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Day job Kommerskollegium.
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The Economist
about 8 hours ago
Contrast it with George Bush senior’s victory in Kuwait
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Donald Trump’s ceasefire shows how America has changed
Contrast it with George Bush senior’s victory in Kuwait
https://econ.st/3Ow1T9U
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Anne Applebaum
1 day ago
"As tensions escalated, one U.S. official went so far as to invoke the Avignon Papacy, the period in the 1300s when the French Crown leveraged its military power to dominate the papal authority."
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POLITICO Europe
1 day ago
EXCLUSIVE: More evidence is emerging of PM Viktor Orbán’s attempts to turn eastward and plug Hungary economically and politically into Russia. This is something his opponent is using against him in the run-up to this week's election. 🔗
www.politico.eu/article/hung...
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Anne Applebaum
2 days ago
In honor of Vance's visit to Hungary, where he will campaign for Viktor Orban, I am reposting my article from last year. I argued that Orban's Hungary is one of the poorest countries, and certainly the most corrupt and least free country, in the entire EU.
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
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America’s Future Is Hungary
MAGA conservatives love Viktor Orbán. But he’s left his country corrupt, stagnant, and impoverished.
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2025/05/viktor-orban-hungary-maga-corruption/682111/?gift=hVZeG3M9DnxL4CekrWGK32uPZaoE7Ct1Y4eO32UmAHo&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share
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Holger Hestermeyer
6 days ago
Being outside the EU is sort of the natural consequence of leaving the EU and not punishment for it…
www.majorcadailybulletin.com/news/local/2...
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Ryanair boss slams new EU border controls: “Britain being punished for Brexit”
. Speaking about the EU’s Entry Exit System, O’Leary branded the rollout “a s*** show and a shambles” that has created considerable chaos at border crossings. Have you been caught? Let us know
https://www.majorcadailybulletin.com/news/local/2026/04/04/141385/ryanair-boss-slams-new-border-controls-britain-being-punished-for-brexit.html
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This is treason.
www.politico.eu/article/hung...
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Hungary’s Szijjártó admits he liaised with Moscow as EU discussed Russia sanctions
“Nice work! They proved that I say the same publicly as I do on the phone,” Budapest’s foreign minister scoffs after a new report on his contacts with the Kremlin.
https://www.politico.eu/article/hungary-foreign-minister-admits-he-liaised-kremlin-eu-discussed-sanctions-on-russia/
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Alex Voronov
11 days ago
”Europa måste ge ukrainarna trygghet och alternativ, med säkerhet, värdighet och framtidstro. Alla som vill stanna, måste kunna stanna, och få besked om det här och nu.”
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OPINION: Ukrainska flyktingar kan inte vänta längre
Ukrainare som har flytt och vill stanna i sina nya länder måste få göra det. Och de behöver få besked om det här och nu.
https://www.ystadsallehanda.se/ledare/ukrainska-flyktingar-kan-inte-vanta-langre/
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Anton Gerashchenko
10 days ago
A joint journalistic investigation found out that Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó had acted on behalf of Russia to delist sanctioned Russians and try to repeal an EU sanctions package. This call is from August 30, 2024. Link to full story in first comment.
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Kirsten Ostermann
10 days ago
EU-Australia Trade Agreement The 🇪🇺-🇦🇺FTA texts are now out.
policy.trade.ec.europa.eu/eu-trade-rel...
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Text of the agreement
Read the different sections of the agreement.
https://policy.trade.ec.europa.eu/eu-trade-relationships-country-and-region/countries-and-regions/australia/eu-australia-agreement/text-agreement-0_en?s=09
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The Ukrainian Review
9 days ago
On the fourth anniversary of liberation of Bucha from Russian occupiers, we honored the memory of Ukrainians who were killed and tortured there. We remember and will not forget what the enemy did. Every Russian murderer, executioner and terrorist must answer for every crime against our people.
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The Ukrainian Review
9 days ago
🇺🇦 Zelensky: When the whole world learned about Bucha. About Ukrainians brutally killed on the streets of Bucha by Russian occupiers. About our tortured people in basements. About adults and children whose bodies were found in graves in Bucha. Everyone saw the horror of Russia and its aggression.
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12 days ago
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Simon Lester
12 days ago
Famously under U.S. law, if you use a different word or words to describe an illegal act, that act becomes legal.
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A golden quote from Trump: ”I always like to hang around with losers”
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Financial Times
14 days ago
Should Sweden finally adopt the euro?
ft.trib.al/F8xYfRp
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Should Sweden finally adopt the euro?
https://ft.trib.al/F8xYfRp
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Daniel Carnestedt
15 days ago
Stora nyheter från Europadomstolen! Sveriges praxis i asylärenden gällande afghanska medborgare som vistats länge i väst bedöms strida mot Europakonventionen. Det här kommer få mycket stor betydelse för tusentals personer i Sverige. Pressrelease:
hudoc.echr.coe.int/app/conversi...
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Anton Gerashchenko
15 days ago
Today, March 25, 2026, marks the finish of a multi-day Ukrainian operation to turn off the whole of Russia's Baltic oil and gas hub: Ust-Luga, Primorsk and Vyborg. After Ukrainian strikes, the ports of Ust-Luga and Primorsk stopped shipping oil.
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Shadow Hedgie 🌻
15 days ago
I suspect US negotiators know that Ze could never accept this
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Exclusive: US links security guarantees to Ukraine giving up Donbas, Zelenskiy says
The ‌U.S. has made its offer of security guarantees needed for a peace deal in Ukraine conditional on Kyiv ceding all of the country's eastern region of Donbas to Russia, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy...
https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/us-links-security-guarantees-ukraine-giving-up-donbas-zelenskiy-says-2026-03-25/
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Nicolas Köhler-Suzuki
15 days ago
The report covers WTO reform, supply chain resilience, digital trade, and cooperation on sustainability within the EU-CPTPP framework. Contributors include
@lorandbartels.bsky.social
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@altenberg.bsky.social
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@sebastienfmjean.bsky.social
, and many more.
institutdelors.eu/publications...
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[EN] After the Rupture: EU-CPTPP Responses to a Changing Global Trading Order - Institut Jacques Delors
https://institutdelors.eu/publications/en-after-the-rupture-eu-cptpp-responses-to-a-changing-global-trading-order/
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Ursula von der Leyen
17 days ago
After almost a decade of work – we can say: we did it. We have concluded the EU-Australia Free Trade Agreement. And it is such a win for both sides ↓
link.europa.eu/x33M9C
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Max von Thun
17 days ago
The Trump administration commissioned an internal study on alleged "censorship" by EU regulators. The study found "no evidence that Member States of the European Union are overreaching the DSA to censor and criminalize online content". Whoops.
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
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Inside the Trump administration’s campaign to counter content bans in Europe
The president has expanded efforts to fight what he sees as censorship overseas, using the State Department to target European governments.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/03/20/trump-eu-dsa-censorship/
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It’s getting lost in all the other commotion but it’s becoming increasingly clear that the new US tariff policy has failed.
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17 days ago
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POLITICO Europe
18 days ago
The EU is limiting the flow of confidential material to Hungary and leaders are meeting in smaller groups — as Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk warned of long-standing suspicions Viktor Orbán’s government is sharing information with Russia.
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EU cuts Hungary out of sensitive talks over leaking-to-Russia fears, diplomats say
Hungarian foreign minister was accused of passing information from closed-door talks to Moscow.
https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-hungary-leak-russia-peter-szijjarto/
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Milo Minderbinder’s spirit is very much with the Trump administration.
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18 days ago
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Unbelievable if true. Hungary’s foreign minister filling in as a Russian intelligence officer.
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19 days ago
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Euromaidan Press
20 days ago
France's Navy just boarded a Russian shadow fleet tanker in the Mediterranean – the Deyna, caught moving Russian oil while evading sanctions and maritime law Macron: "They line their pockets while helping finance Russia's war effort"
euromaidanpress.com/2026/03/20/f...
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French Navy stops Russian shadow fleet ship in the Mediterranean: “Profiteers of war”
Macron says the Deyna's crew helped finance Russia's invasion while evading international law.
https://euromaidanpress.com/2026/03/20/french-navy-stops-russian-shadow-fleet-ship-in-the-mediterranean/
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Janne M. Korhonen
21 days ago
SHOOTBAT! I was trained by guys who had served in Bosnia and seemed *determined* not to be bystanders or observers to atrocities ever again. SHOOTBAT was an exemplar, and our "negotiation" training was very much "you have five minutes to remove this roadblock" followed by platoon attack drills.
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Shashank Joshi
22 days ago
Remarkable story from Denmark's nat'l broadcaster. "When Danish soldiers were flown to Greenland in January...they brought explosives so they could destroy, among other things, the runways in Nuuk & Kangerlussuaq [to] prevent US mil aircraft from landing"
www.dr.dk/nyheder/indl...
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Danmark forberedte sig på muligt angreb fra USA: Fløj poser med blod til Grønland og gjorde klar til at sprænge landingsbaner i luften
Nøglekilder i Danmark og Europa fortæller nu for første gang, hvad der skete i de mest kritiske dage, hvor Donald Trump truede med at tage Grønland "på den hårde måde".
https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/indland/groenland/danmark-forberedte-sig-paa-muligt-angreb-fra-usa-floej-poser-med-blod-til-groenland-og-gjorde-klar
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Jorge Liboreiro
23 days ago
Ursula von der Leyen will visit Australia from March 23 to 25 to conclude an EU-Australia free trade agreement.
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Stubb is right. Among geopolitical own goals of all (modern) time, Brexit is in the top tier.
www.politico.eu/article/finl...
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Finland’s Stubb: Brexit was like sawing off your leg for no reason
The Finnish president predicts the U.K. will rejoin the EU, and wants closer integration on defense and trade as Donald Trump rips up the world order.
https://www.politico.eu/article/finland-alexander-stubb-brexit-uk-eu/
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Institute for the Study of War
24 days ago
NEW: Continued Ukrainian advances in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast are likely constraining Russian offensive operations in the Oleksandrivka direction and may soon threaten Russian offensive operations in the Hulyaipole direction. (1/5) Full assessment:
isw.pub/UkrWar031626
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Mujtaba Rahman
25 days ago
Incredible scenes from today's pro-Magyar, anti-Orban rally in Budapest. Only 4 weeks left until the most consequential election in the EU this year 🇪🇺đź‡đź‡ş
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SlavaUkraini033
25 days ago
Movements of the Armed Forces of Ukraine during February–March show continued progress on the Zaporizhzhia front. Ukrainian forces keep pressing forward while Russian positions struggle to hold.
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Considering all the tariffs the US has imposed on itself it shouldn’t come as a surprise that countries sometimes shoot themselves in the foot.
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Carl Quintanilla
30 days ago
WSJ: “.. Maersk has 10 ships trapped in the Persian Gulf and would need at least a week to 10 days to resume normal operations in the event of a cease-fire .. “.. Brokers say there are more than 100 boxships trapped in the Gulf ..”
www.wsj.com/livecoverage...
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Anton Gerashchenko
30 days ago
President Zelenskyy: One year ago, I also had good cards, but we didn’t show them. "It’s thanks to our Defenders, great people, and to a lot of different production that we increased from the very beginning of the war. Now we have a high level.
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AntĂłnio Costa
about 1 month ago
As the war in Iran takes center stage, there is only one winner: Russia. Profiting from rising energy prices and the diversion of military capabilities and benefiting from the reduced attention to the Ukrainian front.
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Scott Lincicome
about 1 month ago
"The Effects of a Sudden Stop in Low-Skilled Immigration: Evidence from Korea’s Guest Worker Program"
www.nber.org/papers/w34927
"the collapse in inflows led to a significant increase in firm exit.... Firms did not respond by expanding domestic hiring to replace missing guest workers."
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The Economist
about 1 month ago
Few think that the world’s next trillion-dollar tech company will be European. But, perhaps for the first time, that does not seem a silly idea
econ.st/3PlThCL
Illustration: Tyler Comrie
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about 1 month ago
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Financial Times
about 1 month ago
US economy sheds 92,000 jobs in February in sharp slide
ft.trib.al/2dcTW42
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US economy sheds 92,000 jobs in February in sharp slide
Figure far below expectations comes as doubts persist over labour market strength
https://ft.trib.al/2dcTW42
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Justin Wolfers
about 1 month ago
The economic story just changed dramatically. Payrolls fell -92k in Feb. Jan growth was revised down by -4k to +126k. And Dec revisions subtracted -64k to -17k. Unemployment rate up a tick to 4.4%. Recession questions are back on the menu
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The EU and Canada have launched negotiations on a Digital Trade Agreement.
www.linkedin.com/posts/per-al...
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Driving shared prosperity: Boosting EU–Canada trade through CETA | Per Altenberg
The EU and Canada have launched negotiations on a Digital Trade Agreement. Once in place, it will complement and upgrade the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA). Other areas ...
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/per-altenberg-a6b6b1_driving-shared-prosperity-boosting-eucanada-activity-7435594851850563584-W0ZZ?utm_source=share
about 1 month ago
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The Kyiv Independent
about 1 month ago
⚡️US joins Russia, China in opposing IAEA resolution condemning attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure. The U.S. voted against a resolution condemning attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure during a meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors on March 5.
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US joins Russia, China in opposing IAEA resolution condemning attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure
The U.S. voted against a resolution condemning attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure during a meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors on March 5, joining Russi...
https://kyivindependent.com/us-joins-russia-china-in-opposing-iaea-resolution-condemning-attacks-on-ukraines-energy-infrastructure/
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about 1 month ago
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Nils Redeker
about 1 month ago
The second piece of good news: the new local content rules would not wall the EU off from its trading partners. Under the Commission’s proposal for a “Union preference,” all countries with which the EU has a free trade agreement would count as local content.
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Douglas Irwin
about 1 month ago
As a long time fan of
@economist.com
going back to the last century, when James Callahan was PM (yes, that old!), it's a thrill to appear in print on their pages. Revised version of a web essay on the Supreme Court decision.
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I can count 5-6 clear examples now of how US trade policies under Trump are failing. The window to show the world that this is in fact successful policy is closing fast.
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about 1 month ago
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The Kyiv Independent
about 1 month ago
⚡️ Ukraine captured more territory than it lost to Russia over February 2026, Syrskyi says. The claim came amid a slowdown in Russian advances on most parts of the front line over winter.
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Ukraine captured more territory than it lost to Russia over February 2026, Syrskyi says
The claim came amid a slowdown in Russian advances on most parts of the front line over winter.
https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-captured-more-territory-than-it-lost-to-russia-over-febraury-2026-syrskyi-says/
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