A generation of therapies known as “cancer vaccines” aim to train the immune system to recognise tumours and fight their spread. After half a century of disappointing dead ends, promising results are starting to emerge econ.st/3DGIrSg 👇

📊 EU27 vs US economies, three perspectives: 1) Nominal GDP shows dramatic US lead 2) Fix FX rates = gap largely disappears 3) Adjust for purchasing power (PPP) = economies look similar

Thread of religious wonders so surreal you won't believe they exist 🧵 1. Abuna Yemata Guh, Ethiopia

🇪🇺 Europe's first solar roofed cycle path is located in Freiburg, 🇩🇪 Germany. It is covered with 900 PV modules over a length of 300 metres and protects cyclists from wind and weather. Every year, the solar cycle path generates around 280MW/h of green electricity, which is

Pas de #BlueMonday aujourd'hui pour le Château de Chambord 🌞🕶️ "Jamais le soleil ne voit l'ombre." Léonard de Vinci. Bon #lundi à tous. #MondayMotivation

Europe is already quite great. Just look at these figures (most from 2023): Car production (units): 🇪🇺EU - 12 million 🇺🇸US - 10.6 million Steel production (tons): 🇪🇺EU - 126 million 🇺🇸US - 80.7 million Export value (2024): 🇪🇺EU -> 🇺🇸US - €502 billion 🇺🇸US -> 🇪🇺EU - €344

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So 🇬🇷 turned a fiscal deficit of 12% to a surplus of 1% of GDP in a couple of years while being one of the fastest growing economies in 🇪🇺. Meanwhile, 🇩🇪 deficit just narrowed from 5.5% to 2.5% of GDP with no growth. 🇬🇷 to dispatch some technocrats to manage 🇩🇪 public finances?

After Trump’s election Europe needs to be united to deal with the new challenges. Fragmented we fail. The completion of 🇪🇺 #SingleMarket integration is not an option, is a duty. Meaningful debate with Kyriakos Mitsotakis at the 🇬🇷🇺🇸Chamber of Commerce in #Athens.

Attention span isn’t fixed, but increases with practice. After 20 minute sessions solving problems, students show significant gains in sustained focus. New QJE paper

Bien joué…

It looks like Japanese investors are back in Europe: equity purchases are ballooning. This marks quite a U-turn, following a period from mid-2020 to the end of 2024 when Japanese investors were steady net sellers.

Despite fertility rates being way below replacement levels for decades, population in most 🇪🇺 countries grows thanks to immigration. Very large increases last year in some South European countries. On the other end, de-population of parts of Eastern Europe continues.

TRANSITION? WHAT TRANSITION? Wind and solar, pet hates of the populist right, will meet >90% of global electricity demand growth to 2026, helping renewables topple King Coal's reign as the world's top power source carbonbrief.org/iea-renewables…

What is the most counterintuitive geographical fact you know?

Research is key to safeguarding financial stability, says President Christine Christine Lagarde. It helps us see how innovation advances and reshapes the economy, while also bringing potential risks into sharper focus so that policymakers can address them proactively.

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Magnifique Panthéon. Magnifique Robert Badinter. Magnifique France. J-3 🇫🇷

#Badinter #Panthéon «Le fascisme ne se lève pas comme la tempête en une nuit. D’abord rampant, dissimulé, ordinaire, il progresse par les voix de la haine, avivée par les difficultés économiques. Il s’empare des cœurs avant de pervertir les esprits puis de prendre le pouvoir»☝️