Dave KeatingMar 19
On one side of this debate is Germany's Merz, backed by Meloni and von der Leyen. On the other is Spain's Sanchez, somewhat backed by Macron and Frederiksen. @[email protected] writes this question will be hanging over today's #EUCO summit: europemorningpost.substack.com/p/trump-as-a...
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But Caretta also notes that we are unlikely to get an answer today. The #Merzoni alliance still dominates the 🇪🇺Council and the 🇪🇺Commission president seems to work only for them. Von der Leyen has mirrored Merz's language on the irrelevance of international law and making excuses for Trump.
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"The problem with von der Leyen’s argument is not her acknowledgement that the rules-based order is fading, but her refusal to draw the consequences of the cold war Mr Trump is waging on Europe," says Caretta.
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Show threadDave KeatingMar 19
"By backing regime change in Iran, she implicitly lends support to his war while sidestepping the damage it inflicts on European interests. She has also resisted deploying more assertive tools—such as the anti-coercion instrument—against the United States in other disputes."

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