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Noah Barkin @noahbarkin.bsky.social · 11h

This went well: Chinese lawmakers question NATO’s right to exist in first meeting with European counterparts in seven years @fbermingham.bsky.social

www.scmp.com/news/china/d...

EU and China lawmakers spar over Moscow, Taipei in first talks since 2018

Beijing’s delegation defends Russia and questions Nato as EU warns ties hinge on China’s stance over Ukraine.

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Florian Hamader @fhamader.bsky.social · 6h

"Despite retailing at over €8 per bottle, the company operates at a loss, prompting defense experts to link its operations to broader patterns of Chinese investment near the Arctic and Northern Sea Route."

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Is this bottled water company being used to spy on Norway? – DW – 10/14/2025

Voss Water is now entirely under Chinese ownership and Norwegian port officials fear it could be compromising.

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Florian Hamader @fhamader.bsky.social · 18h

After KUKA Europe is poised to lose its second big player in robotics and automation ABB.

Continously selling our most innovative companies is not a viable long term industrial strategy. Although a Japanese buyer I still hope the EU Commission intervenes.

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Acquisition of ABB Ltd’s Robotics Business | SoftBank Group Corp.

SoftBank Group Corp. (“SBG”) today announced that on October 8, 2025 (Central European Time), it entered into a definitive agreement with ABB Ltd (“ABB”), a global technology leader in electrification...

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Florian Hamader @fhamader.bsky.social · 8d

Gut, wenn man bei den Prozessen soweit nachgeschärft hat, dass Fehlverhalten inzwischen auffällt. Allerdings auch wieder bedenklich, dass diese Kontakte nicht bei der (hoffentlich durchgeführten?) Sicherheitsüberprüfung aufgefallen sind.

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DSN: Polizist nach Abfragen suspendiert

Ein der Direktion Staatsschutz und Nachrichtendienst (DSN) zugeteilter Polizeibeamter ist am Dienstag vom Dienst suspendiert worden, weil er unzulässige Datenabfragen im Zusammenhang mit den Muslimbrü...

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Florian Hamader @fhamader.bsky.social · 9d

On top of it the Chinese market is continuously shrinking for Western companies so there is nothing to gain by beating around the bush.

Dr Sari Arho Havrén @sariarhohavren.bsky.social · 9d

⤵️ tells us that treating China on the basis of not upsetting it undermines national security and judicial processes. The prosecution couldn't bring official evidence to prove China as an enemy because the gov documents refer to it as a Geo-Strategic Challenge.

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

China threatened to retaliate against UK over foreign influence rules

Exclusive: Chinese officials warned that targeting its security apparatus would negatively affect relations

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Florian Hamader @fhamader.bsky.social · 9d

Die Zeitschrift International wieder einmal...
War immer schon auffällig, was Autoren und Gäste betrifft: Sachs, Vad, Lottaz, Gärtner usw. Auch österreichische Politikwissenschafter publizieren gerne dort🤷‍♂️

Es bräuchte endlich deutlich strengere Gesetze.

www.derstandard.at/story/300000...

Wie Irans Propagandisten in Österreich die öffentliche Meinung beeinflussen

Mehrere Journalisten haben Verbindungen zum Mullah-Regime – und fallen mit Lob für die Hamas und Verschwörungstheorien auf

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Florian Hamader @fhamader.bsky.social · 9d

Former staffer of then MEP Maximilian Krah, Jian G., was sentenced to four years and nine months for spying for China.

www.tagesschau.de/inland/innen...

Ex-Mitarbeiter von AfD-Politiker Krah wegen Spionage verurteilt

Es geht um die Weitergabe vertraulicher Infos an China und die Bespitzelung von Dissidenten: Jian G., früherer Mitarbeiter des AfD-Politikers Krah, ist wegen Spionage zu fast fünf Jahren Haft verurtei...

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Szabolcs Panyi @szabolcspanyi.bsky.social · 10d

💥🔎🇷🇺 Our analysis reveals the scale of Russia’s massive propaganda offensive in Moldova: in 3 weeks, 9,900 TikTok videos were published and generated over 93 million views, created with artificial intelligence. Yet despite Moscow’s efforts, the pro-European PAS secured 50.2% in the Sept 28 election.

24/7 Russian Propaganda Blitz Hit Moldova Before the Elections - VSquare.org

Moldovans had faced months, if not years, of an information onslaught at levels beyond what just about any society has faced. In the end, the pro-European ruling Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS) w...

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Florian Hamader @fhamader.bsky.social · 10d

"And I ask you, our European friends: do not let go of our hand. Together, we can defeat the darkness and ensure that freedom prevails."

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From my prison cell in Georgia, I implore Europe not to abandon us to Russia | Mzia Amaglobeli

My fellow journalists are putting their lives in danger every day, but we refuse to surrender to a regime that threatens Europe’s own security, says imprisoned Georgian journalist Mzia Amaglobeli

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Florian Hamader @fhamader.bsky.social · 13d

"The charges relate to spying for China"

www.politico.eu/article/belg...

Belgian security service officer indicted for spying

Indictment comes amid mounting pressure on Belgium’s security agencies.

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Andreas Landwehr @andreaslandwehr.bsky.social · 13d

Beijing has built more structures resembling Taiwan’s key government buildings at its military base in Inner Mongolia, according to satellite images, a move that suggests more systematic training for a potential conflict across the strait
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New mock Taiwan government buildings spotted at mainland Chinese military base

Japanese media report says simulated Taiwanese government compound for training PLA soldiers has expanded nearly threefold since 2020.

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Michael Bauer @bundesheerbauer.bsky.social · 13d

Oberst Markus Reisner ist für die Kurier-Romy nominiert. Bitte unterstützen Sie ihn. #Bundesheer
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Thorsten Benner @tbenner.bsky.social · 14d

Nokia & Ericsson get squeezed out of the few crumbs they still had on Chinese market.

All the while, Huawei & ZTE have retained 30 to 35 per cent of the European mobile infrastructure market. Huawei 50%+ of German 5G access network.

Absolute economic security folly.

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Florian Hamader @fhamader.bsky.social · 14d

Nach OMV (wieder) TASS. Es bräuchte endlich Überprüfungen vorab und großzügige Ausweisungen.

www.derstandard.at/story/300000...

Geheimdienst-Kontakte werfen heikle Fragen zu russischem Korrespondenten in Wien auf

Recherchen von "Insider" und STANDARD enthüllen, dass der neue Tass-Korrespondent in Wien Verbindungen zum Auslandsgeheimdienst SWR haben dürfte

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Thorsten Benner @tbenner.bsky.social · 15d

Absurd ir true

POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 15d

“It’s easier to get a meeting in the White House with a senior official than to get a meeting with a commissioner."

A senior exec from Dutch tech giant ASML slammed the EU for being inaccessible to Europe’s companies during our #POLITICOCompetitiveSummit.

Dutch tech giant ASML: ‘Not always easy’ to meet with EU politicians

‘The political leaders should sit down with the companies that are investing money,’ says ASML executive.

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Florian Hamader @fhamader.bsky.social · 15d

Österreich sollte Reziprozität anwenden und bis auf 6 russische Diplomaten den Rest ausweisen. Weiters sollten Liegenschaften geschlossen werden. Der Sicherheit Österreichs und Europas wäre gedient.

gerhard_mangott @gmangott.bsky.social · 15d

Russland hat nun eine österreichische Diplomatin ausgewiesen. Damit hat das Außenministerium nur noch 6 vom Ministerium entsandte Bedienstete an der Botschaft in Moskau.
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.loyal Magazin @loyalmagazin.bsky.social · 15d

❗Den #Krieg gegen Russland halten viele ukrainische Frontsoldaten nicht ohne #Drogen aus. Amphetamine, Cannabis und Schlafmittel sind die häufigsten Substanzen. Lest mehr über ein Thema, von dem man sonst nicht viel hört. 👉 www.reservistenverband.de/magazin-loya...

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Florian Hamader @fhamader.bsky.social · 15d

Nach Steyr Motors folgt nun auch die Übernahme von Achleitner durch #Mutares.

Die Investmentfirma schielt auch nach Asien & China. Weiterer Technologieabfluss muss verhindert werden. Angesichts geopol. Lage ist OFDI & Tech-transfer durch Politik genau zu kontrollieren.

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Mutares did it again and strengthens defense footprint: Portfolio company Magirus signs agreement to acquire Achleitner Fahrzeugbau GmbH

Magirus expands product offering in the defense and security vehicle market A leading Austrian specialist for customized special vehicles for offroad, security and defense purposes Strategic add-on ac...

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Florian Hamader @fhamader.bsky.social · 16d

Inciting hatred in France and Germany with the involvement of a foreign intelligence service - and we can all guess which one...

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Serbia police arrest 11 people for placing pig heads outside French mosques

Police in Serbia on Monday arrested 11 people suspected of leaving pig heads outside several mosques in and around Paris earlier this month and defacing a Holocaust memorial. The interior ministry acc...

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Szabolcs Panyi @szabolcspanyi.bsky.social · 17d

💥 Estonian authorities detained two suspects over the GRU parcel bomb plot that rocked Europe last year, when explosive devices hidden in packages sent from Estonia exploded in Germany, the UK, and Poland. @vsquare.bsky.social @holgerroonemaa.bsky.social

“An Old Acquaintance From Russia Contacted Me”: Parcel-Bomb Explosions Suspects Arrested - VSquare.org

Estonian authorities have detained two suspects linked to Russia’s GRU parcel bomb plot that shook Europe last year, when explosive devices hidden in packages sent from Estonia detonated in multiple c...

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Andreas Fulda @amfchina.bsky.social · 19d

Kurios auch, dass Hanns W. Maull in seinem Beitrag „die Kategorie der »nationalen Interessen«“ für wenig zielführend hält. In Wirklichkeit müssen wir für eine neue #GrandStrategy Deutschlands aufgeklärte und materielle nationale Interessen neu definieren. Damit tuen sich viele schwer.

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Florian Hamader @fhamader.bsky.social · 18d

Noch besser hier, wo halb BRICS aufgezählt wird, die sich z.T. ganz offen auf die Seite Russlands stellen:

"[...] Gemeinschaften auf der Basis der geteilten Werte und politischen Visionen liberaler Demokratien. Dazu zählen etwa Australien, Japan und Südkorea oder Brasilien, Indien und Südafrika."

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Dr Sari Arho Havrén @sariarhohavren.bsky.social · 20d

Two theatre simulation preparedness exercises have not been in vain. The scenario of the PRC’s invasion of Taiwan, supported by Russian Indo-Pacific forces, and simultaneous Russian attacks on Ukraine and NATO countries in Europe, is not unthinkable. ⤵️

www.rusi.org/explore-our-...

How Russia is Helping China Prepare to Seize Taiwan

Russia has agreed to equip and train the PLA to air-drop armoured vehicles and special reconnaissance capabilities.

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Florian Hamader @fhamader.bsky.social · 20d

Always the same with those right wingers.

www.bbc.com/news/article...

Reform UK's ex-Wales leader Nathan Gill admits pro-Russia bribery

Nathan Gill admits eight charges of bribery while being a Member of the European Parliament.

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Florian Hamader @fhamader.bsky.social · 21d

"Another issue is the aircraft's weight: France would rather operate a 15-ton warplane, which is light enough to land on aircraft carriers, while Germany is more inclined toward a 18-ton aircraft aimed at air superiority."

#FCAS has same fate as Rafale/Eurofighter.

www.politico.eu/article/fran...

France ready to make next-gen fighter jet alone if talks with Germany fail

“If the needs are divergent [between France, Germany and Spain], we must say so,” a French official told reporters.

www.politico.eu

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