Simon
@simonhampton.bsky.social
tech & disruption optimist; liberal
it's pathetic. taxi drivers still protesting about competition from other licensed drivers share.google/pgueeo9vEQMR...
Los taxistas de la Comunitat Valenciana convocan un paro de 24 horas el 25 de febrero
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February 13, 2026 at 4:16 PM
it's pathetic. taxi drivers still protesting about competition from other licensed drivers share.google/pgueeo9vEQMR...
Emmanuel Macron would be a lot more credible if he'd managed to get his pension reforms through
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From The Economist
Emmanuel Macron declares a European state of emergency
He urges the EU to move fast or be swept aside
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February 10, 2026 at 11:51 AM
Emmanuel Macron would be a lot more credible if he'd managed to get his pension reforms through
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An implicit admission that the Flemish government is wildly over financed but its politicians are addicted to spending www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/20...
Minister-president Diependaele (N-VA) steekt hand in eigen boezem: "Vlaamse regering zit met subsidieprobleem" | VRT NWS: nieuws
"Ik erken dat we een probleem hebben: dat is het subsidieprobleem." Zo blikt minister-president Matthias Diependaele (N-VA) terug op het kwalijke beeld dat begin dit jaar ontstond rond zijn Vlaamse re...
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February 7, 2026 at 6:50 AM
An implicit admission that the Flemish government is wildly over financed but its politicians are addicted to spending www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/20...
world's highest taxed country continues to find taxing easier than making savings
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Steden en gemeenten hebben meer geld nodig (en dat zal jij in jouw portefeuille voelen) | VRT NWS: nieuws
Tegen 2031 zal elke Vlaming zo'n 1.200 euro belastingen betalen aan haar of zijn stad of gemeente, bijna een derde meer dan in 2024. Dat blijkt uit een analyse van VRT NWS van de meerjarenplannen. Ste...
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February 5, 2026 at 6:20 PM
world's highest taxed country continues to find taxing easier than making savings
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@reneweurope.bsky.social seem to be taking a very illiberal line on passenger rights. consumers are not all the same and need different things from different flights and so preventing companies from offering options to consumers is a fundamental mistake share.google/zMhdSxXgfKZD...
Renew Europe will fight to defend air passenger rights… - Renew Europe
We are the pro-European political group in the European Parliament fighting for your freedom and civil rights while securing economic growth and jobs.
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February 4, 2026 at 6:28 AM
@reneweurope.bsky.social seem to be taking a very illiberal line on passenger rights. consumers are not all the same and need different things from different flights and so preventing companies from offering options to consumers is a fundamental mistake share.google/zMhdSxXgfKZD...
Belgium fails it's young people again @deweverbart.bsky.social www.tijd.be/politiek-eco...
Begrotingsinspanning regering-De Wever valt 400 miljoen euro lichter uit
Terwijl in de begrotingstabellen voor dit jaar sprake is van een federale inspanning van 2,15 miljard euro, blijkt uit het begrotingsplan dat bij de Europese Commissie is ingediend dat het over niet m...
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January 22, 2026 at 8:24 AM
Belgium fails it's young people again @deweverbart.bsky.social www.tijd.be/politiek-eco...
surreal: The agreement opens the door to Canada importing more clean-energy technology from China and raises the prospect of increased Canadian fossil fuel exports to the Chinese market, www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Canada PM hails strategic partnership with China to adapt to ‘new global realities’
Mark Carney holds talks with Xi Jinping on rare Beijing trip as Canada seeks to diversify trade links away from US
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January 16, 2026 at 10:53 AM
surreal: The agreement opens the door to Canada importing more clean-energy technology from China and raises the prospect of increased Canadian fossil fuel exports to the Chinese market, www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
even the parties elected to address the calamatous state of Belgian finances have made no difference, even while increasing taxes share.google/VoOjEJQNtZUL...
Belgian budget deficit soars to highest level in four years
Increased spending on Ukraine support and the social security sector contributed to the rise, the National Bank of Belgium stated.
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January 11, 2026 at 1:29 PM
even the parties elected to address the calamatous state of Belgian finances have made no difference, even while increasing taxes share.google/VoOjEJQNtZUL...
Incredible how many little tax increases the @deweverbart.bsky.social @de-nva.bsky.social government has embedded in the pension "reform" www.standaard.be/economie/gel...
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January 2, 2026 at 10:28 AM
Incredible how many little tax increases the @deweverbart.bsky.social @de-nva.bsky.social government has embedded in the pension "reform" www.standaard.be/economie/gel...
As we saw in the UK, a mandate to be not the current governing party is not the same as a mandate for real reforms. And that's what Spain's weak productivity growth needs
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Feijóo: "2025 ha sido el año del colapso total del sanchismo" y 2026 "será el del cambio"
"Sánchez y el Gobierno, están condenados, pero España no", ha señalado el líder del PP, que descarta repetir elecciones en Extremadura porque sería "una falta de respeto" a los ciudadanos
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December 29, 2025 at 3:23 PM
As we saw in the UK, a mandate to be not the current governing party is not the same as a mandate for real reforms. And that's what Spain's weak productivity growth needs
www.elconfidencial.com/espana/2025-...
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@vrtnws.be the Belgian news today is: more salaries for employees, more paperwork for entrepreneurs
December 23, 2025 at 6:12 PM
@vrtnws.be the Belgian news today is: more salaries for employees, more paperwork for entrepreneurs
the biggest mistake European car makers could make would be to take advantage of the new flexibility being offered by EU
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Retreating from EVs could be hazardous for Western carmakers
Governments are tempting a shift back to petrol
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December 18, 2025 at 8:00 AM
the biggest mistake European car makers could make would be to take advantage of the new flexibility being offered by EU
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From The Economist
honestly, the news from Spain is not so great @destandaard. it's mostly about rising population through immigration rather than increased productivity www.standaard.be/buitenland/s...
Spanje doet het economisch goed, maar premier Sánchez komt vooral in het nieuws met corruptieverhalen
Experts vinden dat de Spaanse regering op het economische vlak goed werk levert. Toch gaat de meeste aandacht in het land uit naar verhalen over corruptie, smeergeld en vriendjespolitiek in de omgeving van de premier.
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December 12, 2025 at 3:19 PM
honestly, the news from Spain is not so great @destandaard. it's mostly about rising population through immigration rather than increased productivity www.standaard.be/buitenland/s...
Euro group to be led by country that has undertaken structural reforms!
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Niet Vincent Van Peteghem, maar Griekse minister wordt nieuwe voorzitter van de eurogroep
De federale regering heeft na moeizame onderhandelingen een akkoord over de begroting bereikt. Lees hier alle updates.
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December 11, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Euro group to be led by country that has undertaken structural reforms!
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Any we wonder why people question the value of the EU www.politico.eu/article/eu-v...
EU ‘veggie burger’ ban stalls after talks collapse
An MEP’s crusade for naming restrictions on non-meat foods expands to ‘liver’ and ‘ham’ — but national governments aren’t buying it.
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December 11, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Any we wonder why people question the value of the EU www.politico.eu/article/eu-v...
If you listen to Belgian socialists you'd think this must be impossible as they premise everything on investing being a constant win, not actual risk taking www.tijd.be/ondernemen/t...
Fietsmerk Cowboy laat 8.000 investeerders met lege handen achter
De redding van het Brusselse e-fietsmerk Cowboy laat langer op zich wachten dan gepland. Wat wel al duidelijk is, is dat de bijna 8.000 particuliere investeerders hun geld kwijt zijn.
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December 5, 2025 at 6:39 AM
If you listen to Belgian socialists you'd think this must be impossible as they premise everything on investing being a constant win, not actual risk taking www.tijd.be/ondernemen/t...
you can do better Valencia share.google/ntDpptukwmYu...
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December 3, 2025 at 8:55 PM
you can do better Valencia share.google/ntDpptukwmYu...
the world's highest tax country is struggling to keep track of all the money that it then has to spend www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/20...
"Systeem is corrupt": te hoge facturen bij 7 op de 10 gerichte controles in thuisverpleging, controleurs doen boekje open | VRT NWS: nieuws
Bij 7 op de 10 gerichte controles in de thuisverpleging worden te hoge kosten aangerekend. Dat blijkt uit cijfers die VRT NWS kon inkijken over verschillende ziekenfondsen heen. Het gaat om controles ...
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November 28, 2025 at 6:32 PM
the world's highest tax country is struggling to keep track of all the money that it then has to spend www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/20...
Hardly a new observation (I was making this case a decade ago) but worth repeating www.exponentialview.co/p/how-europe...
🔮 How Europe outsourced its future to fear
When precaution becomes stagnation — a guest essay
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November 19, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Hardly a new observation (I was making this case a decade ago) but worth repeating www.exponentialview.co/p/how-europe...
All European tax payers should be concerned about the corruption of Spain's left wing government www.elconfidencial.com/espana/2025-...
Transportes adjudica una línea arrasada por la dana a una empresa que tenía a sueldo a Koldo
El contrato, que asciende a 15 millones de euros, se adjudicó a dedo a Azvi y ha sido financiado con fondos de la Unión Europea. Esta empresa fue señalada por Víctor de Aldama y es mencionada en los audios de Koldo
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November 17, 2025 at 6:54 AM
All European tax payers should be concerned about the corruption of Spain's left wing government www.elconfidencial.com/espana/2025-...
Spain's left wing government ministers are looking after themselves!
Vivienda gastará 150.000 euros en camareros para atender a la ministra y tres altos cargos
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Vivienda gastará 150.000 euros en camareros para atender a la ministra y tres altos cargos
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Vivienda gastará 150.000 euros en camareros para atender a la ministra y tres altos cargos
Entre los que disfrutarán de este servicio se encuentra también Iñaqui Carnicero, amigo de la infancia de Pedro Sánchez, que ostenta el cargo de secretario general de Vivienda
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November 16, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Spain's left wing government ministers are looking after themselves!
Vivienda gastará 150.000 euros en camareros para atender a la ministra y tres altos cargos
www.elconfidencial.com/espana/2025-...
Vivienda gastará 150.000 euros en camareros para atender a la ministra y tres altos cargos
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Spain doesn't want to pay for defence itself but wants to be covered by EU defense expenditure! Bruselas 'compra' la petición de España: el escudo de drones no cubrirá solo el flanco este y la meta es que esté listo en un año share.google/4McYIu0A8B1o...
Bruselas 'compra' la petición de España: el escudo de drones no cubrirá solo el flanco este y la meta es que esté listo en un año
La Comisión Europea presentará este jueves la hoja de ruta de Defensa para el 2030 e incluirá un escudo de drones que protegerá a toda la UE.
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October 16, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Spain doesn't want to pay for defence itself but wants to be covered by EU defense expenditure! Bruselas 'compra' la petición de España: el escudo de drones no cubrirá solo el flanco este y la meta es que esté listo en un año share.google/4McYIu0A8B1o...
what is the threat to the internal market that means that countries or even cities have to be regulated at the EU level about how to solve their housing issues? www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
EU to propose short-term rental rules to tackle ‘social crisis’ in housing
Bloc’s first affordable housing plan to cover issues such as tenants’ rights, property speculation and tourist lets
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October 15, 2025 at 11:00 AM
what is the threat to the internal market that means that countries or even cities have to be regulated at the EU level about how to solve their housing issues? www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
soooooo true. and not just at the EU level
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The EU must find a regulatory reverse gear
Simplification is not the same as true deregulation
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October 14, 2025 at 8:52 PM
soooooo true. and not just at the EU level
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Spain's far left government can't bring itself to celebrate the Nobel peace prize
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El Gobierno justifica no felicitar a Corina por su Nobel: "No felicitamos siempre"
La tímida respuesta del Ejecutivo español al galardón contrasta con la lluvia de reacciones positivas de dirigentes nacionales e internacionales de todo color político
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October 11, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Spain's far left government can't bring itself to celebrate the Nobel peace prize
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