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“Do people in Paris realise that actually the EU is still working in many respects for French interests? Or do they not notice that?” @cergrant.bsky.social asked @sophiepedder.bsky.social in the latest #CERpodcast episode.

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"You don't have to agree with anything that Bardella's proposing in terms of policy to recognise that he has a real political talent. He's a very good retail politician,” @sophiepedder.bsky.social told @cergrant.bsky.social in the latest #CERpodcast.

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Read the @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social, @bertelsmannst.bsky.social, @delorsberlin.bsky.social paper here: buff.ly/yH3oyD5

One case in point is the @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social’s excellent blueprint for a sensible “buy European” policy package for electric vehicles.

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The #farright influences the agenda in 17 countries, or more than half of the EU. Moderate & conservative parties have started moving further right, changing positions on issues such as migration, civil society & climate.

Insight by @zecsaky.bsky.social

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These arguments are explored at greater length in a recent paper by @cerianbond.bsky.social ‘China and Europe: Can the EU and the UK find a shared strategy?' - read here: buff.ly/AbPDOAp

Europe needs to get real about China For some years, European governments and the EU have had China policies designed to reflect a balanced approach to Beijing – neither too confrontational nor too deferential.…

European governments and the EU have had China policies designed to reflect a balanced approach to Beijing – neither too confrontational nor too deferential, writes @cerianbond.bsky.social for @encompasseurope.bsky.social.

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Thank you to Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya for speaking at our @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social / @euinuk.bsky.social discussion on 'The future of Belarus in a peaceful Europe' in London yesterday, with @cergrant.bsky.social, Katia Glod and Pedro Serrano.

🎙️ "Do you think the current French government will survive, and what factors may affect its survival or not?” @cergrant.bsky.social asked @sophiepedder.bsky.social in the latest #CERpodcast episode.🎙️

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Read @sandertordoir.bsky.social's Jan 2025 paper 'How German industry can survive the second #Chinashock' here: buff.ly/xy47QhL

Was an den Energie-Subventionen falsch ist Die Wirtschaftspolitik in Deutschland verfolge die falsche Philosophie, schreibt ein Ökonom.

In Kernbereichen der deutschen Wirtschaft, allen voran der Automotive-Sektor, drohen unter einem „zweiten China Schock“ (wie etwa Ökonom @sandertordoir.bsky.social titelte) die Lichter auszugehen.

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Neither the US turn toward protectionism and away from WTO rules nor China’s aggressive behaviour are new developments. The EU had a foretaste of Trumpian #trade policy in his first term. 🇪🇺 🇺🇸 🇨🇳

@centreeuropeanref.bsky.social insight by @aslak.bsky.social

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Thank you to @sandrogozi.bsky.social for speaking at our @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social / EP Liaison Office in the UK expert roundtable on 'EU-UK security and foreign policy co-operation' in London yesterday.

The far right in the EP is a threat to the future of the climate agenda. But the bigger issue, in terms of weakening existing laws & diluting future climate targets, may be the mainstream moving further to the right.

New insight by @zecsaky.bsky.social

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@cergrant.bsky.social and @sophiepedder.bsky.social discuss France and Macron’s unstable government in the latest #CERpodcast.

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More than a year in, the #farright has had a negative impact on the green agenda and #climate policy in the new European Parliament.

New @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social insight by @zecsaky.bsky.social

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Thank you to Thomas Byrne TD for speaking at our @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social
/Kreab breakfast on 'The path beyond: Taking the next steps on EU enlargement' in Brussels this morning.

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The far right’s impact on the EU’s climate agenda - PubAffairs Bruxelles The far right is stronger than ever in the European Parliament. And climate policy has become a testing ground for its influence.  More than a year has passed since the far right made significant gain...

[Analysis] #Climate & #EUPolitics: The far right’s impact on the #EU’s climate agenda, by @zecsaky.bsky.social | @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social
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A more independent Europe can only come about with reduced dependency on the two economic superpowers, and derisking from politicised #trade relations
with both. 🇪🇺 🇺🇸 🇨🇳

New @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social insight by @aslak.bsky.social

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EU plans for financial markets reform Europe’s productivity growth, innovation rate and ability to promote new companies are symptoms of its tired economic strategies

In a recent paper @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social argues: “European capital markets are, in general, shallow, illiquid & underdeveloped compared to the US. EU financial markets are fragmented by member-state, each with its own set of regulations, tax and supervisory authority.”

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To the extent that China poses a threat to key European interests through unfair competition and economic coercion, it would be far easier to confront China in co-ordination with the US than alone. 🇪🇺 🇺🇸 🇨🇳

New @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social insight by @aslak.bsky.social

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The #farright has often voted with the majority on #climate. This, however, does not mean that it voted in favour of climate-friendly policies – rather the opposite.

New @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social insight by @zecsaky.bsky.social

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But it too would benefit from deeper capital and services markets, especially with the US and China becoming less attractive export destinations.

As a manufacturing giant, Germany for decades dragged its feet on EU liberalisation of services in which it historically lacked a comparative advantage, @sandertordoir.bsky.social, chief economist of the @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social, told me.

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