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Sebastian Mang

@sebmang.bsky.social
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Economics, fiscal policy, greening finance NEF. Formerly Greenpeace & GreensEFA. British/German.

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Stanislas Jourdan @stanjourdan.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
💡🇪🇺 🚗Social leasing is the key to onboarding millions of households in the green transition. It brings clean tech benefits upfront while smoothing out costs over time. Now is the time to scale it up. Our op-ed in Euractiv with @sebmang.bsky.social: www.euractiv.com/opinion/euro...
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Europe needs green tech more than ever; France shows social leasing is the way forward | Euractiv
Low-income households are the most exposed to energy price shocks and the least able to access technologies that would protect them. A social lease turns the financing equation around
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Surplus | Das Wirtschaftsmagazin @surplusmagazin.de · 01/04/2026
Der Klimawandel bedroht Europas Finanzen. Ohne zeitnahe Investitionen in Klimaschutz könnten erneute Schocks, höhere Preise und eine schwächere Wirtschaft folgen, schreiben @sebmang.bsky.social und Jaya Sood.
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Sebastian Mang @sebmang.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
In a new report co-authored with Jaya Sood, Dominic Caddick and Maike Schmidt at @neweconomics.bsky.social, we find that EU debt-to-GDP could be 58 percentage points higher than official projections by 2050 under business as usual. By 2070, that rises to nearly 200 points above forecasts. 🧵
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Sebastian Mang @sebmang.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
To enable the necessary investments, we need to reform fiscal rules to allow more flexibility for green spending and common borrowing for shared EU projects such as grids, industrial base, adaptation. Both are policies that Europe has already embraced. First for COVID, now for rearmament.
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Sebastian Mang @sebmang.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Yet the debate in Brussels right now is about deregulation. Rolling back green rules to boost competitiveness. This research shows that is the wrong answer.
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Sebastian Mang @sebmang.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Investing sufficiently in mitigation and adaptation ✅Reduces emissions. Less warming means less damage means lower debt ✅Generates economic activity well above its cost ✅Through adaptation, reduces the fiscal cost of climate shocks
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Sebastian Mang @sebmang.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Climate change damages debt through three channels: 📉 Weaker GDP and lower tax revenues as climate shocks hit productivity, agriculture, energy, tourism and other sectors 📉 Billions in disaster repair costs 📉 Higher borrowing costs as investors price in sovereign climate risk
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Sebastian Mang @sebmang.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
In a new report co-authored with Jaya Sood, Dominic Caddick and Maike Schmidt at @neweconomics.bsky.social, we find that EU debt-to-GDP could be 58 percentage points higher than official projections by 2050 under business as usual. By 2070, that rises to nearly 200 points above forecasts. 🧵
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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Sadly suppressing such a devastating report doesn’t make the risks go away - it just makes them even harder to deal with. Facing up to the truth is the first step to coping with it - it’s beyond scandalous that ministers tried to prevent this. They need to act - and fast
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New Economics Foundation @neweconomics.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
How does Europe move forward in light of Donald Trump's actions on Greenland? @sebmang.bsky.social was on Al Jazeera to explain how we reduce our dependency on the US
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New Economics Foundation @neweconomics.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
"We also need a new economic playbook and a serious strategy to reduce risky dependencies, including on the US - starting with energy..." @sebmang.bsky.social wrote for LBC about why in an increasingly unstable world we need to to speed up the green transition www.lbc.co.uk/article/stro...
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The UK must strengthen ties with Europe - it's the only way to survive Trump's new world order | LBC
The UK and Europe must respond to Donald Trump's threats in a unified and forceful way, writes Sebastian Mang
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LBC @lbc.co.uk · 21/01/2026
'A strong Europe is the only way we will survive Trump's new world order' ✍️ @sebmang.bsky.social for LBC Opinion
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The UK must strengthen ties with Europe - it's the only way to survive Trump's new world order | LBC
The UK and Europe must respond to Donald Trump's threats in a unified and forceful way, writes Sebastian Mang
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Stanislas Jourdan @stanjourdan.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
The debate on central bank independence too often caricatural and polarized by extreme positions. In this op-ed with @sebmang.bsky.social we try to strike a fine balance, and argue that the best way to defend central bank independence is to reinvent it at the same time.
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Sebastian Mang @sebmang.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
Only just seen this. Thanks so much, Barney. Really glad it lifted your day a bit, and it’s lifted mine to hear that!
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Richard Bärnthaler @rbaernthaler.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
Es braucht einen Erneuerungsplan – angepasst an die veränderten Bedingungen der globalen politischen Ökonomie, gegen Rechtsruck, für Zusammenhalt, eingebettet in europäische Industriepolitik. Mit @jasonhickel.bsky.social & @sebmang.bsky.social – @surplusmagazin.bsky.social tinyurl.com/vr5pvxhn
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Ohne Daseinsvorsorge keine stabile Industrie
Deutschland braucht eine europäische Industriestrategie, um krisenfest zu werden. Das erfordert eine starke Daseinsvorsorge.
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Surplus | Das Wirtschaftsmagazin @surplusmagazin.de · 22/08/2025
Deutschland braucht eine europäische Industriestrategie, um krisenfest zu werden. Das erfordert eine starke Daseinsvorsorge, schreiben @rbaernthaler.bsky.social , @sebmang.bsky.social und @jasonhickel.bsky.social
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Ohne Daseinsvorsorge keine stabile Industrie
Deutschland braucht eine europäische Industriestrategie, um krisenfest zu werden. Das erfordert eine starke Daseinsvorsorge.
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Richard Bärnthaler @rbaernthaler.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
We wrote a short piece for @uk.theconversation.com on the pitfalls of current industrial policy—and how it can be reconfigured to be fit for an era of polycrises. With @jasonhickel.bsky.social & @sebmang.bsky.social @envleeds.bsky.social @icta-uab.bsky.social theconversation.com/climate-conf...
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Climate, conflict and energy security – our research shows how the EU’s industrial policy must change to face this polycrisis
The EU wants to become more resilient, autonomous and sustainable – yet its industrial policy contradicts these aims.
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Sander Tordoir @sandertordoir.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
I can’t help but scratch my head at the anti-green, deregulation rhetoric currently circulating in Germany. Rationalising regulations, like supply chain reporting, makes sense — but halting investments is self-defeating for the West’s key clean tech hub. Let's review a few facts. 1/4
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Sebastian Mang @sebmang.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
New article with @rbaernthaler.bsky.social and @jasonhickel.bsky.social EU industrial policy aims for resilience, autonomy & sustainability — but internal contradictions make these goals structurally unrealisable We outline a post-growth alternative: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Toward a post-growth industrial policy for Europe: navigating emerging tensions and long-term goals
Amid mounting geopolitical, socio-economic, and ecological crises, industrial policy has returned to the forefront of policy debates. However, the EU’s industrial policy framework – centerd on Sing...
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Richard Bärnthaler @rbaernthaler.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
1/7 Our new article is out in Globalizations: Toward a post-growth industrial policy for Europe: navigating emerging tensions and long-term goals. With @jasonhickel.bsky.social & @sebmang.bsky.social @envleeds.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Toward a post-growth industrial policy for Europe: navigating emerging tensions and long-term goals
Amid mounting geopolitical, socio-economic, and ecological crises, industrial policy has returned to the forefront of policy debates. However, the EU’s industrial policy framework – centerd on Sing...
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New Economics Foundation @neweconomics.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Billionaires accumulating more and more wealth is a threat to our democracy, our planet, and the everyday economy. @sebmang.bsky.social and @febalata.bsky.social wrote for Social Europe on why it's time for an Extreme Wealth Line. www.socialeurope.eu/how-the-bill...
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How the Billionaire Boom Is Fueling Inequality—and Threatening Democracy
As wealth concentrates at the top, Europe must act now to defend democracy and economic stability for all.
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Fe Balata @febalata.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
The @ec.europa.eu study of wealth taxation is welcomed, but it must be backed up by concrete policies, including exploring an #extremewealthline as a tool for democratic engagement and wider policy reform. My piece with @sebmang.bsky.social for Social Europe: www.socialeurope.eu/how-the-bill...
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How the Billionaire Boom Is Fueling Inequality—and Threatening Democracy
As wealth concentrates at the top, Europe must act now to defend democracy and economic stability for all.
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Green Central Banking @greencb.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Central banks and governments should work more closely on coordinated policies that will support the net-zero transition, say @sebmang.bsky.social and Dominic Caddick of @neweconomics.bsky.social. greencb.co/45209uR
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Monetary and fiscal policy coordination can confront the climate crisis
Central banks and governments should work more closely on coordinated policies that will support the net-zero transition, say Sebastian Mang and Dominic Caddick of the New Economics Foundation.
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New Economics Foundation @neweconomics.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
Governments and central banks need to work more closely together if we're to tackle future inflationary shocks and the climate crisis. @sebmang.bsky.social and Dominic Caddick explain in a new piece for @greencb.bsky.social greencentralbanking.com/2025/05/08/m...
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Monetary and fiscal policy coordination can confront the climate crisis
Central banks and governments should work more closely on coordinated policies that will support the net-zero transition, say Sebastian Mang and Dominic Caddick of the New Economics Foundation.
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Green Central Banking @greencb.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Central banks and governments should work more closely on coordinated policies that will support the net-zero transition, say @sebmang.bsky.social and Dominic Caddick of @neweconomics.bsky.social. greencb.co/45209uR
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Monetary and fiscal policy coordination can confront the climate crisis
Central banks and governments should work more closely on coordinated policies that will support the net-zero transition, say Sebastian Mang and Dominic Caddick of the New Economics Foundation.
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New Economics Foundation @neweconomics.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
Extreme wealth is threatening our planet, our democracy and our shared future.
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Richard Bärnthaler @rbaernthaler.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
Toward a Post-Growth Industrial Policy for Europe: Navigating Emerging Tensions & Long-Term Goals I'll be speaking at Visions for the Future (@ingridrobeyns.bsky.social), sharing work-in-progress with @jasonhickel.bsky.social & @sebmang.bsky.social tinyurl.com/3msza5vd @envleeds.bsky.social
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Speaker Series with Dr. Richard Bärnthaler
Toward a Post-Growth Industrial Policy for Europe: Navigating Emerging Tensions and Long-Term Goals; April 24 2025 - 15h00-16h30 Amid mounting geopolitical, socio-economic, and ecological crises, indu...
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Daniela Gabor @danielagabor.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
China has Made in China 2025, an elaborate industrial policy, designed by an army of competitive bureaucrats and a financial system subordinated to them. The US at this point has a guy with instinct, now afraid of the bond market
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Green European Journal @greeneujournal.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
EU leaders have agreed to loosen fiscal rules for defence. But Europe’s security needs more than military spending; it also needs ''economic stability, climate resilience, energy independence, and social cohesion,'' writes @sebmang.bsky.social. www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/why-military...
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Why Military Spending Alone Can’t Save Europe
The recently agreed European fiscal rules are not designed for the current era of polycrisis, and Europeans must invest far more than the current constraints allow.
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Small Robots @smolrobots.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
The argument that actually punishing Le Pen and her cronies for their crimes will only make them stronger in the long run is a little hard to swallow when we have a prominent example of a right-wing authoritarian who was very much not punished for his crimes and is now wrecking everything in sight.
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New Economics Foundation @neweconomics.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
NEW: Germany’s U-turn proves Europe’s fiscal framework must change In our latest blog, @sebmang.bsky.social shares how Europe now has the opportunity to break free from rules that have prevented it from building stronger economies. Read in full: neweconomics.org/2025/04/germ...
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Germany’s U-turn proves Europe’s fiscal framework must change
Europe now has the opportunity to break free from rules that have prevented it from building stronger economies
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Prof Bill McGuire @profbillmcguire.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
We ARE the 6th mass extinction - or should I say the 1st mass extermination www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Biodiversity loss in all species and every ecosystem linked to humans – report
Sweeping synthesis of 2,000 global studies leaves no doubt about scale of problem and role of humans, say experts
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
"Getting the UK back in the Single Market and the Customs Union is a prerequisite for creating sustained growth that can improve opportunities for British people across the board"
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Chancellor must ‘supercharge EU reset’ to escape economic black holes
"Getting the UK back in the Single Market and the Customs Union is a prerequisite for creating sustained growth that can improve opportunities for British people across the board"
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Sebastian Mang @sebmang.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
No amount of defence spending can deliver true security. It takes economic stability, climate resilience, energy independence & social cohesion As I argue in Green European Journal if we can afford military spending we can afford what truly keeps us safe www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/why-military...
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Why Military Spending Alone Can’t Save Europe
The recently agreed European fiscal rules are not designed for the current era of polycrisis, and Europeans must invest far more than the current constraints allow.
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Alessio Giussani @alegius.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
"The real question isn’t whether we can afford to fund defence – but why only defence is being freed from the rules that still constrain everything else." @sebmang.bsky.social @neweconomics.bsky.social for the Green European Journal
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Why Military Spending Alone Can’t Save Europe
The recently agreed European fiscal rules are not designed for the current era of polycrisis, and Europeans must invest far more than the current constraints allow.
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Trades Union Congress @tuc.org.uk · 24/03/2025
NEW POLL🚨 •65% agree that ‘I would have more trust in politicians if the government delivered better quality public services’ •71% agree that ‘the wealthy should pay more tax to fund decent public services’
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New Economics Foundation @neweconomics.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
Cuts to public spending will be devastating for people, communities and our economy - and all for the sake of meeting made-up fiscal rules. Ahead of the Spring Statement, Dominic Caddick outlines why there is no economic justification for the continuation of austerity.
Text: Austerity is a false economy. The fiscal rules are no real reflection of the financial risks the country faces, and cuts may make things worse. By Dominic Caddick
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Stanislas Jourdan @stanjourdan.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
Excited to share my latest publication, written with colleagues from the New Economics Foundation (@sebmang.bsky.social and al) exploring why monetary and fiscal policies need to work together to improve inflation management. 🧵👇 #Inflation #MonetaryPolicy #CentralBanks
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Sebastian Mang @sebmang.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
How can we improve monetary-fiscal coordination while maintaining central bank independence? We propose: ✔ Clarifying central banks’ secondary mandates ✔ An independent Economic Coordination Council ✔ Reforming fiscal rules and building a European fiscal capacity
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Sebastian Mang @sebmang.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Inflation is shaping elections, eroding trust in governments, and fuelling political instability. Yet, monetary and fiscal policy often operate in silos, making responses to economic crises less effective. Our report argues for better coordination to stabilise prices and support investment
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Sebastian Mang @sebmang.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Excited to share a new @neweconomics.bsky.social arguing that deliberate monetary-fiscal coordination could help central banks manage inflation more effectively while enabling greater investment towards economic goals Our paper categorises different policy tools for different inflation scenarios
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Jason Hickel @jasonhickel.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
What a world. Capitalism "externalizes" costs to the point where the costs are "externalized" into our own bodies.
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Sander Tordoir @sandertordoir.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
I wrote a new piece for foreign policy. The US's postwar role as guarantor of Europe’s security is over – and may even turn adversarial. But Europe has an overlooked trump card. When it comes to manufacturing Europe blows the US out of the water. Thread. 1/ foreignpolicy.com/2025/03/07/e...
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Heavy Industry Is Europe’s Trump Card
The continent has an upper hand in its looming security competition with the United States.
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Sebastian Mang @sebmang.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Also as a Brit I find this hard to say: The French were right!
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Sebastian Mang @sebmang.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Imagine if Lindner and Merz hadn't blocked Germany and Europe from investing sufficiently the last few years. Europe we'd be stronger for it!
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Tarik Abou-Chadi @tabouchadi.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
The biggest threat to European security does not come from Russia but it comes from the far right within its own nation states. All of the defense spending is not going to protect anyone if Trump's and Putin's buddies are voted into office, they consolidate power and erode liberal democracy 1/
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Sebastian Mang @sebmang.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Europe’s real security won’t come from military budgets alone. Without urgent investment in energy, climate, industry & social cohesion, we risk economic decline & instability.
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Sebastian Mang @sebmang.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Europe must act decisively. ➡️ Exempt investment towards climate and economic security from debt rules ➡️ Replace the Recovery Fund with new joint debt as of 2027 ➡️ Tax extreme wealth (€213bn/year potential) ➡️ Align central banks & governments to cut costs of private and public finance
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Sebastian Mang @sebmang.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Social trust is national security. Unnecessary budget cuts & inequality fuel discontent, weaken democracies & leave societies vulnerable to foreign interference. If EU leaders want stability, they must invest in policies that improve people’s lives.
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