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Nicolas Veron

@veron.bsky.social

Senior Fellow at Bruegel and at the Peterson Institute for International Economics

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Trump On Fence About Attending Ayatollah’s Funeral WASHINGTON—Carefully weighing the implications of his presence at a particularly tense moment in relations between Iran and the United States, President Trump told reporters Monday that he remained on...

“If I go, I think it’ll really make me look strong, like I’m fully in charge of this whole operation,” said President Donald Trump

03.03.2026 01:45 — 👍 975    🔁 88    💬 24    📌 10
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Trump Wins $60 On Kalshi Betting He’ll Bomb Iran WASHINGTON—Saying he just had a “gut feeling” about the U.S.-backed airstrike, President Trump announced Monday that he’d won $60 on Kalshi after betting that he would bomb Iran. “The odds were agains...

“The odds were against me, but somehow I just knew that betting on an airstrike ordered by the president of the United States would hit,” said President Donald Trump

03.03.2026 02:30 — 👍 1576    🔁 177    💬 21    📌 6

The war's limited objectives:
-Destroy nuclear program
-Degrade ballistic missile capabilities
-Bring the armies of the world together to fight at the End Times and bring about the return of Christ

03.03.2026 04:32 — 👍 786    🔁 229    💬 24    📌 23

German gov't making a big strategic mistake. Instead of diversifying away from gas and oil, this will keep the country trapped in geopolitical dependencies.

02.03.2026 17:04 — 👍 18    🔁 8    💬 0    📌 0

After mentioning four dead US servicemen Trump starts talking about his ballroom.

In a competitive field, this may be one of the most offensive things he has ever done.

02.03.2026 17:04 — 👍 2282    🔁 705    💬 131    📌 32

Remember the days of Colin Powell, when fabricating the reasons for going to war was a scandal?

02.03.2026 12:52 — 👍 14    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0

1/9. In 2020 Iran did try to interfere with the presidential election.

01.03.2026 02:33 — 👍 2243    🔁 1078    💬 50    📌 187

You know, I'm beginning to think that FIFA set a somewhat low bar to qualify for its Peace Prize.

28.02.2026 18:44 — 👍 53    🔁 9    💬 1    📌 0
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No doubt Tulsi Gabbard is drafting her resignation letter as we speak.

28.02.2026 10:42 — 👍 4865    🔁 1192    💬 154    📌 59
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EU-bonds are the answer to Russian and US aggression. The stock has risen to €738 bn and performance is excellent. My firm is heavily invested in this AAA-rated paper (commission.europa.eu/strategy-and...). It was great to discuss market trends with
@piotrserafin.bsky.social and our board on Friday

28.02.2026 15:05 — 👍 7    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

How many illegal regime changes does it take to get Nobel Peace Prize?

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French Overseas Territories compared to France itself. Source: buff.ly/MXfFM3u

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This is amazing.

www.getyourfuckingmoneyback.com

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At what stage does the EU demand vaccination certificates from Americans seeking to enter our countries?

25.02.2026 20:59 — 👍 40    🔁 17    💬 1    📌 1

Top left:
The face when you realize you're going to be campaigning for President on the legacy of tariffs polling 64% at disapprove.

Bottom right:
The face when you realize you're going to spend the next 3 years ruling tariffs illegal as MAGA chuds send death threats to your pets.

25.02.2026 16:33 — 👍 104    🔁 28    💬 7    📌 2

just subscribed, doing my part

25.02.2026 16:27 — 👍 25    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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Michael Pahle, Darius Sultani, and I published a new Bruegel Policy Brief on the EU Climate Architecture.

The full paper explores several important aspects in quite some detail, so I thought I’d highlight a few key points here: 1/12

24.02.2026 22:10 — 👍 19    🔁 4    💬 1    📌 1

The hard part about doing propaganda is that the past changes so quickly you have no idea what will happen yesterday.

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UKICE Lunch Hour: Financial services the UK-EU relationship - UK in a changing Europe Join our expert panel as they assess the UK's and EU's approach to financial services regulation and how the sector impacts the UK-EU relationship.

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💻 Don't miss our online panel looking at financial services and the UK-EU relationship 🇬🇧🇪🇺

With @jreland.bsky.social, @drsarahhall.bsky.social, @veron.bsky.social & Elizabeth Howell

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ukandeu.ac.uk/events/ukice...

24.02.2026 10:02 — 👍 6    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 0
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At the European Parliament

24.02.2026 11:03 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Financing Innovative Ventures in Europe: closing the scale-up gap What are the policy solutions to help new European companies thrive?

🔴 LIVE NOW: Financing Innovative Ventures in Europe: closing the scale-up gap
🕘 09:30-10:45 CET

What are the policy solutions to help new European companies thrive?

🎤 @fghyus.bsky.social, Petra Hielkema, @veron.bsky.social and @jzettelmeyer.bsky.social

📹️ Watch here: buff.ly/ehBnpAw

24.02.2026 08:56 — 👍 2    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

Undignified to say the least

23.02.2026 01:18 — 👍 8971    🔁 1889    💬 1237    📌 200

Pure tariff chaos from the US administration. No one can make sense of it anymore — only open questions and growing uncertainty for the EU and other US trading partners (1/3)

22.02.2026 12:23 — 👍 121    🔁 41    💬 5    📌 6
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wild choice of example

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How far back in time can you understand English? An experiment in language change

www.deadlanguagesociety.com/p/how-far-ba...

I cannot speak as to the accuracy of the piece yet I found it a fascinating exercise @adamroberts.bsky.social @drlauravarnam.bsky.social

22.02.2026 07:05 — 👍 116    🔁 62    💬 22    📌 39
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📼 Event recap!

Did you miss the latest edition of Finance Focus? Catch up now with the full recording below!

🤖 AI adoption in the financial sector: the experience so far
🔗 buff.ly/AVqtaDX
🎤 @veron.bsky.social & Marie Brière

Stay tuned for new events coming up!

21.02.2026 12:01 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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The Supreme Court tariffs ruling reins in Donald Trump Even if he has ways to rebuild trade barriers, writes Douglas Irwin

My thoughts on the Supreme Court decision in The Economist:
www.economist.com/by-invitatio...

20.02.2026 21:06 — 👍 34    🔁 9    💬 0    📌 1
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Aide Wearily Begins 5th Explanation Of Why Trump Can’t Pardon Prince Andrew WASHINGTON—Exhausted from repeated efforts to explain the most basic aspect of political power, an aide to President Trump nevertheless began wearily explaining for the fifth time Friday why he couldn...

“I know Andrew is a good man who’s been treated terribly, but you remember when we learned a few minutes ago that England and the United States are two different countries?” said Senior Advisor Gerald Donovan

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