European Commission president tells FT she wants ‘balanced’ deal but could hit US services in retaliation
  • AnonomousWolf@lemm.eeEnglish
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    2 months ago

    As a start, there should be a law that no government organisation is allowed to use software they don’t have full control over.

    We depend too much on Microsoft and AWS etc.

    These things can be taken away from us, and is a threat to our security.

    • Dojan@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      2 months ago

      Yeah! Why the hell should they benefit from our public infrastructure if they don’t pay their way? These are the actual parasites on society that the right wingers always claim to be so worried about.

  • tal@lemmy.todayEnglish
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    2 months ago

    pushes rewind button

    https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/nov/15/germany-trump-ttip-trade-deal

    Tue 15 Nov 2016

    Transatlantic trade deal ‘not realistic’ under Trump, German official says

    pushes fast forward button

    https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-offers-trump-removal-of-all-tariffs/

    April 7, 2025

    EU offers Trump removal of all industrial tariffs

    “Europe is always ready for a good deal,” says Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

    The Onion staff was fighting a valiant rear-guard action against reality, but it was increasingly clear that the odds were stacked against them.

    • barsoap@lemm.eeEnglish
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      2 months ago

      EU offers Trump removal of all industrial tariffs

      *terms and conditions apply

      Last time around the Yanks wanted the EU to accept chlorinated chickens I don’t think anything has changed in that regard. They’re just playing the headlines.