Unfortunately Europe can’t very well afford to play hardball with him - not just because it’s economically harmful to Europe, but also because Europe wants to keep at least some sort of foreign policy and military alliance, and cooperation in the midst of the war in Ukraine.
So EU already scrapped the plans of digital tax, giving Trump a win and gaining exactly nothing from this. There is still hope that Europe will pressure him at least a little bit - but not much hope, I’m afraid.
A stable alliance with the Trump administration isn’t possible, as has been made abundantly clear. There’s no reason to give concessions to preserve one.
Unfortunately Europe can’t very well afford to play hardball with him - not just because it’s economically harmful to Europe, but also because Europe wants to keep at least some sort of foreign policy and military alliance, and cooperation in the midst of the war in Ukraine.
So EU already scrapped the plans of digital tax, giving Trump a win and gaining exactly nothing from this. There is still hope that Europe will pressure him at least a little bit - but not much hope, I’m afraid.
A stable alliance with the Trump administration isn’t possible, as has been made abundantly clear. There’s no reason to give concessions to preserve one.
True, but despite that it’s not possible to tell him to fuck off either. Europe has no good options here.
Exactly. There’s no good option.
They’re gonna get fucked either way, so might as well tell Trump he can get fucked too.