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So Europe has pretty good deals with Trump over NATO and EU trade tariffs. Not ideal, but pretty ok. No disaster on both strategic fronts. Now the key item is survival of Ukraine and defeat of Russian war criminals.

The European Federalists European Federalists claim that a united federal Europe would have reached a much better deal. Our internal national competitions and diverging interests undermine our negotiating power. We🇪🇺 can do better united.

In the 19th century, China was forced to accept unequal treaties. In the 21st century, Europe is facing similar impositions After a “happy globalisation “ phase, the EU risks entering "happy vassalisation" phase.

If you're still hating on Von der Leyen / Brussels / EU Pivot to actually helping unify European institutions and infrastructure Don't complain, do.

Or rather: What conclusions will we draw from realising how expensive it is to be weak?

"It feels like Europe has entered a new phase. Not Europe vs the US or China, but a deeper, internal crisis with itself." The EU is built for the world of globalization, not the world of geopolitics. A "postmodern" form of governance. But the world didn't become "postmodern".

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A federal Europe, with the second largest economy and the third biggest population on the planet, would defy the nasty power games of Trump, Putin or Xi. It would be a fully respected world power. It is -more than ever- Time for a European Federation. peterlang.com/document/11591…

Let's learn from Canada: The moment for Europe to be serious about deepening the Single Market

This HAS to be the way for Europe if we want to avoid the doomsdayer vision of a geopolitically irrelevant museum.

“The West doesn’t understand the extremism of Putinism…that (its) goals involve the destruction of the transatlantic alliance & maybe of the EU…The path to peace is through convincing Putin that he won’t win the war, that it’s hopeless.” Anne Applebaum 💯

Hallitus haluaa helpottaa hieman irtisanomista ja siten palkkausta. Kannat vaihtelee: muutos liian iso vai pieni? Vaikutukset auki, ekonomistien odotus alla. Varsin vahva tuki: -45% näkee työllisyyden nousua, 16% eri mieltä. -58% näkee tuottavuuden kasvua, 10% eri mieltä. 🤔

Yes! Tariffs are bad, but so are the intra-EU trade barriers that we impose on ourselves in Europe by not completing the Single Market. As rightly pointed out by Draghi, Enrico Letta & IMF these barriers cost us growth and welfare. Member States should get serious on that.

IMF:n arvion mukaan EU:n sisäiset kaupanesteet teollisuudessa vastaavat yli 40 prosentin tulleja ja palveluissa yli 100 prosentin tulleja. Nämä siis EU:n sisällä. Kuva: IMF.

Suhdanne kääntyy? OP:n pääjohtaja Timo Ritakallio viestii, että perusteeton pessimismi painaa kulutusta ja investointeja. Kunhan käsitys talouden todellisesta tilasta vielä valkenee, homma oikenee. OP Ryhmän pääjohtaja: Talouden nousu voi yllättää kaikki kauppalehti.fi/uutiset/a/01c5…

Trump’s tariffs may cost the EU 0.1% of GDP. Our own inaction to reform the single market costs us 7%. Reform now, or we will keep paying the price

In a Survey by Stripe , European founders shared the “perception that structures are largely designed for incumbents or established businesses” It shows in the 🇪🇺 laws. Heavy regulatory burden for startups and their founders We’re here to change this status quo Amplify us

Europe heading towards a century of humiliation: “European elites are increasingly murmuring about the threat of a “century of humiliation” for Europe… What undid China’s Qing Dynasty, was a self-defeating complacency as institutions and innovations that had worked in the past

From now I will start to unfollow Europeans reproducing and spreading US doom and gloom about EU: This is an information war where the purpose is to undermine EU morale and initiative and it is right out destructive for EU development.

"What we need is a united capital market". — Toomas Hendrik Ilves 🇪🇺 🇪🇪 The former President of Estonia joined Volt to create a real pole that can protect us. And to stop Americans from stealing Europe's startups and talent. Federalize! Time to build European power