General Director, European Trade Union Institute
@etui.bsky.social
Formerly www.imk-boeckler.de
EU economic governance, comparative political economy, European integration, socio-ecological transition, wage bargaining
Deutschland-Versteher
Vietnam ..
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General Director, European Trade Union Institute
@etui.bsky.social
Formerly www.imk-boeckler.de
EU economic governance, comparative political economy, European integration, socio-ecological transition, wage bargaining
Deutschland-Versteher
Vietnam
➤ Übersicht: wahlrecht.de/umfragen/
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In Germany the far-right AfD is consolidating its lead. The erosion of support for the (governing centre-right) CDU/CSU continues, opening up a poll lead of over 10% points.
It's not just Total Energies, five western oil majors have windfall profits in the first half of 2026 alone of around $32 billion. That income is missing in the balance sheets of European workers and non-oil businesses. See my substack:
andrewwatt963563.substack.com/p/government...
A great couple of days team-building and long-term thinking at our annual retreat, this year in beautiful Leuven - and with a surprise musical interlude thrown into the mix from our very own @andrewwatteu.bsky.social & Sigurt Vitols!
All singing from the same song-sheet!
Reposted by Andrew Watt
A great couple of days team-building and long-term thinking at our annual retreat, this year in beautiful Leuven - and with a surprise musical interlude thrown into the mix from our very own @andrewwatteu.bsky.social & Sigurt Vitols!
For Europe much is riding on whether Sanchez can once again overcome seemingly impossible odds.
PSOE-S&D: 34% (+3)
PP-EPP: 22% (-4)
VOX-PfE: 17%
Sumar-LEFT|G/EFA: 6%
Podemos-LEFT: 3% (-1)
ERC-G/EFA: 3%
SALF-NI: 2%
EH Bildu-LEFT: 2% (+1)
Junts-NI: 1%
BNG-G/EFA: 1%
...
+/- vs. 01-04 September 2026
Fieldwork: 01-06 October 2026
Sample size: 5,025
➤ europeelects.eu/spain
If Sanchez loses power to a right-wing coalition, the centre-left will lead EU governments only in Denmark, Malta and (possibly) Sweden.
Reposted by Andrew Watt
PSOE-S&D: 34% (+3)
PP-EPP: 22% (-4)
VOX-PfE: 17%
Sumar-LEFT|G/EFA: 6%
Podemos-LEFT: 3% (-1)
ERC-G/EFA: 3%
SALF-NI: 2%
EH Bildu-LEFT: 2% (+1)
Junts-NI: 1%
BNG-G/EFA: 1%
...
+/- vs. 01-04 September 2026
Fieldwork: 01-06 October 2026
Sample size: 5,025
➤ europeelects.eu/spain
It's just that Kathie #Zacharia performance sums up the whole horror: the stupidity, fakeness, female ideal-type, amateurishness, lies, mangling of language, sycophancy, the media collusion...