#Europeans you will not be effected by tariffs if you don’t buy any imported #american products or services in the #eu. As simple. #BuyEuropean #SwitchToEu

EU prepares emergency package to support sectors of the economy most likely to be hit by Trump's trade tariffs — Bloomberg. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-02/eu-plans-emergency-measures-to-shield-economy-from-trump-tariffs https://mstdn.social/@noelreports/114269785805904887

Too often, I meet "progressive" white #Europeans who claim "oh, in our country, #black/#Asian/#brown minorities are treated fine"

That's NOT at all what I hear from many non-#white Europeans.

For all the complaints I have about white #American #liberals, at least they don't usually make false claims about racial harmony.

President #Macron:

We all know the situation. The aggressor is #Russia. #Ukraine is a nation under attack.

I think we were all right to help #Ukraine and sanction #Russia three years ago and continue to do so. And when I say "we," I mean the United States of #America, the #Europeans, the #Canadians, the #Japanese, and many others. And we must thank all those who helped.

「 #Europeans are right to be angry with #Trump, but they should also be furious with themselves. They are to blame for leaving their continent so vulnerable to this danger-infused turn in world events. Trump has always had a point when he’s railed about Uncle Sam being treated as Uncle Sucker and he isn’t the first #US president to tell Europe to take more responsibility for its security, even if none before have been so brutal about it. Under the lazy assumption that the US would always ultimately have their backs, European countries have spent too little on their own #defence. The #Russian invasion of Ukraine was often described as a wake-up call, but too much of Europe responded by hitting the snooze button. Three years on, the latest authoritative report from the International Institute for Strategic Studies finds that Moscow is feeding more resources into its war machine than the entirety of non-Russian Europe is spending on defence. Some frontline N#ato countries, notably #Poland, have ramped up their military budgets in response to the ravaging of Ukraine. The Poles grasp that the cost of deterrence is worth paying to avoid the far greater price of leaving yourself exposed to devastation. Others are still asleep. Last year, eight of Nato’s 32 members were still failing to meet the modest obligation to spend at least 2% of GDP.

The perils are acute. Dictated peace will embolden #Putin by sanctifying the redrawing of international borders by force

It is not that #Europe lacks the resources to protect itself without US assistance. #Russia’s population is about 144 million. The total population of Nato countries, excluding the US, is over 636 million and their combined economic heft is about 12 times that of Russia. The means are there; what’s been lacking is the will.」

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/feb/16/europeans-are-right-to-be-angry-with-donald-trump-but-they-should-also-be-furious-with-themselves

'There won’t be any lasting peace if it’s not a European-agreed peace," #Annalena_Baerbock, Foreign Minister of #Germany.

"Our biggest enemy at the moment is #Putin's #Russia because he has declared war on our #European peace and on our #European democracy," she said.

"#Putin has made it very clear… this is not only a war on #Ukraine. This is most of all a war on #NATO, on the #Europeans, on the Americans, and on the free world."

Percentage of #Europeans who believe their country has benefitted from #EU membership... BUT #Farage & #Russia tell us Europeans feel differently & desire sovereignty & autonomy from #Europe...

Bank met witte mensen langs de kust in Durban, Zuid-Afrika, Ed van der Elsken, 1959

#wittemensen #Durban #Zuid-Afrika #EdvanderElsken #SouthAfrica #EUROPEANS #BANKES #fotografie #photography #EdVanDerElsken #EdvanderElsken

http://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/RP-F-2019-242-25-5

Bank met witte mensen langs de kust in Durban, Zuid-Afrika, Ed van der Elsken, 1959

#wittemensen #Durban #Zuid-Afrika #EdvanderElsken #EUROPEANS #BLANKES #Europeans #non-Europeans #SouthAfrica #fotografie #photography #EdVanDerElsken #EdvanderElsken

http://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/RP-F-2019-242-1-2(V)

#Trump #Kamala #USA #USPol #UK #Brexit #Labour #Starmer #UKPol #Putin #Ukraine

*Shots Fired by Macron!*

Following the stunning, but unwanted Trump victory, President Macron outlines his future vision for the #EU & #Europe

He acknowledges that Europe can no longer rely on America for its military security & economic stability, & that the EU needs to stand on its own 2 feet & see #America & #China as rivals

North Koreans are fighting #Europeans in Europe, for a Trump backed #Russian dictator

[07:00] Trump and the EU: Everything Everywhere all at Once

This week's gathering of European leaders in Budapest could not have more starkly illustrated the unease gripping Europe as Donald Trump was victorious in his election campaign in the US. Trump has won the support of a majority of Americans but what impact will his victory have on Europeans?

https://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2024/1109/1479965-eu-us-analysis/

#week #European #Budapest #Europe #DonaldTrump #US #Trump #Americans #Europeans

corriere.it by Massimo Franco
Trump, il tentativo di scongiurare le divisioni tra europei

Il passaggio delicato sui commissari Ue incrocia l’ipoteca del fattore Trump negli Stati Uniti. Il dilemma dei voti all’unanimità

Translated:
Trump, the attempt to avert divisions among Europeans.

The delicate passage on EU commissioners intersects with the mortgage factor of Trump in the United States. The dilemma of unanimous votes.

#EU #Trump #US #France #Europeans
https://www.corriere.it/politica/24_novembre_08/trump-il-tentativo-di-scongiurare-le-divisioni-tra-europei-9efaeda5-6068-413a-ab59-1904f5d40xlk.shtml

#Democrats— plz don’t sit on your ass and wait until the next #election to vote. You can vote every day. Boycott these #ALEC members who non-stop fund the republican war chests:

* #FedEx
* #UPS
* #Motorola
* #AnheuserBusch
* #AmEx (American Express)
* #Chevron
* #Marlboro
* #Sony
* #Texaco
* #Boeing (fly on Airbus instead)

#Europeans— you aren’t helpless. You can take the same action.