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Hit back at Trump Europe mulls unthinkable options as Greenland threats ramp up tensionsSenior politicians want the EU to deploy its trade bazooka against the Unit stanley cup ed States over Trump Greenland claims. Capitals aren ;t so sure.Copy LinkCopiedShare via emailShare on XShare on WhatsAppShare on LinkedInFree article usually reserved for subscribersThe fact that Trump triggered his tariffs just after the EU signed a major trade deal with Latin American countries is only deepening the sense of resolve among some Europeans. | Mandel NGAN / AFP via Getty ImagesJanuary 18, 202611:11 am CETBy Nicholas VinocurDonald Trumps decision to slap tariffs on countries that have shown support forGreenland is pushing transatlantic relations to a breaking point as EU leaders contemplate ways of retaliating against Washington that until now have been unthinkable.Relations between Washington and Europe have been rocky for months as the U.S. president has wavered on support for Ukraine, pressured EU countries into accepting a lopsided trade deal and forced NATO allies to massively ramp up their spending stanley cup on defense.Even at the height of those tensions, EU leaders stopped short of hitting back 鈥?arguing that the risk of having the United States pull out of NATO was greater than any bad trade deal.AdvertisementAdvertisementBut now, as Trump ramps up stanley termohrnek his claims on Greenland, sparking protests over the weekend in the streets of Nuuk and Copenhagen, European leaders are facing increasingly lo Ykbj Whoever leads UKIP is no threat to Theresa May
Opting in to opt-outsCopy LinkCopiedShare via emailShare on XShare on WhatsAppShare on LinkedInOctober 21, 20099:03 pm CETA new job for Mrs Double Opt-Out.European commissioners on Tuesday approved the appointment of Lotte Knudsen as a director in the d stanley flask epartment of justice, freedom and security. Knudsen will take charge of justice issues. Up to now she has been working on security, as head of the anti-terrorism unit and latterly as acting director for security. Her appointment brea-thes new life into her nickname in the Commission as Mrs Double Opt-Out. She hails from Denmark, which has an opt-out under the Maastricht treaty stanley taza from justice and home affairs issues, and is married to Julian King, a diplomat from the UK, which also has an opt-out from justice and home affairs issues. AdvertisementAdvertisementKing was head of the private office of Peter Mandelson and then Catherine Ashton, the UKs European commissioners, before last month becoming the UK ambassador to Ireland 鈥?which will get an opt-out from police and justice matters if the Lisbon treaty comes into effect. The thought-police are even now stepping up security lest any speechwriter for a European commissioner suggests that justice in Europe is a National Lottery. This weeks Commission meeting also approved the appointment as a director in the Commissions trade department of Matthew Baldwin, who has spent the last two years as a member of Jos stanley cup 茅 Manuel Barrosos private office, and before that was a head of unit in the |
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