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Behind the festive glow, women still shoulder the hidden labour of #Christmas. Gift-giving isn’t “fun”. It’s unpaid social maintenance that falls overwhelmingly on wives, sisters, mothers, girlfriends.
This year, look past the wrapping paper and redistribute the effort.
www.ft.com/content/d94e...
This year, look past the wrapping paper and redistribute the effort.
www.ft.com/content/d94e...
Santa Claus is still a woman
There is something particularly stubborn about gender roles at Christmas
www.ft.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Behind the festive glow, women still shoulder the hidden labour of #Christmas. Gift-giving isn’t “fun”. It’s unpaid social maintenance that falls overwhelmingly on wives, sisters, mothers, girlfriends.
This year, look past the wrapping paper and redistribute the effort.
www.ft.com/content/d94e...
This year, look past the wrapping paper and redistribute the effort.
www.ft.com/content/d94e...
There’s a big democratic moment in the EU every year.
While the US battles over the Fed’s role, the EP is preparing its 2025 resolution on the ECB.
But the draft risks reviving an outdated idea of “independence”, leaving the ECB detached from society.
More👇
positivemoney.org/eu/update/th...
While the US battles over the Fed’s role, the EP is preparing its 2025 resolution on the ECB.
But the draft risks reviving an outdated idea of “independence”, leaving the ECB detached from society.
More👇
positivemoney.org/eu/update/th...
The US vs. the Eurozone: can the ECB survive the challenge to central banks’independence?
Independence is key, but accountability is not optional. Read our analysis: The ECB must adapt its policies to support the EU's collective democratic will.
positivemoney.org
November 26, 2025 at 2:12 PM
There’s a big democratic moment in the EU every year.
While the US battles over the Fed’s role, the EP is preparing its 2025 resolution on the ECB.
But the draft risks reviving an outdated idea of “independence”, leaving the ECB detached from society.
More👇
positivemoney.org/eu/update/th...
While the US battles over the Fed’s role, the EP is preparing its 2025 resolution on the ECB.
But the draft risks reviving an outdated idea of “independence”, leaving the ECB detached from society.
More👇
positivemoney.org/eu/update/th...
🆕 The European Commission wants more private #pensions - but this means more risk for people, more #inequality, and a path toward pension privatisation.
Europe’s social model should be strengthened, not financialised.
@euronews.com's story ➡️ www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...
Europe’s social model should be strengthened, not financialised.
@euronews.com's story ➡️ www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...
November 24, 2025 at 2:30 PM
🆕 The European Commission wants more private #pensions - but this means more risk for people, more #inequality, and a path toward pension privatisation.
Europe’s social model should be strengthened, not financialised.
@euronews.com's story ➡️ www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...
Europe’s social model should be strengthened, not financialised.
@euronews.com's story ➡️ www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...
🇧🇪 Belgium faces a 3-day workers’ #strike next week - a clear rejection of renewed #austerity.
It’s alarming to see EU governments cut social protections while ramping up military spending.
This path is socially and economically wrong.
More here: www.socialeurope.eu/belgiums-wor...
It’s alarming to see EU governments cut social protections while ramping up military spending.
This path is socially and economically wrong.
More here: www.socialeurope.eu/belgiums-wor...
Belgium's Workers Rise Against Austerity as Government Doubles Down on Cuts
Historic protests and escalating strikes challenge a coalition determined to slash social protections while boosting corporate subsidies.
www.socialeurope.eu
November 18, 2025 at 3:17 PM
🇧🇪 Belgium faces a 3-day workers’ #strike next week - a clear rejection of renewed #austerity.
It’s alarming to see EU governments cut social protections while ramping up military spending.
This path is socially and economically wrong.
More here: www.socialeurope.eu/belgiums-wor...
It’s alarming to see EU governments cut social protections while ramping up military spending.
This path is socially and economically wrong.
More here: www.socialeurope.eu/belgiums-wor...
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Renovation financing should be central in the @ec.europa.eu’s Affordable Housing Plan, and 12 orgs agree. 👷♂️🏡
Energy-leaky homes = rising bills + high emissions + external dependencies.
Time to support households & roll out the right tools to boost renovation investment!
🔗 tinyurl.com/5b7uwxky
Energy-leaky homes = rising bills + high emissions + external dependencies.
Time to support households & roll out the right tools to boost renovation investment!
🔗 tinyurl.com/5b7uwxky
November 18, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Renovation financing should be central in the @ec.europa.eu’s Affordable Housing Plan, and 12 orgs agree. 👷♂️🏡
Energy-leaky homes = rising bills + high emissions + external dependencies.
Time to support households & roll out the right tools to boost renovation investment!
🔗 tinyurl.com/5b7uwxky
Energy-leaky homes = rising bills + high emissions + external dependencies.
Time to support households & roll out the right tools to boost renovation investment!
🔗 tinyurl.com/5b7uwxky
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Lower interest rates for housing refits could reduce energy consumption in the EU.⚡️
Panellists at Paris #ClimateWeek said a green dual interest rate could help the #NetZero transition & lower inflation, writes GCB’s @moriahcosta.bsky.social.
Panellists at Paris #ClimateWeek said a green dual interest rate could help the #NetZero transition & lower inflation, writes GCB’s @moriahcosta.bsky.social.
greencb.co
November 18, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Lower interest rates for housing refits could reduce energy consumption in the EU.⚡️
Panellists at Paris #ClimateWeek said a green dual interest rate could help the #NetZero transition & lower inflation, writes GCB’s @moriahcosta.bsky.social.
Panellists at Paris #ClimateWeek said a green dual interest rate could help the #NetZero transition & lower inflation, writes GCB’s @moriahcosta.bsky.social.
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⚠️ The @ecb.europa.eu fined Spain’s bank Abanca €187,650 — its first-ever penalty for failing to identify climate & #EnvironmentalRisks.
“It’s a lesson to the banking industry,” said Bruno De Conti of @positivemoneyeu.bsky.social.
“It’s a lesson to the banking industry,” said Bruno De Conti of @positivemoneyeu.bsky.social.
ECB issues first ever climate risk fine to Spanish bank
The ECB issued a penalty payment to Spanish bank Abanca for its failure to address an assessment of its climate risks.
greencb.co
November 14, 2025 at 11:04 AM
⚠️ The @ecb.europa.eu fined Spain’s bank Abanca €187,650 — its first-ever penalty for failing to identify climate & #EnvironmentalRisks.
“It’s a lesson to the banking industry,” said Bruno De Conti of @positivemoneyeu.bsky.social.
“It’s a lesson to the banking industry,” said Bruno De Conti of @positivemoneyeu.bsky.social.
📈 The new #IEA outlook is out but what does it say? For the current scenario, oil&gas demand could still rise for the next 25 years. www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
This is what happens if we stay in a politically US influenced, high-fossil scenario, not what has to happen. Here’s why [1/6]👇
This is what happens if we stay in a politically US influenced, high-fossil scenario, not what has to happen. Here’s why [1/6]👇
www.reuters.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:38 PM
📈 The new #IEA outlook is out but what does it say? For the current scenario, oil&gas demand could still rise for the next 25 years. www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
This is what happens if we stay in a politically US influenced, high-fossil scenario, not what has to happen. Here’s why [1/6]👇
This is what happens if we stay in a politically US influenced, high-fossil scenario, not what has to happen. Here’s why [1/6]👇
The #digitaleuro is NOT just a payment system!
When MEP Navarrete in ECON highlighted the digital euro’s goal is only 'payment sovereignty,' a crucial point was missed. The digital euro is PUBLIC money, a public good private firms can't issue. 👇
When MEP Navarrete in ECON highlighted the digital euro’s goal is only 'payment sovereignty,' a crucial point was missed. The digital euro is PUBLIC money, a public good private firms can't issue. 👇
November 7, 2025 at 8:24 AM
The #digitaleuro is NOT just a payment system!
When MEP Navarrete in ECON highlighted the digital euro’s goal is only 'payment sovereignty,' a crucial point was missed. The digital euro is PUBLIC money, a public good private firms can't issue. 👇
When MEP Navarrete in ECON highlighted the digital euro’s goal is only 'payment sovereignty,' a crucial point was missed. The digital euro is PUBLIC money, a public good private firms can't issue. 👇
🎃 The #digitaleuro draft report is a real #Halloween trick. It swaps a public, inclusive euro for the ghost of private digital money - wanted by banks, for banks.
Europe’s money should serve the people, not corporate ambitions of a few big banks.
www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/docume...
Europe’s money should serve the people, not corporate ambitions of a few big banks.
www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/docume...
www.europarl.europa.eu
October 31, 2025 at 1:36 PM
🎃 The #digitaleuro draft report is a real #Halloween trick. It swaps a public, inclusive euro for the ghost of private digital money - wanted by banks, for banks.
Europe’s money should serve the people, not corporate ambitions of a few big banks.
www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/docume...
Europe’s money should serve the people, not corporate ambitions of a few big banks.
www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/docume...
1/ #Stablecoins are the same as the #DigitalEuro? How do they differ from #CBDC? And above all, are they really as stable as they claim to be? We explained all of this easy for you, let’s unfold it a bit more here 🧵👇
October 29, 2025 at 9:16 AM
1/ #Stablecoins are the same as the #DigitalEuro? How do they differ from #CBDC? And above all, are they really as stable as they claim to be? We explained all of this easy for you, let’s unfold it a bit more here 🧵👇
🔜 Today at @sciencespo.bsky.social's Climate & Nature Week, our director Aurélie Maréchal and advocacy officer Philippe Ramos share insights on how monetary policy can power the transition to greener, better buildings 🌱
More info here 👇
More info here 👇
🌍 Can monetary policy drive the ecological transition?
Join our panel with @banquedefrance-off.bsky.social, @agirpourleclimat.bsky.social at @sciencespo.bsky.social Paris Climate Week (Oct 27) 🏗️
positivemoney.org/eu/update/bu...
#Climate #GreenFinance #Sciencespo #energy
Join our panel with @banquedefrance-off.bsky.social, @agirpourleclimat.bsky.social at @sciencespo.bsky.social Paris Climate Week (Oct 27) 🏗️
positivemoney.org/eu/update/bu...
#Climate #GreenFinance #Sciencespo #energy
October 27, 2025 at 11:18 AM
🔜 Today at @sciencespo.bsky.social's Climate & Nature Week, our director Aurélie Maréchal and advocacy officer Philippe Ramos share insights on how monetary policy can power the transition to greener, better buildings 🌱
More info here 👇
More info here 👇
The #EU Commission's 2026 work programme puts “independence” and “competitiveness” centre stage - but at what cost?
Cutting red tape is good. Cutting #climate ambition is not.
Our take on the Commission’s new agenda 👇 positivemoney.org/eu/update/wh...
Cutting red tape is good. Cutting #climate ambition is not.
Our take on the Commission’s new agenda 👇 positivemoney.org/eu/update/wh...
What's in the European Commission's 2026 work programme? Key policies explained
Discover what’s inside the European Commission’s 2026 Work Programme - key policies on sustainability, competitiveness, and affordability explained.
positivemoney.org
October 23, 2025 at 8:00 AM
The #EU Commission's 2026 work programme puts “independence” and “competitiveness” centre stage - but at what cost?
Cutting red tape is good. Cutting #climate ambition is not.
Our take on the Commission’s new agenda 👇 positivemoney.org/eu/update/wh...
Cutting red tape is good. Cutting #climate ambition is not.
Our take on the Commission’s new agenda 👇 positivemoney.org/eu/update/wh...
ECB President Lagarde says renewables are Europe’s best path to secure, sustainable and affordable energy. 🌍
She’s right - but the @ecb.europa.eu must walk its talk and use its tools to steer finance toward that goal.
She’s right - but the @ecb.europa.eu must walk its talk and use its tools to steer finance toward that goal.
October 21, 2025 at 1:44 PM
ECB President Lagarde says renewables are Europe’s best path to secure, sustainable and affordable energy. 🌍
She’s right - but the @ecb.europa.eu must walk its talk and use its tools to steer finance toward that goal.
She’s right - but the @ecb.europa.eu must walk its talk and use its tools to steer finance toward that goal.
🌍 Can monetary policy drive the ecological transition?
Join our panel with @banquedefrance-off.bsky.social, @agirpourleclimat.bsky.social at @sciencespo.bsky.social Paris Climate Week (Oct 27) 🏗️
positivemoney.org/eu/update/bu...
#Climate #GreenFinance #Sciencespo #energy
Join our panel with @banquedefrance-off.bsky.social, @agirpourleclimat.bsky.social at @sciencespo.bsky.social Paris Climate Week (Oct 27) 🏗️
positivemoney.org/eu/update/bu...
#Climate #GreenFinance #Sciencespo #energy
October 21, 2025 at 7:44 AM
🌍 Can monetary policy drive the ecological transition?
Join our panel with @banquedefrance-off.bsky.social, @agirpourleclimat.bsky.social at @sciencespo.bsky.social Paris Climate Week (Oct 27) 🏗️
positivemoney.org/eu/update/bu...
#Climate #GreenFinance #Sciencespo #energy
Join our panel with @banquedefrance-off.bsky.social, @agirpourleclimat.bsky.social at @sciencespo.bsky.social Paris Climate Week (Oct 27) 🏗️
positivemoney.org/eu/update/bu...
#Climate #GreenFinance #Sciencespo #energy
💥The IEA’s #Renewables 2025 report is out, mapping #energy transition up until 2030.
On the same day, Ember reported that renewables generated more electricity than coal for the 1st time in 2025.
💡Here in the slides is what you should know. Renewable leadership can become economic strength!
On the same day, Ember reported that renewables generated more electricity than coal for the 1st time in 2025.
💡Here in the slides is what you should know. Renewable leadership can become economic strength!
October 7, 2025 at 3:25 PM
💥The IEA’s #Renewables 2025 report is out, mapping #energy transition up until 2030.
On the same day, Ember reported that renewables generated more electricity than coal for the 1st time in 2025.
💡Here in the slides is what you should know. Renewable leadership can become economic strength!
On the same day, Ember reported that renewables generated more electricity than coal for the 1st time in 2025.
💡Here in the slides is what you should know. Renewable leadership can become economic strength!
💶 📲 The digital euro debate has become polarized.
✅ But it's really about one question: should all Europeans have access to safe, public money in the digital age?
⚡ Read our blog to understand what's really at stake! positivemoney.org/eu/update/na...
✅ But it's really about one question: should all Europeans have access to safe, public money in the digital age?
⚡ Read our blog to understand what's really at stake! positivemoney.org/eu/update/na...
Navarrete’s case against the digital euro misses the bigger picture
We unpack why a digital euro is key for financial inclusion and resilience, offering a perspective that starts from the recent debate led by MEP Navarrete
positivemoney.org
October 6, 2025 at 4:18 PM
💶 📲 The digital euro debate has become polarized.
✅ But it's really about one question: should all Europeans have access to safe, public money in the digital age?
⚡ Read our blog to understand what's really at stake! positivemoney.org/eu/update/na...
✅ But it's really about one question: should all Europeans have access to safe, public money in the digital age?
⚡ Read our blog to understand what's really at stake! positivemoney.org/eu/update/na...
🔆 We’re in Lyon at Partners for a new economy's “New Economies: Hope in a Time of Collapse”.
✅ Our Director Aurélie Maréchal is speaking on how to bring new allies into advocacy, building broader coalitions for systemic change.
Recordings of sessions will be available soon at 👉 www.p4neinlyon.org
✅ Our Director Aurélie Maréchal is speaking on how to bring new allies into advocacy, building broader coalitions for systemic change.
Recordings of sessions will be available soon at 👉 www.p4neinlyon.org
October 2, 2025 at 9:54 AM
🔆 We’re in Lyon at Partners for a new economy's “New Economies: Hope in a Time of Collapse”.
✅ Our Director Aurélie Maréchal is speaking on how to bring new allies into advocacy, building broader coalitions for systemic change.
Recordings of sessions will be available soon at 👉 www.p4neinlyon.org
✅ Our Director Aurélie Maréchal is speaking on how to bring new allies into advocacy, building broader coalitions for systemic change.
Recordings of sessions will be available soon at 👉 www.p4neinlyon.org
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🔴 BREAKING: Big banks poured over 2× more into fossil fuels than sustainable energy between 2021–2024!
Our new report Banking on Business as Usual offers the first full comparison of global fossil vs. sustainable power finance.
Read the 3 key findings below⤵️
Our new report Banking on Business as Usual offers the first full comparison of global fossil vs. sustainable power finance.
Read the 3 key findings below⤵️
September 23, 2025 at 8:03 AM
🔴 BREAKING: Big banks poured over 2× more into fossil fuels than sustainable energy between 2021–2024!
Our new report Banking on Business as Usual offers the first full comparison of global fossil vs. sustainable power finance.
Read the 3 key findings below⤵️
Our new report Banking on Business as Usual offers the first full comparison of global fossil vs. sustainable power finance.
Read the 3 key findings below⤵️
⏰ Last week to apply! We're #hiring a Researcher to explore how finance can reduce inequality, fund a green transition & shape a democratic digital euro.
€48.4k/year + great benefits (holidays, insurance, hybrid + EU remote)
Apply by Sunday ⬇️ positivemoney.org/vacancy/rese...
€48.4k/year + great benefits (holidays, insurance, hybrid + EU remote)
Apply by Sunday ⬇️ positivemoney.org/vacancy/rese...
We're hiring: Researcher
This is an exceptional opportunity for a researcher passionate about new economic thinking.
positivemoney.org
September 23, 2025 at 2:04 PM
⏰ Last week to apply! We're #hiring a Researcher to explore how finance can reduce inequality, fund a green transition & shape a democratic digital euro.
€48.4k/year + great benefits (holidays, insurance, hybrid + EU remote)
Apply by Sunday ⬇️ positivemoney.org/vacancy/rese...
€48.4k/year + great benefits (holidays, insurance, hybrid + EU remote)
Apply by Sunday ⬇️ positivemoney.org/vacancy/rese...
Fear of change won't fix Europe's money system.
💶 The #DigitalEuro can deliver inclusion, resilience & privacy - if designed as a true public good.
Our response to MEP Navarrete's defence of the status quo 👉 euobserver.com/eu-political...
💶 The #DigitalEuro can deliver inclusion, resilience & privacy - if designed as a true public good.
Our response to MEP Navarrete's defence of the status quo 👉 euobserver.com/eu-political...
The European Parliament rapporteur is wrong about the digital euro
The European Parliament’s rapporteur on the digital euro file is parroting the banking lobby’s claim that a digital euro would trigger bank runs and cripple lending — this is just not the case.
euobserver.com
September 22, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Fear of change won't fix Europe's money system.
💶 The #DigitalEuro can deliver inclusion, resilience & privacy - if designed as a true public good.
Our response to MEP Navarrete's defence of the status quo 👉 euobserver.com/eu-political...
💶 The #DigitalEuro can deliver inclusion, resilience & privacy - if designed as a true public good.
Our response to MEP Navarrete's defence of the status quo 👉 euobserver.com/eu-political...
The ECB-Eurogroup deal on digital € caps is on who decides the limits, but not yet what the limits are.
🤔 Risk of serving banks over people? The digital € could be a PUBLIC payment system for all. Parliament still has a say, let's make sure it's for citizens! uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/eu-mini...
🤔 Risk of serving banks over people? The digital € could be a PUBLIC payment system for all. Parliament still has a say, let's make sure it's for citizens! uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/eu-mini...
EU ministers reach 'compromise' on digital euro roadmap
European Union finance ministers on Friday agreed on a roadmap for launching a digital euro currency that aims to become an alternative to the now dominant U.S.-based Visa and Mastercard systems. Dis...
uk.finance.yahoo.com
September 19, 2025 at 1:36 PM
The ECB-Eurogroup deal on digital € caps is on who decides the limits, but not yet what the limits are.
🤔 Risk of serving banks over people? The digital € could be a PUBLIC payment system for all. Parliament still has a say, let's make sure it's for citizens! uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/eu-mini...
🤔 Risk of serving banks over people? The digital € could be a PUBLIC payment system for all. Parliament still has a say, let's make sure it's for citizens! uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/eu-mini...
EU failed to agree on binding 2035 #climate targets ahead of UN summit, but climate reality won't wait for political consensus.
Clean tech isn't just green necessity, but could be a competitive advantage and deflationary force for the long term. 🌍⚡️
Clean tech isn't just green necessity, but could be a competitive advantage and deflationary force for the long term. 🌍⚡️
September 19, 2025 at 11:48 AM
EU failed to agree on binding 2035 #climate targets ahead of UN summit, but climate reality won't wait for political consensus.
Clean tech isn't just green necessity, but could be a competitive advantage and deflationary force for the long term. 🌍⚡️
Clean tech isn't just green necessity, but could be a competitive advantage and deflationary force for the long term. 🌍⚡️
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We kept our key interest rates unchanged.
We did this because inflation is set to stabilise at around our 2% target.
Read today’s monetary policy decisions www.ecb.europa.eu/press/pr/dat...
We did this because inflation is set to stabilise at around our 2% target.
Read today’s monetary policy decisions www.ecb.europa.eu/press/pr/dat...
September 11, 2025 at 12:15 PM
We kept our key interest rates unchanged.
We did this because inflation is set to stabilise at around our 2% target.
Read today’s monetary policy decisions www.ecb.europa.eu/press/pr/dat...
We did this because inflation is set to stabilise at around our 2% target.
Read today’s monetary policy decisions www.ecb.europa.eu/press/pr/dat...
💬 “Inclusion must be more than a principle - it must translate into practical steps.”
At the European Parliament, @ecb.europa.eu's Cipollone said the #DigitalEuro must work for everyone - with adaptive features, a dedicated app & local support so no one is left behind. 👇
At the European Parliament, @ecb.europa.eu's Cipollone said the #DigitalEuro must work for everyone - with adaptive features, a dedicated app & local support so no one is left behind. 👇
September 11, 2025 at 10:19 AM
💬 “Inclusion must be more than a principle - it must translate into practical steps.”
At the European Parliament, @ecb.europa.eu's Cipollone said the #DigitalEuro must work for everyone - with adaptive features, a dedicated app & local support so no one is left behind. 👇
At the European Parliament, @ecb.europa.eu's Cipollone said the #DigitalEuro must work for everyone - with adaptive features, a dedicated app & local support so no one is left behind. 👇