

A must read for whoever wants to understand how to make peace between Russia and Ukraine. "A true peace must reduce the likelihood that the aggressor will resume or expand its violence; it cannot strengthen his hand while weakening the victim’s."

Düster. "It is now increasingly hard to see how Europe, in particular, can avoid large-scale protection if it is to retain any industry at all." on.ft.com/4iGh5w5

Brexit war ein ökonomisches Disaster ersten Ranges, as predicted. Bis 2025 minus 6-8% BIP, -12 bis -18% bei Investitionen, Beschäftigung -3 bis -4%, Produktivität -3 bis -4%. Ich hoffe, alle anderen Länder ziehen ihre Schlüsse daraus. @ho2604.bsky.social @gfelbermayr.bsky.social on.ft.com/47YTi6P

Neue Regeln: Die Forschungsprämie wird reformiert www.derstandard.at/story/300000...

#StandwithUkraine 🇺🇦 #NoSurrender 🇺🇦

We have a US administration trying to bully Ukrainians into accepting Russia’s proposal that their sovereignty be undone. Aside from the naked injustice of this, there are five basic practical reasons why it would make the world far more dangerous. (video) snyder.substack.com/p/the-putin-...