Big story from Germany by Reuters' @andreasrinke.bsky.social The parties in talks to form Germany's new government are considering quickly setting up two special funds potentially worth hundreds of billions of euros, one for defence and a second for infrastructure...

Exclusive: Germany weighs special funds for defence and infrastructure, sources say

The parties in talks to form Germany's new government are considering quickly setting up two special funds potentially worth hundreds of billions of euros, one for defence and a second for infrastructure, three people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters.

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Clearly, European leaders have work today when they want to shape longstanding approach to 🇺🇦 & defence. Public is open, but since start of the war support has been waning. Clear narrative is needed about urgency & sacrifices that will need to be made. Otherwise leaders risk losing the public.

Finally the narrative we’ve all been waiting for.

Catherine E. de Vries@catherinedevries.bsky.social · last yr.

Given that the current US administration clear obsession with the EU, Europeans are starting to wonder if they’ve been underrating the EU-thing this whole time.

Check out this 🧵 by my brilliant co-author @catherinedevries.bsky.social You’ll get the gist of our report “Old Habits Die Hard”

Catherine E. de Vries@catherinedevries.bsky.social · last yr.

Transatlantic Relationship waxes & wanes, but this week was a low point Since 2016 🇪🇺 had time to prepare, but perhaps because it didn’t want divorce to be final, did too little What do Europeans think? @eupinions.bsky.social found out In 2017 just 25 % wanted 🇪🇺 to go its own way; 2024 > 60 % 🧵

Mit einem Gruß und einer Nachricht nach München zur #MSC, wo dieses WE ja viel über Europas Zukunft zu hören sein wird und wie es diese selbst in die Hand nehmen muss: Die europäischen Bürger sehen das mehrheitlich genau so. Wir bei #eupinions haben sie gefragt und können folgendes berichten: