Allar Tankler

Communicating at the European Investment Bank (@eib). Views expressed are also those of my employer... just kidding. My Estonian account is @tankler

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How (not) to present statistics, in the context of the Swiss population cap referendum. Educational.

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It is emblematic of Orban’s rule that for months polls and all other data seemed to indicate a landslide opposition victory, yet until late last night we were all holding our breath wondering what kind of autocrocity (see what I did there!) will he pull to remain in power.

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This morning, Thomas Hellmann of Oxford’s Saïd Business School: Start-ups are like kids. Scale-ups are like moody teenagers. They need special treatment.

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A theme emerging at the #EIBForum: Last night, European Defence Agency Chief Executive André Denk said EU Member States discussing defence investments is like 27 brothers and sisters trying to agree what to watch on Netflix on a Saturday night.

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Europe’s commitment to partnerships is not naïve romanticism, but an investment into the dividends of peace. - @NadiaCalvino at the @EIB Forum. #eibforum

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What’s happening in the US looks like the Bolshevik Revolution - Rosa Balfour from @Carnegie_Europe at the @EIB Forum.

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Tomáš Nidetzky from the Czech promotional bank distinguishes between “Goodbye money” (grants) and “See you later-money” (guarantees, loans, equity) at the @eib Forum.

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Average new car buyer in Europe is 56 years old. Was 47 in 2005. It’s 35 in China. - @renaultgroup CEO Luca de Meo at the @eib Forum.

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It’s almost as if there might be some correlation here, but I can’t quite put mu finger on it. Via @rtl_today

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@SundaeDivine To be honest, I can't recall what we used to call these things before Trump trucks.

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Am really enjoying the Dutch Foreign Ministry branding their guests with their lanyards.

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The message I’m getting seems pretty clear:
Red, crossed out: Don’t throw this in the toilet
Blue, not crossed out: Kill the turtles!

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Saw the Ibis hotel next to the airport with their rates lit up on a billboard and realized that Luxembourg is probably the only city in the world where the rooms are cheaper over the weekend and more expensive on working days.

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Luxembourg’s concert scene about to be heated up (pun intended) by not one, not two, but three bands formed between the years 1974 all the way to 1978.

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Photo editing is tricky. Turn it one way and it doesn’t quite fit the format, rotate it a bit and it looks like some guy is spitting into the bottle you’re trying to sell. Oh what to do!?

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I feel like there should have been some sort of a public debate about which individual's DNA we will preserve for humanity to be recreated in case of need. Elections probably not the best method, maybe a gameshow? https://t.co/i1Wiz7d2Ud

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@DaveKeating I’m reminded by a stat that about 1/3 of Goldman Sachs’ staff, or 12 000 people, are “vice-presidents”.

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And you thought it would be impossible!

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LinkedIn informs me a public sector organisation is looking for a 'principal expert on oversight'.
I would say the dubiousness of the job title must have been an oversight carried out by a true master - but maybe they're retiring or changing jobs or something.

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@paolatamma ...but might be difficult to set views as admissibility criteria (although being a feminist should be mandatory for all candidates, regardless of gender, tbh). I guess statistically more feminists amongst women than men, still, so the simplification is the best that can be done.