DE-US ANNOUNCEMENT ON WEAPONS LOOMING: Ahead of a crucial meeting of NATO allies, Germany and the U.S. are preparing to make a new announcement on weapons deliveries to Ukraine. Could this be a decision to send Leopard tanks?
Officials we spoke to certainly believe so...
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Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis says he expects the sign-off for sending tanks to Ukraine will come at the Ramstein Air Base meeting in Germany on Friday: “I would not be surprised that out of this meeting, there would come a decision to send German tanks.” 2/n
Sep 29, 2022 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
SCOOP: In an unexpected turn of events, the UK today told its EU partners that PM Liz Truss is not only willing to attend the first meeting of the European Political Community in Prague next week, but that she is also offering to host the next summit in London.
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The European Political Community is a nascent configuration of European leaders including the EU, aspiring members, but also neighbors that don't want to join the Union such as Norway and the U.K. They will meet for the first time on October 6.
Oct 14, 2019 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
🤓Interesting figures in Commission report on trade deal utilization today...
NERD ALARM
The report shows only 37 percent of EU exports to Canada actually used the EU-Canada deal CETA to pay lower tariffs.
The big majority of EU exporters preferred paying higher tariffs than using the trade deal, even though they were eligible. ec.europa.eu/transparency/r…
Sep 14, 2019 • 12 tweets • 2 min read
🚨 The EU-US Trade fight is about to get nastier. The WTO has allowed the US to hit the EU with billions in punitive tariffs over Airbus subsidies.
Four EU officials told POLTICO that the WTO on Friday ruled in Trump’s favor.
politico.eu/article/trump-…
