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Brussels. US leader Donald Trump missed – instead of sanctions – after the visit of European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker to Washington, he pleaded for the abolition of import duties countries of the Community. This has happened because the EU has shown strength and uniqueness, writes Karsten von Namen in an article on Deutsche Welle .
How did Juncker do it? With his visit to the White House, the President of the EC realized more than he would have hoped. The words were pronounced as "a new phase of friendship and close trading relations" for talks whose ultimate goal is to eliminate all trade and customs barriers, following Donald Trump's aggressive rhetoric against EU and especially against Germany
The expectations of the meeting were not great. In recent weeks on Twitter, in interviews and speeches to sympathizers, the White House leader speaks of the "unfair" trade policy of Europeans, defining the EU as "enemy" of the United States and announcing plans for the import of European cars. in the country.
Yet – and this is part of the answer to the first sentence – Juncker was lucky, because at the time of his visit, the resistance in Washington against Trump's contradictory trade policy had reached a critical point.
In addition to international partners, the US Congress, the Republican Party, the American Businessmen Associations and Midwest Farmers have also criticized the situation. In principle, they do not hide their support for Trump, but their sensitivity is exacerbated when their president creates a situation in which he confronts them simultaneously with the Chinese, Japanese, Canadians, Mexicans and now Europeans.
Of course, Trump will never admit that he is wrong. But of course, the leader of the White House has come to the conclusion that it's a good time to get out of the trench and, even temporarily, to play the co-op card, and to let his followers sell as their own success.
In fact, it is a clear victory for the EU. And that's the second part of Juncker's answer to success: the Europeans remained united when Trump wanted to force them to make concessions. The pressure was under pressure, but Brussels did not succumb even when the US president announced painful customs duties on European car imports into the United States.
In fact, the EU offers something: it will import more liquefied natural gas from the United States, soybeans and other agricultural products. Trump will stand in front of his supporters. On the occasion of Free Trade Agreement negotiations, which he announced on Twitter a few days ago, he will probably say, "See you, I've brought the Europeans at the negotiating table. "
But the fact is that the EU has always wanted exactly such an agreement. The negotiations, which must begin, are a lighter version of the Transatlantic Free Trade Agreement (TTIP), which Trump abandoned last year after a bitter rhetoric. This is so typical of his behavior: first, as a devious child, he crushes the cubes that others have erected, only to be able to order later and claim that the credit for the tower built is his. Juncker has suffered this childlike behavior just like a real grandfather. It is good that it happened because it is in the interest of the European economy and in the interest of what was left of the old transatlantic community
After the last episode of the Trump show, Europeans must learn a lesson: stubbornness and unity have brought success to Brussels. But what the Old Continent should never forget, is that the next Trump storm could still happen tomorrow.
How did Juncker do it? With his visit to the White House, the President of the EC realized more than he would have hoped. The words were pronounced as "a new phase of friendship and close trading relations" for talks whose ultimate goal is to eliminate all trade and customs barriers, following Donald Trump's aggressive rhetoric against EU and especially against Germany
The expectations of the meeting were not great. In recent weeks on Twitter, in interviews and speeches to sympathizers, the White House leader speaks of the "unfair" trade policy of Europeans, defining the EU as "enemy" of the United States and announcing plans for the import of European cars. in the country.
Yet – and this is part of the answer to the first sentence – Juncker was lucky, because at the time of his visit, the resistance in Washington against Trump's contradictory trade policy had reached a critical point.
In addition to international partners, the US Congress, the Republican Party, the American Businessmen Associations and Midwest Farmers have also criticized the situation. In principle, they do not hide their support for Trump, but their sensitivity is exacerbated when their president creates a situation in which he confronts them simultaneously with the Chinese, Japanese, Canadians, Mexicans and now Europeans.
Of course, Trump will never admit that he is wrong. But of course, the leader of the White House has come to the conclusion that it's a good time to get out of the trench and, even temporarily, to play the co-op card, and to let his followers sell as their own success.
In fact, it is a clear victory for the EU. And that's the second part of Juncker's answer to success: the Europeans remained united when Trump wanted to force them to make concessions. The pressure was under pressure, but Brussels did not succumb even when the US president announced painful customs duties on European car imports into the United States.
In fact, the EU offers something: it will import more liquefied natural gas from the United States, soybeans and other agricultural products. Trump will stand in front of his supporters. On the occasion of Free Trade Agreement negotiations, which he announced on Twitter a few days ago, he will probably say, "See you, I've brought the Europeans at the negotiating table. "
But the fact is that the EU has always wanted exactly such an agreement. The negotiations, which must begin, are a lighter version of the Transatlantic Free Trade Agreement (TTIP), which Trump abandoned last year after a bitter rhetoric. This is so typical of his behavior: first, as a devious child, he crushes the cubes that others have erected, only to be able to order later and claim that the credit for the tower built is his. Juncker has suffered this childlike behavior just like a real grandfather. It is good that it happened because it is in the interest of the European economy and in the interest of what was left of the old transatlantic community
After the last episode of the Trump show, Europeans must learn a lesson: stubbornness and unity have brought success to Brussels. But what the Old Continent should never forget, is that the next Trump storm could still happen tomorrow.
Theresa Gerova
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