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No mention of Power of Siberia 2: with more Russian LNG bound to China (EU ban) and rising electrification, Xi is in no hurry to sign up for a new pipeline and has the upper hand: even major discounts from Russia might not be enough. bloomberg.com/news/live-blog…

Sweden's Saab seeks a bigger role in Japan's defense buildup asia.nikkei.com/business/aeros… via @NikkeiAsia

@gunnarssonhanna @josefineowetz Hur ser du på att affären enligt Macron hänger samman med samarbetet kring den framskjutna kärnvapenavskräckningen, har detta ingått i informationen ni fått?

Överlag hög nivå på frågor från journalisterna tycker jag, har @josefineowetz kurser äntligen gett effekt?

La Suède a fait le choix de la frégate de défense et d'intervention de Naval Group pour moderniser sa marine. Je remercie la Suède et je mesure la confiance faite à la France. Après le choix fait par la France de se doter du Global Eye de Saab pour renouveler sa flotte d'avions radar Awacs, c'est une décision stratégique majeure, qui traduit la confiance mutuelle entre nos deux pays. Notre partenariat n’a en effet cessé de se renforcer ces dernières années jusqu’à la participation de la Suède à la dissuasion avancée. Une Europe forte et souveraine au sein de l'OTAN : voilà notre conception de notre défense et de notre sécurité commune. Elle se bâtit chaque jour.

Another exercise where NATO troops are wiped out by Ukrainian drone units apnews.com/article/russia…

If you can't go by sea, you go by land. Gulf countries are ferrying goods on roads to bypass the Hormuz blockade. While less efficient, it absords part of the shock. This shows how an IMEC network of railways and ports is essential to economic security. wsj.com/world/middle-e…

Kristersson bör omgående tillsätta en extern granskning av hur regeringen hanterar jäv och intressekonflikter. Gång på gång har vi sett regeringsföreträdare hamna i blåsväder när privata intressen tillåtits gå före svenska folkets. Det måste få ett slut! expressen.se/nyheter/politi…

Great piece by @fromTGA: Germany’s defence surge is transformational but the big question is whether it’s done narrowly and nationally or as part of a wider European rearmament.

Great to meet the leader of the Belarusian opposition, the brave @Tsihanouskaya She underlined the importance of continuing EU sanctions and pressure to get more political prisoners released and a democratic elected government @BelarusInSweden @sverigesbelaru1 @franakviacorka

Europa no puede simplificar reduciendo estándares sociales y ambientales. Simplificar es ser más ágil, no desregular. Una distinción crucial que defiende @teresaribera en @a_publica sobre el momento existencial de la UE: agendapublica.es/noticia/21019/…

Changing Prime Minister in mid-parliament only works if there is a decisive break with what went before and the bravery to pursue big ideas. Rejoining the EU always made economic and strategic sense. Now it makes political sense.

Har Sverige blivit en bananrepublik? Alltså en korrupt stat där inga regler om jäv längre gäller? aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/wrRg…

Green bonds are back, reports @Bloomberg bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Batteries are at the heart of Europe’s green transition—and South Korea is a key partner. A new ECFR article by @alexlipk and Jihye Yoo explores how closer EU–South Korea cooperation can boost resilience, reduce dependencies, and compete with China in critical supply chains. 🔗 Read the full commentary here: bit.ly/4tUCVk1

Today we sent a letter to the Commission: do not reopen the Water Framework Directive. This cornerstone of EU water protection already allows exemptions for projects of public interest. Europe needs stronger implementation and investment, not weaker rules.

Norway just made a 20 year bet on European gas security. APA 2026: 70 new offshore exploration blocks across the Barents Sea, Norwegian Sea, and North Sea. Not frontier wildcats mature, infrastructure-adjacent acreage designed to produce fast Separately: Oslo approved development plans to reopen 3 gasfields in the North Sea that were shut in 1998: -Albuskjell -Vest Ekofisk -Tommeliten Gamma Operator: ConocoPhillips, with investments of about 19 billion NOK (~$2.0 billion) Gas to Germany. Condensate to the UK. Through existing pipes. Why now? Norway is already Europe's largest gas supplier it replaced Russia. But without new investment, output peaks 2030 and declines. These moves are Oslo's answer to that cliff edge. For Germany, the Netherlands, and the UK, this is an insurance policy . Europe's gas supply just got extended to 2048. Whether that's a lifeline or a lock-in is the question nobody wants to answer yet.

NEW: EU sounds out industry over new trade weapon against China’s overcapacity Business groups have been consulted on the "overcapacity instrument", which Brussels hopes to propose by the summer. My report - following @noahbarkin yesterday. scmp.com/news/china/dip…

Donald Trump's green new deal My latest column for @FT: The US president has inadvertently raised the appeal of renewable energy across the world: as.ft.com/r/f15c2c58-d49…

“Deregulating Better Regulation” Read my preliminary analysis of the 2026 Better Regulation Communication laying down how the EU intends to design, implement and enforce EU law from now onwards verfassungsblog.de/deregulating-b…

Nästa svenska regering får andra svåra europafrågor att hantera. EU:s geopolitiska roll i relation till USA och Kina, till exempel. Här kan Sveriges förtroende i den globala södern användas mer strategiskt i EU-samarbetet. altinget.se/artikel/partie…