Merz Tells Trump He Can’t Do Side Deals With EU Nations on Trade

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-09/merz-tells-trump-he-can-t-do-side-deals-with-eu-nations-on-trade

https://archive.is/2025.05.09-095007/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-09/merz-tells-trump-he-can-t-do-side-deals-with-eu-nations-on-trade

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Sidyctism2@discuss.tchncs.de · 56 pts · 1y (5 replies)

would have been nice if he had listened when this was explained to him the first 11 times

cyrano@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 33 pts · 1y (2 replies)

caoimhinr@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 1y (1 reply)

🎵 Tariffs got me feeling so free

We're gonna celebrate 🎵

cyrano@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 11 pts · 1y

Airowird@lemm.ee · 11 pts · 1y

He doesn't understand "no".

He does understand "then we're only making trade deals with blue states, not the federal government of the US"

Zwuzelmaus@feddit.org · 7 pts · 1y

LMAO

dumnezero@piefed.social · 33 pts · 1y (6 replies)

That's the UNION aspect of the European Union.

And who hates unions?

CyberEgg@discuss.tchncs.de · 18 pts · 1y (2 replies)

Bosses hate unions.

pupbiru@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y (1 reply)

bosses seem to want back with the old days before unions… yknow, when the workers rose up and fucked them up instead of asking

roserose56@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 1y

Wait till they replace us with AI, no need to fuck your workers, no need for unions, no workers complaining, just AI working every day. /S

melsaskca@lemmy.ca · -14 pts · 1y (2 replies)

People who have to pay more than 60 thousand dollars for a cheap car hate unions.

Dekkia@this.doesnotcut.it · 5 pts · 1y (1 reply)

I sure do hate it when people get paid a living wage.

melsaskca@lemmy.ca · 0 pts · 1y

I guess you are being sarcastic. I am for a living wage, or basic income. If you are born into a money dependent world then that should be a part of it all. But we're talking union wages here, not a living wage. Unions were a great idea until greed got in the way. If we want a living wage it is through government and law, not unions.

elvith@feddit.org · 18 pts · 1y

match@pawb.social · 11 pts · 1y

psst hey, if the EU wants to start cutting side deals with, say, Maine, they'll be all for it