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The Bertelsmann Stiftung's (@bertelsmannst.bsky.social) Europe Programme. Find out more here: https://bst-europe.eu/
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How Buy-European Rules Can Help Save Europe’s Car Industry
Car manufacturing was the pinnacle of 20th-century industrialisation. Even today, the industry remains one of Europe’s most important sectors, if not the most important. It employs 13.6 million people...
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October 23, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Read the full paper here: bst-europe.eu/economy-secu...
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The payoff would be a faster EV pivot, jobs saved, and scale for batteries/software/autonomy. Cheaper than future bailouts and more coherent than fragmented national schemes. This plan could stoke European demand for European EVs.
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October 23, 2025 at 8:11 AM
The payoff would be a faster EV pivot, jobs saved, and scale for batteries/software/autonomy. Cheaper than future bailouts and more coherent than fragmented national schemes. This plan could stoke European demand for European EVs.
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They recommend making France’s eco-bonus the EU template: a carbon-scoring system that nudges buyers toward EU-made EVs and cleaner supply chains. It is effective, WTO-safe, and ready to scale, while also avoiding confrontation with China through higher tariffs.
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October 23, 2025 at 8:11 AM
They recommend making France’s eco-bonus the EU template: a carbon-scoring system that nudges buyers toward EU-made EVs and cleaner supply chains. It is effective, WTO-safe, and ready to scale, while also avoiding confrontation with China through higher tariffs.
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October 17, 2025 at 1:02 PM
The implementation of this new pact is to begin with joint projects with partners at the end of November in Barcelona, on the 30th anniversary of the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership. The positive development of fair neighborly relations requires the #commitment of all EU member states.
October 17, 2025 at 8:54 AM
The implementation of this new pact is to begin with joint projects with partners at the end of November in Barcelona, on the 30th anniversary of the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership. The positive development of fair neighborly relations requires the #commitment of all EU member states.
Christian Hanelt and Nico Zillekens outlined how this could work in June:
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Strategic Alignment in a Fragmented Region: How the EU, MENA and the GCC Can Forge a New Triangular Partnership
This analysis examines the emerging potential of a triangular partnership between the EU, Southern Neighbourhood (MENA) countries, and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). Based on the 2025 EuroMeSCo E...
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October 17, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Christian Hanelt and Nico Zillekens outlined how this could work in June:
bst-europe.eu/europe-in-th...
bst-europe.eu/europe-in-th...
In a region characterized by geopolitical fragmentation, such a strategic orientation can help to bundle common interests in energy, infrastructure, innovation, and conflict resolution.
October 17, 2025 at 8:52 AM
In a region characterized by geopolitical fragmentation, such a strategic orientation can help to bundle common interests in energy, infrastructure, innovation, and conflict resolution.
An important factor for the success of the new #MediterraneanPact is the approach of triangular cooperation across the Mediterranean and beyond to the Gulf region: cooperation between the EU and its southern neighbors and the Arab states of the Gulf/ #GCC states
October 17, 2025 at 8:52 AM
An important factor for the success of the new #MediterraneanPact is the approach of triangular cooperation across the Mediterranean and beyond to the Gulf region: cooperation between the EU and its southern neighbors and the Arab states of the Gulf/ #GCC states
As our expert Christian #Hanelt states: Those who understand the EU's geo-economic constraints and opportunities in a global context can forge sustainable partnerships with their neighbors; for mutual benefit. Check out our index #GEOII by Étienne Höra: bst-europe.eu/economy-secu...
The Geoeconomic Interconnectivity Index: Mapping Europe’s Interconnections in an Age of Geopolitics
The EU’s neighbouring regions are undergoing deep transformation, as the liberal international order becomes increasingly contested and economic and geopolitical considerations become more intertwined...
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October 17, 2025 at 8:51 AM
As our expert Christian #Hanelt states: Those who understand the EU's geo-economic constraints and opportunities in a global context can forge sustainable partnerships with their neighbors; for mutual benefit. Check out our index #GEOII by Étienne Höra: bst-europe.eu/economy-secu...
In her statement, Commission President Ursula von der hashtag#Leyen emphasized the central role of economic and social interdependence.
October 17, 2025 at 8:49 AM
In her statement, Commission President Ursula von der hashtag#Leyen emphasized the central role of economic and social interdependence.
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October 16, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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Lastly, an event! 🍿Join the ASTROPOLITICS film screening!
Join us in Berlin on 4 Nov for a screening and discussion on whether space can become a realm of cooperation, or a place for renewed rivalry.
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Join us in Berlin on 4 Nov for a screening and discussion on whether space can become a realm of cooperation, or a place for renewed rivalry.
bst-europe.eu/competitiven...
Event | ASTROPOLITICS Film Screening and Discussion - BSt Europe
In just 63 minutes, ASTROPOLITICS takes you from the Cold War’s space race to today’s crowded cosmos, where nations and private companies compete for resources, prestige, and strategic advantage. At t...
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October 16, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Lastly, an event! 🍿Join the ASTROPOLITICS film screening!
Join us in Berlin on 4 Nov for a screening and discussion on whether space can become a realm of cooperation, or a place for renewed rivalry.
bst-europe.eu/competitiven...
Join us in Berlin on 4 Nov for a screening and discussion on whether space can become a realm of cooperation, or a place for renewed rivalry.
bst-europe.eu/competitiven...
The Simplification Omnibus & EU Competitiveness
@cdgeiser.bsky.social’s policy brief breaks down the @ec.europa.eu Omnibus simplification agenda and makes recommendations on how to get real positive results.
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@cdgeiser.bsky.social’s policy brief breaks down the @ec.europa.eu Omnibus simplification agenda and makes recommendations on how to get real positive results.
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Cutting Red Tape, Preserving Standards: Rethinking the EU’s Omnibus Agenda
The European Commission has made rapid simplification of EU rules key to its competitiveness strategy. It has put forward six Omnibus packages designed to revise multiple legal acts at once.
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October 16, 2025 at 1:10 PM
The Simplification Omnibus & EU Competitiveness
@cdgeiser.bsky.social’s policy brief breaks down the @ec.europa.eu Omnibus simplification agenda and makes recommendations on how to get real positive results.
bst-europe.eu/de/wettberwe...
@cdgeiser.bsky.social’s policy brief breaks down the @ec.europa.eu Omnibus simplification agenda and makes recommendations on how to get real positive results.
bst-europe.eu/de/wettberwe...