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Thomas Schwab

@schwabvonpostel.eu
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Economist | Project Manager | Research Architect @ Bertelsmann Stiftung I specialize in European economic policy with a focus on how to foster economic cohesion all over the EU. Views are my own

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Thomas Schwab @schwabvonpostel.eu · 22/01/2026
🔥 ETS2 & heating: what the evidence shows New analysis from @bertelsmannst.bsky.social mannstiftung.bsky.social: www.bertelsmann-stiftung.de/en/publicati... 1/5
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Heating Up Inequality?
ETS2 will introduce uniform EU-wide carbon pricing for heating, affecting about half of all households across the Union. Using a synthetic EU population of 188 million households, this study shows tha...
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Thomas Schwab @schwabvonpostel.eu · 10/11/2025
🇪🇺 Big day in Brussels: von der Leyen meets Metsola to break the deadlock over the EU’s MFF. The EP fears the plan sidelines regions + weakens its role. Commission hints at concessions — but will that be enough to avoid a showdown? www.politico.eu/article/euro...
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POLITICO
European Politics, Policy, Government News
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Thomas Schwab @schwabvonpostel.eu · 09/11/2025
𝐖𝐡𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞’𝐬 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞? 🇪🇺 The EU’s new budget debate isn’t just about money — it’s about power and participation. By centralising decisions in national governments, the Commission risks sidelining regions and civil society — the very actors who make policies work on the ground. 1/2
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Paul Adamson @padamson.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
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Money for Nothing – and Cohesion for Free? Remarks on the EU’s Superfund proposal
In 1985, Mark Knopfler famously sang about “money for nothing and chicks for free”, poking fun at the perceived glamour and ease of rock star life — a misperception…
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Thomas Schwab @schwabvonpostel.eu · 10/07/2025
🚨 MFF: The What and How of Cohesion Policy 🇪🇺💶 As the EU prepares its next long-term budget (MFF), the future of Cohesion Policy is at a crossroads. What’s at stake? 👇 A short thread 🧵
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Thomas Schwab @schwabvonpostel.eu · 28/04/2025
New Policy Brief: Cohesion Policy in National Envelopes: How to integrate Partnership EU Cohesion Policy is changing — but local voices must not be lost. 🛡️ ✅ National Partnership Committees ✅ Stronger rules for stakeholder involvement
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Thomas Schwab @schwabvonpostel.eu · 09/04/2025
Deutschland hat eine neue Koalition: Union und SPD werden in den kommenden Jahren zusammenarbeiten. Im Koalitionsvertrag findet sich auf Seite 137 bemerkenswert viel zur zukünftigen Ausrichtung der Kohäsionspolitik. Hier eine Einordnung.
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Thomas Schwab @schwabvonpostel.eu · 01/04/2025
🚨 Cohesion Policy: The End of the ERDF as we know it? Today, Mr. Fitto unveiled major changes to #CohesionPolicy. €100B+ in ERDF funds remain unspent — now up for grabs to fund defence, competitiveness, housing. Why is this the case?
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Thomas Schwab @schwabvonpostel.eu · 10/03/2025
🌍⚡ Super-charging regional development: How do we empower the local energy transition? The EU’s path to climate neutrality by 2050 depends on a just and effective energy transition—but different regions face different challenges.
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Thomas Schwab @schwabvonpostel.eu · 06/03/2025
🌍 Praktikum: Klimapolitik & Datenanalyse – Gestalte Europas Zukunft mit uns! 📊 Europa geht den nächsten Schritt im Klimaschutz: Die CO₂-Besteuerung wird auf Gebäude ausgeweitet – mit spürbaren Folgen für Bürger:innen. Doch wer ist besonders betroffen? Und wie kann die EU gezielt helfen?
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Praktikant:in im Projekt Europas Wirtschaft zukunftsfähig machen (m/w/d)
Praktikant:in im Projekt Europas Wirtschaft zukunftsfähig machen (m/w/d)
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Thomas Schwab @schwabvonpostel.eu · 27/01/2025
Germans‘ love for Fax 📠 knows no boundaries: www.derstandard.at/story/300000...
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Firma aus Deutschland verschickt KI-Antworten per Fax
Wer keinen PC hat, kann dennoch mit dem Chatbot kommunizieren. Ein Unternehmen aus Braunschweig macht das möglich
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Thomas Schwab @schwabvonpostel.eu · 20/01/2025
Die neueste Ausgabe des Jahrbuch für öffentliche Finanzen #JöFin ist soeben erschienen! Darin enthalten mein Beitrag "Quo vadis, Kohäsionspolitik? Die europäische Regionalentwicklung am Scheideweg". Überall erhältlich, wo es gute Bücher zu kaufen gibt 😀 @bertelsmannst.bsky.social #CohesionSky
Out now: Das neue Jahrbuch für öffentliche Finanzen
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Thomas Schwab @schwabvonpostel.eu · 08/01/2025
The past weeks, I took some time off and missed several exciting developments in the field of regional economics and EU Cohesion Policy. Here’s a quick recap of what I’ve been catching up on: #CohesionSky #CohesionPolicy #Cohesion #EU
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Thomas Schwab @schwabvonpostel.eu · 07/01/2025
I know — the starter pack craze on BlueSky is already winding down. 😅 But life happens, and I’ve been offline for a bit. In the meantime, BlueSky’s community has grown significantly, but many more are still finding their way here. go.bsky.app/78Kiwp6 #CohesionSky #CohesionSky 1/3
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Thomas Schwab @schwabvonpostel.eu · 06/01/2025
🇦🇹 Infelix Austria: Back in September, I predicted that deep-seated rivalries would make forming a new government difficult — and here we are. The three-party alliance talks have collapsed, and a grand coalition is off the table. Now, only two options remain: 1️⃣ An FPÖ-ÖVP government 2️⃣ New elections
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Marina Weisband @afelia.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
Was uns wirklich die Demokratie kosten wird, ist die Aufmerksamkeitsökonomie.
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Francesco Molica @fmolica.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
We organise an exciting special session on the future of cohesion policy evaluation at the next @regstud.bsky.social annual conference. Please consider submitting your work 👇👇👇 www.regionalstudies.org/news/2025-rs...!
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Thomas Schwab @schwabvonpostel.eu · 20/11/2024
Exciting times ahead as the new @ec.europa.eu is set to be appointed by December 1! With the political hurdles—particularly around Raffaele Fitto—now resolved, we can shift our focus back to the core issues. 1/2
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Thomas Schwab @schwabvonpostel.eu · 19/11/2024
#CohesionSky
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Christian Odendahl @codendahl.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
The incidence of #farm subsidies is very hard to pin down empirically. A while back I had a look at some of the research in the EU context. 🧵 www.economist.com/finance-and-...
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EU handouts have long been wasteful. Now they must be fixed
New research highlights their failures
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Thomas Schwab @schwabvonpostel.eu · 18/11/2024
BlueSky or Mastodon: Which is the best alternative to X/Twitter? Good news—you don’t have to choose! Decentralized, interoperable platforms let you connect seamlessly. Here’s how: On BlueSky, just follow ap.brid.gy to interact with Mastodon users. That’s it. Simple, powerful, connected.
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Bridgy Fed
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Thomas Schwab @schwabvonpostel.eu · 18/11/2024
Let’s start the debate on regional development, territorial inequality and how to improve Cohesion Policy here on #BlueSky. I set up a feed to get an overview of all posts in this matters: bsky.app/profile/did:...
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Thomas Schwab @schwabvonpostel.eu · 17/11/2024
I set up a starter pack on people dealing with regional development issues and/or Cohesion Policy. Whom did I miss? Let me know. There are many more spots available on this starter pack. go.bsky.app/78Kiwp6
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Thomas Schwab @schwabvonpostel.eu · 16/11/2024
Is there an exodus happening on X/Twitter right now? 🤔 #SocialMedia #X #Twitter #BlueSky
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Thomas Schwab @schwabvonpostel.eu · 12/11/2024
Raffele #Fitto's hearing today was intense and controversial – as expected. It focused on his political integrity, adherence to the rule of law, and commitment to the Green Deal. He held against by embracing diverse opinions and asserted independence from parties and member states.
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Thomas Schwab @schwabvonpostel.eu · 26/09/2024
This Sunday: Will the FPÖ win the election in Austria 🇦🇹? For Global & European Dynamics, I explore the key drivers behind their surge: sluggish economic performance 📉, ties with Russia, decarbonisation challenges ⛽, Euroscepticism 🇪🇺 and a wave of populist policies: globaleurope.eu/europes-futu...
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Infelix Austria? The Complex Realities Behind the Upcoming Austrian Elections
The concept of “tu felix Austria” or “happy Austria” was coined by Emperor Maximilian I during his 16th century reign when he expanded the Habsburg territories through marriages, rather than war. In m...
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Thomas Schwab @schwabvonpostel.eu · 18/04/2024
The Single Market needs an update – Cohesion Policy too Yesterday's report by Enrico Letta underscores the urgent need for updating the Single Market—a vital step in strengthening European competitiveness and cohesion. consilium.europa.eu/media/ny3j24... Some thoughts ... 1/4
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Thomas Schwab @schwabvonpostel.eu · 07/02/2024
The debate on the future of #CohesionPolicy is heating up : How can #cohesion help Europe to thrive? How to foster cohesion across EU regions? How must cohesion policy adapt to future-ready? Yesterday's meeting was just the beginning ... belgian-presidency.consilium.europa.eu/en/news/mini...
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Thomas Schwab @schwabvonpostel.eu · 05/12/2023
Exciting findings from our latest study with GWS on the impact of the renewable energy transition on territorial inequalities in Europe! Here is a summary of the most important results:
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Thomas Schwab @schwabvonpostel.eu · 30/11/2023
Today, the European Council outlined the guiding principles for the future of #CohesionPolicy. There are a lot of good points in there. Here are the three highlights (with my comments): www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/... 1/6
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General Affairs Council (Cohesion), 30 November 2023
The Council is expected to approve conclusions on the future of cohesion policy. Ministers will also discuss cohesion policy and European strategic autonomy, as well as the closure of the 2014-2020 pr...
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Thomas Schwab @schwabvonpostel.eu · 25/11/2023
Why Switzerland 🇨🇭 is resistant to food-price inflation: Read here my interview for @swissinfo 👇 www.swissinfo.ch/eng/why-swit... @bertelsmannst.bsky.social
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Why Switzerland is resistant to food-price inflation
Switzerland may be a “high-price island” when it comes to the cost of food, but despite food prices rising globally, it has proved largely immune.
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Thomas Schwab @schwabvonpostel.eu · 18/11/2023
China 🇨🇳: Emissions by world’s most polluting country could peak this year after surge in clean energy investments amp-theguardian-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/amp.theg...
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China’s carbon emissions set for structural decline from next year | Energy industry | The Guardia...
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Thomas Schwab @schwabvonpostel.eu · 06/11/2023
Unlocking Europe's full potential: There "is a lack of cooperation between EU innovators, companies and finance from across the 27-country bloc". More cooperation could foster competitiveness - but also cohesion. www.ft.com/content/124b... Our study: www.bertelsmann-stiftung.de/en/our-proje...
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The EU’s plan to regain its competitive edge
Brussels is trying to devise another new strategy amid fears of being left even further behind the US and China
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Thomas Schwab @schwabvonpostel.eu · 04/11/2023
Had an incredible week as a visiting professor in Bucharest, delving into the fascinating world of economic #cohesion in Romania! Teaching and learning in this vibrant city has been an unforgettable experience with engaging discussions on EU policies that matter.
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Thomas Schwab @schwabvonpostel.eu · 25/10/2023
@thedevil.bsky.social is following me in @bsky.app heaven 😂
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