L’UE e gli Stati Uniti concordano l’accordo commerciale ma confusione e “molti dettagli necessari” nel settore farmaceutico
https://www.thejournal.ie/taoiseach-and-tanaiste-welcome-15-tariff-deal-between-eu-and-us-6775633-Jul2025/
di Banania2020
L’UE e gli Stati Uniti concordano l’accordo commerciale ma confusione e “molti dettagli necessari” nel settore farmaceutico
https://www.thejournal.ie/taoiseach-and-tanaiste-welcome-15-tariff-deal-between-eu-and-us-6775633-Jul2025/
di Banania2020
13 commenti
Well done, Ursala, you really showed him . As a European it’s embarrassing.
Not mine but a good summary:
*EU’s trade deal with Trump imposes 15% tariffs on EU exports to the US, while US imports to the EU face zero tariffs, disrupting balanced trade. Described as a “rebalancing” by Ursula von der Leyen, the deal disadvantages European businesses, particularly Irish pharma, and weakens EU authority. The EU avoids a trade war but commits to buying $750bn in US energy, investing $600bn in the US, and purchasing US military equipment, gaining little in return. The deal’s vagueness leaves room for future US revisions, posing long-term challenges for Ireland’s export-driven economy, especially in pharmaceuticals.*
Reneg the Lisbon treaty.
Awful “deal” for the EU. Calling it a deal isn’t even correct, it’s a capitulation. No doubt they are pinning all their hopes on Trump not being in office for too long.
Important to note that they *haven’t* agreed a deal… there’s no text and nothing is signed.
There was a 75 minute conversation between VdL and Trump and a handshake, and then a lot of the usual triumphalist nonsense from Trump.
Take for example [the announced trade deal with Japan with $550bn of investment](https://edition.cnn.com/2025/07/22/business/japan-trade-agreement-us), followed a couple of days later by [Japan rejecting Trumps claims about the investment model and other clauses](https://www.ft.com/content/c1183b13-9135-41f6-9206-7b52af66f0a5).
Nothing unexpected really. That Trump will put tariffs up was always clear, and the US consumer can change that anytime they choose, by voting someone else in power. And the cost is not enough to move industry away from Europe in the short/medium term.
The EU needs to import Energy anyway, if not from Russia then somewhere else. And we are buying 250 Billions worth from the US anyway.
Only the military equipment is a bit of a disappointment, if it’s true – you never know with Trump, see the Japan deal – would have been smarter and safer to build this stuff ourselves.
This ‘deal’ needs to be ratified by the member states, and hopefully it won’t be.
How VdL got a second term in office is boggling, frankly. Probably the weakest president the Commission has ever had.
This is the worst trade deal in the history of trade deals, maybe ever
15% tariff on EU goods to the US but zero change on goods coming the other way. Great deal guys, well done. I’m certain they won’t be back for more.
Can some one answer this, but does VdL have the authority to make this deal on her own or must it be voted for and ratified by the member states?
And how the hell does a government agreement have the authority to dictate where private companies invest their funds? Surely if EU companies don’t want to invest 600 billion in the US, they can’t be forced. This would mean the government is asserting control over a private entities money, just cause?
All in all, this all seems bonkers and should in no way move forward or be agreed to.
Yeah. If this isn’t the spark for EU reform nothing is. This literally incentivises the relocation of our pharma industry to the UK given it will me cheaper to import to the US from the UK than Ireland under this deal.
Call your EU representative and demand Ireland blocks this deal.
The EU has no concern about how adversely this affects the Irish economy. They showed the extent of their contempt during the financial crisis when they threw us to the wolves. We will do what we’re told and our politicians know who butters their bread and who calls the tune.
I wouldn’t worry about it. Any deal with Trump isn’t worth the paper it’s written on. It’ll last all of a month, before he’ll forget it, throw a tantrum, then tarrif tarrif tarrif as if the deal never existed.