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General Director, European Trade Union Institute
@etui.bsky.social
Formerly www.imk-boeckler.de
EU economic governance, comparative political economy, European integration, socio-ecological transition, wage bargaining
Deutschland-Versteher
Vietnam
But I understand the sentiment too. The rules of the game need to be changed to limit their power and redistribute resources.
A lot of hard pushback on targeted buy-European because it would reduce European competitiveness and product quality.
Reality, created by China, would disagree.
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A lot of hard pushback on targeted buy-European because it would reduce European competitiveness and product quality.
Reality, created by China, would disagree.
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And boots only need to be deployed where suppressing, say, 10% of the vote for Democrats can tip the result.
A couple of ostentatious ICE people/vehicles (or impersonators) outside a polling station is cheap and likely effective.
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More broadly, in EU countries and at EU level, the democratic forces need to engage with each other pragmatically to craft policy solutions that deliver for citizens. Gridlock (France) and delay (EP vote on Mercosur) just benefit the far-right.
www.politico.eu/article/port...
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Good work @financialtimes.com shows Trump's ICE attacks on migrants are not just racist and murderous, they are also very costly to taxpayers & so profitable for contractors. $22bn works out at $64 for every US man, woman & child, just for contracted services.
Gut, dass wenigstens einer unbeirrbar gegen den Strom reisserischen, polarisierenden, populistischen Polit-Marketings schwimmt.
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In short, we need "variable geometry", which brings with it its own problems.
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Next step is initiative by Finance minister Klingenbeil to build an avant-garde with 🇫🇷🇵🇱🇮🇹🇳🇱🇪🇸:
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Next step is initiative by Finance minister Klingenbeil to build an avant-garde with 🇫🇷🇵🇱🇮🇹🇳🇱🇪🇸:
The BEV news at the European level last year was slightly more upbeat: BEVs just outsold (pure) petrol cars. The question is how sustainable this is, though. Helped by tariff protection, EU manufacturers are holding their own against Chinese competition.
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How one year of ‘America First’ left workers behind - giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
As a follow-up I recommend this analysis of the implications of Davis by Laszlo Andor
substack.com/@laszloandor...
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An insinkable low-standards aircraft carrier on Europe's doorstep.
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