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Ride the wave: A big, beautiful European strategy for Trumponomics
The US president is throwing the EU lots of economic curveballs. Brussels should not be distracted by these; instead, it should double down on adopting measures that will benefit the bloc long after…
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🌊Every surfer knows you need to ride the wave — not fight it.
Eight months in, Europe is still struggling to craft a coherent response to Trumponomics. The way forward: stay calm, stay united, and reform.
Read @agathedemarais.bsky.social's new @ecfr.eu policy brief:
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Eight months in, Europe is still struggling to craft a coherent response to Trumponomics. The way forward: stay calm, stay united, and reform.
Read @agathedemarais.bsky.social's new @ecfr.eu policy brief:
ecfr.eu/publication/...
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Europe must urgently build an independent “EuroStack”of critical technologies — or risk foreign powers weaponising its digital dependencies, argues @giorgosverdi.bsky.social in a new report out today. A 🧵
December 10, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Europe must urgently build an independent “EuroStack”of critical technologies — or risk foreign powers weaponising its digital dependencies, argues @giorgosverdi.bsky.social in a new report out today. A 🧵
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Time to get over your X, Europe! Our new policy brief from @giorgosverdi.bsky.social warns that the European Union must urgently develop an independent “EuroStack” of critical technologies to solve the reliance from American tech. @ecfrgeotech.bsky.social
https://bit.ly/48ZLCBA
https://bit.ly/48ZLCBA
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December 10, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Time to get over your X, Europe! Our new policy brief from @giorgosverdi.bsky.social warns that the European Union must urgently develop an independent “EuroStack” of critical technologies to solve the reliance from American tech. @ecfrgeotech.bsky.social
https://bit.ly/48ZLCBA
https://bit.ly/48ZLCBA
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What to make of the EU's latest economic security proposals
A few thoughts for @ecfr.eu
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A few thoughts for @ecfr.eu
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Understanding the EU’s new economic security playbook
The EU’s new economic security communication is a step in the right direction. If Europe wants to be a geoeconomic actor instead of a mere geoeconomic battleground, it must evolve from being a risk…
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December 5, 2025 at 1:39 PM
What to make of the EU's latest economic security proposals
A few thoughts for @ecfr.eu
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A few thoughts for @ecfr.eu
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The EU’s new economic security communication is a step in the right direction. If Europe wants to be a geoeconomic actor instead of a mere geoeconomic battleground, it must evolve from being a risk manager and become a power broker, writes @tobiasgehrke.bsky.social
https://bit.ly/446JjKc
https://bit.ly/446JjKc
Understanding the EU’s new economic security playbook
The EU’s new economic security communication is a step in the right direction. If Europe wants to be a geoeconomic actor instead of a mere geoeconomic battleground, it must evolve from being a risk…
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December 4, 2025 at 3:57 PM
The EU’s new economic security communication is a step in the right direction. If Europe wants to be a geoeconomic actor instead of a mere geoeconomic battleground, it must evolve from being a risk manager and become a power broker, writes @tobiasgehrke.bsky.social
https://bit.ly/446JjKc
https://bit.ly/446JjKc
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1/ The new “digital omnibus package” presented on 24 November aims to simplify EU digital rules — but what looks like deregulation may actually hand power to US Big Tech and expose Europe to coercion.  ecfr.eu/article/thro...
Thrown under the omnibus: How the EU’s digital deregulation fuels US coercion
The EU has proposed simplifying and softening its digital regulation. This will only make the bloc more vulnerable to the coercion of America’s big tech firms.
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December 3, 2025 at 4:29 PM
1/ The new “digital omnibus package” presented on 24 November aims to simplify EU digital rules — but what looks like deregulation may actually hand power to US Big Tech and expose Europe to coercion.  ecfr.eu/article/thro...
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🇺🇦 "Trump potrebbe ricorrere a minacce sui dazi contro l’UE per sbloccare gli asset russi congelati" Il commento di @agathedemarais.bsky.social, Direttrice di @ecfrgeotech.bsky.social e Senior Policy Fellow, al Corriere della Sera
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Così Putin vuole bloccare i fondi per l'Ucraina. Le esche e le trappole del Cremlino: «Altrimenti Kiev potrebbe resistere altri 2 anni»
I beni russi bloccati dai Paesi del G7 sono circa 300 miliardi di dollari, e tre quarti sono in Europa. Con i 140 miliardi di euro promessi dall'Ue Kiev potrebbe resistere per altri due anni. Per…
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December 2, 2025 at 8:00 AM
🇺🇦 "Trump potrebbe ricorrere a minacce sui dazi contro l’UE per sbloccare gli asset russi congelati" Il commento di @agathedemarais.bsky.social, Direttrice di @ecfrgeotech.bsky.social e Senior Policy Fellow, al Corriere della Sera
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📣Join us in Berlin next Tuesday to discuss Europe's response to Trumponomics with @agathedemarais.bsky.social!
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November 28, 2025 at 11:47 AM
📣Join us in Berlin next Tuesday to discuss Europe's response to Trumponomics with @agathedemarais.bsky.social!
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Feels like the strategic autonomy debate all over again these days: endless scoping, definitions, etymology debates.
Let's just focus on solving a threat: Call an emergency on REEs, put all possible trade and security (3Ps) on the table, see how each could help solve the emergency, and go implement
Let's just focus on solving a threat: Call an emergency on REEs, put all possible trade and security (3Ps) on the table, see how each could help solve the emergency, and go implement
As US-China rivalry redefines economic warfare, Europe scrambles for its dictionary
My report on the EU's struggle to define economic security, even as it prepares to launch yet another economic security initiative...
My report on the EU's struggle to define economic security, even as it prepares to launch yet another economic security initiative...
As US-China rivalry redefines economic warfare, EU scrambles for its dictionary
The EU is preparing to unveil a new doctrine on economic security, but it’s a concept that officials and experts say has no clear definition.
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November 24, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Feels like the strategic autonomy debate all over again these days: endless scoping, definitions, etymology debates.
Let's just focus on solving a threat: Call an emergency on REEs, put all possible trade and security (3Ps) on the table, see how each could help solve the emergency, and go implement
Let's just focus on solving a threat: Call an emergency on REEs, put all possible trade and security (3Ps) on the table, see how each could help solve the emergency, and go implement
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How China could crash Europe’s energy grid and what the EU can do about it | @tobiasgehrke.bsky.social @ecfr.eu
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How China could crash Europe’s energy grid and what the EU can do about it
Europe’s solar boom has quietly handed Beijing remote access to hundreds of gigawatts of its power capacity. Without a 5G-type toolbox banning untrustworthy suppliers of inverters and other grid…
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November 26, 2025 at 4:08 PM
How China could crash Europe’s energy grid and what the EU can do about it | @tobiasgehrke.bsky.social @ecfr.eu
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US claims over Russian frozen assets amount to just US$5bn, or 1.5% of global total
• Data show how US plans to grab US$300bn in Russian assets for US firms and government's benefit make no sense
• Belgium holds the bulk of Russian assets (through Euroclear), giving EU leverage in US-Russia talks
• Data show how US plans to grab US$300bn in Russian assets for US firms and government's benefit make no sense
• Belgium holds the bulk of Russian assets (through Euroclear), giving EU leverage in US-Russia talks
November 27, 2025 at 11:00 AM
US claims over Russian frozen assets amount to just US$5bn, or 1.5% of global total
• Data show how US plans to grab US$300bn in Russian assets for US firms and government's benefit make no sense
• Belgium holds the bulk of Russian assets (through Euroclear), giving EU leverage in US-Russia talks
• Data show how US plans to grab US$300bn in Russian assets for US firms and government's benefit make no sense
• Belgium holds the bulk of Russian assets (through Euroclear), giving EU leverage in US-Russia talks
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What are Trump's plans in the trade, investment and financial spheres, and what do US policies mean for Europe? Join us on Tuesday in Berlin @ecfrberlin.bsky.social around tea to discuss these topics - more info and registration 🫖 🍵 👇 @ecfrgeotech.bsky.social
A big, beautiful European strategy for Trumponomics | ECFR
Since the return of U.S. President Donald Trump to the White House in January, European policymakers have been struggling to sketch a sensible response to
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November 27, 2025 at 3:58 PM
What are Trump's plans in the trade, investment and financial spheres, and what do US policies mean for Europe? Join us on Tuesday in Berlin @ecfrberlin.bsky.social around tea to discuss these topics - more info and registration 🫖 🍵 👇 @ecfrgeotech.bsky.social
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What are Trump's plans in the trade (tariffs), investment (decoupling) and financial (US dollar depreciation) spheres, and what do US policies mean for Europe? Join us next Tuesday in Berlin @ecfrberlin.bsky.social to discuss these topics - more info and registration 👇
A big, beautiful European strategy for Trumponomics | ECFR
Since the return of U.S. President Donald Trump to the White House in January, European policymakers have been struggling to sketch a sensible response to
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November 26, 2025 at 11:01 AM
What are Trump's plans in the trade (tariffs), investment (decoupling) and financial (US dollar depreciation) spheres, and what do US policies mean for Europe? Join us next Tuesday in Berlin @ecfrberlin.bsky.social to discuss these topics - more info and registration 👇
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It would be lovely to see you!
🫖Join us for tea in Berlin on 2 December to discuss how Europeans can sketch a sensible response to Trumponomics together with @agathedemarais.bsky.social and @jpuglierin.bsky.social.
📍Register here: ecfr.eu/event/a-big-...
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A big, beautiful European strategy for Trumponomics
Since the return of U.S. President Donald Trump to the White House in January, European policymakers have been struggling to sketch a sensible response to Trumponomics – an unpredictable…
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November 25, 2025 at 2:32 PM
It would be lovely to see you!
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On Russia’s frozen assets, Europeans have a clear choice: use their biggest leverage to back Ukraine and shape the U.S.–Russia plan, or let Washington seize the money for the benefit of both the U.S. and Russia, argues @agathedemarais.bsky.social
foreignpolicy.com/2025/11/24/t...
foreignpolicy.com/2025/11/24/t...
The U.S.-Russia Plan Gives Trump a $300 Billion Signing Bonus
If Europe moves fast to seize Russian assets, it may be able to sink this bad deal.
foreignpolicy.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:35 AM
On Russia’s frozen assets, Europeans have a clear choice: use their biggest leverage to back Ukraine and shape the U.S.–Russia plan, or let Washington seize the money for the benefit of both the U.S. and Russia, argues @agathedemarais.bsky.social
foreignpolicy.com/2025/11/24/t...
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The fate of the U.S.-Russia plan hinges on the EU’s ability to swiftly seize Russia’s frozen assets, writes columnist @agathedemarais.bsky.social.
The U.S.-Russia Plan Gives Trump a $300 Billion Signing Bonus
If Europe moves fast to seize Russian assets, it may be able to sink this bad deal.
foreignpolicy.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:30 AM
The fate of the U.S.-Russia plan hinges on the EU’s ability to swiftly seize Russia’s frozen assets, writes columnist @agathedemarais.bsky.social.
🫖Join us for tea in Berlin on 2 December to discuss how Europeans can sketch a sensible response to Trumponomics together with @agathedemarais.bsky.social and @jpuglierin.bsky.social.
📍Register here: ecfr.eu/event/a-big-...
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A big, beautiful European strategy for Trumponomics
Since the return of U.S. President Donald Trump to the White House in January, European policymakers have been struggling to sketch a sensible response to Trumponomics – an unpredictable…
ecfr.eu
November 25, 2025 at 11:15 AM
🫖Join us for tea in Berlin on 2 December to discuss how Europeans can sketch a sensible response to Trumponomics together with @agathedemarais.bsky.social and @jpuglierin.bsky.social.
📍Register here: ecfr.eu/event/a-big-...
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As I report in this morning’s Europe Express, many EU leaders made @agathedemarais.bsky.social’s point forcefully at an emergency summit yesterday… but Belgium is still refusing to lift its veto on the frozen assets loan plan
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November 25, 2025 at 8:28 AM
As I report in this morning’s Europe Express, many EU leaders made @agathedemarais.bsky.social’s point forcefully at an emergency summit yesterday… but Belgium is still refusing to lift its veto on the frozen assets loan plan
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The US-Russia plan includes a $300bn signing bonus for the US in the form of Russia's central bank frozen assets - for @foreignpolicy.com I outline how the EU could curb Trump’s interest in the deal if the bloc rushes to seize these assets before America grabs them
foreignpolicy.com/2025/11/24/t...
foreignpolicy.com/2025/11/24/t...
The U.S.-Russia Plan Gives Trump a $300 Billion Signing Bonus
If Europe moves fast to seize Russian assets, it may be able to sink this bad deal.
foreignpolicy.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:40 PM
The US-Russia plan includes a $300bn signing bonus for the US in the form of Russia's central bank frozen assets - for @foreignpolicy.com I outline how the EU could curb Trump’s interest in the deal if the bloc rushes to seize these assets before America grabs them
foreignpolicy.com/2025/11/24/t...
foreignpolicy.com/2025/11/24/t...
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How China could crash Europe’s energy grid and what the EU can do about it
In my latest, I look at how Europe’s solar boom has quietly given Beijing potential access points inside the EU energy grid through Chinese-made inverters.
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ecfr.eu/article/how-...
In my latest, I look at how Europe’s solar boom has quietly given Beijing potential access points inside the EU energy grid through Chinese-made inverters.
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ecfr.eu/article/how-...
How China could crash Europe’s energy grid and what the EU can do about it
Europe’s solar boom has quietly handed Beijing remote access to hundreds of gigawatts of its power capacity. Without a 5G-type toolbox banning untrustworthy suppliers of inverters and other grid…
ecfr.eu
November 21, 2025 at 2:42 PM
How China could crash Europe’s energy grid and what the EU can do about it
In my latest, I look at how Europe’s solar boom has quietly given Beijing potential access points inside the EU energy grid through Chinese-made inverters.
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ecfr.eu/article/how-...
In my latest, I look at how Europe’s solar boom has quietly given Beijing potential access points inside the EU energy grid through Chinese-made inverters.
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ecfr.eu/article/how-...
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From the US-Russia plan for Ukraine - US firms would get US$100bn in cash from Russia's frozen central bank reserves to invest in Ukraine's reconstruction, with the US (government) ultimately receiving 50% of the profits (US claims over Russia's frozen reserves amount to only US$5bn)
November 21, 2025 at 11:43 AM
From the US-Russia plan for Ukraine - US firms would get US$100bn in cash from Russia's frozen central bank reserves to invest in Ukraine's reconstruction, with the US (government) ultimately receiving 50% of the profits (US claims over Russia's frozen reserves amount to only US$5bn)
Europe’s solar boom has handed China remote access to hundreds of gigawatts of its power capacity. Without a 5G-type toolbox banning untrustworthy suppliers of inverters and other grid technologies, Europe risks another energy security crisis, writes @tobiasgehrke.bsky.social
ecfr.eu/article/how-...
ecfr.eu/article/how-...
How China could crash Europe’s energy grid and what the EU can do about it
Europe’s solar boom has quietly handed Beijing remote access to hundreds of gigawatts of its power capacity. Without a 5G-type toolbox banning untrustworthy suppliers of inverters and other grid…
ecfr.eu
November 20, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Europe’s solar boom has handed China remote access to hundreds of gigawatts of its power capacity. Without a 5G-type toolbox banning untrustworthy suppliers of inverters and other grid technologies, Europe risks another energy security crisis, writes @tobiasgehrke.bsky.social
ecfr.eu/article/how-...
ecfr.eu/article/how-...
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The EU’s Artificial Intelligence Act could offer a useful framework for Europeans and Gulf partners to work together, write @cinziabianco.bsky.social and Herman Quarles @ecfrmena.bsky.social @ecfrpower.bsky.social
https://bit.ly/3MdxkEk
https://bit.ly/3MdxkEk
Trump’s AI thaw: How Europe and the Gulf can protect against American and Chinese tech pressure
Recent changes in US policy have brought the US and Gulf states together again on AI—creating new openings for European decision-makers…
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November 20, 2025 at 3:07 PM
The EU’s Artificial Intelligence Act could offer a useful framework for Europeans and Gulf partners to work together, write @cinziabianco.bsky.social and Herman Quarles @ecfrmena.bsky.social @ecfrpower.bsky.social
https://bit.ly/3MdxkEk
https://bit.ly/3MdxkEk
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Germans do not buy as many cars as they used to, deepening German auto industry's crisis
• Car sales for affordable models plunged in 2019-24 as economic stagnation sank consumer demand
• Cars have also become pricier due to higher costs or supply issues for raw materials, CRMs and chips
• Car sales for affordable models plunged in 2019-24 as economic stagnation sank consumer demand
• Cars have also become pricier due to higher costs or supply issues for raw materials, CRMs and chips
November 20, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Germans do not buy as many cars as they used to, deepening German auto industry's crisis
• Car sales for affordable models plunged in 2019-24 as economic stagnation sank consumer demand
• Cars have also become pricier due to higher costs or supply issues for raw materials, CRMs and chips
• Car sales for affordable models plunged in 2019-24 as economic stagnation sank consumer demand
• Cars have also become pricier due to higher costs or supply issues for raw materials, CRMs and chips
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Volodymyr Zelensky has struck a deal to strengthen Ukraine’s winter energy reserves. Europe should now help Kyiv diversify its imports and guard its domestic gas fields with a robust air defence, writes @alberto-rizzi.bsky.social @ecfrpower.bsky.social
https://bit.ly/4pbu1vQ
https://bit.ly/4pbu1vQ
Shield the fields: How Europe can support Ukraine through a dark winter
Volodymyr Zelensky has struck a deal to strengthen Ukraine’s winter energy reserves. Europe should now help Kyiv diversify its imports and guard its domestic gas fields with a robust air defence…
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November 19, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Volodymyr Zelensky has struck a deal to strengthen Ukraine’s winter energy reserves. Europe should now help Kyiv diversify its imports and guard its domestic gas fields with a robust air defence, writes @alberto-rizzi.bsky.social @ecfrpower.bsky.social
https://bit.ly/4pbu1vQ
https://bit.ly/4pbu1vQ
"[The first chips act] put an emphasis on manufacturing [...] but there are also other parts of the supply chain [...] How we can cultivate those niches and how we leverage them is something that needs to be discussed" - @chiara-malaponti.bsky.social @politico.com
www.politico.eu/article/micr...
www.politico.eu/article/micr...
Chip scare sends Brussels back to the drawing board
As the U.S. and China weaponize valuable chip supplies, the EU is forced to admit it hasn’t yet found a solution.
www.politico.eu
November 17, 2025 at 2:03 PM
"[The first chips act] put an emphasis on manufacturing [...] but there are also other parts of the supply chain [...] How we can cultivate those niches and how we leverage them is something that needs to be discussed" - @chiara-malaponti.bsky.social @politico.com
www.politico.eu/article/micr...
www.politico.eu/article/micr...