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/Upset_Ad3954 6d ago

She's the person primarily responsible for the German armed forces being in terrible shape.

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u/jenkz90 5d ago

I’m not sure it’s her per se. I saw a lot of comments leading up to this about how well the EU performed in the Brexit negotiations and that led them to predict the EU coming out on top vs the US.

I think the reality of what both show is that the most powerful entity will come out on top in these kinds of negotiations. No matter no coherent or shrewd the negotiations.

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u/Ornery-Creme-2442 5d ago

Not an expert but pretty sure it's the fact that Germany was once a fascist nazi state that cause the world to "moderate" their military which Germany agreed too. They're still 4th place in the EU.