Mats Engström

A study of social media content 18-24-year olds see in #Finland, #France and #Romania shows that algorithms overwhelmingly feed them right-wing political content - whether or not the users are interested.

Three country average for right wing content was 58% - in Finland, 67%!

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Europe’s impotence extends to energy The political momentum behind decarbonising the continent’s energy system has dissipated

"This is natural: creative destruction has few champions. But it is not wise. Europe is clearly capable of speeding up its transition to energy independence via renewables." Excellent piece by @martinsandbu.ft.com www.ft.com/content/a6be...

Video appears to show U.S. cruise missile striking Iranian school compound The seven-second video was released by Iranian state media and directly contradicts statements made by President Trump, who said Iran was responsible for the strike.

The Iranian girls’ school was hit by a US tomahawk cruise missile. NPR has confirmed the footage.

Olof Palme, militante humanitario La lejanía de Suecia de toda guerra y carecer de colonias facilitaron la batalla del político sueco, asesinado hace 40 años, por la paz y la libre determinación de los pueblos

Om Olof Palme inkl besök i Spanien efter Franco "I drove him around Madrid in my little Seat 133 of the time. As we drove past the Congress of Deputies, followed by a National Police car, he remarked on his satisfaction that the police were no longer persecuting democrats" elpais.com/opinion/2026...

Mats Engström skriver bra om problemen med regeringens lobbyregister:

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@matsengstrom.bsky.social

Undrar när svenska EU-journalister ska uppmärksamma denna växande europeiska debatt som kommer att bli intensiv också här. Som 2004 med tjänstedirektivet.

Så kan oppositionen förbättra regeringens förslag om ett (svagt) lobbyregister och göra arbetet mot korruption till valfråga: mengstrom.blogspot.com/2026/03/oppo...

Trump Blames Iran for Deadly Strike on Girls’ School President Trump on Saturday blamed Iran for the bombing of a girls’ school in southern Iran, which Iranian officials say killed more than 160 people. “My opinion, based on what I’ve seen—that was done...

The footage appears to contradict President Donald Trump’s claim it was an Iranian missile that hit the school on Feb. 28. www.wsj.com/livecoverage...

New video footage shows a US Tomahawk missile hitting an IRGC facility in Minab, Iran, on Feb 28, showing for the first time that the US struck the area. The footage also shows smoke already rising from the vicinity of the girls’ school, where 175 people were reportedly killed, including children.

Africa was the smartphone industry’s most overlooked market.

Shenzhen-based Transsion Holdings took a different approach and is now the world’s 5th-largest smartphone maker.

Miao Lu joined Eric and Cobus to explain the strategy.

📹- tinyurl.com/3jju9yex

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Jämnåriga tjejkusiner på mammas sida fick ingen utbildning men tio år senare skickade mina morbröder även sina döttrar till moderna latinska skolor. Nästan alla fortsatte till universiteten i andra städer. Reaktionära värderingar finns inom alla religioner men de kan förändras.

Iran's FM condemns US attack on Qeshm's freshwater desalination plant, warns of grave consequences US President Donald Trump announced that Iran promised not to attack its neighbours anymore

Multiple news outlets are reporting a US attack on an Iranian #desalination plant.
If verified, this violates international law protecting #water systems during wars, and it sets a dangerous precedent, given intense dependence of Gulf countries on desalination.
timesofoman.com/article/1691...

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España y Portugal sellan una alianza frente a un cambio climático que golpea cada vez más duro a la Península Los gobiernos del conservador Montenegro y el progresista Sánchez se alejan del negacionismo y advierten de que solo “una acción climática ambiciosa” protege a la ciudadanía

Portugal and Spain signs “joint declaration against the climate emergency” elpais.com/clima-y-medi...

China’s 5-year plan emphasises ‘orderly’ AI development amid market volatility First announced in 2024, the AI Plus initiative includes a target of integrating AI into 90 per cent of China’s economy by 2030.

"China has been one of the most proactive regulators of AI in the world, rolling out rules targeting AI companions, data labelling and deepfakes." www.scmp.com/tech/policy/...

‘Escudo de las Américas’: Trump recibe en Miami a 12 presidentes de la derecha latinoamericana La idea del republicano es combatir el narcotráfico, la inmigración y reducir la influencia de China en la región

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EU finance chief urges overhaul of post-2008 banking framework | Euractiv "We can no longer assume that yesterday's solutions fit today's problems," Maria Luís Albuquerque said

Deregulation of the EU banking sector when a new financial crisis might be around the corner is not a great idea. www.euractiv.com/news/eu-fina...

"the premier vowed to increase inputs in areas closely related to human development. These include... to boost residents’ incomes; rolling out more supportive... policies for childbearing; expanding support for senior care; and launching large-scale vocational skills training programmes." #China

China says ‘no need’ for yuan depreciation, projects US$14.5tr services scale Heads of China’s economic institutions detail plans for growth, trade and tech development on the sidelines of the ‘two sessions’.

"Beijing will put a massive capital injection into six key areas, including water, power, computing power, telecommunications, urban underground piping, and logistics, according to Zheng Shanjie, head of China’s top economic planner." www.scmp.com/economy/chin...

China to step up tech, energy and decarbonisation efforts in next 5-year plan China raises domestic energy output target and increases number of key projects planned for the next 5 years.

"In line with Beijing’s pledge to see carbon emissions peak by 2030 – a key step towards its 2060 carbon neutrality target, the country plans to slash carbon emissions per unit of GDP by a total of 17 per cent over the next five years." www.scmp.com/economy/chin...

China lays out tech spending boost, soft growth goals in five-year plan Doubling per-capita GDP identified as long-term ambition

China's draft five-year plan is out, including: "'Extraordinary measures' will be adopted to achieve breakthroughs in areas like semiconductors, industrial machine tools and advanced materials." asia.nikkei.com/politics/chi...

Europa estrena una defensa común para blindar a Chipre de la guerra contra Irán Francia, Grecia, Italia y España salen en apoyo de la isla mediterránea, miembro de la UE pero no de la OTAN, tras el ataque de un dron

Military protection of Cyprus by other EU member states sets example relevant for the Baltic Sea area. #Gotland elpais.com/internaciona...

EU finance chief urges overhaul of post-2008 banking framework | Euractiv "We can no longer assume that yesterday's solutions fit today's problems," Maria Luís Albuquerque said

Deregulation of the EU banking sector when a new financial crisis might be around the corner is not a great idea. www.euractiv.com/news/eu-fina...

Big EU lobby groups exaggerated industry support for attack on carbon price A letter to EU leaders was issued ‘on behalf of’ 1,300 signatories. Some firms deny they supported the demands.

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7) Those that are calling for weakening our EU carbon pricing system #ETS are sending the wrong signal: it cushions laggards instead of empowering innovators.

1) Europe cannot remain hostage to fossil fuel price shocks. Today, we once again realise how vulnerable our energy system is to geopolitical crises.

ReArming Europe: What is the current state of affairs? Katarina Engberg takes stock of the current rearmament efforts with a focus on the EU’s financial and political role.

With the aim to build deterrence and defence forces adapted to new global realities, defence spending in EU member states has doubled since 2022. In a new European Policy Analysis, Katarina Engberg takes stock of the current rearmament efforts with a focus on the EU’s financial and political role.

Member States may use wage-linked criteria in public service tenders - EU Law Live Today, the Court of Justice has delivered its judgment in AESTE (C-210/24), a request for a preliminary ruling from the Administrative Body for Contractual Appeals of the Autonomous Community …

Member States may use wage-linked criteria in public service tenders

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