I have put my five cents into analysis before Czech elections in @financialtimes.com on.ft.com/4gB4RU8 The end of next week will be really interesting here in Prague.

Europeans mainly want to live in safety, have a competitive economy and good energy and infrastructure, as Eurobarometer data shows (graphic via Financial Times). But most lack the awareness that this comes at a cost and won't fall from the sky, right?

In Central Europe, we definitely like Taiwan. This is proven by fresh numbers from @ceias-eu.bsky.social. More from an interesting survey here: ceias.eu/friends-with...

🇺🇦 Drones over Druzhba: a pipeline becomes a battlefield. Click the link to learn what it means in @martinehl.bsky.social's analysis⤵️

It looks like Ukraine is trolling Hungary by repeatedly damaging the oil pipeline. But it is something more...

America saving Europe again? Big if that really happens.

Simple, but for many European leaders hard to grasp.

Ein Vertrauensbruch? In der Beziehung der #Ukraine zu ihren Verbündeten ist der Schaden bereits angerichtet, befürchtet @martinehl.bsky.social von der tschechischen Hospodářské noviny 🔽

Ukrajina utáhla šrouby a nahrála svým kritikům. Analýra @martinehl.bsky.social v Hospodářkách zahranicni.hn.cz/c1-67765090-...

🪖#NATO Summit: Can Europe deter without deploying? Click to read @martinehl.bsky.social's commentary⤵️

🪖As #NATO leaders gathered in The Hague, their show of unity masked a deeper divide over how – and how quickly – Europe should prepare for an era of renewed military threat. Click the link in the 🧵to read @martinehl.bsky.social's COMMENTARY⤵️

Setkání s touto dámou bylo letos na @globsec.bsky.social jedno z nejzajímavějších - a vznikl z něj článek nabízející insiderský a zneklidňujicí pohled do nitra současné americké vlády. archiv.hn.cz/c1-67750710-...

Three reasons why liberals cannot win elections in Europe these days.

Taurus coming? www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Surprise? The EU is on course to meet its 2030 greenhouse gas reduction targets, writes @financialtimes.com. This is mainly due to a change in the energy mix. Let's assume de-industrialisation has a part to play. China also possibly reached peak emissions, and further reductions are possible.

It was a great pleasure to lead the debate with Nobel Prize winner Daron Acemoglu at conference on the future of work in Prague. Key word from his key note speech and following debate should be "adaptation" to the new world of political turbulence and technological disruption.

Important🧵 to the point by @frhoffmann.bsky.social: why Europe need to speed up in increasing credible military power.

Another reason why Europe should step up its defense preparedness: US to start European troop withdrawal discussions later this year, US NATO ambassador says - www.reuters.com/world/us-sta...

Fighter jets of the 6th generation will be big and expensive. Very big and very expensive. This is the only certainity we can say about them now. Good read from @economist.com www.economist.com/science-and-...

Für @martinehl.bsky.social von Hospodářské noviny ist es nicht weniger als eine "historische und schicksalhafte" Wahl für die fragile Demokratie Rumäniens. Die rumänische Libertatea betont: Die armen Menschen im Land haben andere Probleme als die faschistoide Haltung von #Simion 🔽

Central Europe needs to change its economic model to adapt for turbulent new world. About the chances we have I have spoken recently to @tvpworld.bsky.social youtu.be/96KOiYwN0z8

Romanian hope. Last poll + tendencies in others.

More than two decades ago this was part of TNT production line in Greek factory. In 2027 it is supposed to be TNT production line again as Europe desperately increases ammo production. Managers and workers have a lot to do (not only here) to fulfill industrial wishes of EU politicians.

It is somehow visible that Trump's policies abroad reflect his domestic agenda. But @celiabelin.bsky.social from @ecfr.eu has summed up "the Trumpism" perfectly in this longish piece with implications for Europe—Must-read before NATO summit. ecfr.eu/publication/...

Watching Xi and Putin today on parade, I thougt about some Russia-China relations facts and figures - and later on I have found two days old @merics.bsky.social email with this superb tool I would strongly recommend to use. merics.org/en/china-rus...

Very realistic Russian parade!

Europe needs this as quickly as possible not in usual slow consensus driven way.

If I was a NATO navy I’d be investing in these as a short and medium term air defence option.

Trump desperately needs some MAGA success elsewhere after Canada and Australia as proof to his voters that concept works. Thus Romania and also surprise picture with Polish conservative presidential candidate Karol Nawrocki in the Oval office two days ago.

Rumuni si dneska opakují prezidentské volby. K vítězství opět míří s podporou Putina i Trumpa kandidát krajní pravice

Very thoughtfull and informative podcast by Choice - China observers in Central and Eastern Europe: On EVs, supply chains, production and import through the eyes of European automotive power houses with @jankaoertel.bsky.social and Jakub Jakobówski OSW, Poland open.spotify.com/episode/6pJC...

Rumuni si zítra zopakují prezidentské volby. K vítězství opět míří s podporou Putina i Trumpa kandidát krajní pravice

Fico and Vucic were supposed to go to Moscow for May 9 parade. But both of them are somehow mysteriously ill now... unn.ua/en/news/vuci...

The main question is to spend any additional money on defence wisely, not just add numbers and spray with money anything.

Rumuni si v neděli zopakují prezidentské volby. K vítězství opět míří s podporou Putina i Trumpa kandidát krajní pravice

Rumuni si zopakují prezidentské volby. K vítězství opět míří s podporou Putina i Trumpa kandidát krajní pravice

The end of Mike Waltz

Happy 80th anniversary of Hitler killing himself in his bunker to all who celebrate, which, as I now understand it, is not everybody

Not a big deal, but the first step in the right direction for Mr. Trump.

It looks impressive, 9 presidents and 1 prime minister of the Eastern flank of the EU and NATO. But one wonders in what form the Three Seas Initiative will survive the departure of its founder, Polish President Duda, from office, where he is due to leave this summer. #3SISummit business forum.

Is Putin afraid any Ukraine drone could disturb his anniversary parade in Red Square?

Russia being Russia again.

K čemu byl Evropě pohřeb papeže a kdo bude prvním profesorem nového oboru trumpologie nazory.hn.cz/c1-67715740-...

Real peace negotiations in practice...

Favorit polské prezidentské volby už vypadá v historicky nejdelší kampani unaveně. A to nejtěžší ho přitom teprve čeká, Reportáž z volební kampaně v Katovicích zahranicni.hn.cz/c1-67712150-...

EU knife to US Big Tech is out.

I have e-subscription of two out of these three Polish dailies but to touch paper paper after some time is always very different experience.

"Trump is making German borrowing cheap again"