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📢 Welcome to the team! Sérgio Ferreira de Almeida joins The Transatlantic Ledger as Editor-in-Chief.
20+ years in international broadcasting, ex-Euronews Brussels, ex-SIC correspondent. Interviews with António Costa, António Guterres & Dr. Denis Mukwege.
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Was the Ankara summit a real turning point for NATO? Ambassador Marek Varga talks "burden shifting," the 5% defense target, and Ukraine's future.

INSIDE NATO, Episode 2 👇
https://t.co/5N3ewpI9lD
#NATO #Ankara #Ukraine

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"Not every expenditure that was once decided remains sensible in the long run."
CDU's Sepp Müller on bureaucracy, energy prices, pension reform, and why eastern Germany still faces structural disadvantages more than three decades after reunification.👇
https://t.co/VfgIJZAzio

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"The cost of labor in Germany has simply become too high."
CDU's Carsten Brodesser on what's holding back Germany's economy — and why bureaucracy reduction has to be a permanent political task, not a one-off fix👇
https://t.co/6YhTKyB2YV

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"The message sent by inaction would be fatal."
Part 2 of our interview with SPD's @CarmenWegge: why she believes silence on an AfD ban would signal that even massive attacks on democracy carry no consequences.👇
https://t.co/XF9gOoDRv8

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SPD's @CarmenWegge on why now is the moment to pursue an AfD ban proceeding — and why she says the greater risk is letting an extremist party act unhindered "out of fear of possible mobilization."👇
https://t.co/kRzvC2WlZQ

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Germany just passed a sweeping health insurance austerity law.
Higher costs for insured persons. Tighter budgets for health funds. More power for nursing professionals.
Two reforms, one pattern: stabilize by limiting, not expanding.👇
https://t.co/3PWDVZsCZr

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🌍 A photo changed how we saw Earth in 1972. Could digital twins change how we act toward it today? Prof. Oliver Zielinski (@HereonHelmholtz) on why "Blue Marble 2.0" isn't a photograph — it's a capability. 👇https://t.co/YVmPvnk1Yw

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🌍 New author at The Transatlantic Ledger: Prof. Dr. Oliver Zielinski, Scientific Managing Director at @HereonHelmholtz, joins us for a monthly column on science & research. First up tomorrow: "Blue Marble 2.0" – why the next iconic image of Earth must be more than a photo. 👇

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🏗️ Berlins Wohnungsmarkt am Limit: Senator Christian Gaebler (SPD) sowie Dr. Roman Rupp, Vertreter des DIvB im Gespräch über Baukosten, Bauturbo & das Ziel von 500.000 landeseigenen Wohnungen. Doch die Fertigstellungszahlen 2025 sinken deutlich. Was läuft schief?

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NATO must pay more. China faces "the end of engagement." Tariffs are framed as national security. We map out the full doctrine behind Trump's second-term foreign policy: 👇https://t.co/6zF1vg1jKU

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Barcelona drowned in storms. Porto danced in the sun. Inside Primavera Sound Porto 2026 — where Massive Attack, KNEECAP, and IDLES turned the stage into a political statement 🎤🔥 Read more: 👇
https://t.co/X55YXqS0G3

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Who controls AI — controls the future. Europe is not just regulating technology. It's fighting for its place in the new world order. 🌍 Read more: https://t.co/TnA444f3lP

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20 years of EU membership. Pro-Russian governments. Rising far-right. Romania and Bulgaria are sounding the alarm — is anyone listening? Read more: 👇https://t.co/veFePLwODb

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🇪🇺🤖 Europe’s AI dilemma: Regulation or competitiveness?

In his latest analysis, Christian Nawrocki examines how @AxelVossMdEP assesses Europe’s position in the AI race: 👇
https://t.co/ZbuvEKPDRt