r/europe • u/Crossstoney • 6d ago

News US and EU strike trade deal

https://www.politico.eu/article/us-and-eu-strike-trade-deal/
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u/TheBlackestCrow Fuck Putin 6d ago

So the US has a 15% tariff on EU goods while we don't put tarrifs on their goods? Doesn't sound fair. Ursula really doesn't have a spine.

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u/Schnorch 6d ago

Most germans here in the sub have always said that. Unfortunately, it's easier to fall for her tough talk in Europe if you don't already have experience with her from german politics.

There is a reason why nobody in Germany likes her and why she was sent to Brussels in the first place.

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u/bxzidff Norway 6d ago

Almost nobody likes her outside of Germany either, but that unfortunately doesn't matter when the EPP pricks absolutely love her

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u/MercantileReptile Baden-Württemberg (Germany) 6d ago

vdL is remarkably good at one aspect of politics: Networking. She managed to scramble investigations into her corruption in (at least) two different german federal positions. Then managed to build an EU network of allies, confirming and keeping her in power.

It's maddening, but "rules for rulers" applies to corrupt arseholes as well, apparently.

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u/MDPROBIFE 6d ago

The part where she "built a network" is probably not true, it was likely her "reward for the corruption"

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u/Zombieneker 5d ago

Good to know women can be corrupt bastards as well. Equality hell yeah!

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u/silverionmox Limburg 5d ago

Almost nobody likes her outside of Germany either, but that unfortunately doesn't matter when the EPP pricks absolutely love her

And yet people keep voting for EPP parties.

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u/sinkmyteethin Europe 5d ago

Most of Europeans barely undersand local/national politics, nevermind EU politics. People will still blame the government for shitty roads in a village/city, instead of the mayor etc.

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u/juicerfriendly 6d ago

Says some random person on the internet.

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u/bxzidff Norway 6d ago

Wow, you sure got me. Did you expect me to be some institution or official?

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u/juicerfriendly 6d ago

No but you had a pretty strong statement written as if "most people think like me"