Please share this thread. It is important that political scientists, in Europe and across the world, understand why EPSS exists and why we are encouraging people to attend our inaugural conference, in Belfast next June.
Positive impact of a 10-min walk immediately after glucose intake on postprandial glucose levels
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Not all absorption difficulties in cohesion policy are due to lacking administrative capacity: EU funds also face surprising non-demand from potential beneficiaries. My research shows that tackling unawareness, administrative burden and financial attractiveness could boost demand. More details here:
@svenschreurs.bsky.social and @rhuguenotnoel.bsky.social trace the influence of labour interests in shaping the EU's minimum wage directive.
16 member states want to use the national escape clause to get more space for defense spending under the ๐ช๐บ fiscal rules. Notably absent: the 3 largest economies after ๐ฉ๐ช, namely ๐ซ๐ท๐ฎ๐น๐ช๐ธ. From a fiscal point of view, probably a good sign as these countries have very little fiscal space. 1/3
What happened in the Netherlands and what will happen next? I wrote a short piece about the collapse of the Dutch government for @ukandeu.bsky.social ukandeu.ac.uk/when-not-if-...
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DISINTEGRATION publ #9 @giorgiomalet.bsky.social and @stefwalter.bsky.social show key events in UK Brexit politics affected EU attitudes in other countries: foreign events can influence votersโ attitudes in other countries and events like Brexit have systemic consequences! doi.org/10.1177/1465...
Keir Starmer backs end of two child benefit cap and tells Treasury to find the money - my story for @theobserveruk.bsky.social observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
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The FBI is disbanding a squad that handles investigations into members of Congress and fraud by federal employees, according to people familiar with the matter, a move that comes as the Trump administration seeks to eliminate or marginalize units responsible for public corruption cases.
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Striking stat from @kellycnbc.bsky.social on this:
The rise in treasury yields since Trumpโs tariffs were announced leads to an increase in US debt interest payments that is larger than all the DOGE savings.
I am incredibly honored that my paper "Shaping institutional change in skill formation", which is my first-ever PhD project, has received the @ces-europe.bsky.social Political Economy& Welfare Best Paper Prize and has been published in @jeppjournal.bsky.social ๐
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Congratulations Cecilia ! Great paper, warmly recommend the read
FYI Alex Moise has now joined the chat as
@alexmoise.bsky.social and also this book contains no war plans, tariffs or orange hair. And it's open access!
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Two major elements to consider as Europe ramps up its defense:
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There is merit in trying to overcome fragmentation in Europe's financial sector.
But policymakers need to stop kidding themselves and citizens that there is s huge pool of inert savings that regulatory changes will enable to be transformed into a torrent of real investment.
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A last word. Alongside private there is public investment. A key reason for weak overall investment has been misconceived fiscal rules that have hindered government investment. And this is financed thru normally boring, safe govt bond markets at low interest rates.
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Remarkable: Spain's post-2008 GDP has now grown more in % terms than Germany's, mainly thanks to the last three years (h/t @danielkral.bsky.social).
I can be as critical as anyone of the government's occasionally muddled message on growth but Look! At! This! Chart!! Anything they've done pales next to this GIGANTIC UNFORCED ERROR COMMITTED IN 2016!
(fagpacket maths follows)
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Fourth episode of potential sabotage in a very short period of this. This morning in the Baltic Sea a data cable damaged connecting Latvia and Gotland www.ft.com/content/b876... via @ft
