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Merz, Meloni reject Macron's eurobonds

Friedrich Merz and Giorgia Meloni aligned to push industrial and defense priorities within the EU and dismissed Emmanuel Macron’s eurobond and European‑preference proposals ahead of a competition summit.

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Reposted by Lars P. Feld, Jože P. Damijan

57%

Scholar power: 57.6%

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Economics 55%, Political science 30%, Law 15%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Lars P. Feld	47%	50	33.2%
🎓 Jože P. Damijan	46%	28	24.3%
Total			57.6%

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52.0%

8.3 h

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by Ulrich Speck Reposted by Lars P. Feld

33%

Scholar power: 33.2%

Story's scientific field profile

Economics 55%, Political science 30%, Law 15%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Ulrich Speck	-	0	-
🎓 Lars P. Feld	47%	50	33.2%
Total			33.2%

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70.0%

9.4 h

33.2%

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0.287

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by Christian Chavagneux

22%

Scholar power: 22.8%

Story's scientific field profile

Economics 55%, Political science 30%, Law 15%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Christian Chavagneux	31%	6	22.8%

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53.0%

7.8 h

22.8%

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0.042

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Christian Chavagneux

@chrisaltereco.bsky.social

Merz se rapproche de Meloni parce qu'il pense que le président Macron est désormais trop faible pour exercer une quelconque influence en Europe
www.ft.com/content/394c...

Buy European and the French paradox

French ideas are often in the ascendant in EU policy-making just as the country’s government grows weaker

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February 11, 2026 at 8:30 AM

by Michael Pettis

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Scholar power: 49.2%

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Economics 55%, Political science 30%, Law 15%

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🎓 Michael Pettis	58%	8	49.2%

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Michael Pettis

@michaelpettis.bsky.social

I agree. I don't think the ECB can easily devalue the euro as it doesn't intervene. What is more, many in the ECB are talking about the benefits of a stronger euro.

February 11, 2026 at 2:37 AM

by Ulrich Speck Reposted by Brigid Laffan

13%

Scholar power: 13.5%

Story's scientific field profile

Economics 55%, Political science 30%, Law 15%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Ulrich Speck	-	0	-
🎓 Brigid Laffan	26%	27	13.5%
Total			13.5%

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Reposted by Lars P. Feld

33%

Scholar power: 33.2%

Story's scientific field profile

Economics 55%, Political science 30%, Law 15%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Lars P. Feld	47%	50	33.2%

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48.0%

21.4 h

33.2%

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0.017

Formula for ranking score (post): scholar_power × max((total_reposts)^(1/3), 1) × (1 / max(hours_since_posted, 1)) × (raw_relevance)^3

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Scholar power: 57.6%

Scholar power: 33.2%

Scholar power: 22.8%

Scholar power: 49.2%

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