EU politics
AA – European Parliament approves long-delayed EU-US trade agreement
Absolutely remarkable that 444 MEPs would back such a horrendous trade deal. They are clearly not representatives of the people. Read the article HERE.
Trade
EU politics
Ruth Sisask – Europe Doesn’t Know How to Respond to China
‘The European Union’s top diplomat Kaja Kallas says Europe needs to take painful steps to overcome the “cancer” of dependency on China. The EU is talking about protectionism, but in reality its firms are addicted […]
Deregulation
Associated Press – EU lawmakers approve trade deal with US but add safeguards
The deal which seals Europe’s century of humiliation, signed-off by a hapless bunch of MEPs. Read the article HERE.
Finance
Al Jazeera – ‘Mother of all deals’: How India-EU trade deal creates $27 trillion market
An in-depth analysis, but questions remain when it comes to what this means for standards and the EU’s climate goals. Read the article HERE.
Geopolitics
Politico – US accused of threatening EU diplomats during bid to kill green shipping rules
The US is a mafia state threatening anyone who doesn’t do its bidding. Read the article HERE.
Geopolitics
EuroNews – EU defends sovereign right to regulate tech against Trump’s latest tariff threat
After capitulating to Trump, did the European Commission really thing it would end there. The trade deal was agreed a month ago and The Donald is already back for more. Read the article HERE.
EU politics
Politico – Commission ‘surprised’ by German criticism of EU-US trade deal
Even the German government is throwing the Commission under the bus, even though the deal was almost certainly only agreed to on behalf of German capital. Read the article HERE.
EU politics
Ingar Solty – Europe Signs Up for Its Century of Humiliation
‘EU chief Ursula von der Leyen has signed Europe up to a humiliating, unequal trade deal with the United States. The terms dictated by Donald Trump reflect Europe’s vassal status as an increasingly junior partner […]
EU politics
Thomas Fazi – EU trade deal is a capitulation to America
The EU may have signed it’s own death warrant with this deal. In ‘Unherd’. Read the article HERE.
Economics
Michael Roberts – Geoeconomics, nationalism and trade
Neoclassical economics may be on the way out in the mainstream, to be replaced with geoeconomics: winning the battle for political and economic power by all means necessary. Michael Roberts is an Economist in the […]