Magnus Franklin
@magnusfranklin.bsky.social
Tech policy, campaigning and strategy advisory @Teneo https://www.linkedin.com/in/magnusfranklin/
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Domestic trade barriers are just as stifling as tariffs:
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Domestic trade barriers are just as stifling as tariffs:
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May 11, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Check out the latest edition of my @financialtimes.com newsletter. (1/2)
Domestic trade barriers are just as stifling as tariffs:
on.ft.com/4kdzWhd
Domestic trade barriers are just as stifling as tariffs:
on.ft.com/4kdzWhd
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🔥 MLex Europe is hiring 🔥
We're looking for an Editor for our London bureau.
Are you keen to join an outstanding news organization focusing on breaking regulatory news and sharp analysis?
Then I have the role for you 🤩
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We're looking for an Editor for our London bureau.
Are you keen to join an outstanding news organization focusing on breaking regulatory news and sharp analysis?
Then I have the role for you 🤩
🧵 (1/4)
two women sitting at a table with the words " are you hiring "
ALT: two women sitting at a table with the words " are you hiring "
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March 21, 2025 at 1:43 PM
🔥 MLex Europe is hiring 🔥
We're looking for an Editor for our London bureau.
Are you keen to join an outstanding news organization focusing on breaking regulatory news and sharp analysis?
Then I have the role for you 🤩
🧵 (1/4)
We're looking for an Editor for our London bureau.
Are you keen to join an outstanding news organization focusing on breaking regulatory news and sharp analysis?
Then I have the role for you 🤩
🧵 (1/4)
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I'm afraid I must inform you we are discussing Canadian membership of the EU again.
NEARLY HALF OF CANADIANS SAY THEY WOULD SUPPORT JOINING THE EU.
NEARLY HALF OF CANADIANS SAY THEY WOULD SUPPORT JOINING THE EU.
With the US-Canada trade war heating up, Canadians are looking for friends elsewhere.
Perhaps surprisingly, nearly half of Canadians say they would support joining the European Union
open.substack.com/pub/canadian...
Perhaps surprisingly, nearly half of Canadians say they would support joining the European Union
open.substack.com/pub/canadian...
Surprising Share Of Canadians Support EU Membership
New polling suggests Canadians are rapidly warming up to the idea of joining the European Union
open.substack.com
March 11, 2025 at 5:48 PM
I'm afraid I must inform you we are discussing Canadian membership of the EU again.
NEARLY HALF OF CANADIANS SAY THEY WOULD SUPPORT JOINING THE EU.
NEARLY HALF OF CANADIANS SAY THEY WOULD SUPPORT JOINING THE EU.
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Oooops
“In fact, those who measure such things find that the EU has more streamlined regulation than the US.”
“In fact, those who measure such things find that the EU has more streamlined regulation than the US.”
Myths of Europe’s overregulation
Remember the good as well as the bad and the ugly
www.ft.com
February 20, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Oooops
“In fact, those who measure such things find that the EU has more streamlined regulation than the US.”
“In fact, those who measure such things find that the EU has more streamlined regulation than the US.”
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🚨HUGE: The European Commission has withdrawn the AI Liability Directive. "No foreseeable agreement - the Commission will assess whether another proposal should be tabled or another type of approach should be chosen."
commission.europa.eu/publications...
commission.europa.eu/publications...
2025 Commission work programme and annexes
2025 Commission work programme
commission.europa.eu
February 11, 2025 at 8:16 PM
🚨HUGE: The European Commission has withdrawn the AI Liability Directive. "No foreseeable agreement - the Commission will assess whether another proposal should be tabled or another type of approach should be chosen."
commission.europa.eu/publications...
commission.europa.eu/publications...
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The Steelers will be the home team for the NFL’s first regular-season game in Dublin, Ireland during the 2025 NFL season.
The game will be played at Croke Park, the largest sporting arena in the country.
The game will be played at Croke Park, the largest sporting arena in the country.
Steelers to be home team for NFL’s first regular-season game in Ireland
The Rooney family that owns the Steelers has a long and deep connection to Ireland.
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2025 at 2:46 PM
The Steelers will be the home team for the NFL’s first regular-season game in Dublin, Ireland during the 2025 NFL season.
The game will be played at Croke Park, the largest sporting arena in the country.
The game will be played at Croke Park, the largest sporting arena in the country.
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Great line, from Elif Shafak's "There are Rivers in the Sky", in light of the times we live in
January 25, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Great line, from Elif Shafak's "There are Rivers in the Sky", in light of the times we live in
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The mood about European tech is gloomy. We have lost many races, and now, we're losing the AI race, too. But we want to flip that upside down, and ask: where can we win? What's out there that is promising? Where are we winning vs. the U.S. and China?
Tell me, here or at phaeck@politico.eu
Tell me, here or at phaeck@politico.eu
January 23, 2025 at 9:17 AM
The mood about European tech is gloomy. We have lost many races, and now, we're losing the AI race, too. But we want to flip that upside down, and ask: where can we win? What's out there that is promising? Where are we winning vs. the U.S. and China?
Tell me, here or at phaeck@politico.eu
Tell me, here or at phaeck@politico.eu
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We are setting three goals:
First, closing the innovation gap with our competitors.
Second, a joint roadmap for decarbonisation and competitiveness.
And third, strengthening our economic resilience and security.
Read my speech at the @europarl.europa.eu
→ europa.eu/!Dxw4Mg
First, closing the innovation gap with our competitors.
Second, a joint roadmap for decarbonisation and competitiveness.
And third, strengthening our economic resilience and security.
Read my speech at the @europarl.europa.eu
→ europa.eu/!Dxw4Mg
January 22, 2025 at 9:45 AM
We are setting three goals:
First, closing the innovation gap with our competitors.
Second, a joint roadmap for decarbonisation and competitiveness.
And third, strengthening our economic resilience and security.
Read my speech at the @europarl.europa.eu
→ europa.eu/!Dxw4Mg
First, closing the innovation gap with our competitors.
Second, a joint roadmap for decarbonisation and competitiveness.
And third, strengthening our economic resilience and security.
Read my speech at the @europarl.europa.eu
→ europa.eu/!Dxw4Mg
In need of some cultural sustenance? The #Brussels Nordic film festival Polarise at Cinema Galeries featuring what looks like a great lineup of works from Iceland, Denmark, Norway, Finland and Sweden. polarise.be
Homepage - Polarise Nordic Film Nights 2025
The Brussels Nordic Film Nights celebrate Nordic cinema in all its forms! Check us out Jan 20- Feb 1st 2024!
polarise.be
January 21, 2025 at 11:49 AM
In need of some cultural sustenance? The #Brussels Nordic film festival Polarise at Cinema Galeries featuring what looks like a great lineup of works from Iceland, Denmark, Norway, Finland and Sweden. polarise.be
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Offline or online, Europe acts steadfastly against hatred.
A revised Code of conduct on countering illegal hate speech online is being integrated into the Digital Services Act.
It’ll strengthen platforms' handling of illegal hate speech and ensure effective #DSA enforcement ↓
europa.eu/!cmmGdj
A revised Code of conduct on countering illegal hate speech online is being integrated into the Digital Services Act.
It’ll strengthen platforms' handling of illegal hate speech and ensure effective #DSA enforcement ↓
europa.eu/!cmmGdj
January 20, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Offline or online, Europe acts steadfastly against hatred.
A revised Code of conduct on countering illegal hate speech online is being integrated into the Digital Services Act.
It’ll strengthen platforms' handling of illegal hate speech and ensure effective #DSA enforcement ↓
europa.eu/!cmmGdj
A revised Code of conduct on countering illegal hate speech online is being integrated into the Digital Services Act.
It’ll strengthen platforms' handling of illegal hate speech and ensure effective #DSA enforcement ↓
europa.eu/!cmmGdj
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New platform, same mission: representing you, listening to you.
Follow for updates, insights, and debates from your Parliament - and be part of the conversation about the future of democracy 💬
Follow for updates, insights, and debates from your Parliament - and be part of the conversation about the future of democracy 💬
January 17, 2025 at 9:09 AM
New platform, same mission: representing you, listening to you.
Follow for updates, insights, and debates from your Parliament - and be part of the conversation about the future of democracy 💬
Follow for updates, insights, and debates from your Parliament - and be part of the conversation about the future of democracy 💬
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Europe’s Biggest Problem Is Pessimism
My latest for @foreignpolicy.com
foreignpolicy.com/2025/01/17/e...
My latest for @foreignpolicy.com
foreignpolicy.com/2025/01/17/e...
Europe’s Biggest Problem Is Pessimism
The headwinds are surmountable, but the continent is giving up on the idea of progress.
foreignpolicy.com
January 17, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Europe’s Biggest Problem Is Pessimism
My latest for @foreignpolicy.com
foreignpolicy.com/2025/01/17/e...
My latest for @foreignpolicy.com
foreignpolicy.com/2025/01/17/e...
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The Commission is calling on Member States to review outbound investments of their companies into non-EU countries applying to three technology areas of strategic importance as well as the highest risk, #semiconductors #AI and #Quantum technologies ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
#ElonMusk #China
#ElonMusk #China
Commission calls on Member States to review outbound investments and assess risks to economic security
The Commission has today published a Recommendation calling on EU Member States to review outbound investments of their companies into non-EU countries.
ec.europa.eu
January 15, 2025 at 11:24 AM
The Commission is calling on Member States to review outbound investments of their companies into non-EU countries applying to three technology areas of strategic importance as well as the highest risk, #semiconductors #AI and #Quantum technologies ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
#ElonMusk #China
#ElonMusk #China
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#Belgium - 80% of new company cars were fully electric by the end of 2024. Petrol cars and their hybrid variants are in steep decline, as are #diesel vehicles, which now make up only 2.5% of new company cars www.brusselstimes.com/belgium/1384... #ElectricVehicles #EVs #ActOnClimate
Majority of new company cars are 100% electric, study finds
"In the case of company cars, we are at cruising speed in greening: employers are adapting their fleets in line with stricter federal regulations,"
www.brusselstimes.com
January 9, 2025 at 6:32 PM
#Belgium - 80% of new company cars were fully electric by the end of 2024. Petrol cars and their hybrid variants are in steep decline, as are #diesel vehicles, which now make up only 2.5% of new company cars www.brusselstimes.com/belgium/1384... #ElectricVehicles #EVs #ActOnClimate
Happy new year! To kick things off with a positive vibe, I share my sincere hope that in 2025, we can turn the 'Europe is on the brink of calamity' story of last year into a more positive one where we can admit that not everything is terrible all the time. www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
Magnus Franklin on LinkedIn: Europe is not a business backwater
And so 2025 begins in earnest! 🎉
I’m not one for New Year’s resolutions, but I do have hopes and wishes for the year ahead. Top of my (work-related)…
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January 6, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Happy new year! To kick things off with a positive vibe, I share my sincere hope that in 2025, we can turn the 'Europe is on the brink of calamity' story of last year into a more positive one where we can admit that not everything is terrible all the time. www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
AI: CEOs are all-in and investors are pushing to see a return on investment. Are we seeing the EU’s insistence on oversight of AI pay off as we go into 2025? Teneo’s CEO survey is hot off the press! Read more --> www.linkedin.com/posts/magnus...
Magnus Franklin on LinkedIn: Where is the World Going in 2025 and Beyond?
💻 2025 will be a watershed year for #AI. The world’s largest companies are doubling down on deploying AI, but investors are losing patience: 80% demand ROI…
www.linkedin.com
December 17, 2024 at 2:17 PM
AI: CEOs are all-in and investors are pushing to see a return on investment. Are we seeing the EU’s insistence on oversight of AI pay off as we go into 2025? Teneo’s CEO survey is hot off the press! Read more --> www.linkedin.com/posts/magnus...
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Europe’s beauty and personal care industry is a powerhouse of economic activity.
Europe’s beauty and personal care industry is a powerhouse of economic activity.
The beauty and personal care industry is a vital pillar of Europe’s society and economy contributing €29bn in added economic value to Europe and employing almost three million people across its value chain.
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December 2, 2024 at 9:04 AM
Europe’s beauty and personal care industry is a powerhouse of economic activity.
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My three main recipe following rules -
1. Do the onions for at least twice as long as it says
2. Double the garlic
3. Always needs more salt than you'd think
1. Do the onions for at least twice as long as it says
2. Double the garlic
3. Always needs more salt than you'd think
November 27, 2024 at 5:47 PM
My three main recipe following rules -
1. Do the onions for at least twice as long as it says
2. Double the garlic
3. Always needs more salt than you'd think
1. Do the onions for at least twice as long as it says
2. Double the garlic
3. Always needs more salt than you'd think
If you're going to read one thing today, make it this piece by Oliver Roeder on measuring time. Delicious writing! www.ft.com/content/625d...
The mind-bending new science of measuring time
In windowless labs in Colorado sit the 20 atomic clocks the world sets its watch by. They’re barely keeping up
www.ft.com
November 25, 2024 at 1:44 PM
If you're going to read one thing today, make it this piece by Oliver Roeder on measuring time. Delicious writing! www.ft.com/content/625d...
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5) Struggling to understand this process from a user point of view? It is not altogether simple. But I have a diagram for you 😉
High res versions here: jonworth.eu/blueskyverif...
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High res versions here: jonworth.eu/blueskyverif...
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November 21, 2024 at 3:35 PM
5) Struggling to understand this process from a user point of view? It is not altogether simple. But I have a diagram for you 😉
High res versions here: jonworth.eu/blueskyverif...
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High res versions here: jonworth.eu/blueskyverif...
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Right then, DNS issues resolved!
@vonderleyen.at.ec.europa.eu now seems to work!
Welcome to Bluesky in an official capacity, President of the European Commission
This explains the background
euroblog.jonworth.eu/ursula-von-d...
@vonderleyen.at.ec.europa.eu now seems to work!
Welcome to Bluesky in an official capacity, President of the European Commission
This explains the background
euroblog.jonworth.eu/ursula-von-d...
Ursula von der Leyen - now officially on Bluesky (and some lessons so you can trust what you read on that network) - Jon Worth Euroblog
Back in October 2023, when Bluesky was a fledgling invite-only network, I set up the account @vonderleyen.bsky.social for a few reasons (and I wrote about the experiment then). First, it seemed like a...
euroblog.jonworth.eu
November 21, 2024 at 1:38 PM
Right then, DNS issues resolved!
@vonderleyen.at.ec.europa.eu now seems to work!
Welcome to Bluesky in an official capacity, President of the European Commission
This explains the background
euroblog.jonworth.eu/ursula-von-d...
@vonderleyen.at.ec.europa.eu now seems to work!
Welcome to Bluesky in an official capacity, President of the European Commission
This explains the background
euroblog.jonworth.eu/ursula-von-d...
Inequalities are costing countries between 2-10% of their GDP - addressing gender equality challenges for Women Entrepreneurs would seem like a no-brainer for more competitiveness! More on the 19 November event celebrating Women Entrepreneurship Day #WED here: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
Magnus Franklin on LinkedIn: "Let's make some more cracks in that thick glass ceiling." That's how…
"Let's make some more cracks in that thick glass ceiling." That's how Roberta Metsola, the President of the European Parliament, opened yesterday's celebration…
www.linkedin.com
November 21, 2024 at 8:03 AM
Inequalities are costing countries between 2-10% of their GDP - addressing gender equality challenges for Women Entrepreneurs would seem like a no-brainer for more competitiveness! More on the 19 November event celebrating Women Entrepreneurship Day #WED here: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...