Christian Odendahl

@codendahl.bsky.social

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European economics editor @TheEconomist. London via Berlin, Stockholm and Cologne. Have no plans to write a book.

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Christian Odendahl @codendahl.bsky.social · 1d

Such a good one in @privateeyenews.bsky.social.

Edward Hooper‘s Nighthawks, but with Deliveroo drivers picking up orders

Christian Odendahl @codendahl.bsky.social · 1d

Schéi Chrëschtdeeg 🎄

(That’s Merry Christmas in Luxembourgish)

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Nick Kristof @nickkristof.bsky.social · 1d

Tis the season when we repeat "peace on earth" -- even as a massacre has been unfolding in El Fasher, Sudan, apparently claiming tens of thousands of lives. It may have slaughtered as many people in seven weeks as the Gaza war did in two years. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/o...

Opinion | As We Speak of ‘Peace on Earth,’ We Seem Indifferent to a Mass Atrocity

www.nytimes.com

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Finans @finans.dk · 4d

BREAKING: Aktien banket i gulvet: Ørsted lukker børsdagen med massivt kursdyk #breaking #dkbiz

Aktien banket i gulvet: Ørsted lukker børsdagen med massivt kursdyk

Endnu en gang fik Trump-regeringen banket Ørsted-aktien langt ned under gulvbrædderne. Det står klart efter dagens børsluk, hvor Ørsted-aktien ender med et fald på 12,7 pct. Langt hen ad dagen, så det...

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Christian Odendahl @codendahl.bsky.social · 4d

Stark.

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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 4d

The commerce ministry said in a preliminary decision on Monday that it had found dairy imports from the EU were subsidised and that China’s domestic industry 'suffered material injury' as a result. ft.trib.al/WgyxlQ7

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Duncan Weldon @duncanweldon.bsky.social · 4d

These just arrived.
The American edition, out on Jan 6th.

Christian Odendahl @codendahl.bsky.social · 4d

"The conditions upon return [for Russian POW] can be so dire that some families have lobbied to keep their sons out of prisoner exchanges."

The mind boggles. www.wsj.com/world/russia...

Returning Russian POWs Pay Heavy Price for Choosing Surrender Over Death

The joy of homecoming is short-lived for returning prisoners, as they face insults, cut pay and orders to return to the front line.

www.wsj.com

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Mercedes Ruehl @mjruehl.bsky.social · 4d

Today’s FT big read: Can Switzerland adapt to a harder global order ? There is a perception that the country’s bearings are shifting. Yet Switzerland enters this turbulent period with formidable economic strengths.

as.ft.com/r/17d3bbe3-5... Is Switzerland losing its place in the world?

Is Switzerland losing its place in the world?

[FREE TO READ] After a year of tumult, some are warning that a system built on neutrality, consensus and direct democracy is not moving fast enough

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The Economist @economist.com · 4d

Western carmakers are coming up against fast-growing Chinese electric-vehicle brands all over the world. Those that slow down production risk giving their competitors an unassailable lead

Retreating from EVs could be hazardous for Western carmakers

Governments are tempting a shift back to petrol

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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 5d

Stephen Miller read Kafka's The Trial and felt inspired, instead of horrified.

Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 5d

Skilled-worker visa holders who traveled back to India this month to renew their US work permits are now stranded far from home after their appointments were abruptly canceled by U.S. consular offices and rescheduled for months later.

H-1B workers flew to India to renew U.S. visas. Now they’re stuck.

H-1B holders who returned to India this month to renew their visas had consular appointments canceled, stranding them far from their homes and jobs, lawyers said.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Gavin Kelly @gavin-kelly.bsky.social · 5d

Here comes the sun: ‘A London day will last 7 hours and 53 minutes on December 21, compared with a whopping 16 hours and 38 minutes on June 21.’

giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

Here comes the sun: light amid the UK gloom

It may be hard to remember in the depths of winter but this has been a miraculously bright twelve months

giftarticle.ft.com

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Neon Deutschland @neondeutschland.bsky.social · 6d

The Best of Neon 2025:
The value of reading.

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The Economist @economist.com · 6d

In an age of polarisation and fake news, many children struggle to make sense of their world. The Economist Educational Foundation helps them acquire the skills to do so calmly and rationally

How the young can make sense of the news

With your help, the Economist Educational Foundation can teach children to think critically

econ.st

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Paul Lehmann @plehmann.bsky.social · 6d

It doesn't feel like christmas until I get to listen to Bach's christmas oratorio.

Here's a cool version recorded in a shared apartment in Leipzig. youtu.be/Wi0ekhf6_J0?...

Leipziger WG-Konzert - PARTY MAYBE? Weihnachtsoratorium - Christmas Oratorio

YouTube video by Friedemann G.

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Christian Odendahl @codendahl.bsky.social · 7d

Building up a threat like using the Russian assets gives Orban enough of a political win if he opts for the solution found now. Blocking funding for Ukraine completely was not an option I think, would have been akin to throwing a bomb into the EU. Not worth it. He got his win now anyway.

Christian Odendahl @codendahl.bsky.social · 7d

My only quibble with the letter and some other responses to my piece: it does not mention Britain at all. And while we are a British paper, we do not recommend British solutions as in any way superior.

Christian Odendahl @codendahl.bsky.social · 7d

Thoughtful response to my recent piece on the economic challenge that China presents and why Europe should weather it instead of resorting to wasteful subsidies and protectionism. 👇🏻

Sander Tordoir @sandertordoir.bsky.social · 7d

My letter in the Economist pushes back on its take on Europe and the second China shock.

The Economist lays out the profound pressure China is putting on EU manufacturing, but then proceeds to advocate the EU give up and switch to services à la the UK. That feels thin.

Pleased they published it.

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Sander Tordoir @sandertordoir.bsky.social · 7d

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Aman Batheja @amanbatheja.bsky.social · 7d

Holy crap chart from Gallup

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Eddy Wax @eddywax.bsky.social · 7d

Scoopito: after 26 years, the EU has a new date for signing the Mercosur trade deal. 12 January.

www.euractiv.com/news/eu-to-s...

EU to sign Mercosur trade deal 12 January in Paraguay | Euractiv

Ursula von der Leyen had hoped to sign the agreement in Brazil this week

www.euractiv.com

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Stanley Pignal @spignal.bsky.social · 7d

My take on the EU's through-the-night summit to help Ukraine. The main thing is €90bn will find its way to Kyiv—though not funded by Russia's frozen assets.

It was a messy deal, from which recriminations will ensue. But Europe got there (mostly) in the end.

www.economist.com/europe/2025/...

Europe finds €90bn for Ukraine—but not from Russia

An EU “reparations loan” using frozen Russian money collapses

www.economist.com

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Nicolas Veron @veron.bsky.social · 7d

A few quick thoughts about this morning's decision. Don't believe the spin from various Russians & others: it's a big deal. The EU has now unambiguously demonstrated that it is able and willing to provide the external financial support Ukraine needs, for as long and as much as it takes. (1/N)

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Lucas Guttenberg @lucasguttenberg.bsky.social · 7d

So what the hell just happened? Two things: Ukraine will get 90 billion euros. And Orbán did not veto that even though he could have.

How so? Short thread:

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Jaap Burger @jaapburger.eu · 7d

A good example of how governments can make the roll-out of public charging infrastructure faster and cheaper: by integrating permission for construction work into an existing digital platform for road works.

Red tape cut to speed up rollout of public EV chargers across England

New Planning and Infrastructure Act removes key barrier for chargepoint operators, alongside £600m funding boost and moves to cut costs for drivers

www.independent.co.uk

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Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 7d

Morning.

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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 8d

New EU law shifting EU funding towards defence adopted
www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/pre...

Council adopts measures to incentivise and simplify defence investments in the EU

Council adopts measures to incentivise and simplify defence investments in the EU.

www.consilium.europa.eu

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Christian Odendahl @codendahl.bsky.social · 8d

Have a look if you have any interest at all in the reparations loan for Ukraine. All the legal and financial details that are tough but necessary to understand. 👇

Sander Tordoir @sandertordoir.bsky.social · 8d

D-Day for Europe to shore up Ukraine funding.

As EU leaders huddle in Brussels, Stephen Paduano and I analyse the reparations loan in a new piece.

This is not only a "There Is No Alternative" (TINA) moment—but the financial and legal risks are also manageable.

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