While I do think the EU is lacking the balls to do this, there’s also some strategy to consider here. It certainly would be lovely if the EU would be more defensive, but also more damaging to the EU economy (at least in the short run, probably for a long time).

China is being painted as enemy number one, and there’s long-standing beef between the countries. Trump lost or is losing the trade war, and needs to make himself not look weak. Meanwhile China wants to project strength internally. Whatever is happening between closed doors, China has everything to gain from humiliating the US at this point. Trumps incompetence is already evident, they just need to fuel the flames.

With the EU, the situation is wildly different. EU doesn’t really want to project power, they want to project exactly as much power as is necessary not to seem weak but no more. It wants to show that it’s a level-headed free trade partner ready to take the lead in the free world, the fairest and most stable market in the world.

…that’s my take on it anyway. USE! USE! USE! USE! 🇪🇺

So based. Any chance that they’ll win?

What does unofficial recognition mean? Can a country do anything unofficially?

I guess MAGA people will see this as a win? Since imports are down 2x much as imports. If the value of the goods in these containers are roughly equal, that should mean smaller trade deficits?

day before yesterday, 105. yesterday 125. today 145.

so I guess 165 tomorrow?

Maybe he’s doing it to displease someone…

I think this but it’s just the people seeing his tweet immediately before he lifted the restrictions.

Market doesn’t know if the tariffs are even coming back, and are taking the chance to buy back low.

Aight so, we have two huge economic powers in the world and one that’s lesser but still very big. The two huge powers are fighting each other to the death, destroying each others economies as well as their own. Lets go EU Century? 🙏

Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna accused Hungary of siding with Russia, saying it’s “on Putin’s team” and no longer aligned with European interests.

Literally everyone knows this. Even I know this.

Tsahkna urged forming a “coalition of the willing” to bypass Hungary’s veto power in EU decisions requiring unanimity.

Sorry, is this not already happening? I thought this was definitely already being very heavily discussed.

He warned that revoking Hungary’s voting rights under Article 7 is increasingly likely, citing Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s actions as threats to EU security and unity.

This too, aren’t we like 75% there already? Genuinely asking, I don’t know, but this was my impression.

Penicillin / antibiotics comes to mind. As well as vaccines. “Oh you’re body is being taken over by millions of microscopic organisms? Take this pill and it will go away. Maybe take this shot too so it won’t happen in the first place.”

And of course computers + the internet were a pretty big boom too.

Citizenship as a Service, finally!

And also RIP Ukrainian demographics. It’s great to see Russia hurting, and they deserve their scars, but it’s gonna take a very long time for Ukraine to recover too. They’ll have EU support, but EU’s economy probably isn’t gonna be in great shape either. And you can’t buy babies.

Ericsson did it, so can’t be that much against EU law. Though maybe they can sneak around it by being huge and multinational?

Not every other country! He’s on good terms with Russia.

Actually, the peace price is decided by a committee in Norway.

TFW you pour gasoline over the fire but it just won’t go out.

Doesn’t sound like the purpose is to please Russia. Especially this part:

China is assessing the possibility of participating in peacekeeping forces in Ukraine, asking the EU whether its European partners support such an initiative.

Asking the EU if it would support them participating in a peacekeeping mission which Russia has been very critical of kinda seems more like they’re trying to improve relations with Europe in the wake of strong anti-US sentiments.

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I’m heavily pro-Ukraine, and not gonna pretend that the playing field is at all level. But to be fair Ukraine attacked gas pipelines and refineries (reportedly supporting Moscow with up to 50% of it’s oil) less than a week ago, can they still complain about power infrastructure being targeted?

I mean obviously they can complain about everything Russia does, but this specific point just seems a bit odd?

Ah, I didn’t catch that this deal to not hit energy infra was after Ukraine hit the refinery and oil pipelines.