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IOM Global Office Brussels @iomateu.iom.int · Apr 15

Thanks to @api-ipa.bsky.social & @unbrussels.bsky.social for the opportunity to brief journalists today on the pressing topic of climate migration. Our Susanne Melde joined @heathergrabbe.bsky.social to talk about the importance of a solution-focused approach to preparedness, adaptation & resilience

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I4CE - Institute for Climate Economics @i4ce.bsky.social · May 5

👥 And a Panel debate “Investing in Europe’s climate transition – do we have what it takes?” with William Todts #T&E; @heathergrabbe.bsky.social @bruegel.bsky.social; Giles Dickson @windeurope.bsky.social and Bertrand Magné @eib.org

👇 More informations about the event www.i4ce.org/en/evenement...

Investing in Europe’s climate transition - I4CE

Launch of the State of the Climate Investment Report (second edition). Accelerating the climate transition is a central part of securing both the EU’s strategic autonomy and meeting the mid-to-long-te...

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Bruegel @bruegel.org · May 8

🔬 ‘Project Einstein’: research excellence for Europe and the world

@heathergrabbe.bsky.social and Daniel Gros add their voices to the call for European institutions to coordinate on attracting top talent from the US.

💭 Time for Project Einstein?

🔗 First Glance here: buff.ly/n8swPwV
#EconSky

‘Project Einstein’: research excellence for Europe and the world

The European Union has the money to attract researchers under threat in the US and should coordinate a scheme to deploy it

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Bruegel @bruegel.org · May 9

WATCH LIVE:

"Green, digital and resilient growth" with @suomenpankki.fi with @hennavirkkunen.bsky.social, @ollirehn.suomenpankki.fi, Leena Mörttinen, @jzettelmeyer.bsky.social, @heathergrabbe.bsky.social, @kristiraik.bsky.social, @iikkakorhonen.bsky.social

➡️ www.bruegel.org/event/green-...

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Elisa Newby @elisanewby.bsky.social · May 9

Our #EuropeDay continues with a superb panel dialogue about economic resilience. @jzettelmeyer.bsky.social, @kristiraik.bsky.social, @heathergrabbe.bsky.social, @iikkakorhonen.bsky.social and Leena Mörttinen discuss how to best handle the current multi-crisis. @suomenpankki.fi @bruegel.bsky.social

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Bruegel @bruegel.org · May 21

💭 The Commission's Choose Europe Initiative is a welcome start, but will it go far enough?

💡 A more ambitious agenda might be needed.
Read @heathergrabbe.bsky.social and Daniel Gros' 'Project Einstein' proposal.
🔗 buff.ly/1PPBIVn

‘Project Einstein’: research excellence for Europe and the world

The European Union has the money to attract researchers under threat in the US and should coordinate a scheme to deploy it

www.bruegel.org

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Bruegel @bruegel.org · May 22

🤝 The EU-UK reset: a first, big step in the right direction

For Ignacio Garcia Bercero and @heathergrabbe.bsky.social the EU-UK summit offered progress in areas of mutual benefit.

💭 Can the EU and UK revive the habit of working together?

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#EconSky

The EU-UK reset: a first, big step in the right direction

The most important outcome of the EU-UK Summit might be that it re-establishes the habit of working together

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Bruegel @bruegel.org · May 26

🎙️ EU-UK trade and the Trump effect

@rebeccawire.bsky.social‬ speaks with Ignacio Garcia Bercero & @heathergrabbe.bsky.social‬ about the shift in post-Brexit ties between the two trading partners, what needs to be negotiated next, and how this relates to contentious transatlantic trade relations.

EU-UK trade and the Trump effect

What’s in the new EU-UK trade agreement and how does it fit with the tariff threats from Washington?

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Bruegel @bruegel.org · May 31

"I think it's really good that we had positive news coming from the EU-UK summit; that the two sides see each other as a close strategic partnership." #EconSky

🗣️ Ignacio Garcia Bercero w/ @rebeccawire.bsky.social‬ & @heathergrabbe.bsky.social‬
🔗 buff.ly/Lj4Vp8s

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I4CE - Institute for Climate Economics @i4ce.bsky.social · Jun 3

Panel debate Investing in Europe’s #ClimateTransition: do we have what it takes?"

👥w/ William Todts #T&E; @heathergrabbe.bsky.social
@bruegel.bsky.social; Giles Dickson @windeurope.bsky.social & Bertrand Magné @eib.org
👤moderated by @alicemhancock.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

👇See the live

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Bruegel @bruegel.org · Jun 5

♻️EU Green Week 2025

Theme: how to put circularity at the centre of Europe's economic transition.
💭 What intersections will be critical to developing a just and competitive transition?

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🖊️ Edited by @heathergrabbe.bsky.social‬ and @tagliapietra.bsky.social‬
#EconSky

Green intersections: the global embedding of climate change in policy

Improving economic policy

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Cecilia Malmström @ceciliamalmstrom.bsky.social · Jun 6

Trade Britannia? www.piie.com/events/2025/...
With @davidheniguk.bsky.social and @heathergrabbe.bsky.social

Trade Britannia?

The United Kingdom just concluded trade deals in May with India, the United States, and the European Union. It was thus the first country to make a deal with the Trump administration. The UK also rece...

www.piie.com

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Cecilia Malmström @ceciliamalmstrom.bsky.social · Jun 23

Join us on Wednesday with @davidheniguk.bsky.social and @heathergrabbe.bsky.social

Cecilia Malmström @ceciliamalmstrom.bsky.social · Jun 23

Trade Britannia? www.piie.com/events/2025/...

Trade Britannia?

The United Kingdom just concluded trade deals in May with India, the United States, and the European Union. It was thus the first country to make a deal with the Trump administration. The UK also rece...

www.piie.com

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Bruegel @bruegel.org · Jul 9

🌲 Nature markets: how can credits and shares provide durable, additional finance?

💭 Can the Commission succeed in making #nature credits a genuine driver of positive change, and not another avenue for greenwashing?

🖋️ By Anna Fiore and @heathergrabbe.bsky.social
🔗 buff.ly/n1g9rWX
#EconSky

Nature markets: how can credits and shares provide durable, additional finance?

Nature markets can boost conservation funding, but strong standards and public support are vital for lasting, equitable ecological benefits

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Bruegel @bruegel.org · Jul 9

🌳 LIVE NOW: EU Nature Restoration Law: How can EU countries restore ecosystems while balancing budgets?
📅 13:00-14:00 CET

On the EU Nature Restoration Law and national budgets. Joining us: @heathergrabbe.bsky.social, Friederike Erxleben, Camille Mehlbaum & Dirk Schoenmaker.

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EU Nature Restoration Law: How can EU countries restore ecosystems while balancing budgets?

What are the pathways to manage trade-offs?

www.bruegel.org

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Bruegel @bruegel.org · Jul 12

🎥 ICYMI: EU Nature Restoration Law: How can EU countries restore ecosystems while balancing budgets?

Rewatch the event on EU Nature Restoration Law with @heathergrabbe.bsky.social, Friederike Erxleben, Camille Mehlbaum & Dirk Schoenmaker.

🔗https://buff.ly/Z2pRyC2

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Bruegel @bruegel.org · Aug 4

🌎️Bruegel Annual Meetings: Multilateralism, nationalism and the future of international order
📅3 September | 14:00-15:00 CET

🗣️ @heathergrabbe.bsky.social & André Sapir will cross-interview Pascal Lamy @parispeaceforum.bsky.social & Gérard Roland @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social

🔗 buff.ly/FIURkeu

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Bruegel @bruegel.org · Aug 27

🌐 Bruegel Annual Meetings: Multilateralism, nationalism and the future of international order
📆 3 September | 14:00-15:00 CET

🗣️ heathergrabbe.bsky.social, André Sapir (Bruegel), Pascal Lamy parispeaceforum.bsky.social & Gérard Roland ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social

🔗 buff.ly/sMtqB2e

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Heather Grabbe @heathergrabbe.bsky.social · Aug 18

Don’t distract the hedgehog from eating slugs!

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Chris Baraniuk @chrisbaraniuk.com · Apr 23

"The existing national standards are projected to reduce overall national energy consumption by 10% between 2025 and 2035."

theconversation.com/appliance-ef...

Appliance efficiency standards save consumers billions, reduce pollution and fight climate change

About 40% of total US energy consumption is used by household and industrial appliances, such as heating and cooling systems, refrigerators and lighting.

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Heather Grabbe @heathergrabbe.bsky.social · Apr 23

OMG coal plants are belching out CO2 emissions to generate all the electricity Google AI uses to generate this stuff.

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Heather Grabbe @heathergrabbe.bsky.social · Apr 3

The penguin was wearing a suit

Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · Apr 3

But did the penguin say thank you

Matthew Gault @mjgault.bsky.social · Apr 3

deals are being made every day

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Oliver Grimm @grimmse.bsky.social · Mar 26

I wasn't aware @timothysnyder.bsky.social is leaving/has left Yale for Toronto. @jasonstanley.bsky.social, too. munkschool.utoronto.ca/person/timot...

Timothy Snyder

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Heather Grabbe @heathergrabbe.bsky.social · Mar 26

And Future

Heather Grabbe @heathergrabbe.bsky.social · Mar 26

Beertopia Europe. What’s not to like?

Camino Mortera @caminomortera.bsky.social · Mar 26

Many people would think this is irrelevant and/or a Brussels bubble thing. It may be both of those things. But Europe often overlooks the power of good marketing. Wanna be a super power? Better start selling beers, fast.

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