Posted on 02/12/2025 6:04:43 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau held talks with top EU officials in the Belgian capital after US President Donald Trump imposed painful 25 percent tariffs on steel and aluminium imports.
"Friends have each other's back," Trudeau told reporters arriving at the meeting, confirming Trump's tariffs would be among the topics on the table.
He was greeted with smiles by European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen and Antonio Costa, who heads the European Council representing the EU's 27 member states -- in stark contrast to the strained relations Ottawa and Brussels currently share with the White House.
"Trust is very much needed in an unpredictable world," said von der Leyen, describing the EU and Canada as "good allies" and "trusted friends".
Trudeau hit the same notes as he spoke of the "friendship, the allyship, the partnership between Canada and the European Union" which had "deepened significantly" in "unpredictable" times.
The Canadian leader's visit comes as the European Union, faced with a rocky patch in relations with Washington, has moved to position itself as a reliable trade partner for other countries looking to do business.
"The situation is not going to get better," Ignacio Garcia, an international trade expert at Brussels think tank Bruegel, said of EU-US ties under Trump.
This leaves the EU "no other option" but to "invest in developing alternative markets", he added.
The United States accounts for around 20 percent and 77 percent of EU and Canadian exports respectively.
(Excerpt) Read more at france24.com ...
(said von der Leyen)
Yeah she loves her World Economic Forum buddy Klaus Schwab
They need their safe spaces and cocoa.
Don’t forget Crayola crayons
and stuffed animals!
Point to wear the orange man hurt you.
Yeah, LOL 😂😂😆
This IS going to be difficult for some US manufacturers. Some grades of steel are either no longer made in the US, or never were. Only after being presented with “significant” demand will US mills gear up - a process that often takes years. Then, you gotta certify it on the receiving end, and keep a close eye on it especially with early deliveries.
(I used to be fairly involved in materials’ sourcing and specifications for a company I worked for.)
No such things as numbers. You fight, alone. Nobody will help you.
Did nobody attend public school?
Same article, avoid the click bait block with this:
Hit by Trump, Canada and EU seek comfort in numbers (Feb 12, 2025)
https://www.fox28spokane.com/hit-by-trump-canada-and-eu-seek-comfort-in-numbers/
Trump turning off the foreign aid and bookkeeping pigeon holes in order to examine them? They are finding Lots of Huge place markers that can be clawed back.
NATO, the EU, the UN, nameless NGO’s have all been plotting to destroy the USA. O-Biden cannot hide from his grifts, a billion here and a billion there, pretty soon 10% is still a lot of money to steal.
A traitor is a traitor, and DC is still Full of them.
But in 3 weeks? NOBODY has ever made such a change in the US Fed Gov.
It takes a real Pilot to know what to correct to stabilize a plane in a flat spin. Trump and JD Vance and Elon Musk are the doing things faster than Warp Speed.
Give em Hell, Indeed.
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