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Trump says he will impose a 10% tariff on 8 European countries starting February 1 (thelemmy.club)

submitted 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) by lech@lemmy.zip to c/buyfromeu@feddit.org

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"BREAKING: Trump says he will impose a 10% tariff on 8 European countries starting February 1; tariff rate will increase to 25% starting June 1 until deal for the "complete and total purchase" of Greenland is completed"

https://x.com/i/status/2012563178400391534

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[-] comrade_twisty@feddit.org 68 points 4 weeks ago

Ok let’s just start by banning X in the EU and move on to facebook, etc. if he does not come to his senses.

[-] a_non_monotonic_function@lemmy.world 28 points 4 weeks ago

That would be awesome.

Ban Tesla, too, just for fun.

[-] spechter@feddit.org 4 points 4 weeks ago

Have cars from US brands pay whatever todays tarif is on top at the pump.

[-] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 1 points 4 weeks ago

Aren't Nazimobiles already banned in a lot of European countries because they don't meet their traffic safety guidelines?

[-] Blackmist@feddit.uk 3 points 4 weeks ago

The bog standard Teslas are pretty common in most of Europe.

Pretty sure the Cybertruck is barred though. Doesn't meet EU safety standards.

[-] john_t@piefed.ee 6 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

move on to facebook

eww

[-] Kennystillalive@feddit.org 4 points 4 weeks ago

move to facebook?

Ban Facebook-Apps, X, Tesla, Open AI, Apple and Microsoft.

But yeah, european politicians don't thave the backbone for it.

[-] Europellinore@europe.pub 52 points 4 weeks ago

So, stop buying ANYTHING from the USA. For a quick start: buy-european.net

european-alternatives.eu

euroalternative.co

www.goeuropean.org

[-] lech@lemmy.zip 6 points 4 weeks ago

True, as much as I hate the idea of collateral damage, that's what everyone one of us has in his/her sphere of influence. If not to make a point (which I find secondary), then to start supporting our shared homeland. After all, the strongest country on our continent isn’t France, Germany, etc. It’s Europe - or at least, it could be. But only if we start acting like it.

[-] apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.world 45 points 4 weeks ago

"Trump will tank the US economy even more if he doesn't get what he wants." That'll punish them! What a fucking idiot.

[-] treno_rosso@feddit.org 29 points 4 weeks ago

Oh no! Anyway...

[-] BoulderHole@piefed.social 1 points 1 week ago

Beat me to it! I'm sure he'll get all pissy once he sees Europe moving away from American services and goods.

[-] starlinguk@lemmy.world 20 points 4 weeks ago

He's punishing the countries that sent officers to scout out exercises in Greenland. He doesn't seem to realise those exercises will involve more than those countries.

[-] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 15 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

So, to open the threat, they're going to drop the current tariffs by a third?

[-] Goodlucksil@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 4 weeks ago

Iirc the 15% tariffs were repealed.

[-] glasratz@feddit.org 14 points 4 weeks ago

So I guess the trade deal that would have the EU buy billions worth of military good from the US is off the table then. Trump has managed to break it before it was signed.

[-] nocteb@feddit.org 10 points 4 weeks ago

The art of the deal - at this point it's more like abstract art.

[-] fox2263@lemmy.world 2 points 4 weeks ago

Wasn’t it also a trillion in investment or something

[-] hellothere@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 weeks ago

Bigly genius!

[-] elvith@feddit.org 13 points 4 weeks ago

Quiet, Piggy!

[-] helix@feddit.org 9 points 4 weeks ago

Remember:

TACO

[-] vdbm@lemmy.world 9 points 4 weeks ago

It is the first time that the US targets a select number of EU countries, rather than the EU as a whole. This makes it highly vulnerable to court challenges and at the WTO, unless there is a declared national security emergency because of a direct threat from those target countries (of course beyond a post on TruthSocial).