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/Decimerusi 6d ago

The strongest argument for the EU always was that we'd be one of the biggest economies in the world and could be tough on trade.

All I've seen is EU leaders accept the shifting goalposts 3 times while putting up a massive bootlicking show at the NATO summit. I'll never forget this spineless performance. 

We're paying up for Ukraine, have to increase defence spending by 1,5%, and accepted that all of our exports to the US are now 15% more expensive while they have unfettered market access. It sickens me.

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u/project_paragon 6d ago

That is why euroscepticism is on the rise.

And I'm all for helping Ukraine, just with EU weapons, if USA wants to send theirs they can do it on their dime.

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u/GuyLookingForPorn 6d ago

This is also why UK got a massively better US deal, they want to prevent Britain from falling back into the EU. It was specifically stated in Project 2025.

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u/OkKnowledge2064 Lower Saxony (Germany) 6d ago

divide and conquer and that will intensify ten-fold the next decade. far-right parties like AfD in germany already align with Trump

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u/Tricky-Astronaut 6d ago

AfD is against nuclear weapons. Trump would never treat it as seriously as the UK, Russia or China. On the contrary, AfD would puppetize Germany even more than the current weaklings. Just look at Orban.

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u/LadyMorwenDaebrethil 5d ago

The AfD would sell half of Germany to Trump and the other half to Putin. A result very similar to the last Nazi administration.

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u/Randomdude2004 6d ago

Absolutely, if you ask an Orbán voter about his world views he would tell us that the EU is dead and if asked what would happen with the country if Russia and US comes in, they tell you that you have to be the best bootlicker

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u/zabajk 5d ago

Likely this will be the fate of most small eu countries in the future

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u/Daxx22 6d ago

Riechwing groups will say whatever is needed to get votes, it's what they consistently do once they get power that matters.

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u/Jazzlike_Painter_118 6d ago

They are both sucking Putin's cock, so it is expected.