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Mats Engström @matsengstrom.bsky.social · 1h

"The company has been hurt by a refusal by the Swedish government to issue a €150mn grant already approved by the EU, complicating its funding efforts" www.ft.com/content/ac61... #Stegra

Europe’s flagship green steel start-up Stegra fights for survival

Swedish company’s board discusses insolvency as it struggles to plug funding gap of up to €1.5bn

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Mats Engström @matsengstrom.bsky.social · 17h

Lysande journalistik av @lisarostlund.bsky.social och Olof Svensson med bäring både på svensk klimatpolitik och pågående EU-förhandlingar.

Jonathan Jeppsson @abjeppsson.bsky.social · 18h

Regeringens mopedprojekt i Ghana kan kopplas till ryska intressen, avslöjar @lisarostlund.bsky.social och Olof Svensson. Spåren leder till ryska oljebolaget Lukoil. www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/qP...

Svenska klimatmopederna knyts till ryss-kopplat bolag

De svenska klimatmopederna ska sänka utsläppen i Ghana. Men satsningen kan samtidigt leda till sponsring – av ett kontroversiellt, ryskt techbolag. – Vi behöver

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Mats Engström @matsengstrom.bsky.social · 1d

www.euractiv.com/opinion/the-...

The next financial crisis is unavoidable, and American | Euractiv

There will come a time when the dollar will no longer have sufficient guarantees to ensure its credibility. This is the twilight of the global reserve currency

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Max Andersson @maxandersson.bsky.social · 1d

Här är Kläggets remissvar om lobbyregister.

TLDR: Vi behöver ett bättre lobbyregister. Som inte begränsas till pågående ärenden och utesluter EU-frågor.

Och lobbymöten borde registreras var för sig.

klagget.nu/2025/09/26/v...

Kläggets remissvar om lobbyregister

Nu har granskningsinstitutet lämnat ett remissvar på den statliga utredningen om lobbyregister. I korthet tycker vi att det är ett viktigt första steg, men det kommer inte att räcka för att lösa probl...

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

Imagine that

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Laurence Tubiana @laurencetubiana.bsky.social · 2d

In other words, Europe’s business community is not united behind deregulation. The loudest CEOs are arguing for a rollback that most companies don’t want - and that would erode trust in European business at a time when accountability is a competitive asset. (6/7)

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

In turbulent times, we may see some trying to move from European ideals of values and a well performing social market based economy towards a race to the bottom short-term-profits-oriented model.
It is important not to mistake. We have the strenghts and the passion to keep building a better Europe!🇪🇺

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Mats Engström @matsengstrom.bsky.social · 2d

'“I really look up to Greta,” says Yousafzai, adding she checked in with her after she was detained by Israeli authorities.' www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

‘To the men who ran the world, I was just a photo op’: Malala Yousafzai on growing up, getting cynical – and how getting high nearly broke her

The global icon of women’s education is ready to tell the full story of her turbulent recent life, from arguing with her parents to being ghosted by the statesmen who were once desperate to be seen wi...

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Laurence Tubiana @laurencetubiana.bsky.social · 2d

And it’s wrong to suggest that these CEOs speak for “business” as a whole. They don’t. A recent YouGov survey of over 2,500 business leaders in five major European economies (including France and Germany) tells a very different story. (3/7) www.e3g.org/publications...

What European business leaders think about the EU's corporate sustainability and due diligence rules

E3G commissioned a YouGov survey of 2,500 business leaders across Germany, France, Italy, Spain, and Poland in August 2025. The results reveal strong support for robust corporate sustainability and du...

www.e3g.org

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Mats Engström @matsengstrom.bsky.social · 5d

www.euractiv.com/news/intervi...

INTERVIEW: ‘Take it off the table’: Union chief urges Brussels to protect workers’ rights | Euractiv

The Commission's €2 trillion EU budget proposal is also "too small" and could spell "disaster" for European regions, said Esther Lynch, head of Europe's largest trade union organisation

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Teresa Ribera @teresaribera.ec.europa.eu · 5d

What if we complement the Paris Agreement with a treaty of non-proliferation of fossil fuels?, Susana Muhamad, former minister of Colombia raises the question as a need for effectiveness.
elpais.com/clima-y-medi...

Susana Muhamad, politóloga y activista climática: “El Acuerdo de París no está funcionando”

La exministra colombiana de medio ambiente impulsa la creación de un tratado internacional de no proliferación de combustibles. “Hay una dependencia de todo el sistema financiero y político de las ren...

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Nieman Lab @niemanlab.org · 8d

Elon Musk promises to do to Wikipedia what he did to the federal government www.niemanlab.org/2025/10/elon...

Elon Musk promises to do to Wikipedia what he did to the federal government

Wikipedia is one of the 10 most popular websites on planet Earth and, in this reporter's opinion, one of humanity's greatest modern achievements of the digital age. It's the closest we've gotten to…

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Europe Elects @europeelects.bsky.social · 8d

Czechia, 89,14% polling places counted:

National parliament election

ANO-PfE: 36.02% (+8.9)
SPOLU-ECR|EPP: 22.22% (-5.6)
STAN-EPP: 11% (n.a.)
Piráti-G/EFA: 8% (n.a.)
SPD-ESN: 8.02% (-1.5)
Auto-PfE: 7% (new)
Stačilo!-NI|S&D: 4% (n.a.)
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+/- vs. 2021 election

➤ europeelects.eu/czechia

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Erik Angner @erikangner.com · 8d

According to early reports, EU citizens were kidnapped in international waters, brought to a prison known for its human-rights abuses, and interrogated for hours without access to food, water, or consular assistance. This has got to have consequences.

Erik Angner @erikangner.com · 9d

Swedish 🇸🇪 PM Ulf Kristersson continues to have no opinion about whether Swedish citizens should be kidnapped in international waters: www.dn.se/varlden/sven... I don’t think we’ve ever had such a spineless government.

Svenska aktivister förda till ökenfängelse vid Gaza

Tio svenska medborgare som rest med i konvojen till Gaza har frihetsberövats och förts till Ketziotfängelset i Negevöknen.

www.dn.se

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Paul T. Levin @paultlevin.bsky.social · 8d

Does the astounding corruption of the Trump family actually have a plus side? Whereas previous US administrations have been in the pocket of the pro-Israel lobby, Trump has been bought by the Gulf states, so there may finally be some balance. Corruption as interest aggregation?

How Fury Over Israel’s Qatar Attack Pushed Netanyahu on Gaza

www.nytimes.com

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Raffaele Piria @piria.bsky.social · 10d

🚨New Publication 🚨
Europe’s #EnergySecurity on the path to climate neutrality. Devising a resilience strategy for the mid-transition.

Policy brief by @agoraew.bsky.social and @ecologic.eu
I co-authored with 🙏 @marcogiuli.bsky.social Frauke Thies & Krisztina Zálnoky .
www.ecologic.eu/20204
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Europe's energy security on the path to climate neutrality

The EU must rethink its energy security in light of increasingly renewable, decentralized, and electrified energy systems. Energy security already benefiting from the early start of the energy transit...

www.ecologic.eu

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Carina Blomcrantz @blomcrantz.bsky.social · 10d

”Regeringskansliet har blivit en bunker. Den enda informationen om myndighetens arbetssätt och processer kommer nu från tidigare politiskt anställda som efter avslutad anställning i Regeringskansliet kan sälja sina kunskaper på lobbymarknaden.”

www.dn.se/debatt/antin...

DN Debatt Repliker. ”Antingen förstår Regeringskansliet inte – eller så vilseleder man medvetet”

Två professorer: Regeringskansliet har blivit en bunker som lämnar icke-svar på ett påtagligt demokratiskt problem.

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Mats Engström @matsengstrom.bsky.social · 10d

Now Ursula von der Leyen speaks openly about deregulation. The economic case is weak, to say the least. Not to mention the commitments in the treaties to protection of workers, consumers and the environment. ("we all agree we need simplification, we need deregulation”) ec.europa.eu/commission/p...

Speech by President von der Leyen at the Copenhagen Competitiveness Summit

The Commission has been in office for 9 months now. You know that we have prepared our term by asking Draghi and Letta to prepare their reports. And the diagnosis was absolutely crystal clear, also th...

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Mats Engström @matsengstrom.bsky.social · 10d

Now Ursula von der Leyen speaks openly about deregulation. The economic case is weak, to say the least. Not to mention the commitments in the treaties to protection of workers, consumers and the environment. ("we all agree we need simplification, we need deregulation”) ec.europa.eu/commission/p...

Speech by President von der Leyen at the Copenhagen Competitiveness Summit

The Commission has been in office for 9 months now. You know that we have prepared our term by asking Draghi and Letta to prepare their reports. And the diagnosis was absolutely crystal clear, also th...

ec.europa.eu

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Peter Lundberg @peterlundberg.bsky.social · 11d

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Nate Schenkkan @nateschenkkan.bsky.social · 11d

When RUSI writes this it’s actually a big ol’ warning sign

RUSI @rusi.bsky.social · 11d

'Partners will need to be prepared for the use of US military power in a way that is deeply uncomfortable' writes @mtsavill.bsky.social in the latest RUSI Commentary.

Not Business as Usual: Why Trump’s War Department Rhetoric Matters

Much of the language coming out of the gathering of US military leaders this week could be dismissed as political spectacle. But international partners of the US should take seriously the US Administr...

www.rusi.org

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Mats Engström @matsengstrom.bsky.social · 12d

www.altinget.se/artikel/omva...

Omvandlingstryck stärker både gröna industrier och EU:s säkerhet - Altinget

I en tid av växande militärsatsningar hotas gröna investeringar att trängas undan. EU riskerar att förlora både miljöambitioner och innovationskraft om politiken formas allt mer på storföretagens vill...

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Mats Engström @matsengstrom.bsky.social · 12d

www.altinget.se/artikel/omva...

Omvandlingstryck stärker både gröna industrier och EU:s säkerhet - Altinget

I en tid av växande militärsatsningar hotas gröna investeringar att trängas undan. EU riskerar att förlora både miljöambitioner och innovationskraft om politiken formas allt mer på storföretagens vill...

www.altinget.se

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Mats Engström @matsengstrom.bsky.social · 12d

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Dix ans après leur arrivée en Suède, le parcours chaotique des mineurs isolés

En 2015, le royaume scandinave accueillait 163 000 demandeurs d’asile, dont 35 000 mineurs isolés, la plupart originaires d’Afghanistan. Aujourd’hui encore, beaucoup craignent d’être expulsés.

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Cato Institute @cato.org · 13d

President Trump’s new order to “counter political violence” is really a mandate to police speech. Protected advocacy becomes “radicalization.” Criticism becomes “justifying violence.”

This is an attack on the First Amendment, not on political violence, argues @walterolson.bsky.social:

President Trump Plans To Investigate and "Disrupt" Opposition Speech

A new executive order signals the White House’s intent to use law enforcement to investigate and disrupt networks and organizations Donald Trump and allies consider responsible for encouraging political...

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