The entire annual US Federal Budget is around $7 trillion but in 10 months they collected $18 trillion!

The entire annual US Federal Budget is around $7 trillion but in 10 months they collected $18 trillion!

Germany seems more willing to call out Russia - today the government is accusing Russia of a large scale cyber attack on air traffic security and for disinformation campaign during the federal elections earlier this year:

Bravo to the German journalism students for their excellent analytical work. With minds like these, the future looks hopeful. www.digitaldigging.org/p/they-drone...

Especially if you have an aggressive neighbour on the other side of the border who incentivises you to manage your resources efficiently.

Bravo to the German journalism students for their excellent analytical work. With minds like these, the future looks hopeful. www.digitaldigging.org/p/they-drone...

Especially if you have an aggressive neighbour on the other side of the border who incentivises you to manage your resources efficiently.

Greece, Poland and Finland prove you don’t always have to choose between "guns" and "butter" — you can deliver both.

Massive fiscal turnaround in #Greece. Debt-to-GDP expected to plunge from 209.4% (2020) to 142.1% in 2026(f). This remarkable reduction is happening while maintaining one of the highest military spending rates in NATO. #Greece #Eurozone #NATO ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web...

Massive fiscal turnaround in #Greece. Debt-to-GDP expected to plunge from 209.4% (2020) to 142.1% in 2026(f). This remarkable reduction is happening while maintaining one of the highest military spending rates in NATO. #Greece #Eurozone #NATO ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web...

Kyriakos Pierrakakis, the new Eurogroup President symbolizes #Greece's epic comeback from the periphery to the core of the euro area.

Kyriakos Pierrakakis, the new Eurogroup President symbolizes #Greece's epic comeback from the periphery to the core of the euro area.

Greek finance minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis is emerging as a top candidate to lead the #Eurogroup. #EU finance ministers vote on Thursday and his selection would be a meaningful signal after the eurozone debt crisis. www.handelsblatt.com/politik/inte...

Greek finance minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis is emerging as a top candidate to lead the #Eurogroup. #EU finance ministers vote on Thursday and his selection would be a meaningful signal after the eurozone debt crisis. www.handelsblatt.com/politik/inte...

France and Italy can breathe a sigh of relief after the EU's statistics office signaled that the financial guarantees needed to back a €210 billion financing package to Ukraine won't increase their heavy debt burdens.

Only 3 kids in my son’s primary school class in Berlin had no smartphones or social media access. Two of them, including my son, were the best at math. Maybe it’s time the EU considered a similar approach as in Australia?

Only 3 kids in my son’s primary school class in Berlin had no smartphones or social media access. Two of them, including my son, were the best at math. Maybe it’s time the EU considered a similar approach as in Australia?

The U.S. pressuring #EU and other allies on trade and security is not a sign of strength, but of weakness, especially given its rapidly deteriorating fiscal outlook. #Europe, #Trump fortune.com/2025/12/04/n...

The U.S. pressuring #EU and other allies on trade and security is not a sign of strength, but of weakness, especially given its rapidly deteriorating fiscal outlook. #Europe, #Trump fortune.com/2025/12/04/n...

Trump: "Europe is going in some bad directions" www.reuters.com/business/tru...

Microsoft will hike prices by up to 33% next year. Time for Europe to get serious about alternative software www.cnbc.com/2025/12/04/m...

Microsoft will hike prices by up to 33% next year. Time for Europe to get serious about alternative software www.cnbc.com/2025/12/04/m...

Two questions will define the next chapter: How far will the US go to protect its Big Tech giants and how far are we willing to go to protect ourselves?

It's nice to read articles titled ‘Poland ready to fight’, but the reality is grim: the Polish armed forces are still unprepared for a new war based mostly on drones and fought without US support.

It's nice to read articles titled ‘Poland ready to fight’, but the reality is grim: the Polish armed forces are still unprepared for a new war based mostly on drones and fought without US support.

The EU is declaring its digital sovereignty. It's the first penalty imposed on a major platform under the Digital Services Act (DSA). Non-compliance will result in periodic penalty payments. www.politico.eu/article/eu-s...

The EU is declaring its digital sovereignty. It's the first penalty imposed on a major platform under the Digital Services Act (DSA). Non-compliance will result in periodic penalty payments. www.politico.eu/article/eu-s...

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.

When politicians try to redefine who “owns” a nation’s gold, they can turn it into a tempting populistic tool. With the 2027 elections on the horizon, that kind of move risks making the country’s gold part of the campaign game instead of keeping it safely above politics. www.ft.com/content/123c...

When politicians try to redefine who “owns” a nation’s gold, they can turn it into a tempting populistic tool. With the 2027 elections on the horizon, that kind of move risks making the country’s gold part of the campaign game instead of keeping it safely above politics. www.ft.com/content/123c...

Amazing

Listening to #Lagarde in the ECON. TPI (tool for targeted bond purchases) ... "may be activated to counteract unwarranted, disorderly market dynamics." The problem is that the dynamics of the #French debt market, for example, have been fully justified. #ECB

Listening to #Lagarde in the ECON. TPI (tool for targeted bond purchases) ... "may be activated to counteract unwarranted, disorderly market dynamics." The problem is that the dynamics of the #French debt market, for example, have been fully justified. #ECB

Hold on a minute! Wasn't Ukraine supposed to be corrupt? What message are we sending outside, when the rector of the prestigious College of Europe — the institution that educates future EU officials — ends up in detention? www.politico.eu/article/belg...

Hold on a minute! Wasn't Ukraine supposed to be corrupt? What message are we sending outside, when the rector of the prestigious College of Europe — the institution that educates future EU officials — ends up in detention? www.politico.eu/article/belg...

The National Bank of Poland (NBP) is the only central bank in an EU country to have given Ukraine a hand, opening a swap line for the National Bank of Ukraine up to USD 1 billion straight after Russia invaded.

The National Bank of Poland (NBP) is the only central bank in an EU country to have given Ukraine a hand, opening a swap line for the National Bank of Ukraine up to USD 1 billion straight after Russia invaded.

Under the #ECB’s current legal framework, one conclusion is unavoidable: the central bank of the world’s second-most used currency cannot help Ukraine — not because it won’t, but because it legally can’t. www.ft.com/content/616c...

Under the #ECB’s current legal framework, one conclusion is unavoidable: the central bank of the world’s second-most used currency cannot help Ukraine — not because it won’t, but because it legally can’t. www.ft.com/content/616c...

And the search for excuses to not support Ukraine begins.

Finland once faced the Soviet Union alone: 3.7 M vs. 170 M people. Today, even without the US, NATO’s members count around 750 M citizens — yet we still hesitate in fear of Russia.

Finland once faced the Soviet Union alone: 3.7 M vs. 170 M people. Today, even without the US, NATO’s members count around 750 M citizens — yet we still hesitate in fear of Russia.

RN is again floating the idea of the ECB buying French debt. The rest of the eurozone will be thrilled to help finance retirement in France at 62. www.lemonde.fr/politique/ar...

RN is again floating the idea of the ECB buying French debt. The rest of the eurozone will be thrilled to help finance retirement in France at 62. www.lemonde.fr/politique/ar...

The FT is hunting for the killer of the EU’s single market — and it turns out there’s more than one suspect. www.ft.com/content/cbfd...

The FT is hunting for the killer of the EU’s single market — and it turns out there’s more than one suspect. www.ft.com/content/cbfd...

Today, Polish-German government consultations are taking place in Berlin. The relationship is complex — partly due to mistakes on the German side. Yet in Poland, anti-German rhetoric has unfortunately been a central theme of the current opposition’s political strategy. www.zeit.de/politik/deut...

Today, Polish-German government consultations are taking place in Berlin. The relationship is complex — partly due to mistakes on the German side. Yet in Poland, anti-German rhetoric has unfortunately been a central theme of the current opposition’s political strategy. www.zeit.de/politik/deut...

Re-opening the global economy to Russia = rebuilding Putin’s army. Europe and the US are no longer aligned on core security interests. www.wsj.com/world/russia...

Re-opening the global economy to Russia = rebuilding Putin’s army. Europe and the US are no longer aligned on core security interests. www.wsj.com/world/russia...