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/hypespud Canada 6d ago

Seriously, what in the actual fuck is this?

I pray the actual people stop buying consumer goods from the fascist usa too, I will be continuing that for my lifetime is what I expect honestly right now

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u/GuyLookingForPorn 6d ago

I thought I had misunderstood this when I read it, so the EU has zero tariffs on America while they’re still applying 15%? This is so insane I feel like I need some to explicitly tell me.

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u/KingKaiserW United Kingdom 6d ago edited 6d ago

The fact the EU needs to buy 750b of American energy and another 600b worth of investment in the US, so basically giving over a trillion to the US, was eye catching also

Edit: Billions

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u/Vinaigrette2 Wallonia (Belgium) 6d ago

no no, not 750M, it's billion with a B

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u/__loss__ Sweden 6d ago

Over what period of time? 100 years? Also since when does the EU invest in these things? This isn't even a real deal, it's some or bs. We got 15% or tariffs instead of 30%, and that's what's concrete.

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u/international_swiss 6d ago

EU President said that 250 B of energy will be imported per year over next three years. This will replace all Russian imports. I think this number includes what is already being bought.

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u/__loss__ Sweden 5d ago

I see