European wind giant Orsted plunges for a 2nd consecutive day. Its shares are down another ~7%, after losing nearly 30% on Monday. At current prices, the emergency equity injection it's seeking ($9.4 billion) equals to >70% of its current market cap of $13.2 billion. No bueno.

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Public R&D is meant to bridge Europe’s divides; instead, it shores up the winners. Rune Dahl Fitjar, in a thought-provoking article just out in Research Policy, finds that funding flows towards #regions rich in talent and infrastructure, exacerbating #inequality. doi.org/10.1016/j.resp…

När S-kongressen i våras inte orkade dra en tydlig gräns mot att förtroendevalda sossar jobbar åt lobbyföretag med hemliga kunder orkar jag inte längre vara partimedlem. Där gick min ”röda linje”. Efter 46 år som S-medlem kommer jag sannolikt i nästa val att proteströsta på V…

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Lavrov showed up in Alaska wearing a USSR sweatshirt. Very reassuring to at least 14 of Russia’s neighbors.

The oil and gas resources in Russia + Trump's love of fossil fuels is a toxic mix. What might this imply for global climate action? #Alaska #Trump #Putin #COP30

👀Putin’s giddy ride in Trump’s presidential limo where there were no interpreters and no witnesses to their private exchange.

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The European position on the need for a ceasefire before substantive negotiations is, however, in flux. As of now, the UK, Dutch, Swedes and the Irish continue to push for one, but neither Macron nor VdL have made any mention of it in their public remarks 4/4

📰 Excluding non-EU companies is not the right path for our tech development My latest for EUobserver 🌍 In a world facing bleak demographic projections, economic growth will hinge on productivity gains, themselves dependent on technological progress. This is why technology is at

Det har ändå något att de som skriker högst över sossarnas lotteriverksamhet har partiföreträdare som glatt festar med de som bokstavligen lurat pensionärer på miljontals kronor.

Partierna bör inte underskatta betydelsen av korruptionsfrågorna (i OECDs mening) inför valrörelsen. Hård kritik från Nalin Baksi mot svängdörrar och och brist på svenska regler. fokus.se/kronika/har-go… #Skuggspel

Up to €550 less taxes on electricity per year for a typical family… in Denmark.

Festnahme im Zusammenhang mit der mutmaßlichen Sabotage an den „Nord Stream“ Gaspipelines, Pressemitteilung der #Bundesanwaltschaft vom 21.08.2025 generalbundesanwalt.de/SharedDocs/Pre…

Good overview but it doesn't mention the concession that the European Commission seems to have made on #CBAM. Could have far-reaching consequences for EU climate action. politico.eu/article/eu-fra…

It was only a matter of time before Trump started sending the FBI after his political opponents. He's starting with defected former allies from his first term. This will only increase. We are in a new era of politicised justice. Nobody is safe.

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'“They are behind on technology and electric vehicles,” the manager said. “This is a secular decline and will be for a while.”' ft.com/content/18b773…