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Building Europe’s Green Transition and Retirement Security  – Listed Real Estate’s Dual Role in Global Megatrends – POLITICO

Building Europe’s Green Transition and Retirement Security  – Listed Real Estate’s Dual Role in Global Megatrends – POLITICO

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As we enter 2024, the world continues to confront financial and environmental challenges on a global and societal scale. Globally, efforts to meet the Paris Agreement’s objectives are falling behind, with the green transition’s investment levels not meeting the necessary targets. This was highlighted by the World Bank’s Senior Managing Director, at the recent EU Sustainable Investment Summit, where the critical need for accelerated private investment in sustainability was underscored. The Commission identified a 1.5 trillion euro annual funding need for the 2030s if the continent is to meet its objectives, and private capital will be key in reaching that number At the same time, financial concerns, particularly regarding retirement income security, are intensifying amid an ageing population, emerging as a major issue. During the last mandate, the Capital Markets Union (CMU) Action Plan has been a driving force behind numerous initiatives aimed at building an economy that benefits people by enhancing the flow of capital in the EU single market. These efforts have yet to trigger significant result on the ground, and the forthcoming …

Europe’s Socialists scramble for ideas to fight far-right surge – POLITICO

Europe’s Socialists scramble for ideas to fight far-right surge – POLITICO

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“The very soul of Europe is at risk,” warned Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez. During the two-day meeting in Rome, politicians cast around for ideas and strategies to reverse the curve. “We should respond to the worries of our citizens,” Belgian Socialist Party lead candidate Elio Di Rupo told POLITICO, noting that the far right is polling highest in the Flemish region of his country. “The first worry is purchasing power,” he said, adding that the EU should help raise minimum salaries. The other two main topics for the campaign should be security and the environment, he said. Another strategy is to broaden the parties in their camp. In the Netherlands, the Labor party is fighting the election in tandem with the Greens, while there was favorable chatter among MEPs behind the scenes at the congress about Italy’s 5 Star Movement sitting with them in the European Parliament at some point, regardless of questions about the party’s stance on Ukraine. Lars Klingbeil, co-leader of the German Social Democrats, said the campaign priorities should be on …

SBF Lawyers Ask For Just 5 To 6 Years In Sentencing Memo, Citing “Autism Spectrum Disorder”

SBF Lawyers Ask For Just 5 To 6 Years In Sentencing Memo, Citing “Autism Spectrum Disorder”

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We’re certain that no one is lamenting the rise in Bitcoin more than Sam Bankman-Fried, who probably could have gotten away with his FTX fraud – at least for longer than he did – with the price of the key crypto on the rise as it’s been.  Perhaps that’s what the motivating factor was for his legal team, who is now trying to get SBF a sentence of just 5 to 6 years versus the 100 years he faces, for his fraud charges, Wall Street Journal reported this week.  SBF’s lawyers filed with the court a hundred-page sentencing memo late Tuesday, arguing that the FTX head should only get 63 to 78 months his jail due to his “autism spectrum disorder”.  “The social dynamics in prison and the scrutiny he is receiving is likely to result in him facing physical violence,” the memo said. It argued that his autism spectrum disorder could endanger his safety in prison and they suggested that difficulties in interpreting social cues could lead to misunderstandings with inmates and guards. Bankman-Fried’s defense …

Why Symptoms of Autism Spectrum Disorder Are Missed in Girls

Why Symptoms of Autism Spectrum Disorder Are Missed in Girls

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“No one diagnosed my daughter with ASD because she talked,” said some parents of girls who discussed this problem with me. The more that I work with families of girls with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), the better I understand with their plight. Many of these girls were diagnosed with ASD in elementary school and after receiving diagnoses for other mental health conditions, along with being placed on psychotropic medication. In talking to parents, I discovered five commonalities in their stories about the misdiagnoses: 1. Speech and Communication Skills Girls with ASD may exhibit more subtle symptoms compared to boys, making their condition less noticeable or easily overlooked. They tend to have better verbal abilities than boys on average and may use language to compensate for social challenges, allowing them to engage in conversations and navigate social situations more effectively. This can make their autism less apparent, as their verbal skills may mask other symptoms. While boys with autism often have more stereotypical interests (e.g., trains and dinosaurs), girls may have interests that are more socially …

Macron wants to lead Europe on Ukraine, but France may not let him – POLITICO

Macron wants to lead Europe on Ukraine, but France may not let him – POLITICO

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The question, then, is: How far is Macron truly ready to go this time? His previous lofty rhetoric on Ukraine, after all, has not been matched by action. Most significantly, can he hope to prevail as a galvanizing Western leader if he fails to carry France with him? All French opposition forces have already rounded on him. Marine Le Pen, on the far right, has pilloried his assertion that Western troops in Ukraine “shouldn’t be ruled out” as toying with “the lives of [France’s] children,” while far-left leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon said it was “madness” to pitch “one nuclear power against another nuclear power.” More mainstream forces, such as the Socialist Party and the conservative Les Républicains, also condemned the French president’s muscle-flexing. Those are arguments that resonate strongly with voters in France — at a time when Macron’s centrist liberal party is polling far beneath the far left and far right ahead of June’s European election. On news channels on Tuesday the talking points were about whether France should prepare itself for a war with …

The Middle East headache for Munich Security Conference boss Christoph Heusgen – POLITICO

The Middle East headache for Munich Security Conference boss Christoph Heusgen – POLITICO

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As the largest member of the European Union, Germany’s stance carries weight in Brussels. And Berlin has found itself at odds with many European countries — led by Spain, Ireland and Belgium — which have called for a cease-fire. French President Emmanuel Macron added his voice to the growing chorus of criticism of Israel’s actions, warning Friday that an assault on Rafah by Israel would be a “grave violation of international law.” Spanish and Irish leaders are even seeking a review of the current EU-Israel Association Agreement that governs trade relations between the two, amid concerns that Israel could be in breach of human rights obligations in the accord. A spokesperson for the Munich Security Conference said it was committed to providing a balance of perspectives from both the Israeli and Palestinian viewpoints. “The Munich Security Conference has always tried to ensure the best possible inclusion of views and opinions, no matter how divergent they may be,” the spokesperson said. “Given the brutal attacks of October 7 and the ensuing escalation, we have placed particular …

Spectrum Deal With TelevisaUnivision Includes ViX Premium Streaming

Spectrum Deal With TelevisaUnivision Includes ViX Premium Streaming

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Charter Spectrum‘s move to merge the worlds of cable TV and streaming continues, as a new carriage deal with TelevisaUnivision bolsters a strategy kicked off with The Walt Disney Co. last year. Spectrum and TelevisaUnivision have cut a new multi-year carriage deal, one that will bundle TelevisaUnivision’s ViX Premium with Ads service in Spectrum’s Spectrum TV Select or Mi Plan Latino packages. The deal is part of what Charter Spectrum calls its “new distribution framework,” in which it seeks to bundle linear TV offerings with streaming. The strategy began with a landmark deal with Disney last year. Following an extended blackout of Disney’s TV channels (including ESPN and ABC), the company agreed to a deal that saw Disney’s core channels remain on Charter’s pay-TV offering, some secondary channels (like Freeform and Disney Junior) removed, and Disney+ with ads included in most TV packages at no extra charge to consumers. “I think if we’re learning anything in this moment, it is that we need to remain flexible, that these models are changing rapidly, that keeping up …

Adobe launches Spectrum 2, a new design system for all of its apps

Adobe launches Spectrum 2, a new design system for all of its apps

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Adobe today launched an update to Spectrum, the design system the company has used as the basis for all of its app and web experiences for the last 10 years. Called Spectrum 2 (no surprise there), this new design system backs off a bit from the austerity of the current Spectrum design and adds quite a few more splashes of color  to, as the company says, “make Adobe tools even more intuitive, inclusive, and joyful to use across platforms, while supporting our mission of enabling Creativity for All.” You can already find parts of Spectrum 2 in recent Adobe web apps like its Firefly generative AI service, Adobe Express and some of the new Adobe Acrobat web experiences. Adobe says the team emphasized three areas in designing Spectrum 2: dynamic contrast and brightness, more accessible colors and attention hierarchy to prioritize specific visual elements. Image Credits: Adobe Ahead of today’s launch, I sat down with Eric Snowden, Adobe’ VP of Design, to talk about the motivation behind this update and how the company plans to …