cosmicrookie@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoCalls grow louder for Europe to deploy its ‘Big Bazooka’ in tariff negotiationswww.irishtimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square43fedilinkarrow-up1397arrow-down10
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minus-squareub|k@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down1·2 days agoUnfortunately, the Germans are in charge, and they will do whatever it takes to protect their interests, even if it means screwing everyone else, as it happened in 2011.
minus-squarehitmyspot@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·2 days agoThe thing is, it’s not in their interest. You can’t make a reliable deal with the USA and while you try, you’re losing ground to others. Germany tried making deals with Putin and failed Europe. You’d think they’d have learned their lesson.
minus-squareSupahRevs@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 day agoGrowing Rheinmetall is good for Germany isnt it? Could there be other German companies that replace US products?
Unfortunately, the Germans are in charge, and they will do whatever it takes to protect their interests, even if it means screwing everyone else, as it happened in 2011.
The thing is, it’s not in their interest. You can’t make a reliable deal with the USA and while you try, you’re losing ground to others.
Germany tried making deals with Putin and failed Europe. You’d think they’d have learned their lesson.
Growing Rheinmetall is good for Germany isnt it? Could there be other German companies that replace US products?