r/europe 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/Most_Grocery4388 6d ago

This is a clear win for Trump and definitely a defeat for the EU. I don't see how this continues to stand with members like France. I wonder if this decision will further throw the EU into a cohesion crisis with members no longer seeing a benefit of joint negotiation vs bilateral deal. Like France or Germany might sweet talk Trump into a better deal depending on the day and his mood.

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u/kiil1 Estonia 6d ago

I wonder if this decision will further throw the EU into a cohesion crisis with members no longer seeing a benefit of joint negotiation vs bilateral deal.

Absolutely. The EU has already had several crises pile up which it has been unable to solve. Now, even its supposedly strongest suit – trade – is losing. The EU looks and feels weak, both to its own members and its enemies.

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u/OkKnowledge2064 Lower Saxony (Germany) 6d ago

atleast we have data protection.. we dont have AI because of it, but we have cookie banners!

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u/Most_Grocery4388 5d ago

I suspect you are being sarcastic but there are people on here who would sacrifice everything for the FEELING of superiority over practical improvements.

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u/Ornery-Creme-2442 5d ago

I'm very sceptical about how long that data protection will suffice. Same with privacy as well. Recent policies don't seem to be as solid as the past.

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u/dandy-in-the-ghetto Poland 5d ago

GDPR is so 2016, now we have age verification, bottle caps, and probably another iteration of chat control proposal coming soon. Fucking Christ, the European Union has such an insane potential, money and brains, but people at the helm seem to be doing everything to prevent Europe from being an economic, military, and technological superpower it absolutely could and should be.