European government editor at Bloomberg News, focusing on Germany. Previously on central & eastern Europe. Before that: on the trail of Angela M.
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Looking forward to discussing the fallout from the rise of Germany’s far-right AfD on Europe’s largest economy with @patrickjdo @suzannelynch1 and @ocrook later today in a Live Q&A — tune in at 2 p.m. Frankfurt time bloomberg.com/sessions/2026-…
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Merz’s healthcare overhaul faces resistance in German states bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via @patrickjdo
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🚨Jetzt bestellen: Das große Investigativbuch zur Nord-Stream-Sprengung.
»Ein echter Pageturner« – Peter Frankopan, Autor von Licht aus dem Osten
Basierend auf langjähriger Recherche und dem Zugang zu den Saboteuren, deren Vorgesetzten sowie hochrangigen Geheimdienstvertretern wie den Chefs von @CIA & BND rekonstruiert der preisgekrönte @WSJ-Autor erstmals die gesamte Operation.
»Absolut faszinierend, fesselnd wie ein Spionagethriller« – Simon Sebag Montefiore, Historiker & Autor von Stalin. Am Hof des roten Zaren
»So gewagt und fesselnd wie die Sabotage selbst« – Ivan Krastev, Politologe
»Eine Geschichte, die man nicht aus der Hand legen will« – Fiona Hill, ehemalige Russlandberaterin im Weißen Haus
»Nicht nur brillanter Journalismus, sondern liest sich wie ein internationaler Bestseller-Thriller« – Adm. James Stavridis, ehemaliger @NATO Befehlshaber harpercollins.de/products/di…
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Friedrich Merz secured parliamentary backing as Germany’s new chancellor on the second attempt, paving the way for the conservative leader to take charge of Europe’s biggest economy but with considerably diminished authority bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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A Romanian presidential contender echoed warnings from Trump’s administration that Sunday’s election must refrain from “censoring opponents,” laying bare how the US president looms over the Black Sea nation’s contentious ballot bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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NATO chief says Europe to ‘step up’ as the US turns toward Asia bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via @patrickjdo
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Bosnia-Herzegovina was added to the agenda at a EU summit as alarm among leaders mounted that a potential disintegration of the war-scarred Balkan nation could unleash turmoil in southeastern Europe trib.al/H8mTV5m
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🚨A New Spy Unit Is Leading Russia’s Shadow War Against the West
We identified the lethal unit behind plots to send firebombs via @DHLGlobal and murder western executives such as the @RheinmetallAG, as well as sabotage and cyber-strikes
My investigation via @WSJ
wsj.com/world/europe/russia-…
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ICYMI our interview with Luxembourg's Prime Minister...
Power Vacuum at Heart of EU Slows Agenda, Luxembourg Leader Says
👉 Turmoil in Germany, France ‘indeed complicated,’ Frieden says
👉 Luxembourg PM Frieden speaks in Bloomberg Television interview
w/@ocrook @patrickjdo
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After nearly 25 years as an Opinion columnist, Paul Krugman is retiring from The Times. nytco.com/press/paul-krugman…
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Berlin new budget slashes funding for digitalisation.
netzpolitik.org/2024/berline…
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Donald Trump’s transition team has signed an agreement with President Joe Biden’s administration to begin the formal process of bringing the president-elect’s nominees into federal government agencies trib.al/bTnp5qL
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Romanian Premier Vows to Probe Rival’s TikTok Election Campaign bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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Nach dem Gespräch mit Angela #Merkel in @derspiegel konnte ich einen Gastbeitrag für die @nytimes über ihre Memoiren schreiben. Wie sie mit Fehlern umgeht, was das Buch über sie als Menschen verrät und welche Passagen „oddly entertaining“ sind.
bit.ly/3Z4PWtg
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Poland’s ruling party chose Warsaw’s mayor as its candidate in next year’s presidential election, as Prime Minister Donald Tusk seeks an ally to help deliver on his legislative agenda bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via @kkrasuski @Natalia_Ojewska
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South Dakota Senator John Thune, a longtime deputy of Mitch McConnell and an advocate of free trade, has won the election to lead the Republican Senate majority next year trib.al/Qpa3UlO
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"Trump and Musk seem to be riding the world’s most intense contact high. Musk is effectively camped out with Trump’s inner circle at Mar-a-Lago, showing up in family photos and joining Trump’s calls with world leaders" bloomberg.com/news/features/… via @BW
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I was asked to recommend 5 books on economic policy by @nytimesbooks--ostensibly to help people make up their minds for this election but even if you don't have time to read them before voting the issues will still be relevant in 2028, 2032, etc.
One tweet for each.
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Frankly, I'm sick and tired of people moaning about Deutsche Bahn. I recently travelled from Augsburg to Berlin in under 6 hours with only minor delays.
Admittedly most of that journey was on a replacement bus, and I was actually trying to get to Munich...
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SCOOP: The European Union is working on a proposal to censure Slovakia over the erosion of democratic norms in a move that could result in the bloc withholding funds earmarked for Bratislava, write @europressos @Dan_Hornak bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via @bpolitics