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Europe's surrender summer
Those defending the EU's "trade deal" with Trump are missing the forest for the trees. Whether or not the EU can actually make the payments promised…
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Video: What now after the EU's surrender to Trump?
Dave Keating from Gulf Stream Blues and Julien Hoez from The French Dispatch rebut the arguments of those defending President von der Leyen's "deal…
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Dave Keating
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Julien Hoez
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The EU has surrendered
President von der Leyen is following the UK in caving in to Trump's extortion, undermining the EU's raison d'être and destroying the WTO.
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Colbert's cancellation heralds a dangerous era of American self-censorship
Republicans are coming to Brussels this weekend to lecture Europeans about free speech. Meanwhile, the Trump regime has intimidated major American news…
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Dave Keating
America is no longer a cleantech threat for Europe
For three years European businesses have threatened to move to the US to benefit from the IRA unless they get EU deregulation. But BBB has killed IRA…
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Dave Keating
This is a make-or-break moment for the EU
It may be tempting to think appeasement is worth it to avoid the damage of a full-blown trade war. But if the EU surrenders now, it will cement its…
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Dave Keating
Video: Dave and Julien talk European sovereignty as Trump's trade war deadline lapses
Should the EU cave in an accept a "quick and dirty" trade deal with 10% tariffs like the UK did? Or is that kind of surrender unnecessary when we know…
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Dave Keating
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Julien Hoez
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An eight-point plan to free Europe from American dominance
A world where Europeans don't have to call Trump "daddy" is possible, but it requires urgent and confident action. Here's how we get there.
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As Ursula turns a blind eye, the EU's freedom of movement is unravelling
As predicted, Schengen is under assault following Germany's unilateral decision last year to conduct passport checks at all 9 of its internal EU borders…
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Amid discontent to her left and right, VDL will be subjected to a no-confidence vote
The goal is to warn but not bring down the EU president, but a motley crew of far right and centre left detractors could accidentally cause the…
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Dave Keating

June 2025

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