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Politics Germany

Merz, Macron seek car deregulation

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and French President Emmanuel Macron proposed easing EU restrictions on new combustion-engine cars after 2035, seeking to revive negotiations over the rules.

by Marcel Fratzscher

62%

Scholar power: 62.9%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 35%, Economics 25%, Environmental science 20%, Law 15%, Engineering 5%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Marcel Fratzscher	26%	65	62.9%

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62.0%

5.7 h

62.9%

Ranking score

0.931

Formula for ranking score (post): scholar_power × max((total_reposts)^(1/3), 1) × (1 / max(hours_since_posted, 1)) × (raw_relevance)^3

Reposted by Marcel Fratzscher, Stefan Rahmstorf

28%

Scholar power: 28.1%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 35%, Economics 25%, Environmental science 20%, Law 15%, Engineering 5%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Marcel Fratzscher	26%	65	21.0%
🎓 Stefan Rahmstorf	8%	79	7.1%
Total			28.1%

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67.0%

7.6 h

28.1%

Ranking score

0.313

Formula for ranking score (post): scholar_power × max((total_reposts)^(1/3), 1) × (1 / max(hours_since_posted, 1)) × (raw_relevance)^3

Reposted by Moritz Schularick

15%

Scholar power: 15.9%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 35%, Economics 25%, Environmental science 20%, Law 15%, Engineering 5%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Moritz Schularick	23%	48	15.9%

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63.0%

2.6 h

15.9%

Ranking score

0.135

Formula for ranking score (post): scholar_power × max((total_reposts)^(1/3), 1) × (1 / max(hours_since_posted, 1)) × (raw_relevance)^3

Reposted by Patrick Dunleavy

27%

Scholar power: 27.8%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 35%, Economics 25%, Environmental science 20%, Law 15%, Engineering 5%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Patrick Dunleavy	41%	46	27.8%

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54.0%

16.4 h

118

27.8%

Ranking score

0.127

Formula for ranking score (post): scholar_power × max((total_reposts)^(1/3), 1) × (1 / max(hours_since_posted, 1)) × (raw_relevance)^3

Reposted by Katja Rietzler

Scholar power: 5.6%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 35%, Economics 25%, Environmental science 20%, Law 15%, Engineering 5%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Katja Rietzler	21%	7	5.6%

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59.0%

12.9 h

444

5.6%

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0.04

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Özden Terli

@terliwetter.bsky.social

Fossiler Zerstörungskult.
Der Verbrenner ist ausgebrannt, das wissen alle.

www.zeit.de/politik/ausl...

Verbrenner-Aus in der EU: Deutschland und Frankreich wollen Verbrenner-Verbot lockern

Neuwagen sollen ab 2035 wohl doch nicht emissionsfrei sein müssen. Deutschland und Frankreich einigten sich offenbar darauf, das Verbrenner-Aus abzuschwächen.

www.zeit.de

October 16, 2026 at 7:59 AM

by Giulio Mattioli

12%

Scholar power: 12.9%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 35%, Economics 25%, Environmental science 20%, Law 15%, Engineering 5%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Giulio Mattioli	8%	29	12.9%

Formula for scholar power: 3 × author's field match × √author's h-index

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55.0%

9.6 h

12.9%

Ranking score

0.022

Formula for ranking score (post): scholar_power × max((total_reposts)^(1/3), 1) × (1 / max(hours_since_posted, 1)) × (raw_relevance)^3

Giulio Mattioli

@giuliomattioli.bsky.social

How ironic that despite all the talk of change 2026 Macron does exactly the same as 2008 Sarkozy. Plus ça change, indeed.

October 16, 2026 at 11:18 AM

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