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Akshay
@Akshay@eupolicy.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 days ago

EU to defy Trump on Green regulations?

“The European Union has signaled it won't give in to pressure from Washington to tear up its green rules in order to firm up a deal on tariffs, the bloc’s top trade official has told member countries.”

https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-trade-deal-donald-trump-tariffs-green-regulations/

#Green #Trump #USA #USPol #EU #UE #Europe #Geopolitics #Trade #Climate #Environment

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EU refuses to bow to Trump demands to tear up business rules

Brussels has signaled it won’t yield to U.S. pressure to ignite a bonfire of green regulations as part of their trade deal, a top official tells diplomats.
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Petra van Cronenburg
@NatureMC@mastodon.online replied  ·  activity timestamp 4 days ago

@Akshay It's good that they say it now loud. A foreign country can never change written laws of another country.

And it's a global trend: or the first time in history, RENEWABLE ENERGY has overtaken COAL in *global* electricity production. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/oct/07/global-renewable-energy-generation-surpasses-coal-first-time He's on the lost side of history but unfortunately destroys a lot for future generations.

#renewables #climateCrisis #fossilFuels

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Marc Etienne
@fnordius@muenchen.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 4 days ago

@NatureMC @Akshay the European Union is not a country, it is a federation of 27 countries. The eurozone (those members who have the euro) have a higher GDP than the USA.

The USA needs the EU more than the EU needs the USA. Trump is bluffing with a pair of twos.

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Petra van Cronenburg
@NatureMC@mastodon.online replied  ·  activity timestamp 4 days ago

@fnordius Wow, how great is this: you explain the EU to ME, an EU citizen and having worked for binational EU projects for many years!
(BTW, we have EU laws *and* national laws, and all of them are fixed.)

I would NEVER have guessed that there could be 27 countries! So I don't have to go to bed today being stupid! 🤣

@Akshay

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Abie
@temptoetiam@eldritch.cafe replied  ·  activity timestamp 4 days ago

@NatureMC ce gif est incroyable, ca donne envie de voir la piece. Tu sais d'où il est tiré ?

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Petra van Cronenburg
@NatureMC@mastodon.online replied  ·  activity timestamp 3 days ago

@temptoetiam J'ai dû chercher ..., car il s'agissait d'un mème, apparemment tiré de la pièce Emilia:

https://www.timeout.com/london/theatre/emilia-review

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Marc Etienne
@fnordius@muenchen.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 4 days ago

@NatureMC @Akshay my apologies, I've been dealing with Americans too long and didn't recalibrate.

We're on the same side. Please excuse the friendly fire. :)

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Petra van Cronenburg
@NatureMC@mastodon.online replied  ·  activity timestamp 3 days ago

@fnordius Accepted.
Just a tip for the next time: It has nothing to do with nationalities and it feels absolutely not friendly.
Next time before you explain something to a woman in a condescent manner, just have a look at her account if she is really so stupid that she needs it.

@Akshay

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