Pieter Cleppe
@pietercleppe
Editor-in-chief @brussels_report Policy Analyst EU-Brexit-Eurozone. Fellow @PRAlliance. Columnist U.S. @NRO, U.K. @spectator @telegraph and European media
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As a result of the failed EU energy policy, the EU will have to buy US energy to amount of 750 billion dollar. Too big a bet on wind and solar; nuclear too small. So, dependent once more. US and EU strike trade deal setting 15 percent tariff – POLITICO politico.eu/article/us-and…
NOW - Trump and Ursula announce trade deal: flat 15% tariff on EU goods, hundreds of billions in weapons and energy purchases and the "opening up of all of the European countries."
Two key points on EU-US trade (1) Most of EU surplus is pharma (still no clarity on US tariffs) due to transfer pricing of US multinationals (2) US large surplus in services trade is its mirror image. Big distortions in EU-US trade but tariffs are a blunt tool (US tax code key).
EU, US clinch deal to avoid Trump tariff hike ahead of deadline: Agreed on 15% tariffs across the board. 15% agreement includes Autos. EU deal will not include pharma. Trump says EU to buy hundreds of billions of dollars in military gear. Trump says energy is important component…
The EU’s acceptance of Japan-style 15 percent tariffs—and its decision not to use tariffs or anti-coercion instruments as a retaliatory measure—says less about the bloc’s economic strength relative to the U.S. and more about its reliance on the U.S. as a net security provider.
Wind is indeed the most expensive form of electricity due to its enormous system cost. Both wind & solar aren’t a good use of our scarce resources when compared to nuclear, certainly so when considering the exploding risk of deindustrialisation due to raising energy cost. But…
NOW - Trump lectures Ursula von der Leyen on windmills: "It's a horrible thing... the whole thing is a con job."
A beautiful denunciation of the craziness of wind "energy" from President Trump. Superb that von der Leyen has to sit there and listen to it. Perhaps she might learn something!
Trump at his very best. 10/10.
Trump destroying the whole Green Wind Turbine Energy Scam is just amazing.
Ursula von der Leyen says the EU-US trade deal includes a zero-for-zero tariffs scheme for: - All aircraft and components - Certain chemicals - Certain generics - Semiconductor equipment - Certain agricultural products - Natural resources - Critical raw materials
Bottom line: The Commission cannot commit the bloc to this kind of spending on its own, as simple as that. If this figure is more than just aspirational, we’re looking at a serious institutional overreach (unless the EU-27 explicitly approve it)
BREAKING: 50+ Christians murdered by Islamists in a church in the Congo
De kostprijs van de #renovatieplicht, die de Vlaamse overheid door ons strot duwde in naam van het Groene Geloof, werd in 2023 op gemiddeld 80.000 euro per woning geschat. De verstrenging van het ETS-systeem op EU-niveau gaat die kost nog eens doen exploderen.
De EU gaat voor $750 MILJARD energie kopen van de USA zegt @realDonaldTrump net. Dat is ongeveer hetzelfde bedrag dat jouw @D66 kameraad @javijlbrief in de Groningse bodem achterlaat omdat hij de gasputten vol stort met beton. Dat idiote D66-besluit moet nu teruggedraaid worden!
De EU eet genadebrood in de handelsdeal met Trump. De VS heft voortaan 15% importtarief op Europese producten. Andersom ongeveer 5%. Flinke tik voor onze export. De EU heeft snel nieuwe markten nodig: dus sluit een handelsakkoord met Indonesië & India!
Ursula von der Leyen says EU-made pharmaceuticals will fall under the 15% rate but admits Trump might take unilateral action to address the matter "globally". "That's a different sheet of paper," she says.
Rheinmetall CEO: “We build factories faster in Germany than in Ukraine. The reason is that bureaucratic barriers in Germany have been almost completely removed…” defence-blog.com/rheinmetall-ce…
"What appears to be emerging isn’t just a two-tier internet, but something subtler and more insidious: a default-off model of speech and expression, where access to lawful content is no longer presumed but withheld until certain hurdles are cleared."
For years, politicians promised the Online Safety Act would target only illegal content — protecting kids from porn, exploitation and suicide forums — without touching free speech. But from the moment age verification checks took effect on 25 July, that reassurance began to…
US and EU reach tariff agreement to avert trade war ft.com/content/c1737b… via @ft EU will buy “a vast amount” of American military equipment worth “hundreds of billions of dollars”. Hoe kan de EU dat beloven?
EU, US clinch deal to avoid Trump tariff hike ahead of deadline: Agreed on 15% tariffs across the board. 15% agreement includes Autos. EU deal will not include pharma. Trump says EU to buy hundreds of billions of dollars in military gear. Trump says energy is important component…
As we await full details of the new EU–US trade agreement, one thing is clear: this is a moment of relief but not of celebration. Tariffs will increase in several areas and some key questions remain unresolved. Still, I commend President @vonderleyen and her team for their hard…
(6/9) En door elke kabinetsperiode te beginnen met een opschoonwet. Hierbij worden alle bestaande taskforces, commissies, adviesraden en agentschappen tegen het licht gehouden en geschrapt als er geen meerwaarde meer voor is. Zo voorkomen we bestuurlijke wildgroei. Met deze wet…