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The European Court of Justice has delivered its much awaited judgment on the EU Minimum Wage Directive. The Court upheld the directive’s underlying principles but annulled two provisions. 🧵
⚖️ Judgment in Case C-19/23 Denmark v Parliament and Council: is the #EU competent to adopt a directive on adequate minimum wages?
🎥 💬 The President of the Court explains with subtitles in all EU languages 👉 curia.europa.eu/jcms/jcms/p1...
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#MinimumWage
🎥 💬 The President of the Court explains with subtitles in all EU languages 👉 curia.europa.eu/jcms/jcms/p1...
📰 PR 👉 curia.europa.eu/jcms/jcms/Jo...
#MinimumWage
November 11, 2025 at 12:44 PM
The European Court of Justice has delivered its much awaited judgment on the EU Minimum Wage Directive. The Court upheld the directive’s underlying principles but annulled two provisions. 🧵
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Absolutely amazing: they've got so much solar in Australia that they need more people to use more of it, so the gov't has instructed energy retailers to offer *at least three hours of free power* during the middle of the day.
Meanwhile fossil-addled US struggles with an energy-price crisis ...
Meanwhile fossil-addled US struggles with an energy-price crisis ...
Energy retailers to be directed to offer free power three hours a day
Saying there is enough solar power for everyone in the daytime, Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen will direct retailers to provide three hours of free power every day to consumers.
www.abc.net.au
November 3, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Absolutely amazing: they've got so much solar in Australia that they need more people to use more of it, so the gov't has instructed energy retailers to offer *at least three hours of free power* during the middle of the day.
Meanwhile fossil-addled US struggles with an energy-price crisis ...
Meanwhile fossil-addled US struggles with an energy-price crisis ...
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Die SPD will einen „Stadtbildgipfel“, der Grünen-Chef spricht über „Angsträume“ - die Suche nach dem „wahren Kern“ in Merz‘ Stadtbild-Sazu läuft auf Hochtouren. Hier nochmal Grundsatzkritik an diesem Modus der Auseinandersetzung:
Warum die Rede vom "wahren Kern" keinen wahren Kern hat
Zum Teufel damit. Sie hat genug Schaden angerichtet.
open.substack.com
October 27, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Die SPD will einen „Stadtbildgipfel“, der Grünen-Chef spricht über „Angsträume“ - die Suche nach dem „wahren Kern“ in Merz‘ Stadtbild-Sazu läuft auf Hochtouren. Hier nochmal Grundsatzkritik an diesem Modus der Auseinandersetzung:
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Anti-immigration demonstration in the Netherlands escalates. This is exactly what happens when far-right ideas are tolerated and normalised over an extended period of time. The far right gains confidence and grows, both at the ballot box and in the streets.
nos.nl/artikel/2583...
nos.nl/artikel/2583...
Anti-immigratie-demonstratie Den Haag escaleert, confrontatie met politie
De actievoerders steken vuurwerk af en zwaaien met Nederlandse vlaggen maar ook met prinsenvlaggen.
nos.nl
September 20, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Anti-immigration demonstration in the Netherlands escalates. This is exactly what happens when far-right ideas are tolerated and normalised over an extended period of time. The far right gains confidence and grows, both at the ballot box and in the streets.
nos.nl/artikel/2583...
nos.nl/artikel/2583...
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On one hand, reducing car use reduces urban pollution.
But on the other, everyone likes it and cities become more livable
But on the other, everyone likes it and cities become more livable
August 30, 2025 at 12:43 AM
On one hand, reducing car use reduces urban pollution.
But on the other, everyone likes it and cities become more livable
But on the other, everyone likes it and cities become more livable
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EU fire data was updated this morning. Here's the total area burnt across the bloc this year so far. A record for this time of year. forest-fire.emergency.copernicus.eu/apps/effis.s...
August 19, 2025 at 7:26 AM
EU fire data was updated this morning. Here's the total area burnt across the bloc this year so far. A record for this time of year. forest-fire.emergency.copernicus.eu/apps/effis.s...
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Another dead kid in #Berlin, another car driver who killed it but will probably get away with a slap on the wrist.
www.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/zweij...
www.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/zweij...
Zweijähriger in Berliner Krankenhaus gestorben: Mutter und Kind auf Zebrastreifen von 84-Jährigem mit Auto angefahren
Eine Mutter überquert mit ihrem Sohn im Kinderwagen auf einem Zebrastreifen in Berlin die Straße, als sie von einem Auto angefahren wird. Beide werden verletzt, das Kind überlebt den Unfall nicht.
www.tagesspiegel.de
August 19, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Another dead kid in #Berlin, another car driver who killed it but will probably get away with a slap on the wrist.
www.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/zweij...
www.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/zweij...
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Es gab gar keine „woke Empörung“ über die Sidney-Sweeney-Werbung, hat die @nytimes recherchiert – es gab nur eine Empörungskampagne rechter Accounts über eine angebliche woke Empörung, die aber gar nicht wirklich existierte. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/b...
How the Right Shaped the Debate Over the Sydney Sweeney Ads
www.nytimes.com
August 8, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Es gab gar keine „woke Empörung“ über die Sidney-Sweeney-Werbung, hat die @nytimes recherchiert – es gab nur eine Empörungskampagne rechter Accounts über eine angebliche woke Empörung, die aber gar nicht wirklich existierte. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/b...
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How many people are buying Chinese EVs in your country?
Here are Chinese EVs "going out". BYD the new Global Fordism @benbraun.bsky.social
China’s investment into the “new three”—EVs, batteries, & solar—is expected to crush oil demand by 5 million barrels a day by 2030
www.ft.com/content/f867...
Here are Chinese EVs "going out". BYD the new Global Fordism @benbraun.bsky.social
China’s investment into the “new three”—EVs, batteries, & solar—is expected to crush oil demand by 5 million barrels a day by 2030
www.ft.com/content/f867...
August 5, 2025 at 7:40 PM
How many people are buying Chinese EVs in your country?
Here are Chinese EVs "going out". BYD the new Global Fordism @benbraun.bsky.social
China’s investment into the “new three”—EVs, batteries, & solar—is expected to crush oil demand by 5 million barrels a day by 2030
www.ft.com/content/f867...
Here are Chinese EVs "going out". BYD the new Global Fordism @benbraun.bsky.social
China’s investment into the “new three”—EVs, batteries, & solar—is expected to crush oil demand by 5 million barrels a day by 2030
www.ft.com/content/f867...
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The White House's agenda of sharply lower immigration and mass deportations is a risk to economic growth. The recent budget bill, which includes over $150 billion in immigration enforcement, bolsters those efforts. My new @opinion.bloomberg.com piece. www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Grow the Economy? Not With These Immigration Restrictions
The new budget law counts on better economic growth to help increase revenue, but a shrinking workforce will make that difficult.
www.bloomberg.com
July 18, 2025 at 6:51 PM
The White House's agenda of sharply lower immigration and mass deportations is a risk to economic growth. The recent budget bill, which includes over $150 billion in immigration enforcement, bolsters those efforts. My new @opinion.bloomberg.com piece. www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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This figure from the article illustrates that the low adoption of air conditioning in European cities results in much higher heat-related mortality during extreme heatwaves compared to American cities, where air conditioning is more widespread.
July 11, 2025 at 10:16 AM
This figure from the article illustrates that the low adoption of air conditioning in European cities results in much higher heat-related mortality during extreme heatwaves compared to American cities, where air conditioning is more widespread.
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Influx of Chinese EVs along the lines of Japanese/Korean cars in the 80s: negligible overall GDP impact, acc to IMF calculations.
Climate change, natural disaster scenario, until 2030: -4.7% of GDP in the euro area.
Just to put that into perspective. www.ecb.europa.eu/press/blog/d...
Climate change, natural disaster scenario, until 2030: -4.7% of GDP in the euro area.
Just to put that into perspective. www.ecb.europa.eu/press/blog/d...
Climate risks: no longer the tragedy of the horizon
The European Central Bank (ECB) is the central bank of the European Union countries which have adopted the euro. Our main task is to maintain price stability in the euro area and so preserve the purch...
www.ecb.europa.eu
July 9, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Influx of Chinese EVs along the lines of Japanese/Korean cars in the 80s: negligible overall GDP impact, acc to IMF calculations.
Climate change, natural disaster scenario, until 2030: -4.7% of GDP in the euro area.
Just to put that into perspective. www.ecb.europa.eu/press/blog/d...
Climate change, natural disaster scenario, until 2030: -4.7% of GDP in the euro area.
Just to put that into perspective. www.ecb.europa.eu/press/blog/d...
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"it is China that now leads the latest global technology revolution in electrification and renewable energy"
"Clean energy sectors accounted for a record 10 per cent of the country’s GDP and drove a quarter of its growth last year"
www.ft.com/content/f867...
"Clean energy sectors accounted for a record 10 per cent of the country’s GDP and drove a quarter of its growth last year"
www.ft.com/content/f867...
May 18, 2025 at 6:26 AM
"it is China that now leads the latest global technology revolution in electrification and renewable energy"
"Clean energy sectors accounted for a record 10 per cent of the country’s GDP and drove a quarter of its growth last year"
www.ft.com/content/f867...
"Clean energy sectors accounted for a record 10 per cent of the country’s GDP and drove a quarter of its growth last year"
www.ft.com/content/f867...
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Not a single international cargo ship at the Port of Seattle. The port is dead. The last ship from China will dock at a West coast port on the 29th, and the last Chinese ship will dock on the East coast around May 10th. After that, there will be no more shipments arriving from China. We’re screwed.
April 27, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Not a single international cargo ship at the Port of Seattle. The port is dead. The last ship from China will dock at a West coast port on the 29th, and the last Chinese ship will dock on the East coast around May 10th. After that, there will be no more shipments arriving from China. We’re screwed.
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I can't stress enough that this is decades of mutual exchange and market integration throughout North America unilaterally reversed in one fell swoop. The economic damage is large, but even if the tariffs don't last long the damage to trust is enormous and difficult to repair
March 4, 2025 at 5:02 AM
I can't stress enough that this is decades of mutual exchange and market integration throughout North America unilaterally reversed in one fell swoop. The economic damage is large, but even if the tariffs don't last long the damage to trust is enormous and difficult to repair
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NEW: updated long-run gap in voting between young men and women in Germany:
Gender divide continues to widen, but contrary to what is often assumed, young men continue to vote roughly in line with the overall population, while young women have swung sharply left.
www.ft.com/content/29fd...
Gender divide continues to widen, but contrary to what is often assumed, young men continue to vote roughly in line with the overall population, while young women have swung sharply left.
www.ft.com/content/29fd...
February 24, 2025 at 9:16 AM
NEW: updated long-run gap in voting between young men and women in Germany:
Gender divide continues to widen, but contrary to what is often assumed, young men continue to vote roughly in line with the overall population, while young women have swung sharply left.
www.ft.com/content/29fd...
Gender divide continues to widen, but contrary to what is often assumed, young men continue to vote roughly in line with the overall population, while young women have swung sharply left.
www.ft.com/content/29fd...
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"Not poor, just angry."
Diese Woche habe ich mal wieder mit @tomnuttall.bsky.social vom @economist.com gesprochen, diesmal über die #AfD -Wähler*innen.
Und da Zahlen manchmal mehr sagen als Worte ist die #Forschung der @pollytix.bsky.social, nicht meine Prosa im aktuellen Heft. #Thread
Diese Woche habe ich mal wieder mit @tomnuttall.bsky.social vom @economist.com gesprochen, diesmal über die #AfD -Wähler*innen.
Und da Zahlen manchmal mehr sagen als Worte ist die #Forschung der @pollytix.bsky.social, nicht meine Prosa im aktuellen Heft. #Thread
January 19, 2025 at 11:03 AM
"Not poor, just angry."
Diese Woche habe ich mal wieder mit @tomnuttall.bsky.social vom @economist.com gesprochen, diesmal über die #AfD -Wähler*innen.
Und da Zahlen manchmal mehr sagen als Worte ist die #Forschung der @pollytix.bsky.social, nicht meine Prosa im aktuellen Heft. #Thread
Diese Woche habe ich mal wieder mit @tomnuttall.bsky.social vom @economist.com gesprochen, diesmal über die #AfD -Wähler*innen.
Und da Zahlen manchmal mehr sagen als Worte ist die #Forschung der @pollytix.bsky.social, nicht meine Prosa im aktuellen Heft. #Thread
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“What about China?” has been a throwaway comment for years to suggest that the west shouldn’t reduce it’s carbon emissions.
Meanwhile China has become the world leader in clean energy technologies.
Meanwhile China has become the world leader in clean energy technologies.
January 13, 2025 at 9:20 AM
“What about China?” has been a throwaway comment for years to suggest that the west shouldn’t reduce it’s carbon emissions.
Meanwhile China has become the world leader in clean energy technologies.
Meanwhile China has become the world leader in clean energy technologies.
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Am November 2023 kommen d'Khadija an d'Imen Salmi zeréck op Lëtzebuerg. Firwat goufe si 20 Joer virdrun als kleng Kanner an Tunesien expulséiert?
Dorëm geet et an der 1. Staffel vun « Zeenewiessel » - den neie journalistesche Recherche-Podcast vum radio 100,7.
www.100komma7.lu/shows/210350...
Dorëm geet et an der 1. Staffel vun « Zeenewiessel » - den neie journalistesche Recherche-Podcast vum radio 100,7.
www.100komma7.lu/shows/210350...
S01E01: D'Schwësteren
Am November 2023 kommen d'Khadija an d'Imen Salmi zeréck op Lëtzebuerg. Firwat goufe si 20 Joer virdrun als kleng Kanner an Tunesien expulséiert?
Recherche: Pia Oppel
Host: Jean-Claude Franck
Froen a...
www.100komma7.lu
January 13, 2025 at 6:36 AM
Am November 2023 kommen d'Khadija an d'Imen Salmi zeréck op Lëtzebuerg. Firwat goufe si 20 Joer virdrun als kleng Kanner an Tunesien expulséiert?
Dorëm geet et an der 1. Staffel vun « Zeenewiessel » - den neie journalistesche Recherche-Podcast vum radio 100,7.
www.100komma7.lu/shows/210350...
Dorëm geet et an der 1. Staffel vun « Zeenewiessel » - den neie journalistesche Recherche-Podcast vum radio 100,7.
www.100komma7.lu/shows/210350...
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4 headlines sum up our current predicament.
Climate change - more than counter measures - has huge economic and human costs. But financial and political priorities are shifting away.
Climate change - more than counter measures - has huge economic and human costs. But financial and political priorities are shifting away.
January 13, 2025 at 7:20 AM
4 headlines sum up our current predicament.
Climate change - more than counter measures - has huge economic and human costs. But financial and political priorities are shifting away.
Climate change - more than counter measures - has huge economic and human costs. But financial and political priorities are shifting away.
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💥 New: How the normalisation of the radical right has fuelled their electoral success
✍️ @valentimvicente.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...
✍️ @valentimvicente.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...
How the normalisation of the radical right has fuelled their electoral success
Radical-right parties made significant gains at the ballot box during 2024. Vicente Valentim argues this success owes much to the normalisation of their views. Last year was a year full of election…
blogs.lse.ac.uk
January 8, 2025 at 2:59 PM
💥 New: How the normalisation of the radical right has fuelled their electoral success
✍️ @valentimvicente.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...
✍️ @valentimvicente.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...
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How the mainstream abandoned universal economic principles
(but forgot to mention it)
branko2f7.substack.com/p/how-the-ma...
(but forgot to mention it)
branko2f7.substack.com/p/how-the-ma...
How the mainstream abandoned universal economic principles
(but forgot to mention it)
branko2f7.substack.com
January 8, 2025 at 8:26 AM
How the mainstream abandoned universal economic principles
(but forgot to mention it)
branko2f7.substack.com/p/how-the-ma...
(but forgot to mention it)
branko2f7.substack.com/p/how-the-ma...
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The Palisades Fire from the beach
January 7, 2025 at 10:54 PM
The Palisades Fire from the beach