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„Wenn Sie mich das Wort ‚Verhandlung‘ nicht haben sagen hören – das liegt daran, dass es keine war.“ Mit diesem Satz beschreibt Sabine Weyand den geopolitischen …

Arnaud Bertrand

This is extraordinary. For the many of you who wonder how the EU could agree to such a humiliating “deal” with Trump, wonder no more.

We have an unusually straightforward answer directly from the horse’s mouth: Sabine Weyand, who’s the Directorate-General for Trade at the EU commission.

As she puts its:

  • “If you didn’t hear me say the word ‘negotiation’ – that’s because there wasn’t one.” => the U.S. dictated the terms
  • “From the Commission’s perspective, this was a strategic compromise, not an ideal economic solution” => they’re aware this completely f*cks the EU economically
  • “The European side was under massive pressure to find a quick solution to stabilize transatlantic relations – especially with regard to security guarantees” => the EU agreed to the “deal” under a protection racket
  • “We have a land war on the European continent. And we are completely dependent on the United States. The member states were not prepared to take the risk of further escalation – that would have been the consequence of European countermeasures.” => Europe acted out of fear, choosing economic submission because of its total dependence on the U.S. (which ironically will only worsen the dependence)

There you have it, she said the quiet part out loud: the EU is in such a terrible strategic situation and EU leaders have so little courage that they’re unable and unwilling to say ‘no’ to even the most humiliating demands.

https://xcancel.com/RnaudBertrand/status/1960603151154790469

  • cfgaussian@lemmygrad.ml
    11·
    11 days ago

    The situation is definitely not sustainable, but what i’m not sure of is if there is any way for member states to break out of this prison and save themselves before they are dragged down along with the entire EU into the collapse that it is heading toward.

    • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmygrad.mlOPM
      9·
      11 days ago

      That’s the big question, will any of the states have enough political momentum to exit the EU before it drags them down. That’s difficult to say right now. Hungary might be in the best position simply because the EU is withholding their funds right now, so in a sense they have the least to lose.