Jordyn Dahl
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Czech MEP Alexandr Vondra is the honorary chairman of an influential think tank that lobbies on defense issues. The problem? Vondra failed to disclose the posting even as he acts as shadow rapporteur on critical defense files. My latest www.politico.eu/article/czec...
Czech MEP’s undeclared think-tank role raises conflict-of-interest questions
Alexandr Vondra failed to disclose his leadership role at a think tank backed by major defense firms.
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Czech MEP Alexandr Vondra is the honorary chairman of an influential think tank that lobbies on defense issues. The problem? Vondra failed to disclose the posting even as he acts as shadow rapporteur on critical defense files. My latest www.politico.eu/article/czec...
Czech MEP’s undeclared think-tank role raises conflict-of-interest questions
Alexandr Vondra failed to disclose his leadership role at a think tank backed by major defense firms.
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Leading the frontpage on both sides of the Atlantic today: Canada, Germany, France and U.K. have soured on the U.S. and see the 21st century belonging to Beijing, courtesy of Trump's foreign policy decisions. From me and @phelimkine.bsky.social www.politico.com/news/2026/03...
Poll: Trump era tilts US allies toward Beijing
European allies broadly support building closer ties to China — and believe America's role as a global superpower is fading.
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Leading the frontpage on both sides of the Atlantic today: Canada, Germany, France and U.K. have soured on the U.S. and see the 21st century belonging to Beijing, courtesy of Trump's foreign policy decisions. From me and @phelimkine.bsky.social www.politico.com/news/2026/03...
Poll: Trump era tilts US allies toward Beijing
European allies broadly support building closer ties to China — and believe America's role as a global superpower is fading.
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"Swaths of the public in Canada, Germany, France and U.K. have soured on the U.S. They see the 21st century more likely to belong to Beijing than to Washington, driven by President Donald Trump’s foreign policy decisions" via @politico.com @jordyndahl.bsky.social www.politico.com/news/2026/03...
Poll: Trump era tilts US allies toward Beijing
European allies broadly support building closer ties to China — and believe America's role as a global superpower is fading.
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Brussels says its ‘Made in Europe’ act is ready for prime time. Here’s why it isn’t. @jordyndahl.bsky.social @audevdh.bsky.social @ziaweise.bsky.social and @framiche.bsky.social break down the delayed-but-still-rushed Industrial Accelerator Act due out today. www.politico.eu/article/brus...
Brussels says its ‘Made in Europe’ act is ready for prime time. Here’s why it isn’t.
With its credibility on the line, the European Commission has decided to launch a green industry bill that is nowhere near ready, rather than face another humiliating delay.
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“We took for granted that transatlantic relations means the U.S. will be in Europe and spend its resources here,” said Defense Commissioner Andrius Kubilius at the POLITICO pub at MSC, adding that the EU taking charge of its defense will strengthen NATO and the broader transatlantic relationship.
For decades, European policymakers decried China's use of forced joint ventures as the price foreign companies paid to get access to its market. Now, the EU wants to copy that strategy. My story w/ @framiche.bsky.social & @audevdh.bsky.social for @politico.eu www.politico.eu/article/eu-i...
The EU’s industrial policy goes full China
Brussels risks scaring off investors with new red tape and Beijing-style requirements for foreign companies.
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This week’s #TakingStock at @newstalkfm.bsky.social 🍸economics of Dry January with @conorpope.bsky.social 🇺🇸a deep dive into the auto industry in Trump’s America @jordyndahl.bsky.social ✈️ the return of supersonic travel @jeffwise.bsky.social Listen back: www.newstalk.com/podcasts/tak...
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This week on Taking Stock Susan Hayes Culleton looks at how much you might save when you go ‘dr...
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The crisis at Nexperia is close to causing a massive chip shortage in the automotive sector. But it's not just production concerns causing a shortage. “It’s like the pandemic when people went on toilet paper buying sprees." My story w/ @pieterhaeck.bsky.social: www.politico.eu/article/car-...
Netherlands-China chip war terrifies European car industry
Automakers worry they’re in for a repeat of pandemic-era chip shortages after Dutch seizure of Nexperia.
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EU members want to make it easier to transfer defense products from country to country. That's according to the latest draft of the defense omnibus. I got a hold of the document. Pro subscribers can read the 47-page document in its entirety: pro.politico.eu/news/206495
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Huawei is using its membership at a dominant solar panel lobbying group to gain access to EU institutions and influence how cybersecurity risks are presented to policymakers. My story: www.politico.eu/article/huaw...
How Huawei came in from the cold after being blacklisted by the EU
The powerful Chinese company is back at one of the bloc’s most influential lobbies, raising questions over its impact on watering down policies aimed at limiting Beijing’s ability to hack key infra…
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A coalition meeting is underway between German Chancellor Merz and his conservative CDU, along with their partners, the center-left SPD party. The topic? Tomorrow's auto summit and the fate of the combustion engine ban. A thread /1
Europe's automakers score reprieve in U.S.-EU trade deal with car tariffs lowered to 15 percent, the same rate as Japan's automakers. Here's what it means for the sector. From me for pro subscribers: pro.politico.eu/news/202544
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Trump railed against the EU’s tariffs on cars. “We don’t sell cars into Europe. If we want to sell cars in Europe, we’re not allowed to,” he (incorrectly) said. The EU imposes a 10% tariff on cars but the bulk of the models imported from the U.S. are made by German automakers BMW and Mercedes.
POLITICO Europe@politico.eu · last yr.🚨BREAKING: US President Donald Trump said he hoped to reach a trade agreement with the European Union but still rated the chances at 50-50. Full story: ow.ly/LPMk50WvLoA
Scoop from yours truly: The EU is ready to align its autonomous driving standards with the U.S. to make a deal on trade with Trump. Hard to overstate how dramatic a shift this is. Remember - the argument over car standards helped end TTIP talks in 2013. www.politico.eu/article/eu-s...
EU proposes junking strict self-driving car rules in Trump trade talk gambit
The concession is the latest offering from the bloc and marks a dramatic policy shift to end the trade war kicked off by U.S. President Donald Trump.
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⚠️ NEW: EU countries want to let carmakers use recycled plastic from outside the EU to meet future recycled content targets. Otherwise, it would breach international trade rules, they warn. more here (€): pro.politico.eu/news/198504 @jordyndahl.bsky.social
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Members of the European Parliament were offered special pouches to protect digital devices from espionage and tampering for a visit to Hungary this week, a sign of rising spying fears within Europe.
Anti-spying phone pouches offered to EU lawmakers for trip to Hungary
Budapest has faced EU scrutiny over the use of spyware against the opposition and civil society in past years.
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It's not your imagination: Brussels is going to hell in a handbasket. Nine months after the election, a government is still not formed and crime is on the rise. My colleague @hannecl.bsky.social explains in her must read story www.politico.eu/article/brus...
Shootings, debt and political paralysis show Brussels is falling apart
Losing €4 million a day and without a government, Belgium’s capital is in desperate need of leadership.
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Tesla's sales are crating across Europe in response to some of Elon Musk's remarks. But those declining sales is going to impact another lucrative revenue stream for Tesla: regulatory credits. In 2024 alone, it made $2.76 billion on emissions deals. My story: www.politico.eu/article/tesl...
Tesla’s plummeting sales risk its lucrative emissions credit earnings
CEO Elon Musk has angered European customers and governments, undercutting his EV brand.
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I got a hold of a draft of the Commission's Automotive Action Plan last night. It left much to be desired from automakers that say they need relief from this year's emission targets w/the draft having a massive placeholder where details should be. More for subscribers: pro.politico.eu/news/194794
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France is still trying to find a "blocking" minority in the EU to prevent Brussels from finalizing a landmark trade deal with Latin American countries that would hurt French farmers, President Emmanuel Macron said on Saturday.
France still looking to block EU-Mercosur trade deal, Macron says
Farmers should not be “an adjustment tool for purchasing power … nor an adjustment tool for trade agreements,” French president says.
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Under the law used to fund DOGE, it should be subject to the same open-records laws that cover most federal agencies, such as the State Department. "However, DOGE has refused to respond to Freedom of Information Act requests, saying it operates with executive privileges."
Eric Umansky@ericumansky.bsky.social · last yr.New: DOGE's spending has been secret. No longer. My colleagues have uncovered it. www.propublica.org/article/doge...
Merz is set to become Germany's next chancellor after Sunday's elections. He'll inherit an economic crisis that is being fueled by the auto sector. The industries woes come down to 3 main issues: China, high energy costs and a looming trade war. My story 👇
Germany’s economy is driving off a cliff. The car industry is behind the wheel.
The incoming chancellor will inherit a host of problems buffeting carmaking, including high energy and labor costs along with a looming trade war.
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Von der Leyen is on her way to New Dehli to meet with PM Modi for the Trade & Tech Council on Feb 28, We got our hands on the draft joint statement and the EU and India are set to inch closer on trade and EVs. With @camgijs.bsky.social, @mathieupollet.bsky.social www.politico.eu/article/eu-a...
EU and India to inch closer on trade, EVs and chips at upcoming meet
Ursula von der Leyen is leading her new College of Commissioners on their first visit to India.
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EU trade chief Maroš Šefčovič is taking a suitcase full of peace offerings to Washington to try and avert a transatlantic trade war: Gas, cars, guns ... and more. Worth your time, from @camgijs.bsky.social @gabrielgavin.bsky.social and @jordyndahl.bsky.social
Europe’s peace offerings to Trump: Gas, cars and guns.
The European Union’s top trade official brings a suitcase full of proposals to persuade President Donald Trump to call off his trade war threats.
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For subscribers: We got our hands on the Clean Industrial Deal draft and it has echoes of Beijing’s policy when the European Commission considers the bloc’s new requirements for foreign investments in cars and batteries pro.politico.eu/news/194238
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President Trump has so far gone much easier on China than he promised on the campaign trail. Why? As I wrote in November, his key advisor Elon Musk has substantial China ties, which @pkrugman.bsky.social cites in his economic breakdown of US-China relations paulkrugman.substack.com/p/why-has-tr...
Why Has Trump Gone Soft on China and Hard on Canada?
National interest? Or personal interest?
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President Trump promised to enact reciprocal tariffs, meaning raising car import taxes to match the EU's 10%. That spells trouble for Volkswagen and its subsidiaries Porsche and Audi. My story with @busvine.bsky.social @camgijs.bsky.social www.politico.eu/article/euro...
European carmakers in crossfire of US-EU trade war
German automakers would face increased costs while already under pressure from heightened competition.
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