David Kleimann
@davidkleimann.bsky.social
🇪🇺 | PhD (EUI) | Trade, Climate, Industrial Policy | A spade is a spade | Senior Associate @ODI_org
Amen.
'Electrifying everything' is key to Europe's future, IEA chief tells Euronews at Davos
➡️ https://l.euronews.com/oJFo
➡️ https://l.euronews.com/oJFo
January 23, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Amen.
He is very ill.
Trump: “Dear Prime Minister Carney:
Please let this Letter serve to represent that the Board of Peace is withdrawing its invitation to you regarding Canada’s joining, what will be, the most prestigious Board of Leaders ever assembled, at any time.
Thank you for your attention to this matter!”
Please let this Letter serve to represent that the Board of Peace is withdrawing its invitation to you regarding Canada’s joining, what will be, the most prestigious Board of Leaders ever assembled, at any time.
Thank you for your attention to this matter!”
January 23, 2026 at 4:38 PM
He is very ill.
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The key points to know from tonight's EU leaders' meeting, according to Ursula von der Leyen.
Head to our live blog to see how tonight's summit went down:
politi.co/3ZwU0mo
Head to our live blog to see how tonight's summit went down:
politi.co/3ZwU0mo
January 23, 2026 at 12:42 AM
The key points to know from tonight's EU leaders' meeting, according to Ursula von der Leyen.
Head to our live blog to see how tonight's summit went down:
politi.co/3ZwU0mo
Head to our live blog to see how tonight's summit went down:
politi.co/3ZwU0mo
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EU’s von der Leyen says parties want Mercosur trade agreement benefits to take effect quickly.
January 23, 2026 at 12:43 AM
EU’s von der Leyen says parties want Mercosur trade agreement benefits to take effect quickly.
A home truth that most Europeans still have not understood.
🇪🇺🇺🇸 “Donald Trump isn’t the problem, America is” says @davekeating.substack.com, arguing US-EU relations won’t improve when Trump leaves office.
More in #F24Debate ➡️ f24.my/BgrG
More in #F24Debate ➡️ f24.my/BgrG
January 22, 2026 at 8:31 PM
A home truth that most Europeans still have not understood.
🇪🇺- Mercosur für Deutschsprachige
@deutschlandfunk.de.web.brid.gy
www.deutschlandfunk.de/europaeische...
@deutschlandfunk.de.web.brid.gy
www.deutschlandfunk.de/europaeische...
Straßburg - Europäische Parlament verweist Mercosur-Abkommen an EUGH
www.deutschlandfunk.de
January 22, 2026 at 6:38 PM
🇪🇺- Mercosur für Deutschsprachige
@deutschlandfunk.de.web.brid.gy
www.deutschlandfunk.de/europaeische...
@deutschlandfunk.de.web.brid.gy
www.deutschlandfunk.de/europaeische...
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Exclusive: The EU's free trade deal with South American countries will probably be applied on a provisional basis as soon as March, an EU diplomat told Reuters, despite a looming challenge at the bloc's top court reut.rs/468YGCL
Exclusive: EU-Mercosur deal likely to take effect provisionally from March, says EU diplomat
The EU's free trade deal with South American countries will probably be applied on a provisional basis as soon as March, an EU diplomat told Reuters on Thursday, despite a looming challenge at the bl...
reut.rs
January 22, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Exclusive: The EU's free trade deal with South American countries will probably be applied on a provisional basis as soon as March, an EU diplomat told Reuters, despite a looming challenge at the bloc's top court reut.rs/468YGCL
Tried to watch Trump's Davos speech and made it 2 minutes in. Unbearable. Are there must-watch sequences in there?
January 22, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Tried to watch Trump's Davos speech and made it 2 minutes in. Unbearable. Are there must-watch sequences in there?
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My Charlemagne column this week: REQUIEM
The Atlantic alliance, storied as it might be, is increasingly unworthy of the name. It is dead, or dying.
Europe is going through the five stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining, depression -- and soon acceptance.
www.economist.com/europe/2026/...
The Atlantic alliance, storied as it might be, is increasingly unworthy of the name. It is dead, or dying.
Europe is going through the five stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining, depression -- and soon acceptance.
www.economist.com/europe/2026/...
Europe’s five stages of grief for the transatlantic alliance
From denial to bargaining to acceptance that the world has changed
www.economist.com
January 22, 2026 at 2:46 PM
My Charlemagne column this week: REQUIEM
The Atlantic alliance, storied as it might be, is increasingly unworthy of the name. It is dead, or dying.
Europe is going through the five stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining, depression -- and soon acceptance.
www.economist.com/europe/2026/...
The Atlantic alliance, storied as it might be, is increasingly unworthy of the name. It is dead, or dying.
Europe is going through the five stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining, depression -- and soon acceptance.
www.economist.com/europe/2026/...
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Wind and solar overtook fossil fuels for EU power generation in 2025, report finds
Wind and solar overtook fossil fuels for EU power generation in 2025, report finds
Researchers say event described as ‘major tipping point’ for clean energy in era of destabilised politics
Wind and solar overtook fossil fuels in the European Union’s power generation last year, a report has found, in a “major tipping point” for clean energy.
Turbines spinning in the wind and photovoltaic panels lit up by the sun generated 30% of the EU’s electricity in 2025, according to an annual review. Power plants burning coal, oil and gas generated 29%. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 21, 2026 at 11:05 PM
Wind and solar overtook fossil fuels for EU power generation in 2025, report finds
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When Europe shows its true strength, dictators back down.
Apply this lesson to Russia.
Apply this lesson to Russia.
January 21, 2026 at 8:12 PM
When Europe shows its true strength, dictators back down.
Apply this lesson to Russia.
Apply this lesson to Russia.
It's only Wednesday, Captain...
Just to finish a bad week on a bad note, the EU has circulated a paper around the WTO suggesting the organisation is dead if China keeps growing in its current manner.
Which certainly reflects a strain of G7 thinking, but it was previously thought to be mostly a US one...
Which certainly reflects a strain of G7 thinking, but it was previously thought to be mostly a US one...
In news you may have missed, this is what I mean about both Europe and North America rejecting the rules they put in place because they don't like the the competition.
www.ft.com/content/2f5e...
www.ft.com/content/2f5e...
January 21, 2026 at 7:50 PM
It's only Wednesday, Captain...
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EU poised to ram through Mercosur trade deal, despite official delay
EU poised to ram through Mercosur trade deal, despite official delay
Legal loopholes could allow provisional application despite Parliament’s court challenge
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January 21, 2026 at 6:27 PM
EU poised to ram through Mercosur trade deal, despite official delay
Listen to David Allen Green.
January 21, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Listen to David Allen Green.
Both Merz and @eppgroup.bsky.social President Weber (!!) call for provisional application asap.
www.politico.eu/article/germ...
www.politico.eu/article/germ...
Germany calls to ram through Mercosur deal as EU Parliament throws up roadblock
Major clash looms after European lawmakers send Latin American trade deal for a judicial review that could take two years.
www.politico.eu
January 21, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Both Merz and @eppgroup.bsky.social President Weber (!!) call for provisional application asap.
www.politico.eu/article/germ...
www.politico.eu/article/germ...
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Looks as if, despite the European Parliament legal action, the EU/Mercosur trade deal will apply provisionally with any Mercosur state that ratifies it
(BTW the Commission press release and Q and As give the opposite impression)
(BTW the Commission press release and Q and As give the opposite impression)
The Council decision on signature and provisional application has created a legal obligation for the EU institutions that is non-discretionary.*
*There's a joke about two lawyers and three different views somewhere here, but the text of the decision is very clear.
*There's a joke about two lawyers and three different views somewhere here, but the text of the decision is very clear.
January 21, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Looks as if, despite the European Parliament legal action, the EU/Mercosur trade deal will apply provisionally with any Mercosur state that ratifies it
(BTW the Commission press release and Q and As give the opposite impression)
(BTW the Commission press release and Q and As give the opposite impression)
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Absolutely irresponsible. This is what one calls an own goal. Those against #EU #Mercosur should vote against in consent procedure instead of using delaying tactics under the guise of legal review. Very harmful for our economic interests and standing. Team Europe putting itself offside.
January 21, 2026 at 11:54 AM
European Parliament defers EU - Mercosur agreement to the Court of Justice.
This is not good news, but it does not "freeze" the deal. Provisional application kicks in once one or more Mercosur states have notified the EU of their agreement to do so.
www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...
This is not good news, but it does not "freeze" the deal. Provisional application kicks in once one or more Mercosur states have notified the EU of their agreement to do so.
www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...
EU-Mercosur trade deal referred to Court of Justice
After clearing major political hurdles after more than two decades, the mammoth trade deal now faces further delay pending a judicial verdict. #EuropeNews
www.euronews.com
January 21, 2026 at 12:06 PM
European Parliament defers EU - Mercosur agreement to the Court of Justice.
This is not good news, but it does not "freeze" the deal. Provisional application kicks in once one or more Mercosur states have notified the EU of their agreement to do so.
www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...
This is not good news, but it does not "freeze" the deal. Provisional application kicks in once one or more Mercosur states have notified the EU of their agreement to do so.
www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...
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Great speech.
@mark-carney.bsky.social
“Risk management comes at a price, but that cost of strategic autonomy can also be shared. Collective investments in resilience are cheaper than everyone building their own fortresses. Shared standards reduce fragmentations”.
globalnews.ca/news/1162087...
@mark-carney.bsky.social
“Risk management comes at a price, but that cost of strategic autonomy can also be shared. Collective investments in resilience are cheaper than everyone building their own fortresses. Shared standards reduce fragmentations”.
globalnews.ca/news/1162087...
Read the full transcript of Carney’s speech to World Economic Forum - National | Globalnews.ca
Prime Minister Mark Carney gave a forceful speech in Davos, Switzerland, on the 'new world order' and how middle powers like Canada can benefit by working together.
globalnews.ca
January 20, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Great speech.
@mark-carney.bsky.social
“Risk management comes at a price, but that cost of strategic autonomy can also be shared. Collective investments in resilience are cheaper than everyone building their own fortresses. Shared standards reduce fragmentations”.
globalnews.ca/news/1162087...
@mark-carney.bsky.social
“Risk management comes at a price, but that cost of strategic autonomy can also be shared. Collective investments in resilience are cheaper than everyone building their own fortresses. Shared standards reduce fragmentations”.
globalnews.ca/news/1162087...
Listen to Fiona Hill.
“Greenland is to Trump as Ukraine is to Putin”
“The crisis is not impending, it is here”
Fiona Hill at our event this evening
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/event/trump-...
“The crisis is not impending, it is here”
Fiona Hill at our event this evening
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/event/trump-...
What does Trump mean for relations between the UK and Europe, and the rest of the world? | Institute for Government
Sir Simon Fraser, Fiona Hill and Anand Menon join us to discuss the impact of Trump's presidency on the UK and Europe
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk
January 20, 2026 at 8:26 PM
Listen to Fiona Hill.
An incredibly well timed new study:
***America's Own Goal: Who pays the tariffs?***
by @julianhi.nz @aaron-lohmann.bsky.social @hendrikmahlkow.com @kiel.institute
***America's Own Goal: Who pays the tariffs?***
by @julianhi.nz @aaron-lohmann.bsky.social @hendrikmahlkow.com @kiel.institute
1/ New Kiel Institute study on 2025 tariffs. The headline finding won't shock anyone who studied 2018-19 tariffs: near-complete pass-through to US importers. Foreign exporters absorbed ~4% of burden; Americans paid ~96%.
www.kielinstitut.de/publications...
www.kielinstitut.de/publications...
America’s Own Goal: Who Pays the Tariffs? - Kiel Institute
www.kielinstitut.de
January 19, 2026 at 11:17 PM
An incredibly well timed new study:
***America's Own Goal: Who pays the tariffs?***
by @julianhi.nz @aaron-lohmann.bsky.social @hendrikmahlkow.com @kiel.institute
***America's Own Goal: Who pays the tariffs?***
by @julianhi.nz @aaron-lohmann.bsky.social @hendrikmahlkow.com @kiel.institute
May the free-trade gods forgive my comments on EU-China trade for this article. May they reward me for my comments on #SCOTUS forthcoming #IEEPA opinion.
Many thanks to @politico.eu's brand new trade team member @carlomartu.bsky.social for an enjoyable no-nonsense chat.
Many thanks to @politico.eu's brand new trade team member @carlomartu.bsky.social for an enjoyable no-nonsense chat.
Donald Trump’s threat to impose tariffs on European countries over Greenland has blown up last year’s transatlantic trade truce and forced the EU into a familiar dilemma: hit back hard, or try to buy time.
The EU’s magical, mystery trade weapon — and other options to nail Trump
POLITICO analyzes the actions that European leaders can consider when they gather for an emergency summit this week.
www.politico.eu
January 19, 2026 at 8:26 PM
May the free-trade gods forgive my comments on EU-China trade for this article. May they reward me for my comments on #SCOTUS forthcoming #IEEPA opinion.
Many thanks to @politico.eu's brand new trade team member @carlomartu.bsky.social for an enjoyable no-nonsense chat.
Many thanks to @politico.eu's brand new trade team member @carlomartu.bsky.social for an enjoyable no-nonsense chat.