Ed Frankl

European economy reporter at @DowJones/@WSJ in Barcelona

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There's lots of doom and gloom out there about Europe's economy, but is German industry turning a corner? https://t.co/OZ4Ur8EkmA

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In a 2026 economics journalism version of Man Bites Dog, the eurozone economy unexpectedly grew faster than the U.S. in the second quarter of the year. Households appeared to keep spending despite the uncertainties unleashed by the war in the Middle East https://t.co/qjgmq1yRgb

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Well this is grim

[European Jewish Congress @eurojewcong]

The EJC is deeply alarmed by the launch of Barcelonaz, an online interactive map that identifies Jewish-owned businesses, Israeli companies, and other entities alleged to have links to Israel in Catalonia.

The project is hosted on the French platform GoGoCarto and invites users to submit additional targets and label establishments as “Zionist,” without distinguishing between Israeli companies, local Jewish businesses, schools or multinational corporations operating in Israel.

The name of the project itself is deeply alarming. The use of “NAZ” appears to deliberately associate Jews and Israelis with Nazism, a form of antisemitic inversion that trivializes Nazi crimes while demonizing Jewish identity.

History has shown that the identification and targeting of Jews and Jewish life in public spaces can have dangerous consequences. It can facilitate real-world attacks by making Jewish life easier to identify and target, while also fueling harassment, intimidation, vandalism and boycott pressure. Recent experience internationally has shown how quickly online targeting and doxxing campaigns can translate into threats and physical insecurity for Jewish communities.

The President of @BarcelonaJudia Raymon Forado said: “The Bondi attack began this way: by identifying and normalizing the targeting of Jews, Jewish institutions, and multinational corporations operating in Israel. We are one step away from what happened in Australia, where 15 people were killed simply for being Jewish. If action is not taken now, our political leaders will bear responsibility.”

The EJC stands with the Jewish community of Barcelona and supports the complaints already filed. We urge GoGoCarto, the Government of Catalonia and the City Council of Barcelona to act with urgency, to remove content that enables discrimination and incitement and to ensure accountability under applicable law.

[The Wall Street Journal @WSJ]

Explosions hit Venezuela’s capital as planes and helicopters flew over the city, with residents in Caracas reporting power outages. Follow live updates. https://t.co/0OSL4ppQjy

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Tiptoeing back into the social media swamp. Here's me on the UK inflation picture ahead of today's BOE meeting
https://t.co/qzc3c8UI3H

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There are striking differences even on the same street

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Here's our bit on the #apagon - it's been a day to remember https://t.co/9k5fMndjEi

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Barcelona looking north from Gràcia - large swathes remain in darkness

[Sander Tordoir @SanderTordoir]

Good thread on what Spain’s flip-flopping on the EV tariffs means in terms of support in the council of member-states.

The odds of the tariffs being overturned have gone up.

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https://t.co/jodcvRjuED

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WSJ's Evan Gershkovich is free https://t.co/3M2qFn0WWd

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Quite a night

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My bit on UK's unexpectedly strong GDP growth, a boost for Keir Starmer and another reason Rishi Sunak should've held off the election https://t.co/VyT1ynwK3c

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So this is my case too - postal vote sent to me on June 21st, and it hasn't arrived

[The i Paper @theipaper]

Brexit ripped my European citizenship away – now I can’t vote in the UK either

Britons living overseas say they have been disenfranchised after their postal votes either arrived too late or not at all

@Taz_Ali_ reports

https://t.co/84mY7R5N9W

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Farage getting soaked on the front page of today's Vanguardia

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Eurozone unemployment hits record low again klaxon https://t.co/A9SHXuOe5F

[Toby Earle 🇺🇦 @tobyontv.bsky.social @TobyonTV]

‘I’ve called a general election by mistake’