The Tariff Treaty of Brest-Litovsk?

Europeans don't seem to like the tariff deal the European Union (EU) signed with the United States. European country leaders are so adorable thinking the EU negotiates to benefit its European provinces!

The European Union and America agreed to new trade tariffs. There is discontent within the ever closer union:

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said the agreement would "substantially damage" his nation's finances, while French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou said it was tantamount to "submission".

The reaction has been downbeat across the bloc - though several capitals acknowledged signing an uneven deal was worth it in order to avert an all-out trade war.

I have no idea if this deal is bad for Europeans, but so far the assessment is that it isn't good. If it is bad, what have I been saying for years about the proto-imperial European Union and its quest to remove the prefix?

Remember, the EU doesn't care about solving any particular problem. The EU just wants the authority to address the problem, as I noted before Russia invaded Ukraine (again). Lather. Rinse. Repeat. Empire[.]

I mean, Von der Leyen looks practically giddy over striking the deal! For her, it doesn't matter what the deal's terms are as long as the EU's authority to negotiate those terms is accepted by foreign leaders and the EU's future provinces. How can anybody argue Trump killed the EU dream? Just signing a deal--any deal--is Trump's gift to the EU.

And so the prefix is loosened just a little bit more.

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