Simon Hertig
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Simon Hertig
@simonhertig
Senior Executive Advisor on EU-, deeptech-, Technology-, research and innovation Policy for @dtu.
Copenhagen Katılım Eylül 2009
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@RobAtkinsonITIF @CSIS_Tech Allies don’t usually threaten each other with invasion or mock each other’s veterans. Do that, and perceptions change. In Denmark, they already have. NATO’s problem isn’t Europe questioning it, but whether all members still believe in it.
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@CSIS_Tech Yeah great idea. We all know that China and US are equal threats to freedom and democracy. Hey EU why don’t you kick US out of NATO and ask PRC to join
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#TechNews from the EU
The EU is weighing how to reduce reliance on both China and the U.S., as policymakers debate reshoring, diversification, and strategic investment in critical sectors—underscoring Europe's push for greater tech sovereignty:
reuters.com/world/china/ho…
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After 9/11, the U.S. called. Denmark answered. Thousands of Danish troops served in Helmand—on the front line. We lost more soldiers per capita than even the United States. That was solidarity. We stood with America then—and we still do.
I witnessed our brave men & women during my 1,5 years in Afghanistan.
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I appeared on CNBC Squawk Box this morning (directly after Treasury Secretary Bessent!) to discuss the impact of Trump's tariffs, including for the EU. cnbc.com/video/2025/04/…
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@elonmusk How many wars or "Strategic Operations" has European leaders initiated in the last 20 years compared to Putin? Putin has initiated several in Georgia, Chechen Republic, Ukraine and Arminia. And he has stated that he would reclaim Russias old borders...
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They want the forever war.
How many more parents with no sons?
How many more children with no fathers?
By their logic, it never ends.
Wall Street Mav@WallStreetMav
European leaders are retarded. Danish PM Mette Frederiksen: "Peace in Ukraine is more dangerous than the ongoing war." She won't end the war because Putin might attack someone else in the future. Under that logic, there is no end to the war ever.
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Elon, I have long admired you and what you have accomplished, especially at SpaceX and Tesla.
You know as well as I do, that Butch and Suni are returning with Crew-9, as has been the plan since last September. Even now, you are not sending up a rescue ship to bring them home. They are returning on the Dragon capsule that has been on ISS since last September.
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What a lie.
And from someone who complains about lack of honesty from the mainstream media.
Acyn@Acyn
Hannity: You’re going to help rescue two astronauts Musk: They were left up there for political reasons
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🚨 MARIO DRAGHI JUST TORCHED THE EUROPEAN STATUS QUO
“The EU economy is stagnating while the rest of the world grows. Time is not on our side.”
A brutal reality check from one of Europe’s most respected leaders.
Key takeaways from his speech 👇:
1️⃣ EUROPE IS FALLING BEHIND IN AI.
“8 out of the top 10 large language models come from the US. The other 2? China. Every day we delay, the technology frontier moves away from us.”
2️⃣ ENERGY PRICES ARE A DISASTER.
“European power prices are 2-3x higher than in the US. A severe winter event saw German electricity prices spike tenfold.”
3️⃣ A TRADE WAR IS COMING.
“The new US administration will impose tariffs on the EU—probably in weeks, not months. China’s overcapacity will flood our markets. European firms will suffer.”
4️⃣ EUROPE IS ITS OWN WORST ENEMY.
“Our internal barriers act as a 45 percent tariff on manufacturing and 110 percent on services. We are blocking our own growth.”
5️⃣ CAPITAL MARKETS ARE BROKEN.
“We sit on €300 billion a year in savings, yet our startups struggle for funding because we rely on bank lending instead of equity markets.”
6️⃣ ENERGY, AI, AND DEFENSE ARE EXISTENTIAL RISKS.
“We act as 27 different countries while the world moves as blocs. The EU is less than the sum of its parts. That must change.”
7️⃣ LEGISLATION IS TOO SLOW.
“If we take 20 months to legislate, we’re already outdated before implementation.”
8️⃣ FINAL WARNING:
“If we want to defend our interests, keep our industries, and offer hope to our people, we must act as one state. Or we will be left behind.”
Draghi did not hold back. Will Europe listen?
RT if you agree.
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NATO Article 5 is dead. The US cannot be relied upon to defend its allies.
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President Trump 🇺🇸 has gone wild. His vicious attack on @ZelenskyyUa and 🇺🇦 is full-Putin, and where 🇺🇸 policy heads after this is anyone’s guess. Anything can happen. Now 🇪🇺🇬🇧🇳🇴 🇹🇷 must step up support to 🇺🇦 - and probably start to discuss how to de-risk aspects of their relationship with the 🇺🇸.
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First plot here is quite striking: Matthew effect in the US vs catch-up growth in Europe?
Yoram Wijngaarde@yoramdw
@patrickc @mattyglesias These slides provide some perspective on those questions. Shal itself is significant but not huge, but I do wonder if self-imposed energy limitation in Europe is a factor (don't have data on that).
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@McFaul How should Denmark/Greenland react to the threats of an incoming US president and how would NATO allies react to having its strongest member “not rule out” economic/military actions towards a common ally?
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Why do Trump, Musk, and the MAGA team ridicule, offend, and berate our allies but never say anything critical about our adversaries? Strange.
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@IngerslevMartin @AndersOvervad Hej Martin, hvordan forbedrer det EU landes innovationskfraft såfremt udbygning af VE og elektrificering af energiforbruget finder sted ift. de indikatorer som Anders kigger på?
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Interessant analyse fra @AndersOvervad . DK ligger nr. 1 i innovationskraft. Men desværre halter EU-lande bagefter
Ekstremt vigtigt at få styrket EUs innovation og konkurrenceevne. Her er massiv udbygning af VE og elektrificering af energiforbruget en stor del af løsningen #dkpol
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@AndersOvervad Er det ansøgte patenter i eget land? eller globalt? og hvilken periode dækkes?
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Ser vi på innovationsaktiviteter, der bl.a. ser på antallet af søgte patenter stikker 🇨🇳 ud! 8/12
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Et forskningsprojekt har kortlagt, hvordan Rusland systematisk spionerer vindmølleparker, datakabler og rørledninger i Østersøen. Tagesschau viser her de russiske spionskibes rejser. Værd for @Torstenschack og hele #dkpol og #dkforsvar at følge med i tagesschau.de/investigativ/n…
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@DTUtweet @vestager @ABjarklevDTU Tillykke til os på DTU! Det glæder jeg mig til 💪 Et kæmpe aktiv for bl.a. os, der arbejder for fremtidens teknologier på Quantum DTU 🙌
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dtu.dk/english/news/a… - From January 1st DTU will have a new Chair of the board of Governors. Looking forward to see @vestager take up the role.
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DTU får ny bestyrelsesformand, som skal tiltræde 1. januar 2025. Det bliver den nuværende EU-kommissær og ledende næstformand i Europa-Kommissionen Margrethe Vestager. @vestager @ABjarklevDTU #dkpol #forskpol #uddpol #dkuni dtu.dk/nyheder/alle-n…
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"Der er altid en overhængende risiko for, at forskning bliver skåret til fordel for nogle meget store udgiftsposter på sikkerhed og grøn- og digitalomstilling,"
Jeg har talt med @Altingetdk om #vonderLeyens udspil på forskning #eudk #forskning
Læs med 👇
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🌴Planning to go on holidays in some hot countries? You are in good hands!
Andreas Laustsen-Kiel @DTUtweet is engineering #antibodies to neutralise 🐍 #SnakeVenoms e.g. African cobra & mamba.
Discover more 👉 bit.ly/3W6rx68
#Virology #TropicalMedicine #Microbiology
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