Florian Hamader
@fhamader.bsky.social
🇪🇺 | PoliSci | Strategy | Geoeconomics
I don´t have much confidence in Merz et al.
MERICS@merics.bsky.social · 2w agoAn analysis of customs data shows that Europe still has real collective clout when it comes to managing its trade relations with China. But Andreas Mischer warns Chinese dependencies on imports from the region are falling steadily. merics.org/en/comment/i...
1/5 SCMP: "Two state-backed firms bought Chinese stocks for about 60 billion yuan (US$8.86 billion) to stem a decline in equities, in a clear sign of government intervention amid market turbulence." sc.mp/et8xn?utm_so...
Beijing steps in to stem China’s stock market decline with US$8.9b in purchases
The CSRC is set to convene on Monday as state-backed firms buy 60 billion yuan of stocks amid market turbulence.
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It´s official - again. After #FCAS the #MGCS project is also dead, and with it probably the hope for a big #KNDS IPO. This is another argument for the foundation of the First Republic of #Europe. We cannot go on like this. www.hartpunkt.de/main-ground-...
Main Ground Combat System – Deutschland und Frankreich beerdigen die Grundidee einer gemeinsamen Entwicklung
Die Pressemitteilung des Bundesministeriums der Verteidigung anlässlich des gestrigen Deutsch-Französischen Ministerrats ist auf einen kurzen und doch vielaussagenden Satz begrenzt, wenn es um die gem...
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Spain-based password manager Passwork, used by EU governments, shares technology with a Russian counterpart serving sanctioned missile makers. Experts warn Russia’s state source-code review could expose vulnerabilities in the European software. @occrp.org
European Password Manager Shares Origins and Updates with State-Certified Russian Firm - VSquare.org
Passwork, a Spain-based password manager used by European government agencies and universities, shares technological ties with a Russian counterpart — an arrangement that experts say poses a state-level security risk.
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🇭🇺📺 Hungary’s state propaganda media went off air as Péter Magyar’s government appointed temporary leadership. Orbán-era propagandists were fired, and M1, the main news channel, is now airing an apology for lying for 15 years. Simply beautiful. (Translated with Google Lens.)
The man of the people was always in it purely for himself. Let's hope he stands before a judge soon. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Nigel Farage did not declare gifts from crypto entrepreneur convicted of fraud
Reform UK’s Robert Jenrick says Farage accepted staff, security and accommodation from George Cottrell before becoming an MP
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As I see it, the real problem for Germany is that if the Mittelstand is destroyed, such a dense and complex network will be almost impossible to rebuild. www.wsj.com/economy/chin...
China Is Devastating the Last Stronghold of German Industry
Midsize companies that employ millions of workers are now shedding jobs and relocating overseas to cut costs.
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Charles Michel was an embarrassment when he headed the European Council and he has managed to turn himself into an even bigger embarrassment since leaving Brussels. Add #michel to the long list #schroeder #blair #zapatero #raffarin … www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202606/26/...
Decoupling 'not a serious option': former European Council chief
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They have no honour, no integrity. They can be no partner for #Europe. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
JD Vance says Nixon’s Watergate scandal would be ‘12-hour news story’ today
Vice-president declares admiration for 37th president and claims Nixon and Trump are targeted by ‘deep state’ forces
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#Bundesheer greift Spion auf, er wird offensichtlich wieder laufen gelassen und taucht unter. I mean...🤦♂️ Können wir uns bitte endlich selbst ernst nehmen und unsere Gesetze überarbeiten?!?
Franz-Stefan Gady@hoanssolo.bsky.social · last mo.In meinem Buch „Überfall“ beschreibe ich in der Vorphase eines konventionellen Angriffs genau jene Operationen, auf die auch dieser Artikel hinweist: 👇
#VW to axe 100.000 jobs and closing plants. This is the result of handing over your technology and production know-how to #China. Bad management is responsible for this disaster. It is beyond me why they don´t get fired or at least have to face heavy pay cuts🤷♂️ www.ndr.de/nachrichten/...
VW will offenbar 100.000 Stellen streichen und könnte mehrere Werke schließen
VW plant offenbar einen größeren Stellenabbau als bisher bekannt. Weltweit will der Konzern aus Wolfsburg 100.000 der rund 657.000 Arbeitsplätze streichen. Vier Werke könnten schließen, unter anderem ...
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Is that what taking back control looks like? Is that what sovereignty looks like? #Brexit www.theguardian.com/uk-news/ng-i...
‘Degrading’: why did a US fighter pilot avoid British trial after strangling a woman in England?
Jacob Wulfson’s fellow airmen decided his fate after a court martial at RAF Lakenheath – a distressing week for Sarah Steele, the academic he assaulted
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Ein Viertel der Russen im Land oder mehr könnten für Nachrichtendienste arbeiten. Das sagte der Leiter des Abwehramts beim profil-Event „Wer spioniert uns aus“. Die Spione sind da – statistisch auch im Publikum. www.profil.at/events/profi...
profil ambulant: Mit so vielen Spionen im Land rechnet das Abwehramt
Ein Viertel der Russen im Land oder mehr könnten für Nachrichtendienste arbeiten. Das sagte der Leiter des Abwehramts beim profil-Event „Wer spioniert uns aus“. Die Spione sind da – statistisch auch i...
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Reuters: Justice ministry says China has a right to target people overseas with new ethnic unity law – ‘The overseas provision targets illegal acts and uses rule-of-law methods to “guard against various unlawful acts involving ethnic affairs from outside the country”, he added.’
China says it has a right to target people overseas with new ethnic unity law
China has a right to target people outside of its borders who contravene its new law on ethnic unity, a senior official said on Wednesday, adding that this was in line with international practice, an...
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Handelsblatt: Wie Deutschland Chinas Cyber-Aufrüstung mitfinanziert – „Die Bundesregierung fördert ein führendes Zentrum für Cybersicherheitsforschung [Cispa]. Doch nun gibt es einen schweren Verdacht: Könnte es eine Eliteschmiede für chinesische Militärforscher sein?“
Nationale Sicherheit: Wie Deutschland Chinas Cyber-Aufrüstung mitfinanziert
Die Bundesregierung fördert ein führendes Zentrum für Cybersicherheitsforschung. Doch nun gibt es einen schweren Verdacht: Könnte es eine Eliteschmiede für chinesische Militärforscher sein?
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The Guardian: EU trade deficit with China reaches record €1bn a day, data shows – ‘The trade expert Rafael Jimenez Buendía, a senior fellow at the Mercator Institute for China Studies, said the trade data for May and June was likely to show that deficit growing further.’
EU trade deficit with China reaches record €1bn a day, data shows
Import and export figures come as European leaders prepare to meet this week to address growing imbalance
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After the end of #FCAS I am increasingly doubtful about the future of #MGCS. KNDS Germany/Rheinmetall present a concept for a new MBT. www.hartpunkt.de/mbt-vision-2...
MBT Vision 2032 – PSM zeigt Konzept für „Kampfpanzer neue Generation“
Die PSM Projekt System & Management GmbH, ein 50:50-Joint-Venture von KNDS Deutschland und Rheinmetall, zeigt mit dem „MBT Vision 2032“ auf der Eurosatory 2026 in Paris ein Konzept für einen Nachfolge...
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Karin Kneissl hat den russischen Nationalfeiertag auf der Krim verbracht. Der ukrainischen Halbinsel, die 2014 völkerrechtswidrig von Russland annektiert wurde - womit die Aggression gegen die Ukraine begann. Auf ihrem Telegram-Kanal bekundet sie ihre Bewunderung für Jalta 1945 - und für Stalin.
So it's official. #FCAS is dead. www.tagesschau.de/ausland/euro...
Berlin und Paris stoppen Kampfjet-Projekt FCAS
Kanzler Merz und der französische Präsident Macron haben laut Regierungskreisen das gemeinsame Kampfflugzeug-Projekt FCAS beendet. Die Unternehmen Dassault und Airbus hätten sich nicht einigen können.
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Ouch. Not surprising for those of us who have been paying attention, but a powerful data visual. I don’t think Röpke Eucken nor Dutch Ordoliberal philosophers would approve of a do nothing response to such distortions. (h/t @tbenner.bsky.social )
1/6 Financial Times: "A company-level OECD analysis of government subsidies across 15 key industrial sectors found that nearly 60 per cent of Chinese firms’ global market share gains since 2005 could be attributed to subsidies." www.ft.com/content/885c...
Chinese firms’ market share gains driven by subsidies, says OECD
Companies in China benefit from eight times more state support on average than rich-world rivals, report claims
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Die #FPÖ in #Russland🇷🇺, die FPÖ in #China🇨🇳... Man versteht sich offensichtlich mit Autokraten. www.oe24.at/oesterreich/...
FPÖ-Delegation in Peking: Landbauer auf China-Mission
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Former MI6 Chief Richard Moore: Ending the war requires Putin’s desire to stop. There has never been any indication that he wants to end his war of aggression against Ukraine. We must lean in harder alongside Ukrainians to help them stop Russia from bombing defenseless civilians
Reuters: JDcom’s Ceconomy deal involves Chinese subsidies, EU regulators warn
JD.com's Ceconomy deal involves Chinese subsidies, EU regulators warn
Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com's $2.5 billion bid for German electronics retailer Ceconomy may involve Chinese subsidies, European Union competition regulators warned on Thursday as they opened a f...
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How many more times will we turn the other cheek? How many more lifes will it cost? When will EU governments start taking their duty to protect people and country seriously? www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...
Nato ready to defend ‘every inch’ of territory as Russian drone hits Romania
Mark Rutte says Moscow’s ‘reckless behaviour is a danger to us all’ after drone hit apartments during attack on Ukraine
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