Christian Odendahl

Fair. It is a dump, but plenty of space, unlike Deutz or Hbf which is only a very long-term prospect.

The CDU in #Berlin really bold.

Want to increase the residential parking permit from 10€ a year (no, really) to … 25€ a year.

I am not making this up.

Sorry, was too quick to respond. Yes, clever but time-consuming.

Oh God. Well, with the extension of the Südbrücke and Südring: maybe. But it adds so much to the journey for those from Frankfurt, seems hardly worth it.

I maintain that a Eurostar from the Ruhr Area or from Düsseldorf could make a stop at Köln-Mühlheim. Plenty of space and options there.

Why is that necessary or makes sense? Where would the Cologne stop of the Eurostar be?

Usually, 18% of Russian budget spending happens in December. This year, only 13% is left - if Russia wants to stay within its budget plan. Most likely, the plan will change. Historical patterns indicate total spending of 45 trillion rubles and a deficit of 8 trillion rubles (3.6% of GDP).

📈 One-third of ongoing investments into European battery and electric vehicle manufacturing comes from China.

This opens a new chapter for the sector, which previously experienced large investments by US & South Korean firms.

Link to navigate these flows: european-clean-tech-tracker.bruegel.org

We check for such crowding out effects and find quite the opposite. A shift-share IV based on refugees across counties and their comparative advantaged across sectors suggests a positive multiplier effect: a 10% increase in Ukrainian registrations led to 2.31% more Polish firms!

Kannst Du das noch etwas genauer erklären, für Laien?

Yes, cheap Chinese goods are cheap.

New Policy Brief! A joint publication of @bst-europe.bsky.social , @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social , and @delorsberlin.bsky.social.

We analyze how recent shifts in US trade and industrial policy are changing the prospects for Europe’s clean tech industry, which is getting squeezed from two sides:

Very interesting project by @bruegel.org here. Remarkable differences still in market value across Europe.

Not at all. (Also a bit ... sad, your reply, to be honest.)

Fair. We are.

Ha! Yeah, a bit.

Adventmitspielkonzert 2025 mit den Höhnern aus dem Kölner Dom DOMRADIO.DE hat am zweiten Adventssonntag im Web-TV das Adventmitspielkonzert mit den Höhnern aus dem Kölner Dom übertragen. Das Adventmitspielkonzert mit den Höhnern im Kölner Dom fand zum 16. und le...

131 brass instruments, 429 wood winds, 108 strings, five harps and uncounted guitars, harmonicas etc. And 1700 singers.

Here is a video. www.domradio.de/video/advent...

One of those beautiful #Cologne traditions, the Christmas concert to play along to on your instrument. Of course in the Cathedral of Cologne.

Ah, thank you. Very interesting. (I am sure there is a legal reason why that doesn't work in Germany. There always is.)

Fair. But homeowners are the ones who are either rich or live outside the big cities, and so a great group to push towards EV use.

The offices of the @delorsberlin.bsky.social have changed a lot since I went there last.

I make this point a lot, I know. But don't start EV subsidies to help Germany's car industry before you haven't fixed this 👇

Lege mich fest: „mehr als einmal wurde betont, dass man nach Zürich gekommen sei, weil man zu Hause nicht mehr offen sprechen könne“ ist der teutonischste aller teutonischen Vibes.

ich am ersten verkaufsoffenen Sonntag vor Weihnachten

Humans peak in midlife: A combined cognitive and personality trait perspective Fluid intelligence, which peaks near age 20 and declines materially across adulthood, is often regarded as the most critical cognitive ability for pre…

There is hope.

HT @maxneufeind.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Haha, wird ja immer besser.

Stark.

Macron Calls for Rethink on ECB Approach to Monetary Policy French President Emmanuel Macron called for a change in approach to monetary policy at the European Central Bank to boost the single market and protect it from the risks of financial crisis.

Bit transparent, mate. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

This is correct, though the answer is pretty simple: Europe's leaders already think they're 1) in a communications war; 2) are losing it; 3) can't win it unless they stay

Kremlin says new US security strategy accords largely with Russia's view It was the first time that Moscow has so fulsomely praised such a document from its former Cold War foe.

Kremlin says new US security strategy accords largely with Russia's view.

Not even sure where to start. www.reuters.com/world/china/...

Bronze plaque saying "A Letter to the Future. Ok is the first Icelandic glacier to lose its status as a glacier. In the next 200 years all our glaciers are expected to follow the same path. This monument is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it. August 2019. 415ppm CO2"

TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".