'Goodbye Trump, hello Asia' is the EU's New Trade Strategy

Tuesday, July 01, 2025

Ursula von der Leyen wants the EU to team up with a 12-nation Pacific trade group. That could serve as a new platform for fans of rules-based trade.

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Bound to happen.
Trump put the "I" in "unreliable."

#1 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2025-06-30 06:38 AM | Reply

Prudent

#2 | Posted by fresno500 at 2025-06-30 10:06 AM | Reply

Doe 174 is said to be extremely angry with Mr. Japan.

#3 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-06-30 04:42 PM | Reply

So stupid.

The 10 largest economies in the world are U.S. states.

They arent going anywhere. Everyone wants to trade with the U.S. That isnt going to change. Trump just has leverage. Progressives hate that.

Liberals are stupid.

#4 | Posted by boaz at 2025-07-01 07:40 AM | Reply | Funny: 3 | Newsworthy 1

Almost 50% of their LNG comes from us. Good luck

#5 | Posted by fortfisher at 2025-07-01 11:57 AM | Reply

Almost 50% of their LNG comes from us.

That sounds like something that is not true.

#6 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-07-01 12:04 PM | Reply

@#4 ... Everyone wants to trade with the U.S. That isnt going to change. ...

Why won't it change? Because your alias says it won't?

#7 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-07-01 01:37 PM | Reply

Almost 50% of their LNG comes from us.

That sounds like something that is not true.

#6 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-07-01 12:04 PM

"Over the last several years, the U.S. has become the EU's biggest LNG supplier, providing 45% of the bloc's LNG needs last year, according to ICIS, a commodity intelligence service. That's three times more than in 2021. Germany takes nearly all of its LNG from America.

Thus far in 2025, the trend seems to be continuing, as European demand for LNG is expected to rise this year."
www.ciphernews.com

#8 | Posted by fortfisher at 2025-07-01 02:21 PM | Reply

According to this, the EU's biggest supplier in 2024 was Norway with 33%.

www.consilium.europa.eu

#9 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-07-01 02:44 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

ec.europa.eu

#10 | Posted by fortfisher at 2025-07-01 03:02 PM | Reply

"#9 | Posted by REDIAL"

The claim was for LNG - NOT ALL GAS you dumb ------- Canuck.

#11 | Posted by ScottS at 2025-07-01 07:10 PM | Reply | Funny: 1

Thus far in 2025, the trend seems to be continuing, as European demand for LNG is expected to rise this year."
www.ciphernews.com

#8 | Posted by fortfisher

That's because of our sanctions on russia. How long do you think til putin's orange puppet lifts the sanctions?

#12 | Posted by SpeakSoftly at 2025-07-01 07:46 PM | Reply

"#12 | Posted by SpeakSoftly"

You mean Europe is going to run back and buy Russian LNG - thereby fueling Russia's war machine - if it were not for Trump? Yeah, probably true. Also probably true - US should not be paying for Europe's defense when they are directly funding their greatest 'enemy'.

#13 | Posted by ScottS at 2025-07-01 07:52 PM | Reply

#4
Ye feckin maroon.
States really aren't separate from the nation.
That was settled, long ago.
But not for the blinkered, ignorant, and foolish.
That pablum you whoof down regularly is making you really, really stoopid.

#14 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2025-07-02 05:25 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Well I mean... considering the whole "let's Trade with China" party started in Europe... Ya know... the basis of a lot of Chinese trade law... law in general... they got from the Portuguese via the Marco Polo expeditions.... centuries ago... Waaaaaaayyyy before Cristobal Colon

I think Europe... with it's centuries old relationship knows better how to handle China than the US... which used to import Chinese for slave labor... orrrrrrrrr reap fortunes in the opium trade... which until very very very recent times comprised most of the US's businesses with China... just sayin'...

It's why they told us to effoff after WW2...

bwahahahahah

now they own the west coast

#15 | Posted by RightisTrite at 2025-07-02 07:00 AM | Reply

Also probably true - US should not be paying for Europe's defense when they are directly funding their greatest 'enemy'.

#13 | Posted by ScottS

Russia attacks us everyday and installed a russian asset in the white house yet you have to put "enemy" in quotes, like you don't actually believe they're bad.

#16 | Posted by SpeakSoftly at 2025-07-02 12:14 PM | Reply