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    L’UE cerca l’unità nel primo sciopero alle tariffe di Trump

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    1. machtiiin on

      Simply respond to the tariffs on goods with higher EU-wide taxes on digital services.

      Europe has a massive deficit compared to the USA and the very companies (Amazon, Meta, Google, Apple, Netflix, Disney, …) that benefit here have hardly paid any taxes so far. If they then raise prices to recoup the money, this might also make consumers wonder whether there are European alternatives or at least one streaming subscription would be enough.

      Let those who applauded Trump in the front row bleed.

    3. karupta on

      As I know that most people won’t bother to open the article here is what’s being discussed

      > The European Commission, which coordinates EU trade policy, will propose to members late on Monday a list of U.S. products to hit with extra duties in response to Trump’s steel and aluminium tariffs rather than the broader reciprocal levies.
      It is set to include U.S. meat, cereals, wine, wood and clothing as well as chewing gum, dental floss, vacuum cleaners and toilet paper.

    4. Ok_Cat5020 on

      We seem to be great at talking big and doing nothing

      When I keep hearing about orban, Fico, and now Spain and Italy blocking retaliatory tariffs, I’m starting to doubt the EU will ever get anywhere in its current form.

      Now we have to beg member States for days to get tariffs on chewing gum and dental floss, give me a fuckin break.
      That is not retaliation. It’s a fucking joke

      Everyone is happy to reap the benefits of the union while no one seems to be prepared to risk anything for it.

      First of all, we need to cut out the Orban and Fico cancer. It’s eating us from the inside.

    6. mrlinkwii on

      so the EU is going to tax its own citizens more , the turn into protectionism is a somewhat bad thing and a dumb thing to do on both sides

    7. Welle26 on

      This is why the EU in its current form will never be a “superpower”. They´re pretty devided and are corrupted by populists from the inside. Why do we need the agreement of every damn country to make a decision? Why are those countrys that don´t care for the EU not kicked out? China showed a strong imidiate response. We are still talking and showing our weakness. As long as we´re not one unity, the EU is doomed to be a failure. So much potential, but pretty weak in its current state.

    8. Honest-Parsnip-3123 on

      We need digital goods tax this has no value for us.

    10. supercooltwat on

      I don’t want any shock reaction. I want the EU to mostly ignore Trump.
      Reassure businesses in the union that no sudden changes are coming . THEN, and this is the important bit…. construct and execute a 5-10 year plan that isolates the EU from foreign aggression and stupidity.
      You know. Smart leadership stuff.

    11. MITOX-3 on

      I thought this was already planned and ready to push? They been talking about it for weeks by now?

      Are they having second thoughts? Feels like response has been super slow with China being the only country actually fighting back.

    12. AngryCur on

      This is the right approach. Trump puts in 20% on $500 billion, hit him back with 28% tariffs on $700 billion. The response must always be bigger than the bully’s.

      Now for the unity part

    15. -Thizza- on

      Just r/buyfromEU and let them pay their mafia boss for anything they import.

    16. WhoCouldThisBe_ on

      Just become the united states of europe where the president can unilaterally tariff in times of emergency /s

    17. lapadut on

      Would be interesting if the EU would hit back on raising tariffs, especially for services, but also not allowing to rise prices, similaraly as Walmart did. Also, in addition, punish with additioan tax on US services for, as Ursula von der Leyen brought out, not treating EU as one market but dividing per country (region).

    20. Flessuh on

      Exclude them from government contracts and tax services. They will feel that

    21. Express-Rutabaga-105 on

      American here that did not vote for trump……you guys need to stick together …..stop begging for mercy…..start fighting for your survival

    22. JDNM on

      Are people fundamentally opposed to tariffs or is it because Trump is doing it?

      I know if this is a serious, long-term redesign of the US economy, and not some negotiating tactic then it will bring about a lot of disruption and unpredictable market conditions.

      But it will also make the import of cheap, plastic rubbish that people buy but don’t really need, much less common. It will reduce the volume of imports/exports overall which is good for the environment, and it will force innovation to make US-made goods at competitive prices (AI solutions?)

      I’m genuinely interested in how this plays out over time, despite my stock portfolio taking a hammering at the moment.

    24. SilentThing on

      Dear EU, I have and will continue to have critique. This isn’t a perfect union. But fuck me, let us not bend here. The bully in the Oval shouldn’t be allowed to mess the world with our quiet acceptance.

      Let’s stand up.

    25. stormspirit97 on

      As soon as the EU isn’t providing peace and prosperity for its citizens but is asking to tolerate potential war and economic pain, it is going to fall apart in a hurry. People feel attached to their countries, not the EU generally. It is not similar to the US or China in this regard by a longshot. I like the idea of a united European nation personally but I’m not delusional.

    26. GrannyFlash7373 on

      All the rest of the world should STOP attempting to sell anything in the US, and instead seek out other markets in the world to sell their goods and services. When NOTHING is coming into the US to be tariffed, Trump will be forced to get rid of them, that is unless his tariffs get rid of him first. And, don’t BUY anything from the US, buy if from some other country. If Trump wants ISOLATIONISM, give him COMPLETE isolation.

    27. JonhTravolvo on

      All we need to do to see why this won’t work, is look at this comment section.

      No unity to be detected..

    28. MercatorLondon on

      I would like to see regions having elected members in the EU parliament and not national states.

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