Mats Engström
@matsengstrom.bsky.social
Senior policy fellow ECFR, IEEP Associate. These are my personal views.
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From 2030*, passengers of private jets departing from the Netherlands will pay a flight tax of €420 to €2,100, depending on distance. So far, they only paid €29.40, just like ordinary airline passengers.
Yay for Dutch parliament!
www.rtl.nl/nieuws/econo...
*) PS Why only then?
Yay for Dutch parliament!
www.rtl.nl/nieuws/econo...
*) PS Why only then?
Tweede Kamer wil vliegbelasting voor privéjets 14 tot 71 keer verhogen: 'Toonbeeld van verspilling'
De Tweede Kamer wil dat passagiers van privévliegtuigen veel meer vliegbelasting gaan betalen. De Kamer heeft zojuist een voorstel van GroenLinks-PvdA aangenomen, waarin de vliegbelasting voor privéje...
www.rtl.nl
November 27, 2025 at 7:55 PM
From 2030*, passengers of private jets departing from the Netherlands will pay a flight tax of €420 to €2,100, depending on distance. So far, they only paid €29.40, just like ordinary airline passengers.
Yay for Dutch parliament!
www.rtl.nl/nieuws/econo...
*) PS Why only then?
Yay for Dutch parliament!
www.rtl.nl/nieuws/econo...
*) PS Why only then?
Reposted by Mats Engström
We have found a number of procedural shortcomings in how @ec.europa.eu prepared legislative proposals that it considered urgent.
The proposals concerned:
☑️ Corporate sustainability (Omnibus I)
☑️ Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)
☑️ Countering migrant smuggling
www.ombudsman.europa.eu/press-releas...
The proposals concerned:
☑️ Corporate sustainability (Omnibus I)
☑️ Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)
☑️ Countering migrant smuggling
www.ombudsman.europa.eu/press-releas...
November 27, 2025 at 9:07 AM
We have found a number of procedural shortcomings in how @ec.europa.eu prepared legislative proposals that it considered urgent.
The proposals concerned:
☑️ Corporate sustainability (Omnibus I)
☑️ Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)
☑️ Countering migrant smuggling
www.ombudsman.europa.eu/press-releas...
The proposals concerned:
☑️ Corporate sustainability (Omnibus I)
☑️ Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)
☑️ Countering migrant smuggling
www.ombudsman.europa.eu/press-releas...
Var är de stora nyhetsmediernas uppföljningar av detta? De tuffa frågorna till Jacob Wallenberg och andra på Svenskt Näringsliv som via SFN stödjer EPHI?Jämförelserna med lagkrav i andra länder, som @danielswedin.bsky.social föredömligt tagit upp? De politiska journalisternas texter om lobbyismen?
Helt nödvändigt att Jönsson mfl redovisar var finansieringen kommer från i detta mångmiljonprojekt som lanseras inför valåret. Om det är den antisemitiske propagandisten Musk så har publiken - och Sverige - rätt att veta det. arbetet.se/2025/11/24/h...
Henrik Jönssons medieprojekt visar att Sverige är i fara
Miljonerna bakom högerns nya mediesatsning är hemliga. I en valrörelse borde det vara otänkbart.
arbetet.se
November 27, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Var är de stora nyhetsmediernas uppföljningar av detta? De tuffa frågorna till Jacob Wallenberg och andra på Svenskt Näringsliv som via SFN stödjer EPHI?Jämförelserna med lagkrav i andra länder, som @danielswedin.bsky.social föredömligt tagit upp? De politiska journalisternas texter om lobbyismen?
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As the Trump administration weighs using force to overthrow President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela, former diplomats and even some prominent critics of Maduro worry that his political opponents in Venezuela are promoting exaggerated claims and falsehoods to justify a U.S. intervention.
Venezuela’s Nobel Peace Prize Winner Pushes False Claims About Maduro
Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado faces criticism that she is exaggerating threats posed by Venezuela’s leader to justify U.S. force to overthrow him.
nyti.ms
November 26, 2025 at 6:10 PM
As the Trump administration weighs using force to overthrow President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela, former diplomats and even some prominent critics of Maduro worry that his political opponents in Venezuela are promoting exaggerated claims and falsehoods to justify a U.S. intervention.
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Tragikomiskt att Svenskt Näringsliv stöttar det här upplägget, där svenska skattemedel syftade till skola flyttas till utländska fondägare via ett riggat finansieringsssystem. Men förstås väldigt bra för deras vice ordförande vars man äger en stor skolkoncern.
Sylvan: “Vi har också en mycket stark finansiell situation. Det bygger på att det är starkt kassaflödesgenererade verksamheter med väldigt låga investeringskrav och i de flesta verksamheterna får vi skolpengen innan vi får kostnaderna, alltså på förhand”
November 26, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Tragikomiskt att Svenskt Näringsliv stöttar det här upplägget, där svenska skattemedel syftade till skola flyttas till utländska fondägare via ett riggat finansieringsssystem. Men förstås väldigt bra för deras vice ordförande vars man äger en stor skolkoncern.
"countries with a trusted public broadcaster, such as the UK, Canada, Australia, Germany, or the Scandinavian countries, must hold on to it with all their might, further protect its editorial independence, double its budget, and increase its presence on social media" elpais.com/opinion/2025...
La última oportunidad para blindar nuestras democracias contra el populismo
Siete propuestas pueden ayudarnos a defender el Estado liberal frente a quienes quieren destruirlo
elpais.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:44 AM
"countries with a trusted public broadcaster, such as the UK, Canada, Australia, Germany, or the Scandinavian countries, must hold on to it with all their might, further protect its editorial independence, double its budget, and increase its presence on social media" elpais.com/opinion/2025...
Mycket angelägen text av @danielswedin.bsky.social: arbetet.se/2025/11/24/h...
Henrik Jönssons medieprojekt visar att Sverige är i fara
Miljonerna bakom högerns nya mediesatsning är hemliga. I en valrörelse borde det vara otänkbart.
arbetet.se
November 25, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Mycket angelägen text av @danielswedin.bsky.social: arbetet.se/2025/11/24/h...
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Electrification + efficiency — not rolling back climate policy — is the real path to a competitive European industry.
High fossil fuel prices hit industry hardest, not the Green Deal. Undermining clean-energy commitments would only push investment elsewhere.
euobserver.com/green-econom...
High fossil fuel prices hit industry hardest, not the Green Deal. Undermining clean-energy commitments would only push investment elsewhere.
euobserver.com/green-econom...
Why electrification, not repealing green laws, will save Europe's industry
According to Oxford professor of energy Jan Rosenow, rapid electrification of Europe's industry, not rolling back the EU's Green Deal, will save European industry.
euobserver.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Electrification + efficiency — not rolling back climate policy — is the real path to a competitive European industry.
High fossil fuel prices hit industry hardest, not the Green Deal. Undermining clean-energy commitments would only push investment elsewhere.
euobserver.com/green-econom...
High fossil fuel prices hit industry hardest, not the Green Deal. Undermining clean-energy commitments would only push investment elsewhere.
euobserver.com/green-econom...
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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...
Nice graphics of solar power installations. elpais.com/clima-y-medi...
Mapa de los paneles solares: la revolución que transforma el planeta de Badajoz al Tíbet
El uso de inteligencia artificial para detectar parques fotovoltaicos en imágenes satelitales retrata un ecosistema floreciente: los gigantes solares siguen creciendo y los países emergentes empiezan ...
elpais.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Nice graphics of solar power installations. elpais.com/clima-y-medi...
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I gängkrigets Sundsvall får högstadiebarn riktiga jobb med 104 kr/tim – om de sköter skolan. De får in en fot på arbetsmarknaden och kan välja bort ”smutspengar” som gängen lockar med.
Det var en glädje att lära känna Warsame, Mahdi och Amir - läs om dem!
www.dn.se/sverige/har-...
Det var en glädje att lära känna Warsame, Mahdi och Amir - läs om dem!
www.dn.se/sverige/har-...
Här får barnen jobb – för att slippa gängen
I gängkrigets Sundsvall erbjuds högstadiebarn riktiga jobb med 104 kr i timlön.
www.dn.se
November 23, 2025 at 11:32 AM
I gängkrigets Sundsvall får högstadiebarn riktiga jobb med 104 kr/tim – om de sköter skolan. De får in en fot på arbetsmarknaden och kan välja bort ”smutspengar” som gängen lockar med.
Det var en glädje att lära känna Warsame, Mahdi och Amir - läs om dem!
www.dn.se/sverige/har-...
Det var en glädje att lära känna Warsame, Mahdi och Amir - läs om dem!
www.dn.se/sverige/har-...
Great paper! Very good that #MSC is doing so much analysis on this important topic. @nicolekoenig.bsky.social
At our Munich Security Retreat in South Africa, Sophie Eisentraut presented & discussed her new Munich Security Brief "Going South?" on global public goods.
Read the full analysis here: securityconference.org/en/publicati...
Read the full analysis here: securityconference.org/en/publicati...
November 23, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Great paper! Very good that #MSC is doing so much analysis on this important topic. @nicolekoenig.bsky.social
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Boast from EPA chief Lee Zelda: “We will do more deregulation in one year than entire federal governments in the past have done across all federal agencies combined.”
In One Week, Trump Moves to Reshape U.S. Environmental Policy
www.nytimes.com
November 23, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Boast from EPA chief Lee Zelda: “We will do more deregulation in one year than entire federal governments in the past have done across all federal agencies combined.”
Det finns många sätt att stödja Ukraina. Att ge svenska militära säkerhetsgarantier till Kiev utan USA borde inte vara ett av dem.
November 23, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Det finns många sätt att stödja Ukraina. Att ge svenska militära säkerhetsgarantier till Kiev utan USA borde inte vara ett av dem.
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The outcome of #COP30 shows that coalition of the willing are becoming more and more important. Time to increase efforts on decarbonisation of steel and cement, energy efficiency, renewables, agriculture and forests.
November 22, 2025 at 5:03 PM
The outcome of #COP30 shows that coalition of the willing are becoming more and more important. Time to increase efforts on decarbonisation of steel and cement, energy efficiency, renewables, agriculture and forests.
Reposted by Mats Engström
After several groups and parties raised objections with regard to the decisions on the Global Goal on Adaptation and the mitigation work programme, the closing plenary at #COP30 is suspended to allow for further consultations
November 22, 2025 at 5:17 PM
After several groups and parties raised objections with regard to the decisions on the Global Goal on Adaptation and the mitigation work programme, the closing plenary at #COP30 is suspended to allow for further consultations
The outcome of #COP30 shows that coalition of the willing are becoming more and more important. Time to increase efforts on decarbonisation of steel and cement, energy efficiency, renewables, agriculture and forests.
November 22, 2025 at 5:03 PM
The outcome of #COP30 shows that coalition of the willing are becoming more and more important. Time to increase efforts on decarbonisation of steel and cement, energy efficiency, renewables, agriculture and forests.
Reposted by Mats Engström
COP30 BREAKING NEWS: The likely final text of the "global mutirão" has been published, ahead of the closing plenary
Here's the snap analysis from the CB team…see last line
unfccc.int/sites/def...
Here's the snap analysis from the CB team…see last line
unfccc.int/sites/def...
November 22, 2025 at 2:52 PM
COP30 BREAKING NEWS: The likely final text of the "global mutirão" has been published, ahead of the closing plenary
Here's the snap analysis from the CB team…see last line
unfccc.int/sites/def...
Here's the snap analysis from the CB team…see last line
unfccc.int/sites/def...
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The grovelling strategy, while imo justified for the sake of getting Ukraine patriots and the PURL scheme set up, always had an expiration date.
Agree that time is up now.
Agree that time is up now.
And Trump is weak right now. He just suffered a humiliating loss in Congress & the GOP was roundly defeated in the recent off-year elections. Trump’s approval ratings on the economy are dismal & SCOTUS may remove his ability to impose tariffs at will. Now is the time for Europe to stand up to him.
November 22, 2025 at 10:23 AM
The grovelling strategy, while imo justified for the sake of getting Ukraine patriots and the PURL scheme set up, always had an expiration date.
Agree that time is up now.
Agree that time is up now.
"Den stora olyckan under detta århundrade är att vi har haft två republikanska presidenter som förstört saker och ting. Bush i Mellanöstern, och nu Trump." www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
Waarom ontstond juist in Europa de industriële revolutie? Met zijn antwoord won Joel Mokyr de Nobelprijs voor Economie
Economie: Joel Mokyr won vorige maand de Nobelprijs voor Economie. In zijn eerste grote interview sinds de bekendmaking pleit hij in vloeiend Nederlands voor groei. „Ik zag dat ik gebeld werd door een...
www.nrc.nl
November 22, 2025 at 8:14 AM
"Den stora olyckan under detta århundrade är att vi har haft två republikanska presidenter som förstört saker och ting. Bush i Mellanöstern, och nu Trump." www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
Coalitions of the willing becoming more and more important. "Colombia and the Netherlands announced they would hold a separate but complementary conference on the transition away from fossil fuels for high-ambition countries next year." www.theguardian.com/environment/... #breakthroughagenda #COP30
Cop30 delegates ‘far apart’ on phasing out fossil fuels and cutting carbon
President of talks urges ministers and high-ranking officials to find common ground as conference nears its end
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Coalitions of the willing becoming more and more important. "Colombia and the Netherlands announced they would hold a separate but complementary conference on the transition away from fossil fuels for high-ambition countries next year." www.theguardian.com/environment/... #breakthroughagenda #COP30
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Now the stocktaking plenary is due to start. It will be critical that those countries in support of a fossil fuel roadmap speak up in plenary.
November 21, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Now the stocktaking plenary is due to start. It will be critical that those countries in support of a fossil fuel roadmap speak up in plenary.
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Reform UK’s former Wales leader jailed for taking bribes for pro-Russia speeches
Reform UK’s former Wales leader jailed for taking bribes for pro-Russia speeches
Police say Nathan Gill received at least £40,000 while he was an MEP from Oleg Voloshyn, an alleged Russian asset
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Reform UK’s former Wales leader jailed for taking bribes for pro-Russia speeches