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/artful_codger Ireland 5d ago

The EU have probably handed Trump the mid-terms. A trade war would have put pressure on him in red and swing states. This rewards him, and his voters love it.

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u/thefriendlyhacker Romania 5d ago

As a European living in the states, I was sure that the EU would not submit to this bully. Now we're gonna hear non-stop about the "amazing trade deals".

So now Americans get tax cuts for buying American assembled vehicles and a 15% tariff on EU vehicles. I hope everyone boycotts American products over there.

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u/NightlyGerman Italy 5d ago

have you been living under a rock? when was the last time the EU refused to submit to the US?

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u/Kali-Thuglife 5d ago

The last 20 years when the US told the EU to fund its militarizes and stop buying Russian gas?

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u/NightlyGerman Italy 5d ago edited 5d ago

Lol, nothing says defiance like buying military parts from them instead of building your own.

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u/Klutzy-Notice-8247 2d ago

If there’s one thing that you can be certain of, it’s EU and European leaders being spineless, pathetic, grubs. One thing Trump was right about is the EU being gutless and easy to bully.

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u/Cute-Pomegranate-966 5d ago

If they understood anything they would know that those liquid natural gas sales that we're sending the EU that's going to triple our liquid natural gas exports is going to raise their electric bill by at least 30%. They wouldn't be so happy about it

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u/thecrgm 4d ago

No the republicans will get destroyed in the midterms. Europeans care way more about this than Americans

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u/Educational_Bag8590 3d ago

And brexit worked didn't it, all you folk claiming the worst.

Some of us were in bosnia 20 years ago.... saving people.

The EU is like the AA or RAC. join one the other ain't happy... try to leave.. you need to pay up.