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Apr 28

In a very ikea-like conference centre in Stockholm* today as EU finance ministers meet and we got a whoooole bunch of economic data bloomberg.com/news/articles/ *well, by Stockholm airport

Apr 28

This is so fascinating Europe Battles Flood of Green Fuel Suspected to Be Fraudulent

Europe Battles Flood of Green Fuel Suspected to Be Fraudulent

Europe’s push for more green fuel has helped build an industry in China that collects, recycles and ships waste such as used cooking oil. But a flood of biofuel is now threatening European producers...

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👉 Proposals for new 🇪🇺 fiscal & pharma rules 👉 Commissioner Breton warns Facebook 👉 Sunak seeks easier travel access for Britons to the EU Those & more in today's briefing on the key 🇪🇺 issues (from me w/

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EU Sets Stage for New Fiscal Rulebook

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Apr 25

👉a plan to protect North Sea pipelines & infrastructure 👉China distances itself from its ambassador to France's remarks 👉🇪🇺 starts to form its gas buyers' club +much more in our briefing on the key issues in 🇪🇺 (from me w/

@VidyaRoot

@chrishreiter

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A Plan Forms to Protect Europe’s Undersea Infrastructure

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Apr 12

More details on today's data and the challenges it poses for policymakers from

@mkasnyik

EU’s Highest Inflation Ticks Down as Hungary Wary of Rate Cuts

Hungarian inflation eased for a second month but remained by far the highest in the European Union, which is likely to prevent the central bank from considering interest-rate cuts anytime soon.

*HUNGARY MARCH CONSUMER PRICES RISE 25.2% Y/Y; EST. +25.0% so...a slightly hotter than expected reading for the country that already has the fastest inflation in the Eurozone

My bit on why the inflation & economic situation in Hungary 🇭🇺 is super interesting to watch 👇

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Apr 12

Hungary faces the highest inflation in the EU, and is fast becoming a test case for dealing with sky-high price growth during an economic slowdown With fresh data due today, @maxramsay looks at the state of play trib.al/Xr1XQqL

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Bowelbabe: Dame Deborah James, in her own words

'You can't leave things until tomorrow, because there might not be a tomorrow,' said the cancer campaigner.

Inside the secretive committee wiring Europe’s finances

Apr 7

It still amazes me that in the sprawling bureaucracy that is the EU, where 27 countries have to compromise...things somehow do get done? A lovely read from

@paolatamma

on the people doing the legwork behind the scenes, & what they need to succeed

politico.eu

They were classic examples of power behind the throne. But political differences back home mean two key officials have now done their last deals in Brussels.

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>> £2.3 billion from Roman Abramovich’s sale of Chelsea — that the UK pledged to donate to Ukraine — is still stuck in a British bank account The process has stalled and is taking longer than expected…

Ukraine Aid From Chelsea Sale Delayed as Approval Process Drags

A foundation being set up to aid Ukraine with £2.34 billion ($2.9 billion) in proceeds from Roman Abramovich’s sale of Chelsea FC is nearly ready to go with a proposed chair lined up, but UK govern...

Me 🤝 everyone else working this Good Friday

Apr 4

American flags at the ready...US Sec. Of State Blinken will be in Brussels soon for EU-US energy talks with top EU diplomat Josep Borrell (and later today and tomorrow, a nato meeting)

Apr 2

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Mar 31

Finland's Foreign Minister

@Haavisto

speaks to us the morning after their country cleared its final obstacle to NATO membership: 👉expects to formally join in coming days 👉says it's a "day of joy" for Finns 👉still hopes for Sweden's accession by July

Finland Foreign Minister on Joining NATO

Finland's Minister for Foreign Affairs Pekka Haavisto discusses the country's historic accession to NATO, after Turkey's parliament voted to approve the country's membership bid, removing its final...

China’s envoy warns EU of ‘peril’ from following US on trade curbs

Mar 31

“Who in their right mind would abandon such a thriving market as big as China?” Fu told the FT...“It will only be at their own peril.” ft.com/content/2d7f35 From

Ambassador to bloc urges resistance to ‘unwarranted’ pressure and says Beijing will not be ‘trampled’

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This Is What It Sounds Like When Plants Cry

Scientists recorded the popping noises that plants make in response to stresses like dehydration or a cut.

Mar 30

Over past 10 years: Value of goods imported to EU from China has more than doubled and exports to China have also almost doubled In 2022: €230B exports €626B imports

🚨Deal on REDIII🚨 EU negotiators reached a deal on scaling up renewable energy this decade, and provided a small role for nuclear in one of the last pillars of the bloc’s landmark green plan. bloomberg.com/news/articles/ via

@business

EU Agrees Nuclear Has Role in Meeting Ambitious Climate Goal

European Union negotiators reached a deal on scaling up renewable energy this decade, and provided a small role for nuclear in one of the last pillars of the bloc’s landmark green plan.

Mar 30

Ursula von der Leyen, the head of the European Commission, urged the EU to respond by working to reduce risks rather than decouple from the Asian nation bloomberg.com/news/articles/ via

@europressos

EU Warns on China’s Assertive Actions With Call for Open Dialog

The European Union’s Ursula von der Leyen warned the bloc to scale back the risks in dealing with an increasingly assertive China, rather than decouple completely in response to a new era of state...

Mar 29

An interesting point from our interview with Ukraine's Energy Minister

@G_Galushchenko

... There's a strategic element to renewable energy for Ukraine: wind generation (for example) is decentralized ie. harder for Russia to strike/cut off More on

In our briefing on the key issues in the EU today... 👉 🇪🇺 tackles the green nuclear energy debate 👉 faith is shaken among Macron's coalition 👉 a single trade on Deutsche Bank CDS may have caused Friday's selloff Those & much more! W/

@johnainger

EU Tackles Its Nuclear Energy Dilemma

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Our interview today with Ukraine's energy minister... 👉wants for sanctions on Russia's nuclear sector 👉says Ukraine is now back in a position to export electricity 👉because of that, Russia has lost the energy war

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German Galushchenko, Ukraine's energy minister, tells Bloomberg's @mariatad his message to Russia on the energy war: "You lost" trib.al/VgnFgXm

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An EU deal to put electric charging points every 60km on key roads by 2026... via

@johnainger

EU Reaches Deal to Roll Out Car Charging Points Across Bloc

European Union negotiators agreed to roll out electric and hydrogen charging points across the region over the next few years in a bid to help spur the transition away from the combustion engine.

Rubbish has truly never been so interesting bloomberg.com/news/articles/

EU energy ministers *should* adopt rules making all new cars zero-emission by 2035 tomorrow. Here's the deal with Germany on e-fuels and its implications: bloomberg.com/news/articles/ w/

@E_Krukowska

EU Moves Toward Zero-Emissions Cars After German Deal on E-Fuels

After a month of wrangling, the European Union is set to finally agree on landmark rules that will require new cars to have zero emissions after 2035, marking an effective end to the era of combust...

How Charles Michel lost the room

Mar 23

Dropping this at 4am the day of a summit, oooof

politico.eu

Growing criticism won’t stop the European Council president from looking for his next job.

Mar 21

"The moves were seen by many as confirmation that Meloni is pushing ahead with an ultra conservative social agenda, and could target reproductive freedoms and gender identity next" Piece (and book!) from

@chiaraalbanese

Italy’s Same-Sex Parents on Front Line of Social Rights Battle

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has repeatedly spoken out against “rainbow families.” Now her conservative government is rolling back their rights.

Mar 21

👉 Xi's visit to Putin continues 👉 the market digests the CS takeover 👉 the French government survives 2 no-confidence votes Those stories & more in our briefing on the key issues in 🇪🇺 (today from me, and edited by

@JohnFollain

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China’s Xi Seeks Peacemaker Role With Moscow Trip

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The EU is poised to stake a claim in the global race to be a manufacturing hub for clean-tech, showing it can compete with the US and China bloomberg.com/news/articles/ w/

@europressos

@E_Krukowska

EU Poised to Stake Claim in Clean-Tech Race, Pushing Back at US

The European Union unveiled a raft of new measures aimed at nurturing green tech and securing raw materials as it seeks to keep its place in the race with the US and China amid growing global...

Good morning from the cold, but thankfully sunny, ECB 💶

One Bank Folds, Another Wobbles and Wall Street Asks If It’s a Crisis

Mar 10

The fallout in Europe from the Silicon Valley Bank situation, so far today: EQT -8% Deutsche Bank -7.5% Swedbank -6.25% Santander -5% Soc Gen -5%

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Silvergate Capital Corp.’s abrupt shutdown and SVB Financial Group’s hasty fundraising have sent US bank stocks diving and tongues wagging across the industry: Could this be the start of a much...

Georgia Drops ‘Foreign Agent’ Law After Night of Violence

Georgia’s ruling party abandoned a draft law targeting “foreign agents” after a night of violent clashes between police and protesters in the capital, Tbilisi.

Mar 9

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GB News lost £30.7 million in its first year on air with sales of just £3.6 million trib.al/ZIhv2Ti