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The decision is highly irresponsible at a time when the EU needs trade partners and political partners outside the US and China (and Russia) more than ever. That Macron has worked against Mercosur shows he is not serious about ”strategic autonomy”. The Commission should proceed on provisional basis.

Nicolai von Ondarza@nvondarza.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Today, the European Parliament voted to put the Mercosur trade agreement to the European Court of Justice for review. It was a politically momentous decision, very tight and carried by an unusual majority, so it is worth looking a bit deeper into it.

“Stablecoins will bring more risks than benefits—and alternatives exist.” In a guest essay, an economics professor and Nobel laureate explains why these digital tokens may have been misnamed econ.st/42TjdJY Illustration: Dan Williams

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Acute analysis. It’s essential at this point that “the coalition of the willing” moves from vaguely aspiring to police a peace settlement that will not come, to providing the military & economic backing to enable Ukraine to decide its own fate. Trump’s US is now more help to Putin than to the West.

Sam Greene@samagreene.bsky.social · last yr.

As things stand, Ukraine and Europe are on the verge of being confronted with exactly the kind of Faustian deal they feared would emerge back in February. The fact that Europe hasn’t moved to block such a deal in the past six months is a failure of leadership and diplomacy. /1

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Komission ehdotus EU-budjetiksi 2028-34 ei merkitse sellaista suurta koon kasvua, jota ”2 triljoonaan” pyöristetty nimellinen kokonaissumma antaa ymmärtää. Suhteessa BKT:hen muutos pieni: 1,12 % -> 1,26 %, joista 0,1 py NGEU-velan takaisinmaksua. Rakenteessa myös hyviä piirteitä.

Lucas Guttenberg@lucasguttenberg.bsky.social · last yr.

The Commission proposal for the next long-term EU budget aka MFF just dropped. Its overall volume increases very moderately, but the proposal contains sweeping changes to the way the EU spends money and to budget's priorities. Here is my first quick take:

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Yli vaalikauden ulottuva parlamentaarinen yhteisymmärrys alijäämä/nettomenourasta on erinomaisen perusteltu tavoite. Myös riippumattoman arvioitsijan kytkeminen prosessiin hyvä. Vielä epäselvät yksityiskohdat kuitenkin tärkeitä. www.hs.fi/politiikka/a...

Velkaantuminen | Pääministeri Orpo: Suomeen tavoitellaan velkajarrua, johon kaikki puolueet sitoutuisivat

Orpon mukaan kokouksessa ei tehty päätöksiä, vaan vasta keskusteltiin uusista säännöistä.

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"The United States remains committed to supporting the russian people as they continue to build on their aspirations for a brighter future," Rubio wrote today. I am speechless. These are the "aspirations for a brighter future."

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Policy brief de interés, de Sven Biscop Una autonomía estratégica UE (a pensar a 10 años para adquirir autonomía militar relevante) que planifique asumiendo escenarios difíciles. Incluye rol UE y resto actores europeos; disuasión nuclear; pilar propio NATO y command-control; relación admin Trump

Egmont Institute@egmontinstitute.bsky.social · last yr.

📄 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗣𝗨𝗕𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 by Sven Biscop “NATO: The Damage Is Done – So Think Big” #SvenBiscop #NATO #EUdefence #StrategicAutonomy 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗶𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 👉 tinyurl.com/29zrzbzj

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Nyt totuuden paikka Euroopan päättäjillä. Pystytäänkö päättämään isoista lisäsanktioista, joita luvattiin, ellei RUS suostu tulitaukoon, mutta lykättiin neuvottelun takia? USA olisi hyvä olla mukana, siihenhän ei voi luottaa.

Financial Times@financialtimes.com · last yr.

Donald Trump will also not go to Turkey for the talks after Russia's leader announced the list of Russian attendees, all of whom are relatively low-level officials. www.ft.com/content/a612...

Close-up of Vladimir Putin. A headline overlaid on the image reads: Putin says he will skip the Ukraine peace talks he proposed in Turkey
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Excellent piece by Eric Green on the absurd way in which Trump has given away US negotiating leverage & shifted the advantage to Putin: time.com/7281341/how-... . It's going to take major efforts from Ukraine & its European partners to tilt the balance back, but they have to, in their own interests.

How Trump is Making Peace in Ukraine Even Harder

Trump correctly saw there was a chance to change the course of the war, but ended up giving Putin all the power.

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