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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen welcomed Trump's 90-day pause on reciprocal tariffs, calling it a chance for a “frictionless” trade reset.

The EU also paused planned countermeasures but emphasized its continued shift away from U.S.-centered trade, citing instability in U.S. policy.

Von der Leyen reaffirmed EU's focus on global diversification and internal stability.

Trump dismissed EU proposals as inadequate and accused Europe of exploiting U.S. defense spending while being unfair in trade.

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[–] Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 44 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Keep those counter tarriffs, fuck Trump let him know he can't just make silly threats and then change his mind

[–] NIB@lemmy.world 27 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

It is easy to say this when you are just a rando on the internet. But these politicians are responsible for the lives of hundreds of millions of people. Keeping the tariffs because a manchild is in charge of the most powerful country, would have had significant negative effects on those lives.

The only thing we can do is pivot the EU away from the US, slowly, while building its military/IT capabilities. Trump(and the US) will suffer eventually. Treating the global economy like a shitcoin has severe long term consequences, consequences that will not be reversible for decades, if not centuries.

But in order to do this while causing as little damage as possible to Europe, it will take time(at least a decade or two).

[–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 17 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

I was kinda hyped to see what would happen with those tariffs. I really want the US to be isolated and the rest of the world to kick them out. We are at month 3 out of 48 and this is not the time to show any sort of weakness or compassion with the Trump administration. Really it should be us that imposes tariff sanctions on them until they reinstate human rights principles.

[–] andyburke@fedia.io 10 points 2 weeks ago

As an American: yes.

Our president is an idiot less than a third if us voted for and he's fucking up. The best thing the rest of the world can do for the majority of Americans who disapprove is keep the pressure on. Look how he already folded!

[–] Aurenkin@sh.itjust.works 31 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Why do lies just get accepted and repeated. Trump's tariffs aren't reciprocal tariffs, they're just tariffs.

[–] MyOpinion@lemm.ee 3 points 2 weeks ago

When in doubt Tarrif!