Ewald Engelen
@ewaldeng
contrarian, dissident, gentleman, hooligan, punker at heart
My take on the European responses to the #Vance speech now online @jacobin Shocked, but for the wrong reasons... jacobin.com/2025/02/vance-…
This completely fucked up: as if war with Russia is a foregone conclusion
En volgens de Nederlandse media was het een groot Europees succes!
There is no hiding the fact the EU was rolled over by the Trump juggernaut, said one ambassador. “Trump worked out exactly where our pain threshold is.”
Lees ook Peeperkorns eerdere adoratie voor Dijsselbloem: niet te harden
EU-correspondent Marc Peeperkorn mocht met de EU-delegatie mee reizen. Als je het interview leest is wel duidelijk waarom. Peeperkorn is akritische "waakhond vd democratie" die niets anders doet dan met zijn staart te kwispelen als het om de EU gaat. volkskrant.nl/buitenland/op-…
How the EU dashed to Trump’s Scottish hideaway — and got the deal it craved – POLITICO This is how politico reports on the deal: tells you a lot about how embedded the outlet is in the Brussel bubble... politico.eu/article/us-and…
President Trump just unlocked one of the biggest economies in the world. The European Union is going to open its 20 Trillion dollar market and completely accept our auto and industrial standards for the first time ever. In addition, it will purchase $750 BILLION in energy from us…
It will likely increase polarisation between those who want a federation as soon as possible and will want to accelerate after this debacle and those who want a more confederation type of EU. Result could be 1. Impasse 2. Explosion of the EU 3. implosion of the EU 4.…