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Merz stands with Zelenskyy after shameless attacks from Trump & Vance

submitted 19 hours ago • 9 comments

The United States of Disgrace. edition.cnn.com/2025/02/28/p...

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Ukraine is not alone. Germany together with our European allies stands united alongside #Ukraine - and against the Russian aggression. Ukraine can build on unwavering support from Germany, Europe and beyond. Their defence of democracy & their quest for peace & security is ours.

submitted 19 hours ago • 213 comments

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Big question about what led climate maverick and democrat Senator Whitehouse to vote for Greer. A theory: Whitehouse believes that Greer has potential to push for 'carbon tariff' legislation that has strong bipartisan support in the senate.

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If only we had a trade instrument to retaliate against non-coercive systemic trade law violations in real time to protect EU economic security. Read more on my proposal 👉 odi.org/en/insights/... www.ft.com/content/2f02...

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The Omnibus I simplification package has been published. Legislation to simplify existing legislation. commission.europa.eu/publications...

submitted 3 days ago • 1 comment

Read the full terms of the bilateral minerals agreement between Kyiv and Washington, a deal that Ukrainian officials hope will improve relations with the Trump administration and pave the way for a long-term US security commitment. www.ft.com/content/387a...

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The blue and yellow of Ukraine. The colours of resistance against imperialism. On the eve of this grim anniversary, they adorn our building as a symbol of our unflinching support for the Ukrainian people. Our neighbours, partners, and future EU members.

submitted 5 days ago • 35 comments

I can't find a free version, but I think I get/love the idea: the Canadians should retaliate against Trump tariffs with a CBAM. Maybe Canada could work with other countries on this approach. www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...

submitted 17 days ago • 3 comments

🇪🇺 🇿🇦 Clean Trade & Investment Partnership Agreement (CTIP): In the shadow of all the chatter about Trump tariffs, the EU Commission President announced last week that she will travel to South Africa in March to propose the launch of negotiations of the first EU CTIP with Pretoria. shorturl.at/uPO7H

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EU Commission statement on Trump's steel and aluminium tariffs - "they will trigger firm and proportionate countermeasures" ec.europa.eu/commission/p...

submitted 18 days ago • 8 comments

Glad to see my piece on 'Responding to Trump's Tariffs: The EU Needs a new defensive Trade Weapon' featured in Alan's trade secrets column today. Indeed, the EU should upgrade its defensive trade weaponry "to create an immediate, credible counterthreat (as Canada and Mexico did)".

submitted 18 days ago • 0 comments

President Donald Trump said he plans to unveil reciprocal tariffs next week in a major escalation of his trade war with US economic partners. Trump made the announcement during a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Friday but did not identify which countries would be hit.

submitted 21 days ago • 49 comments

There we go. Executive order coming. Trump administration will conduct a 6-month review of US participation in global institutions, including the IMF and World Bank - to see if they are „contrary to the interests of the US" or "can be reformed". Project 2025 called for the US to pull out. 1/2

submitted 22 days ago • 41 comments

The disconnect between what the European public can see with their own eyes and how European leaders are describing the situation is becoming untenable - as seen in 🇩🇪election developments. But can the old guard of Europe's Atlanticists like Merz and von der Leyen really ever see 🇺🇸 for what it is?

submitted 22 days ago • 3 comments

Jamieson Greer nomination hearing for US Trade Rep streaming now: www.finance.senate.gov/hearings/hea...

submitted 23 days ago • 1 comment

Kudos to @economist.com and @codendahl.bsky.social for featuring my two cents on the EU's options to retaliate against Trump tariffs, written up in further detail in this recent blogpost on "Responding to Trump's Tariffs' shorturl.at/HiXQU

submitted 23 days ago • 0 comments

"Some fireworks will be needed. Mr Trump will need to show that he brought Europe to heel on defence and China. European policymakers for their part need a bit of drama to force them to close ranks." My latest for @economist.com. www.economist.com/europe/2025/...

submitted 25 days ago • 4 comments

If you were designing a set of moves to weaken US leadership in the world, it would be hard to do better than the Trump administration. Just lately: - Threatening close allies with big tariffs - Harming the global poor w/ aid cutoff - Eroding US institutions/rule of law wapo.st/4jI7On5

submitted 25 days ago • 3 comments

An entire US agency was abolished this weekend without congressional authorization.

submitted 26 days ago • 60 comments

In Trump’s first term there was at least something to analyse underlying the tariffs - eg long running complaints of the steel industry, real frustration with China. This time…

submitted 28 days ago • 6 comments

“The hard truth is that, when a superpower is intent on blowing up the world trading system and bullying its biggest economic partners, there is no easy fix.” www.economist.com/the-americas...

submitted 26 days ago • 3 comments

Mexico is imposing tariffs on US goods. The tariffs will initially be at 5% to 20%. The products: pork, cheese, apples, grapes, potatoes, cranberries, bourbon, steel & aluminum. They were chosen strategically because they have a significant impact on regions that voted for Trump.

submitted 27 days ago • 257 comments

Canada is filing WTO and USMCA complaints against Trump's tariffs. Won't make a big difference in practical terms, but seems worth doing on principle.

submitted 26 days ago • 4 comments

I assume this is the same business community that's been fizzing with animal spirits since the election? Trump faces tariff backlash from business as trade war sparks inflation fear - on.ft.com/40UFczI

submitted 26 days ago • 10 comments

🚀 New blogpost: 'Responding to Trump's Tariffs - The EU needs a new defensive trade weapon to protect its economic security' shorturl.at/u7DN9

submitted 39 days ago • 2 comments

“Canada to retaliate against Trump with matching 25% tariffs”

submitted 27 days ago • 3 comments

Here we go: Trump to says he'll slap tariffs on EU

submitted 28 days ago • 7 comments

Well this is fucking terrifying.

submitted 29 days ago • 29 comments

Wow. #Merz is so solidly in charge of the CDU and his campaign that no other than Angela #Merkel felt compelled to intervene (not her style at all, under different circumstances). www.buero-bundeskanzlerin-ad.de/erklaerungen...

submitted 30 days ago • 4 comments

Mittlerweile ist klar: Nicht 50.000, sondern 70.000 Menschen sind heute in Köln auf die Straße gegangen. Gegen die AfD und den Plänen von Friedrich Merz, gemeinsam eine Mehrheit mit ihnen zu finden. Das ist ein starkes Zeichen. Danke! ♥️

submitted 35 days ago • 52 comments

The EU rediscovers the art of the (trade) deal. By @camgijs.bsky.social from Davos. www.politico.eu/article/dona...

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The best response to Trump's wild ride is to use it to make Europe great again. on.ft.com/3Cr3XtQ

submitted 32 days ago • 4 comments

Linking the schemes “would also make it possible to avoid border frictions caused by the EU and UK imposing carbon border adjustment mechanisms (CBAMs), a tax on carbon-intensive imports such as steel, cement and fertiliser.”

submitted 32 days ago • 1 comment

Big if true: Keir Starmer looks to link UK and EU emission trading schemes. www.ft.com/content/f03d...

submitted 32 days ago • 1 comment

“The shock and awe hidden in Trump’s America First trade policy memo” - excellent analysis by Deborah Elms for the Hinrich Foundation. www.hinrichfoundation.com/research/art...

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“President Donald Trump said he wants to enact across-the-board tariffs that are “much bigger” than 2.5%, the latest in a string of signals Monday that he’s preparing widespread levies to reshape US supply chains.” www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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BREAKING: The Trump administration has instructed organizations in other countries to stop disbursing HIV medications purchased with U.S. aid, even if the drugs have already been obtained and are sitting in local clinics. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/27/h...

submitted 32 days ago • 313 comments

It would be hypocritical & short-sighted if, after years of saying Europe is too dependent on others, Europe decides to introduce even more dependency on 🇺🇸 by being bullied into buying LNG it doesn't need. But Europe's Atlanticist leaders don't want to think about their Western dependencies.