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Christian Odendahl
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European economics editor @TheEconomist. London via Berlin, Stockholm and Cologne. Have no plans to write a book.

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Christian Odendahl @codendahl.bsky.social · 7h
Also dafür, dass Ihr alle gleichgeschaltet seid habt ihr Euch aber ganz schön oft in den Haaren.

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Christian Odendahl @codendahl.bsky.social · 11h
Personally I don't think Chinese carmakers will do the European steel sector that favour. Which then leads to calls for protectionism all the way downstream. It will be awesome.

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Christian Odendahl @codendahl.bsky.social · 11h
Yes, indeed. And they can pay prices above global market rates.

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Christian Odendahl @codendahl.bsky.social · 11h
That is consistent. EU's steel protectionism hammers local steel users, whose demand for steel declines. So EU steel makers desperately need new source of steel demand that can withstand the higher prices that prevail under protectionism.
fbermingham.bsky.social Finbarr Bermingham @fbermingham.bsky.social · 11h
Weird China shock horseshoe... EU steelmakers beg for protection from China, but say Chinese cars in Europe will "offset a decline in local steel demand"

Thyssenkrupp Steel Europe CEO: "Chinese auto production in Europe will more than offset decline in local steel demand"

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Finbarr Bermingham @fbermingham.bsky.social · 11h
Weird China shock horseshoe... EU steelmakers beg for protection from China, but say Chinese cars in Europe will "offset a decline in local steel demand"

Thyssenkrupp Steel Europe CEO: "Chinese auto production in Europe will more than offset decline in local steel demand"

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Christian Odendahl @codendahl.bsky.social · 14h
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marceldirsus.com Marcel Dirsus @marceldirsus.com · 14h
If these media reports are accurate, we're looking at one of the worst espionage scandals in German history. And it comes at an especially bad time - not just because of the broader geopolitical situation but also because the BND is about to get a lot more powerful

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Marcel Dirsus @marceldirsus.com · 14h
If these media reports are accurate, we're looking at one of the worst espionage scandals in German history. And it comes at an especially bad time - not just because of the broader geopolitical situation but also because the BND is about to get a lot more powerful

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Christian Odendahl @codendahl.bsky.social · 1d
Well that letter was fun, wasn’t it?

But is it going to work? My latest with @tomnuttall.bsky.social on how the EU might confront China.
economist.com/europe/2026/...
Germany and France want EU storm gates for China’s trade surge
An astonishing joint letter suggests confrontation looms with China
economist.com

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Tom Nuttall @tomnuttall.bsky.social · 1d
"The European hope is that China’s leadership will refrain from further retaliation to avoid emboldening Europe’s hawks just as Germany has joined their flock." Our take on today's extraordinary Franco-German letter, with @codendahl.bsky.social www.economist.com/europe/2026/...
Germany and France want EU storm gates for China’s trade surge
An astonishing joint letter suggests confrontation looms with China
www.economist.com

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Christian Odendahl @codendahl.bsky.social · 1d
Also ich finde die HU „unassuming“
zu nennen zeugt von großartigem Humor.

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Nobel Prize @nobelprize.org · 1d
BREAKING NEWS
The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel “for their discoveries concerning light-gated ion channels and optogenetics.”

Reposted by Christian Odendahl

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Gavin Jackson @gavinjackson.bsky.social · 1d
How India saved its tigers—and lions and rhinos and elephants
www.economist.com/asia/2026/10...
How India saved its tigers—and lions and rhinos and elephants
India’s wildlife-conservation success holds lessons for other environmental efforts
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