Europe makes mistakes in dealing with Trump

For Ursula von der Leyen The motto applies: hit Jean-Claude Juncker! Your predecessor at the head of the EU Commission showed it in 2018, like Europe Donald Trump gets under control. The politician is a fox. First of all, the Luxembourg made it clear to the US president threatening tariffs in his first term that he European Union speaks. And not individual heads of state on behalf of the EU can negotiate. In the second step, Juncker Clever felt in Trump And realized that the US farmers were on the back of the president since China no longer imported US soybeans in response to the trade war with America. The European Cleverle promised that Europe would be more soy beans and liquid gas in the USA buy.

This is how deals succeed with Trump

This is how deals succeed with Trump. Juncker grabbed the American for the EU car industry in his weak points and prevented worse things. And what does the Leyen do? She sends her trade commissioner Maros Sefcovic to Washington, who did not speak there with the blacksmith, just Trump, but all sorts of smithy. The excellent saying means: « Go straight to the blacksmith and not to the smithy. » After the smithy error, the expected humiliation of Europe followed in shape 25 percent tariffs on car imports to the USA On the foot.

It is never too late for Trump

It is never too late, as far as Trump is concerned. Like Juncker, the US boss Droher should pack from the Leyen where he is most vulnerable. With tariffs on whiskey, peanut butter and Harley-Davidson motorcycles Can’t shock and soothed the American substantially. What Trump is hurt and its currently largest weak point would be an attack by the EU on American digital and tech oligarches who have mildified at the trump court with all their money or to say it in the president’s jargon.

If the Leyen makes it clear to the US President at a talk round at eye level that juicy EU taxes on the shops of American giants such as Alphabet (Google), Microsoft, Amazon, Apple or Meta (Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp) follow, he may think about. The ruler in Washington only bends if he has to fear that threats are meant seriously and whose implementation could cause massive damage. The US oligarchs are opportunists: As soon as billions of income wobbles, let your new friend Trump feel it. The « Juncker » method could work again.