

Nathan Crist
419 posts

@nccr12
Project Manager at @BertelsmannSt, Europe's Future Program (@GED_Tweet), Europe's Economy Project. Views here my own.



Yesterday Trump announced he's nominating Pete Hegseth as his Secretary of Defense. Hegseth's a prominent Fox News personality & veterans advocate, but he also has strong ties to the Christian far right that I've not seen fully exposed yet. Here's a thread w/ receipts... 1/


AP Race Call: Democrat Angela Alsobrooks defeats Republican Larry Hogan in Maryland Senate race. bit.ly/3UyS0Z6



How did the US invent solar power and dominate it for 60 years, before giving it up to China over the past decade? The answer is, IMO, quite different to the stories we have told ourselves in recent years. And it has important lessons for the future.🧵 bloomberg.com/graphics/2024-…


On September 29, #Austria 🇦🇹 will hold its Nationalratswahlen (National Council elections). @SchwabEcon counts 5⃣ reasons why the country faces growing dissatisfaction that could result in a seismic political shift. Read here➡️globaleurope.eu/europes-future…

Yesterday, we held a workshop on Europe's challenges in the coming years. Invigorating talks w/ our Europe experts & colleagues focusing on democracy, transatlantic relations & digitisation. A particularly warm welcome to our new Programme Director @Ce_Moll & Senior Advisor @lucasguttenberg!

For the #EU's #CohesionPolicy, strong local governance & institutions are crucial for impact. Beyond this, boosting administrative capacity is getting more attention as a🔑part of more effective 🇪🇺 policy generally, for example in the #Letta Report. ➡️globaleurope.eu/europes-future…





Today, @Europarl_EN celebrates the 20th anniversary of the largest round of #EU enlargement. In 2004, 🇨🇾🇨🇿🇪🇪🇭🇺🇱🇻🇱🇹🇲🇹🇵🇱🇸🇰🇸🇮 all joined 🇪🇺. Enlargement & #CohesionPolicy have long been intertwined. Let's take a look at the evolution & of this EU regional development policy👇(1/5)

#CohesionReport is just published! Through #CohesionPolicy, 🇪🇺 invests in its regions, people & businesses for better quality of life, fuelling recovery, addressing new & longstanding challenges, narrowing economic, social & territorial disparities 📗ec.europa.eu/regional_polic…

Maryland officials said that two people had been pulled from the water after the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed early Tuesday. Baltimore’s fire chief said that a search was underway for “upwards of seven people.” Follow our live coverage for updates: nyti.ms/3TvBoQx