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Martin 马丁 Holterman @martinned.bsky.social · 9h

6th possibility: The government shut down the prosecution for diplomatic reasons, but can't admit that that's what it did because that would defeat the purpose?

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Benoît Coeuré @bcoeure.bsky.social · 1d

Félicitations aux lauréats pour un prix magnifiquement mérité.

Les recherches de Philippe Aghion et de ses coauteurs sur les liens entre #innovation et #concurrence sont des guides précieux dans les débats sur la politique industrielle européenne.

The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2025

The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2025 was awarded "for having explained innovation-driven economic growth" with one half to Joel Mokyr "for having identified ...

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eco.nomie.nl @eco.nomie.nl · 1d

Nieuw bericht: Mokyr, Aghion en Howitt

Mokyr, Aghion en Howitt

Een Nobelprijs voor endogene groeitheorie, hadden we die niet al eens eerder gehad? Jazeker, in 2018, toen Paul Romer de eer moest delen met William Nordhaus. Het is dan ook tamelijk onverwacht dat…

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Teresa Ribera @teresaribera.ec.europa.eu · 1d

Nobel Laureates on innovation being crucial for competitiveness.

Dealing back on competition policies, it’s an important part of our work when updating our merger guidelines to better take into account innovation and the appearance of new innovative firms.

Michael Clemens @mclem.org · 1d

Innovation is at the center of economic growth. Congratulations to three who’ve taught us so much.

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Martin 马丁 Holterman @martinned.bsky.social · 1d

Yes! Forget discussions about Northern Ireland or UK-EU relations. It's simply an unqualified good to have some human rights norms that restrain the otherwise untrammelled lawmaking power of the UK parliament!

Andrew Cutting @andrewcutting.coe.int · 1d

“Over the last 70 years, the #ECHR has repeatedly stepped in when domestic courts were unable to provide the protection we now take for granted and cherish,” says the UK’s outgoing judge at the European Court of Human Rights👇

🔗 www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/ecthr-m... via @lawsocietygazette.bsky.social

ECtHR 'more necessary and relevant' now, says outgoing UK judge

Leading silk says he 'hardly recognises' the good work of the ECHR from recent criticism of Strasbourg court.

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Martin 马丁 Holterman @martinned.bsky.social · 1d

Always wonderful to read a ruling in a very modern case like Lovdahl Gormsen v. Meta and to see the court quote cases that talk about borrowing another person's horse. (It turns out my personal data and my horse are, legally, very similar.)

www.catribunal.org.uk/sites/cat/fi...

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Martin 马丁 Holterman @martinned.bsky.social · 1d

True, but think of how much fun you could have with a general SPAD training school!

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Martin 马丁 Holterman @martinned.bsky.social · 1d

@gilesyb.bsky.social “SPAD training school” feels like a service you could sell to this government…

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Martin 马丁 Holterman @martinned.bsky.social · 1d

See also in English: podcasts.apple.com/nl/podcast/t...

How Europe can survive Trump (Frans Timmermans)

Podcast Episode · The Rest Is Politics: Leading · 24/02/2025 · 56m

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Matt Steinglass @mattsteinglass.bsky.social · 1d

Sterke aanbeveling om deze podcast te luisteren, vooral vanaf 39:00. Eerst zijn analyse van populisme, daarna zijn ooit vriendelijke persoonlijke relaties met Wilders sinds 1999 en hoe Wilders is veranderd. Echt interessant. podcasts.apple.com/nl/podcast/n...

Frans Timmermans: 'Linkse partijen geloven niet in verlossers'

Podcast Episode · NRC Haagse Zaken · 12/10/2025 · 1h 11m

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Martin 马丁 Holterman @martinned.bsky.social · 1d

Het zou natuurlijk ook kunnen dat Wilders, die toch al had afgezegd voor een flink aantal debatten, heeft ingeschat dat het strategisch handiger voor hem was om af te zeggen onder verwijzing naar moslimterreur. Bart de Wever laat zien dat het ook anders kan.

Marike Stellinga @marikestellinga.bsky.social · 1d

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Geweld en dreiging zijn een bepalende factor in de campagne geworden

Verkiezingsdebat: Het eerste tv-debat op RTL tussen lijsttrekkers werd overschaduwd door dreiging. Frans Timmermans was kort ervoor belaagd, Geert Wilders had afgezegd. Het thema overschaduwt de Neder...

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Martin 马丁 Holterman @martinned.bsky.social · 1d

Are you sure that isn’t an effect of retirement?

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Matt Steinglass @mattsteinglass.bsky.social · 1d

The current political balance in the Netherlands is so weird that they just held a TV debate between the leaders of the top 4 non-populist parties and it’s not unlikely that all 4 of them will have to go into coalition with each other to get to a majority.

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Steven Everts @sbeverts.bsky.social · 1d

Boom.

Major move by Dutch govt in ongoing chip war ⬇️

Finbarr Bermingham @fbermingham.bsky.social · 2d

A quiet bombshell in Europe’s tech world

The Dutch government seems to have effectively frozen operations of Nexperia, the Chinese-owned chipmaker, citing national security, according to corporate filing today - via @zichenwanghere

Dutch govt accused of freezing operations of Chinese semiconductor giant's chipmaker Nexperia

Wingtech, the Shanghai-listed parent, denounces what it essentially calls a boardroom coup involving the Dutch government and local executives

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Finbarr Bermingham @fbermingham.bsky.social · 2d

A quiet bombshell in Europe’s tech world

The Dutch government seems to have effectively frozen operations of Nexperia, the Chinese-owned chipmaker, citing national security, according to corporate filing today - via @zichenwanghere

Dutch govt accused of freezing operations of Chinese semiconductor giant's chipmaker Nexperia

Wingtech, the Shanghai-listed parent, denounces what it essentially calls a boardroom coup involving the Dutch government and local executives

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Martin 马丁 Holterman @martinned.bsky.social · 1d

How about “no dons”?

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Martin 马丁 Holterman @martinned.bsky.social · 1d

Yes. But that’s rather shows that the 5th Republic has an answer for what to do if the Assembly is controlled by a different party than the President’s, but it doesn’t have an answer for what to do when no one controls the Assembly.

It’s a very flawed constitution.

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Bouba's Delivery Service @fernmonkey.bsky.social · 2d

My friend Sascha is a professional musician and he's lost a viola bow on the way to Heathrow. Please signal boost to help him get it back.

Lost viola bow on the way from Honor Oak Station to Heathrow Terminal 2. The bow slid from its bow case somewhere along the way, possibly on the train. TFL contacted already.
It weighs 68.2 grams and has got a stamped DODD next to the frog. If any info on this, please pm me.

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Martin 马丁 Holterman @martinned.bsky.social · 1d

Given that they keep asking why Macron called an election last year:

Not everything is about holding on to power as long as possible. If the government parties just got killed in a European (or nationwide local) election, dissolving parliament is the right thing to do on principle.

The Rest Is Politics @therestpolitics.bsky.social · 1d

Is it "hands up, times up, got to go" for Macron now that another Prime Minister has resigned?

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Martin 马丁 Holterman @martinned.bsky.social · 2d

Nelson Mandela also supported the use of force to accomplish regime change…

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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 2d

Terribly sad news about one of the greats. Diane Keaton has died at 79.
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Diane Keaton, Famed for Roles in 'Father of the Bride,' 'First Wives Club' and More, Dies at 79 (Exclusive)

Diane Keaton has died at age 79. Keaton was best known for roles in movies like 'Annie Hall,' 'The First Wives Club,' 'Something's Gotta Give' and 'The Godfather.'

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Wim uit Voorhout @wbcs99twit.bsky.social · 4d

In het verkiezingsprogramma had JA21 een verlaging van de vennootschapsbelasting tot 20% (links). In de doorrekening een verlaging naar 22% (rechts). Hoezo? Waarom? Wat is er gebeurd?

[De 21 in de naam van JA21 is dan wel weer wel het gemiddelde van 20 en 22]

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Wim uit Voorhout @wbcs99twit.bsky.social · 3d

Samenvattend: de effecten van de verkiezingsprogramma's op het begrotingssaldo in 2030 variëren van een verslechtering van 25 miljard euro voor de PVV en 23 miljard euro voor de SP tot een verbetering van 3 miljard euro voor GroenLinks-PvdA en Christen-Unie.

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Matt Steinglass @mattsteinglass.bsky.social · 4d

Just listened to Rob Jetten’s NRC interview a week ago; he expresses hope that European action will lead to lower illegal migration. But it already has! Asylum seekers are plummeting. This doesn’t seem to have broken through.

Europe’s astonishing drop in illegal migration

Europe’s big, invisible wall is slowing boat crossings by migrants

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Filipe Campante @filipecampante.bsky.social · 4d

It might be hard to convey to people outside economics just how seismic this is. The Trump effect has most certainly arrived to US academia.

Florian Scheuer @florianscheuer.bsky.social · 4d

I am delighted to share that Nobel laureates Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee will join our Department of Economics @econ.uzh.ch at the University of Zurich on July 1, 2026, as Lemann Foundation Professors of Economics.

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